Fatal crashes in Tishomingo County, Mississippi
In 2024, 4 people died in 4 fatal crashes in Tishomingo County, the same as in 2023. From 2015 to 2024 the county recorded 53 fatal crashes and 57 deaths.
Deaths in Tishomingo County by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 |
| 2020 | 4 | 4 |
| 2019 | 3 | 4 |
| 2018 | 8 | 8 |
| 2017 | 10 | 11 |
| 2016 | 6 | 7 |
| 2015 | 5 | 6 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
The deadliest roads in Tishomingo County
State Highway 25 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Tishomingo County from 2015 to 2024: 14, with 17 deaths. The 2 roads listed held 43% of all fatal crashes in Tishomingo County from 2015 to 2024; 1 US route, 1 state highway. Interstate, US and state routes with 5 or more fatal crashes in the county; county roads and city streets are in the county's total but not listed.
| Road | Fatal crashes | Deaths | 2022 to 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | State Highway 25 | 14 | 17 | 3 | |
| 2 | US 72 | 9 | 9 | 2 |
Cities NHTSA filed, with their fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024: Iuka 8. The city is not filed for crashes outside a city.
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
When fatal crashes happen in Tishomingo County
Too few crashes to name a heaviest slot. The grid shows the shares; a share is only given over 20 crashes.
| Midnight to 4 | 4 to 8 am | 8 to noon | Noon to 4 | 4 to 8 pm | 8 to midnight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | 5.7 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 7.5 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 3.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 5.7 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 9.4 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 7.5 percent, 4 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 7.5 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 3.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 5.7 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 3.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 3.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan11.3%
- Feb18.9%
- Mar11.3%
- Apr3.8%
- May7.5%
- Jun15.1%
- Jul3.8%
- Aug7.5%
- Sep5.7%
- Oct3.8%
- Nov5.7%
- Dec5.7%
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
What fatal crashes in Tishomingo County first hit
The first harmful event was a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 45%; a collision with another vehicle in 38%, a rollover in 11%, a cyclist in 3.8%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 24 | 45% |
| Collision with another vehicle | 20 | 38% |
| Rollover | 6 | 11% |
| Cyclist | 2 | 3.8% |
| Pedestrian | 1 | 1.9% |
| Parked vehicle | 0 | 0.0% |
| Other | 0 | 0.0% |
| Not reported | 0 | 0.0% |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
How fatal crashes in Tishomingo County compare with Mississippi
A drinking driver was recorded in 30% of fatal crashes in Tishomingo County from 2015 to 2024, above the Mississippi share of 19%; speeding in 1.9%, below the Mississippi share of 15%; a hit-and-run in 0.0%, below the Mississippi share of 3.6%; a driver recorded as distracted in 1.9%, about the Mississippi share; 65% of passenger-vehicle occupants killed with belt use known were unbelted, above the Mississippi share of 53%. Shares of fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024, against the share across all of Mississippi. A share is only given over 20 crashes.
| Tishomingo | Mississippi | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural roads | 100% | 70% | above the Mississippi share |
| At or near an intersection | 15% | 15% | about the same as the Mississippi share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 35% | 35% | about the same as the Mississippi share |
| A drinking driver | 30% | 19% | above the Mississippi share |
| Speeding | 1.9% | 15% | below the Mississippi share |
| A distracted driver (as recorded) | 1.9% | 1.7% | about the same as the Mississippi share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 65% | 53% | above the Mississippi share |
| Hit-and-run | 0.0% | 3.6% | below the Mississippi share |
| A motorcycle involved | 3.8% | 7.3% | below the Mississippi share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 1.8% | 12% | below the Mississippi share |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Questions about fatal crashes in Tishomingo County
- How many people died in car accidents in Tishomingo County in 2024?
- 4 people died in 4 fatal crashes in Tishomingo County, Mississippi, in 2024, the same as in 2023.
- What is the deadliest road in Tishomingo County?
- State Highway 25 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Tishomingo County from 2015 to 2024: 14, with 17 deaths.
- How many fatal crashes in Tishomingo County involved a drinking driver?
- 16 of 53 fatal crashes in Tishomingo County from 2015 to 2024 involved a driver NHTSA recorded as drinking, 30%, against 19% across Mississippi.
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Where the Tishomingo County numbers come from
Counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024 Annual Report File: every fatal crash NHTSA filed in Tishomingo County (county code 141). A fatal crash is one in which someone died within 30 days. The rate per 100,000 uses the Census Bureau's population estimate for the county; it is the only figure here not counted from FARS. The full method.