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Missouri fatal crash statistics by county

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FARS records 955 deaths in 882 fatal crashes in Missouri in 2024.

In 2024 the rate is 15.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in Missouri and 11.5 in the United States.

In 2024 the rate is 1.17 deaths for each 100 million vehicle-miles in Missouri and 1.19 in the United States.

By deaths for each 100,000 residents in 2024, Missouri was number 14 of 51, the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Deaths in Missouri fell by 3.6% from 2023 to 2024. In the United States they fell by 4.3%.

From 2015 to 2024, 63.5% of the occupants killed in Missouri with restraint use known had no restraint, against 49.0% in the United States.

To qualify as a FARS case, the crash had to involve a motor vehicle traveling on a trafficway customarily open to the public and must have resulted in the death of a motorist or a non-motorist within 30 days of the crash.

The set of first files, known as the Annual Report File (ARF), is released following the crash year. The ARF is replaced about a year later with a final file, which contains additional cases or updates to cases that had become available after the ARF was released.

NHTSA's words. Source: NHTSA, Fatality Analysis Reporting System Analytical User's Manual, 1975-2024 (DOT HS 813 794, April 2026), copied on .

This page rests on the FARS 2024 annual file. NHTSA released it on . NHTSA can revise the counts in the final file. Release dates

Figure 1.Deaths in Missouri by year, 2015 to 2024

Table 2 has the numbers. Go to the table

Since the last update: no figure of this state has a change on record.

County map

Figure 2.Counties of Missouri by deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year, 2015 to 2024
Adair County: 11.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearAndrew County: 23.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearAtchison County: 25.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearAudrain County: 14.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBarry County: 28.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBarton County: 21.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBates County: 24.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBenton County: 22.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBollinger County: 29.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBoone County: 10.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBuchanan County: 12.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearButler County: 24.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCaldwell County: 22.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCallaway County: 18.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCamden County: 24.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCape Girardeau County: 13.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCarroll County: 29.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCarter County: 42.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCass County: 13.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCedar County: 17.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearChariton County: 21.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearChristian County: 10.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearClark County: 28.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearClay County: 8.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearClinton County: 14.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCole County: 8.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCooper County: 19.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCrawford County: 24.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearDade County: 26.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearDallas County: 26.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearDaviess County: 28.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearDeKalb County: 26.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearDent County: 23.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearDouglas County: 28.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearDunklin County: 25.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearFranklin County: 20.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearGasconade County: 28.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearGentry County: 15.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearGreene County: 13.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearGrundy County: 20.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearHarrison County: 24.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearHenry County: 19.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearHickory County: 35.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearHolt County: 32.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearHoward County: 28.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearHowell County: 19.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearIron County: 28.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearJackson County: 15.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearJasper County: 14.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearJefferson County: 15.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearJohnson County: 15.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearKnox County: 13.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLaclede County: 24.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLafayette County: 21.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLawrence County: 32.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLewis County: 15.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLincoln County: 19.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLinn County: 18.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLivingston County: 15.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMcDonald County: 37.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMacon County: 21.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMadison County: 21.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMaries County: 37.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMarion County: 16.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMercer County: 25.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMiller County: 25.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMississippi County: 24.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMoniteau County: 19.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMonroe County: 13.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMontgomery County: 34.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMorgan County: 30.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearNew Madrid County: 40.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearNewton County: 28.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearNodaway County: 10.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearOregon County: 38.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearOsage County: 17.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearOzark County: 32.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPemiscot County: 39.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPerry County: 20.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPettis County: 16.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPhelps County: 24.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPike County: 21.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPlatte County: 11.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPolk County: 17.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPulaski County: 11.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPutnam County: 19.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearRalls County: 35.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearRandolph County: 13.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearRay County: 19.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearReynolds County: 65.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearRipley County: 30.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSt. Charles County: 7.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSt. Clair County: 32.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSte. Genevieve County: 25.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSt. Francois County: 18.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSt. Louis County: 9.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSaline County: 16.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSchuyler County: 16.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearScotland County: 27.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearScott County: 15.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearShannon County: 37.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearShelby County: 23.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearStoddard County: 20.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearStone County: 25.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSullivan County: 29.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearTaney County: 20.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearTexas County: 29.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearVernon County: 17.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWarren County: 13.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWashington County: 29.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWayne County: 22.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWebster County: 20.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWorth County: 45.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWright County: 17.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSt. Louis city: 20.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year

Deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year

  • Fewer than 104 counties
  • 10 to 14.917 counties
  • 15 to 19.926 counties
  • 20 to 29.950 counties
  • 30 or more18 counties

The limits of the classes are the same for every state. A county with few residents can show a high rate from few deaths. A class is not a judgement of a county.

In words: 4 counties have a rate of fewer than 10; 17 counties have a rate of 10 to 14.9; 26 counties have a rate of 15 to 19.9; 50 counties have a rate of 20 to 29.9; 18 counties have a rate of 30 or more. Table 1 has the rate of each county.

Counties

Table 1.Missouri: deaths and rate of each county, in name order
CountyResidentsDeaths, 2024Deaths, 2015 to 2024For each 100,000 residents in a year
Adair County25,61733011.8
Andrew County18,11564223.6
Atchison County5,16731325.0
Audrain County24,3441 or 23614.4
Barry County35,730410128.6
Barton County11,75032521.3
Bates County16,44874024.6
Benton County20,53674522.9
Bollinger County10,57083329.0
Boone County190,8972019210.5
Buchanan County83,598810612.3
Butler County41,8991410224.1
Caldwell County8,9711 or 22022.3
Callaway County45,23968418.7
Camden County44,1951210724.0
Cape Girardeau County83,4571011013.6
Carroll County8,4131 or 22529.1
Carter County5,36302442.0
Cass County113,9441114213.2
Cedar County14,9281 or 22517.5
Chariton County7,3901 or 21621.5
Christian County96,03659310.4
Clark County6,58431928.2
Clay County262,674292068.2
Clinton County21,6921 or 23014.3
Cole County77,7633688.8
Cooper County17,13643319.2
Crawford County22,83965824.7
Dade County7,6391 or 22026.3
Dallas County17,8581 or 24626.9
Daviess County8,5081 or 22428.6
DeKalb County9,88253026.0
Dent County14,66163623.9
Douglas County12,2761 or 23628.4
Dunklin County27,05767325.4
Franklin County107,3871921120.2
Gasconade County14,7091 or 24228.5
Gentry County6,31001015.6
Greene County307,1743839813.4
Grundy County9,7491 or 22020.2
Harrison County8,2361 or 22024.0
Henry County22,5651 or 24219.0
Hickory County8,8891 or 23235.5
Holt County4,2181 or 21432.4
Howard County10,1311 or 22928.7
Howell County40,88478019.9
Iron County9,4131 or 22828.5
Jackson County729,1231231,06715.1
Jasper County126,4692418014.7
Jefferson County232,1342634515.2
Johnson County55,824138615.8
Knox County3,7080513.0
Laclede County36,689108724.2
Lafayette County33,43287121.6
Lawrence County39,2091012332.0
Lewis County9,8531 or 21515.1
Lincoln County65,778711419.1
Linn County11,8741 or 22218.4
Livingston County14,68632315.5
Macon County15,18353221.1
Madison County12,8441 or 22721.7
Maries County8,49433237.1
Marion County28,40844616.1
McDonald County23,825128737.4
Mercer County3,4141 or 2925.3
Miller County25,68356525.8
Mississippi County11,94833124.3
Moniteau County15,42733119.8
Monroe County8,8571 or 21213.8
Montgomery County11,55633934.0
Morgan County22,36156330.0
New Madrid County15,28196840.8
Newton County61,6082916628.1
Nodaway County20,29602310.7
Oregon County8,66443738.3
Osage County13,46932317.0
Ozark County9,09942932.1
Pemiscot County14,47976239.2
Perry County19,11333920.4
Pettis County43,89477216.8
Phelps County45,206810824.1
Pike County18,03163921.6
Platte County113,0271111611.0
Polk County33,21155617.4
Pulaski County53,89276311.8
Putnam County4,5620919.1
Ralls County10,45143735.8
Randolph County24,37933413.8
Ray County23,2651 or 24519.6
Reynolds County5,92034065.0
Ripley County10,7161 or 23730.5
Saline County23,21303716.0
Schuyler County4,0730716.3
Scotland County4,6761 or 21327.1
Scott County37,93766115.9
Shannon County7,2841 or 22937.7
Shelby County5,9861 or 21423.3
St. Charles County422,590253017.4
St. Clair County9,8431 or 23132.6
St. Francois County67,4491212018.0
St. Louis city280,4454861320.5
St. Louis County991,6661128999.0
Ste. Genevieve County18,60234625.2
Stoddard County28,38456020.7
Stone County32,570108225.8
Sullivan County5,7621 or 21829.8
Taney County56,8821311520.6
Texas County25,70487429.1
Vernon County19,77853517.4
Warren County38,52764913.7
Washington County23,61187129.4
Wayne County10,85152722.4
Webster County42,084108220.7
Worth County1,9120945.5
Wright County19,5321 or 23317.7

