Missouri fatal crashes in 1992
FARS records 985 deaths in 874 fatal crashes in Missouri in 1992.
In 1991 it records 1,011 deaths in 906 fatal crashes.
This site gives no rate for the years before 2000.
Deaths in Missouri fell by 2.6% from 1991 to 1992. In the United States they fell by 5.4%.
In 1992, a driver was recorded as drinking in 37.6% of fatal crashes in Missouri and 36.9% 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 site reads the years before 2015 from one fixed copy. It does not track later revisions of these years. Release dates
1992 beside 1991
| Figure | Missouri, 1992 | Missouri, 1991 | United States, 1992 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths | 985 | 1,011 | 39,250 |
| Fatal crashes | 874 | 906 | 34,942 |
| Deaths for each 100,000 residents | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Fatal crashes with a driver recorded as drinking | 329 | 382 | 12,891 |
Note: this site has no rate for the years before 2000.
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. NHTSA's definitions
For the years before 2015 the count is from the FARS element DRUNK_DR. It counts a blood alcohol concentration of .01 g/dL or more. From 2015 the count is from DR_DRINK and counts .001 g/dL or more.
Counties in 1992
Note: a county with no fatal crash in 1992 is not in the table. A count of 1 or 2 is written "1 or 2".
Time of day and weekday
| Time of day | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Midnight to 6 a.m. | 205 | 23.6% |
| 6 a.m. to noon | 158 | 18.2% |
| Noon to 6 p.m. | 271 | 31.2% |
| 6 p.m. to midnight | 234 | 27.0% |
| Weekday | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday | 117 | 13.4% |
| Monday | 105 | 12.0% |
| Tuesday | 100 | 11.4% |
| Wednesday | 124 | 14.2% |
| Thursday | 119 | 13.6% |
| Friday | 133 | 15.2% |
| Saturday | 176 | 20.1% |
Note: the tables have the fatal crashes with a known hour or weekday.
Cite this page
Fatal Roads. Missouri fatal crashes in 1992. https://fatalroads.com/state/missouri/1992/. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System, FARS 2024 annual file. Data to .
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Source of the figures
Counts: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System, national file of 1992. This site reads the years before 2015 from one fixed copy. It does not track later revisions of these years. Residents: Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, vintage 2025. Data to .
How the figures are made. Data sources and licences. Corrections.
Questions
Which file does the 1992 page use?
This site reads the years before 2015 from one fixed copy. It does not track later revisions of these years.
What part of the deaths in the United States in 1992 was in Missouri?
Missouri had 985 of the 39,250 deaths in the United States in 1992. That is 2.5 percent.
In how many counties of Missouri did FARS record a fatal crash in 1992?
FARS records one or more fatal crashes in 109 counties of Missouri in 1992.
How many fatal crashes in Missouri in 1992 had a driver recorded as drinking?
FARS records a driver as drinking in 329 of 874 fatal crashes in 1992.