Fatal crashes in Wayne County, Mississippi
In 2024, 9 people died in 8 fatal crashes in Wayne County, 28.6% more than in 2023. From 2015 to 2024 the county recorded 57 fatal crashes and 63 deaths.
Deaths in Wayne County by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | 9 |
| 2023 | 5 | 7 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 |
| 2020 | 7 | 8 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 5 | 6 |
| 2017 | 6 | 6 |
| 2016 | 9 | 10 |
| 2015 | 4 | 4 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
The deadliest roads in Wayne County
US 45 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Wayne County from 2015 to 2024: 16, with 19 deaths. The 2 roads listed held 54% of all fatal crashes in Wayne County from 2015 to 2024; 2 US routes. 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 | US 45 | 16 | 19 | 4 | |
| 2 | US 84 | 15 | 16 | 6 |
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 Wayne 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 | 3.5 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 7.0 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 3.5 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 7.0 percent, 4 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 10.5 percent, 6 fatal crashes | 7.0 percent, 4 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.5 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 5.3 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 3.5 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.5 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.5 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.5 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 5.3 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 3.5 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.5 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 5.3 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan7.0%
- Feb5.3%
- Mar8.8%
- Apr8.8%
- May7.0%
- Jun12.3%
- Jul3.5%
- Aug14.0%
- Sep3.5%
- Oct14.0%
- Nov10.5%
- Dec5.3%
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
What fatal crashes in Wayne County first hit
The first harmful event was a collision with another vehicle in 44%; a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 44%, a pedestrian in 5.3%, a rollover in 5.3%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Collision with another vehicle | 25 | 44% |
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 25 | 44% |
| Pedestrian | 3 | 5.3% |
| Rollover | 3 | 5.3% |
| Other | 1 | 1.8% |
| Cyclist | 0 | 0.0% |
| Parked vehicle | 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 Wayne County compare with Mississippi
A drinking driver was recorded in 18% of fatal crashes in Wayne County from 2015 to 2024, about the Mississippi share; speeding in 3.5%, below the Mississippi share of 15%; a hit-and-run in 1.8%, below the Mississippi share of 3.6%; a driver recorded as distracted in 0.0%, below the Mississippi share of 1.7%; 35% of passenger-vehicle occupants killed with belt use known were unbelted, below 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.
| Wayne | Mississippi | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural roads | 96% | 70% | above the Mississippi share |
| At or near an intersection | 23% | 15% | above the Mississippi share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 33% | 35% | below the Mississippi share |
| A drinking driver | 18% | 19% | about the same as the Mississippi share |
| Speeding | 3.5% | 15% | below the Mississippi share |
| A distracted driver (as recorded) | 0.0% | 1.7% | below the Mississippi share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 35% | 53% | below the Mississippi share |
| Hit-and-run | 1.8% | 3.6% | below the Mississippi share |
| A motorcycle involved | 1.8% | 7.3% | below the Mississippi share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 6.3% | 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 Wayne County
- How many people died in car accidents in Wayne County in 2024?
- 9 people died in 8 fatal crashes in Wayne County, Mississippi, in 2024, 28.6% more than in 2023.
- What is the deadliest road in Wayne County?
- US 45 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Wayne County from 2015 to 2024: 16, with 19 deaths.
- How many fatal crashes in Wayne County involved a drinking driver?
- 10 of 57 fatal crashes in Wayne County from 2015 to 2024 involved a driver NHTSA recorded as drinking, 18%, against 19% across Mississippi.
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- Lauderdale County
- Forrest County
- Marshall County
- Pearl River County
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Where the Wayne County numbers come from
Counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024 Annual Report File: every fatal crash NHTSA filed in Wayne County (county code 153). 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.