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Residents 6,245,466Deaths 2024 955Deaths 2015–2024 9,557Counties 115Routes with pages 83

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.

Missouri recorded 955 deaths in 882 fatal crashes in 2024, the latest year in NHTSA's FARS, and 9,557 deaths over 2015–2024.

That is 15.5 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 31% higher than the national rate of 11.8. The ten-year total rose 5% from 9,139 in 2005–2014 to 9,557 in 2015–2024.

Relative to the national shares, speeding stands out most: 36.5% of fatal crashes against 27.2% nationally. 52.2% of the state's fatal crashes were on rural roads and 45.3% happened after dark.

Among counties with at least 50 deaths in the ten years, the highest rates per 100,000 residents were in New Madrid County (40.9), Pemiscot County (39.2) and McDonald County (37.4).

955deaths in 2024882 fatal crashes
15.5per 100,000 residents a year, 2015–2024US 11.8
+5%ten-year change in deaths9,139 → 9,557
28%crashes with a drinking driverUS 26%

Trend since 1975

06291,257197519801985199019952000200520102015202020241975: 1,045 deaths1976: 1,187 deaths1977: 1,181 deaths1978: 1,190 deaths1979: 1,147 deaths1980: 1,175 deaths1981: 1,034 deaths1982: 890 deaths1983: 911 deaths1984: 967 deaths1985: 931 deaths1986: 1,129 deaths1987: 1,045 deaths1988: 1,103 deaths1989: 1,052 deaths1990: 1,097 deaths1991: 1,011 deaths1992: 985 deaths1993: 947 deaths1994: 1,089 deaths1995: 1,109 deaths1996: 1,148 deaths1997: 1,192 deaths1998: 1,169 deaths1999: 1,094 deaths2000: 1,157 deaths2001: 1,098 deaths2002: 1,208 deaths2003: 1,232 deaths2004: 1,130 deaths2005: 1,257 deaths2006: 1,096 deaths2007: 992 deaths2008: 960 deaths2009: 878 deaths2010: 821 deaths2011: 786 deaths2012: 826 deaths2013: 757 deaths2014: 766 deaths2015: 870 deaths2016: 947 deaths2017: 932 deaths2018: 921 deaths2019: 881 deaths2020: 987 deaths2021: 1,016 deaths2022: 1,057 deaths2023: 991 deaths2024: 955 deaths
People killed in crashes in Missouri by year, 1975–2024. Latest point: 2024, 955 deaths.

Rate per 100,000 residents, 2000–2024

011222000200520102015202020242000: 20.62001: 19.52002: 21.32003: 21.62004: 19.72005: 21.72006: 18.82007: 16.82008: 16.22009: 14.72010: 13.72011: 13.12012: 13.72013: 12.52014: 12.62015: 14.32016: 15.52017: 15.32018: 152019: 14.32020: 162021: 16.52022: 17.12023: 162024: 15.3
Deaths per 100,000 residents in Missouri and nationally, 2000–2024. Latest point: 2024, 15.3. this page United States

Year pages: 20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014201320122011201020092008200720062005200420032002200120001999199819971996199519941993199219911990198919881987198619851984198319821981198019791978197719761975

Compared with the nation

MeasureMissouriUnited States
Deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2015–202415.511.8
Deaths per 100,000 residents, 202415.311.5
Deaths, 2015–20249,557389,190
Deaths per fatal crash1.11.1
Change vs previous ten years+5%+7%
Share of the national toll2.5%100%

Factors

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking27.5%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver36.5%
Pedestriansshare of people killed11.9%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed14.1%
Unrestrainedoccupant deaths with no restraint used63.5%
In darknesscrashes after dark45.3%
Rural roadscrashes on rural roads52.2%

tick marks the US 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 ranked by rate

Deaths per 100,000 residents a year over 2015–2024. Small counties on through routes can rank high on few deaths; the deaths column gives the scale. Counties with fewer than 10 fatal crashes in the ten years show no factor shares.

