US 24 in Missouri: fatal crashes
From 2015 to 2024, 58 fatal crashes on US 24 in Missouri killed 64 people. In 2024 there were 9 fatal crashes and 10 deaths on the road.
An US route running through 6 counties of Missouri. All fatal crashes in Missouri.
Deaths on US 24 in Missouri by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9 | 10 |
| 2023 | 5 | 6 |
| 2022 | 8 | 9 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 7 | 7 |
| 2019 | 5 | 5 |
| 2018 | 8 | 10 |
| 2017 | 4 | 5 |
| 2016 | 5 | 5 |
| 2015 | 5 | 5 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Where on US 24 in Missouri: the counties with the most fatal crashes
Jackson County had the most fatal crashes on US 24 from 2015 to 2024: 31, with 33 deaths. Jackson, Lafayette and Randolph counties together held 81% of fatal crashes in US 24 in Missouri from 2015 to 2024; the 4 listed held 90%. Counties are listed from 5 fatal crashes.
| County | 2024 | 2015 to 2024 | Deaths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackson County | 4 | 31 | 33 |
| 2 | Lafayette County | 2 | 9 | 10 |
| 3 | Randolph County | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 4 | Carroll County | 0 | 5 | 5 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
When fatal crashes happen on US 24 in Missouri
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 | 1.8 percent, 1 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 | 5.3 percent, 3 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.5 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.5 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.5 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 3.5 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.5 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 5.3 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 7.0 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 7.0 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 5.3 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 12.3 percent, 7 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.5 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 5.3 percent, 3 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan6.9%
- Feb5.2%
- Mar3.4%
- Apr8.6%
- May10.3%
- Jun5.2%
- Jul5.2%
- Aug12.1%
- Sep12.1%
- Oct12.1%
- Nov6.9%
- Dec12.1%
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
What fatal crashes on US 24 in Missouri first hit
The first harmful event was a collision with another vehicle in most fatal crashes, 52%; a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 26%, a pedestrian in 10%, a cyclist in 5.2%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Collision with another vehicle | 30 | 52% |
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 15 | 26% |
| Pedestrian | 6 | 10% |
| Cyclist | 3 | 5.2% |
| Rollover | 2 | 3.4% |
| Parked vehicle | 1 | 1.7% |
| Other | 1 | 1.7% |
| 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 on US 24 in Missouri compare with the state
A drinking driver was recorded in 24% of fatal crashes in US 24 in Missouri from 2015 to 2024, below the Missouri share of 28%; speeding in 48%, above the Missouri share of 37%; a hit-and-run in 8.6%, above the Missouri share of 5.2%; a driver recorded as distracted in 6.9%, below the Missouri share of 8.9%; 64% of passenger-vehicle occupants killed with belt use known were unbelted, about the Missouri share. Shares of fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024, against the share across all of Missouri. A share is only given over 20 crashes.
| US 24 | Missouri | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural stretches | 44% | 52% | below the Missouri share |
| At or near an intersection | 35% | 21% | above the Missouri share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 23% | 28% | below the Missouri share |
| A drinking driver | 24% | 28% | below the Missouri share |
| Speeding | 48% | 37% | above the Missouri share |
| A distracted driver (as recorded) | 6.9% | 8.9% | below the Missouri share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 64% | 63% | about the same as the Missouri share |
| Hit-and-run | 8.6% | 5.2% | above the Missouri share |
| A motorcycle involved | 17% | 15% | above the Missouri share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 13% | 12% | about the same as the Missouri 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 US 24 in Missouri
- How many fatal crashes have there been on US 24 in Missouri?
- 58 fatal crashes killed 64 people on US 24 in Missouri from 2015 to 2024. In 2024 there were 9 fatal crashes and 10 deaths.
- Where on US 24 in Missouri do the most fatal crashes happen?
- Jackson County had the most fatal crashes on US 24 from 2015 to 2024: 31, with 33 deaths. Lafayette County was second with 9.
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All fatal crashes in Missouri, with every road ranked.
Where the US 24 numbers come from
Counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024 Annual Report File: every fatal crash whose road NHTSA filed as US 24 in Missouri (filed under 3 spellings, such as "US-24", "US-24 INDEPENDENCE AVE", "US-24 WINNER RD"). Ramps, frontage and service roads are left out. A fatal crash is one in which someone died within 30 days. The full method.