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Fatal crashes in Mississippi

Every fatal crash in Mississippi is counted by NHTSA, by year since 1975 and by county. These are deaths on the road, not claims, and they are not our numbers.

Fatal crashes in Mississippi, by year1975–2024

NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)

1975 846 fatal crashes at the peak 2024

All 50 years as a table
YearFatal crashesDeaths
2024 678 753
2023 667 733
2022 646 703
2021 695 766
2020 685 748
2019 580 642
2018 596 663
2017 609 685
2016 625 687
2015 604 677
2014 543 607
2013 558 613
2012 507 582
2011 567 630
2010 581 641
2009 631 700
2008 711 783
2007 804 884
2006 812 911
2005 840 931
2004 786 900
2003 786 872
2002 769 885
2001 704 784
2000 846 949
1999 832 927
1998 842 948
1997 741 861
1996 695 811
1995 738 868
1994 689 791
1993 697 813
1992 649 766
1991 606 714
1990 629 750
1989 621 727
1988 632 722
1987 657 756
1986 670 771
1985 582 662
1984 594 679
1983 626 715
1982 617 730
1981 632 744
1980 603 695
1979 630 715
1978 670 784
1977 578 684
1976 496 581
1975 483 546

The fifteen Mississippi counties with the most fatal crashes2024

NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)
County Fatal crashes Deaths
Hinds 28049 53 59
Rankin 28121 28 28
Forrest 28035 25 27
Jackson 28059 24 26
Harrison 28047 23 24
Washington 28151 21 24
DeSoto 28033 18 21
Marshall 28093 18 20
Pike 28113 16 18
Jones 28067 15 16
Lee 28081 14 16
Lowndes 28087 14 14
Alcorn 28003 13 14
Lafayette 28071 13 13
Lauderdale 28075 13 14

Which roads, in Mississippi2024

NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)

Share is of the crashes this source assigned a road class to, not of every crash in the state.

Road class Fatal crashes Deaths Share
State Highway 212 240 31%
U.S. Highway 165 180 24%
County 148 157 22%
Interstate 79 98 12%
Municipal 74 78 11%

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