#CountyResidentsDeaths 2015–2024Per 100k / yrDeaths 2024AlcoholSpeeding
1Reynolds County5,9274065.0327%30%
2Worth County1,872945.60——
3Carter County5,3592442.0035%39%
4New Madrid County15,2126840.9922%15%
5Pemiscot County14,4076239.2718%20%
6Oregon County8,6993738.3422%46%
7Shannon County7,2752937.71–222%48%
8McDonald County24,0548737.41220%33%
9Maries County8,5063237.1337%43%
10Ralls County10,4993735.8433%39%
11Hickory County8,7663235.61–227%70%
12Montgomery County11,5113934.1322%53%
13St. Clair County9,8483132.61–227%20%
14Holt County4,2411432.31–243%36%
15Ozark County9,0902932.1441%37%
16Lawrence County39,15112332.01021%21%
17Ripley County10,7153730.51–225%34%
18Morgan County22,3996330.0537%38%
19Sullivan County5,7501829.81–218%29%
20Washington County23,5837129.4830%28%
21Texas County25,7157429.1833%48%
22Carroll County8,4142529.11–227%41%
23Bollinger County10,6103329.0836%23%
24Howard County10,1502928.71–224%36%
25Barry County35,61810128.6423%39%
26Daviess County8,5412428.61–220%50%
27Gasconade County14,6554228.51–240%50%
28Douglas County12,2903628.51–224%38%
29Iron County9,4202828.51–216%32%
30Clark County6,6231928.2328%33%
31Newton County61,51916628.12930%29%
32Scotland County4,6981327.11–233%25%
33Dallas County17,8774626.91–227%48%
34Dade County7,6222026.31–216%26%
35DeKalb County9,8843026.057%30%
36Miller County25,6686525.8539%44%
37Stone County32,6308225.71027%47%
38Dunklin County27,0027325.4619%21%
39Ste. Genevieve County18,5464625.3336%33%
40Mercer County3,452925.31–2——
41Atchison County5,1391325.0327%27%
42Crawford County22,8085824.7628%30%
43Bates County16,3944024.6718%24%
44Mississippi County11,7503124.3329%39%
45Laclede County36,7388724.21015%32%
46Butler County41,81410224.11419%32%
47Phelps County45,67210824.0819%28%
48Camden County44,13510724.01235%54%
49Harrison County8,1862024.01–220%25%
50Dent County14,7213623.9615%41%
51Andrew County18,0914223.6612%29%
52Shelby County5,9261423.31–242%33%
53Benton County20,6144522.9737%20%
54Wayne County10,8202722.4519%30%
55Caldwell County9,0002022.31–231%56%
56Madison County12,8522721.71–215%26%
57Lafayette County33,5117121.6828%25%
58Pike County17,9613921.6622%53%
59Chariton County7,3971621.51–225%50%
60Barton County11,7172521.3326%39%
61Macon County15,1773221.1510%24%
62Webster County42,0418220.71029%33%
63Stoddard County28,4386020.7514%25%
64Taney County56,74411520.61324%45%
65St. Louis city279,69561320.54827%42%
66Perry County19,1003920.4313%21%
67Franklin County107,25621120.21932%36%
68Grundy County9,7662020.21–215%50%
69Howell County40,7628019.9718%39%
70Moniteau County15,2943119.9337%41%
71Ray County23,1994519.61–229%43%
72Cooper County17,1223319.2410%23%
73Lincoln County65,88811419.1737%46%
74Putnam County4,539919.10——
75Henry County22,5754219.01–226%32%
76Callaway County45,1268418.7622%39%
77Linn County11,9102218.41–211%32%
78St. Francois County67,50312018.01228%32%
79Wright County19,5053317.71–233%55%
80Cedar County15,0232517.51–214%14%
81Polk County33,0705617.4513%32%
82Vernon County19,7873517.4545%48%
83Osage County13,4782317.0324%38%
84Pettis County43,7917216.8725%30%
85Schuyler County4,069716.30——
86Marion County28,4254616.1426%42%
87Saline County23,3253716.0017%51%
88Scott County37,9576115.9619%16%
89Johnson County55,8808615.81315%32%
90Livingston County14,6582315.6325%40%
91Gentry County6,2981015.6030%30%
92Jefferson County231,88834515.22632%37%
93Jackson County727,3621,06715.112334%45%
94Lewis County9,8521515.11–247%40%
95Jasper County126,47918014.72417%28%
96Audrain County24,3043614.41–219%26%
97Clinton County21,7213014.31–231%31%
98Randolph County24,0773413.8321%21%
99Monroe County8,8901213.81–217%58%
100Warren County38,4784913.7638%38%
101Cape Girardeau County83,65811013.61025%23%
102Greene County307,94239813.43825%32%
103Cass County113,87314213.21129%30%
104Knox County3,740513.00——
105Buchanan County83,57410612.3830%38%
106Pulaski County53,9646311.8728%34%
107Adair County25,6603011.8329%42%
108Platte County113,20711611.01132%34%
109Nodaway County20,5032310.7029%57%
110Boone County192,15419210.52027%45%
111Christian County96,0459310.4526%43%
112St. Louis County992,9298999.011228%37%
113Cole County77,625688.8327%30%
114Clay County263,3702068.22937%41%
115St. Charles County423,7263017.42537%30%