Note: the rate is for the ten years 2015 to 2024. Residents: Census Bureau estimates, vintage 2025. A count of 1 or 2 is written "1 or 2", and no rate is given for it.

Download: the deaths and fatal crashes of each county by year, 1975 to 2024 (CSV)

Each year

Figure 3.Deaths in Missouri by year, 1975 to 2024

Tallest column: 1,257 (2005)2024: 955

The columns with a stronger shade are the years 2015 to 2024.

Table 2.Missouri: deaths, fatal crashes and rates by year, 1975 to 2024
YearDeathsFatal crashesFor each 100,000 residentsFor each 100 million vehicle-miles
202495588215.31.17
202399190516.01.23
20221,05796217.11.33
20211,01693116.51.27
202098791416.01.36
201988181914.31.11
201892184815.01.20
201793286515.31.23
201694787215.51.28
201587080314.31.21
201476669612.6n/a
201375768312.5n/a
201282676213.7n/a
201178671613.1n/a
201082177813.7n/a
200987878614.7n/a
200896084516.2n/a
200799290016.8n/a
20061,09697118.8n/a
20051,2571,11721.7n/a
20041,1301,00619.7n/a
20031,2321,09521.6n/a
20021,2081,08221.3n/a
20011,09897319.5n/a
20001,15799120.6n/a
19991,094964n/an/a
19981,1691,017n/an/a
19971,1921,029n/an/a
19961,1481,006n/an/a
19951,109985n/an/a
19941,089947n/an/a
1993947841n/an/a
1992985874n/an/a
19911,011906n/an/a
19901,097943n/an/a
19891,052936n/an/a
19881,103978n/an/a
19871,045928n/an/a
19861,129970n/an/a
1985931827n/an/a
1984967841n/an/a
1983911810n/an/a
1982890785n/an/a
19811,034909n/an/a
19801,1751,025n/an/a
19791,147989n/an/a
19781,1901,042n/an/a
19771,1811,011n/an/a
19761,1871,021n/an/a
19751,045896n/an/a

Note: each year is a link to the page of that year. The rate for residents starts in 2000. The rate for vehicle-miles starts in 2015.

Two rates

One rate divides the deaths by the residents. The other rate divides the deaths by the miles that vehicles travel in the state.

Table 3.Missouri beside the United States: deaths for each 100,000 residents and for each 100 million vehicle-miles
RatePeriodMissouriUnited States
For each 100,000 residents202415.311.5
For each 100,000 residents2015 to 2024, in a year15.511.8
For each 100 million vehicle-miles20241.171.19
For each 100 million vehicle-miles2015 to 20241.241.23

Residents: Census Bureau estimates, vintage 2025. Missouri had 6,243,544 residents in 2024.

