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Fatal crashes 2015–2024 81Deaths 89Counties 9Latest data year 2024

FARS data are based on police crash reports and other sources; the drunk-driving measure is based on the highest BAC of any driver in the crash. Latest data year: 2024. The route is the trafficway recorded for each crash (FARS TWAY_ID); the same route number in another state has its own page.

Between 2015 and 2024, FARS records 81 fatal crashes on US Route 84 in Mississippi, with 89 deaths.

That is 1.3% of the 6,385 fatal crashes in Mississippi over the same years. The ten-year crash count fell 18% from 99 in 2005–2014 to 81 in 2015–2024.

The crashes were concentrated in Covington County (19), Jones County (19) and Wayne County (15) and 6 other counties.

8.6% of the crashes had a driver reported as drinking (Mississippi: 18.5%) and 4.9% had a speeding-related driver (14.8%); pedestrians were 7.9% and motorcyclists 1.1% of those killed.

81fatal crashes, 2015–2024-18% vs 2005–2014
89people killed1.1 per fatal crash
9%with a drinking driverMississippi: 19%
5%speeding-relatedMississippi: 15%

Fatal crashes per year

08162000200520102015202020242000: 16 crashes2001: 13 crashes2002: 8 crashes2003: 10 crashes2004: 1–2 crashes2005: 15 crashes2006: 13 crashes2007: 8 crashes2008: 10 crashes2009: 9 crashes2010: 5 crashes2011: 9 crashes2012: 6 crashes2013: 14 crashes2014: 10 crashes2015: 3 crashes2016: 11 crashes2017: 10 crashes2018: 5 crashes2019: 10 crashes2020: 8 crashes2021: 11 crashes2022: 11 crashes2023: 6 crashes2024: 6 crashes
Fatal crashes on US Route 84 (MS) by year, 2000–2024. Latest point: 2024, 6 crashes.

Route identification in FARS is consistent from 2000; earlier years are not shown. Shaded band: the ten-year window used for the shares below.

Compared with all fatal crashes in Mississippi

MeasureUS Route 84Mississippi
Fatal crashes, 2015–2024816,385
Deaths, 2015–2024897,057
Deaths per fatal crash1.11.1
Share of state fatal crashes1.3%100%
Change vs previous ten years-18%-3%

Factor shares

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking8.6%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver4.9%
Pedestriansshare of people killed7.9%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed1.1%
Night (6pm–6am)share of crashes28.4%

tick marks the Mississippi share. Bars are shares of fatal crashes (alcohol, speeding, darkness, rural) or of people killed (pedestrians, motorcyclists, unrestrained occupants) over the ten-year window.

Counties along the route

#CountyFatal crashes on US-84Share of routeCounty total, all roads
1Covington County1923%87
2Jones County1923%123
3Wayne County1519%57
4Lincoln County911%92
5Franklin County810%20
6Adams County45%41
7Jefferson Davis County34%48
8Lawrence County34%25
9Oktibbeha County11%73

Hour of day

12am0%
1am0%
2am1.2%
3am1.2%
4am1.2%
5am1.2%
6am6.2%
7am8.6%
8am1.2%
9am4.9%
10am4.9%
11am4.9%
12pm3.7%
1pm9.9%
2pm6.2%
3pm6.2%
4pm1.2%
5pm13.6%
6pm3.7%
7pm2.5%
8pm3.7%
9pm2.5%
10pm6.2%
11pm4.9%

Share of fatal crashes on US Route 84 beginning in each hour, 2015–2024; tick marks the Mississippi share for all roads.

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Questions and answers

How many fatal crashes have there been on US Route 84 in Mississippi?

81 fatal crashes with 89 deaths over 2015–2024, per NHTSA's FARS. The route is the trafficway recorded for the crash; the same numbered route in another state has its own page.

Which counties along US Route 84 had the most fatal crashes?

Covington County (19), Jones County (19), Wayne County (15), Lincoln County (9) and Franklin County (8).

What share of crashes on US Route 84 involved alcohol or speeding?

8.6% had a driver reported as drinking and 4.9% a speeding-related driver, against 18.5% and 14.8% for all fatal crashes in Mississippi.

When do fatal crashes happen on US Route 84?

28.4% of the crashes were between 6pm and 6am. The hour chart on this page shows the full distribution.

Provenance

Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System, annual national CSV files 2000–2024 (accident, vehicle and person tables), public domain. Route pages are built for signed Interstate, US and state routes with at least 20 fatal crashes in 2015–2024. Data through 31 Dec 2024; generated 30 Sep 2026. See methodology and corrections.