Routes with the most fatal crashes

#RouteTypeFatal crashesDeathsAlcoholSpeeding
1Interstate 70Interstate34637528%33%
2Interstate 44Interstate27231021%26%
3Interstate 55Interstate17819522%29%
4US Route 61US highway15817422%25%
5US Route 60US highway15617817%21%
6US Route 63US highway15017514%27%
7US Route 67US highway13614416%27%
8US Route 54US highway11815225%29%
9US Route 65US highway11512517%30%
10US Route 50US highway11111923%25%
11Interstate 435Interstate10110926%37%
12State Route 13State highway9911115%27%
13Interstate 270Interstate9310127%40%
14Interstate 49Interstate9210123%38%
15State Route DState highway849824%44%
16State Route 5State highway839822%28%
17State Route HState highway829138%32%
18State Route BState highway768221%38%
19State Route 30State highway758523%29%
20US Route 160US highway758213%27%
21State Route 21State highway707416%27%
22US Route 71US highway647223%31%
23State Route 7State highway606620%27%
24State Route NState highway586136%29%
25US Route 24US highway586424%48%
26State Route CState highway576139%37%
27State Route 32State highway576119%30%
28Interstate 29Interstate566616%29%
29State Route 19State highway556324%36%
30State Route MState highway535740%43%

Signed Interstate, US and state routes with at least 20 fatal crashes in 2015–2024; 83 routes in Missouri qualify. Local streets and county roads are not listed. Long routes carry more traffic and so more crashes; this is a count, not a rate.

Time of day and day of week

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Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat

Fatal crashes in Missouri by weekday and hour, 2015–2024: darker cells are busier. 8,746 crashes with a known hour and weekday.

By weekday

Saturday18%
Friday16%
Sunday15%
Thursday13%
Monday13%
Wednesday13%
Tuesday12%

Light condition

Daylight54%
Dark, not lighted28%
Dark, lighted17%
Dark, lighting unknown0%
Dusk0%
Dawn0%

Road type

Other principal arterial23%
Minor arterial21%
Major collector19%
Interstate15%
Local12%
Other freeways and expressways7%
Minor collector2%

FHWA functional classes (FARS FUNC_SYS), share of fatal crashes with a reported class; tick marks the national share. What the classes mean.

Questions and answers

How many people died in crashes in Missouri in 2024?

955 people in 882 fatal crashes, per NHTSA's FARS annual file. Over 2015–2024 the total is 9,557.

How does Missouri compare with the national rate?

15.5 deaths per 100,000 residents a year over 2015–2024, against 11.8 nationally; in 2024 alone, 15.3 against 11.5.

Which counties in Missouri have the most fatal crashes?

By deaths over 2015–2024: Jackson County (1,067), St. Louis County (899) and St. Louis city (613). The county table ranks by rate per 100,000 residents instead, which is a fairer comparison across sizes.

What share of fatal crashes in Missouri involved alcohol or speeding?

27.5% of fatal crashes in 2015–2024 had a driver reported as drinking (US: 26.3%) and 36.5% had a speeding-related driver (US: 27.2%).

Which routes in Missouri have the most fatal crashes?

Interstate 70 (346 fatal crashes, 2015–2024), Interstate 44 (272 fatal crashes, 2015–2024) and Interstate 55 (178 fatal crashes, 2015–2024). Route pages exist for signed routes with at least 20 fatal crashes in the ten years.

Provenance

Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System annual files 1975–2024; US Census Bureau Population Estimates Program. Data through 31 Dec 2024; generated 30 Sep 2026. See methodology, sources and corrections.