Vehicle-miles: Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics, table VM-2. Missouri had 81,807 million vehicle-miles in 2024. Table VM-2 of 2024

Factors that NHTSA records

Table 4.Missouri: counts by recorded factor, 2015 to 2024
FactorCountCounted amongShareShare in the United States
A driver recorded as drinkingof 8,801 fatal crashes2,4238,801 fatal crashes26.3%
A speeding-related driverof 8,801 fatal crashes3,2118,801 fatal crashes27.2%
No restraint usedof 6,332 occupant deaths with restraint use known4,0226,332 occupant deathswith restraint use known49.0%
Pedestriansof 9,557 deaths1,1379,557 deaths17.1%
Bicyclistsof 9,557 deaths979,557 deaths2.4%
Motorcyclistsof 9,557 deaths1,3489,557 deaths14.5%
On a rural roadof 8,756 fatal crashes with the condition reported4,5678,756 fatal crasheswith the condition reported42.7%
In the darkof 8,723 fatal crashes with the condition reported3,9508,723 fatal crasheswith the condition reported49.2%

Note: FARS records a driver as drinking when police reported alcohol involvement or a test of the driver was positive for alcohol. It is not NHTSA's alcohol-impaired measure, which uses a blood alcohol concentration of .08 g/dL or higher. One crash can be in two or more rows. NHTSA's definitions

Note that alcohol data is often missing. For that reason, this data element may under-count the actual number of drinking drivers.

NHTSA's words. Source: NHTSA, Fatality Analysis Reporting System Analytical User's Manual, 1975-2024 (DOT HS 813 794, April 2026), copied on .

Weekday, time and road class

Table 5.Missouri: fatal crashes by weekday and time of day, 2015 to 2024
WeekdayMidnight to 6 a.m.6 a.m. to noonNoon to 6 p.m.6 p.m. to midnightAll
Sunday3661943723871,319
Monday1782274293161,150
Tuesday1322553923171,096
Wednesday1552513563371,099
Thursday1392584033581,158
Friday1972744125111,394
Saturday3582064345321,530
All days1,5251,6652,7982,7588,746

Note: a cell with a stronger shade has a larger count. The table has the fatal crashes with a known hour and weekday.

Table 6.Missouri: fatal crashes by road function class, 2015 to 2024
Road function classFatal crashesShareShare in the United States
Interstate1,31315.3%12.6%
Other freeways and expressways5997.0%4.4%
Other principal arterial1,99523.2%29.8%
Minor arterial1,80220.9%22.1%
Major collector1,65719.3%15.5%
Minor collector2142.5%3.4%
Local1,02411.9%12.2%
Not reported197n/an/a

Note: the classes are those of the Federal Highway Administration. The shares are of the crashes with a reported class. Road function classes

Routes

83 signed routes in Missouri have a page. A route page needs 20 or more fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024.

All routes in Missouri

Interstate routes

Official channels

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Counts: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System, national files of 1975 to 2024. The factors use the vehicle and person files from 2015. Residents: Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, vintage 2025. Vehicle-miles: Federal Highway Administration, table VM-2. Map: Census Bureau cartographic boundary file, 2021 edition. Data to .

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Questions

How many deaths did FARS record in Missouri in ten years?

FARS records 9,557 deaths in 8,801 fatal crashes in Missouri from 2015 to 2024. It records 9,139 deaths from 2005 to 2014.

What part of the deaths in the United States was in Missouri?

Missouri had 955 of the 39,254 deaths in the United States in 2024. That is 2.4 percent.

How many fatal crashes in Missouri had a driver recorded as drinking?

FARS records a driver as drinking in 2,423 of 8,801 fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024. It records a speeding-related driver in 3,211 of them.

How many pages does Missouri have?

Missouri has 115 county pages, 83 route pages and one page for each year from 1975 to 2024.