Fatal crashes in Marshall County, Tennessee
In 2024, 10 people died in 9 fatal crashes in Marshall County, 66.7% more than in 2023. From 2015 to 2024 the county recorded 50 fatal crashes and 54 deaths.
26.4 deaths per 100,000 residents, against 16.6 across Tennessee in 2024; 15.6 against 16.8 a year over 2015 to 2024. Population 37,847, Census Bureau estimate. All fatal crashes in Tennessee.
Deaths in Marshall County by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9 | 10 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 |
| 2022 | 5 | 7 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 |
| 2020 | 6 | 6 |
| 2019 | 9 | 9 |
| 2018 | 6 | 6 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 3 | 4 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Numbered roads with fatal crashes in Marshall County
The 2 roads listed held 36% of all fatal crashes in Marshall County from 2015 to 2024; 1 is an interstate, 1 US route. 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 | I-65 | 9 | 11 | 3 | |
| 2 | US 31A | 9 | 9 | 4 |
Cities NHTSA filed, with their fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024: Lewisburg 10. 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 Marshall 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 | 2.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 4.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 4.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 4.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 4.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 4.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 6.2 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 2.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 4.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 6.2 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 6.2 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 8.3 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 4.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 6.2 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 4.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 6.2 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 4.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan14.0%
- Feb10.0%
- Mar4.0%
- Apr0.0%
- May10.0%
- Jun14.0%
- Jul10.0%
- Aug8.0%
- Sep14.0%
- Oct4.0%
- Nov8.0%
- Dec4.0%
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
What fatal crashes in Marshall County first hit
The first harmful event was a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 50%; a collision with another vehicle in 40%, a rollover in 4.0%, a pedestrian in 2.0%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 25 | 50% |
| Collision with another vehicle | 20 | 40% |
| Rollover | 2 | 4.0% |
| Other | 2 | 4.0% |
| Pedestrian | 1 | 2.0% |
| 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 Marshall County compare with Tennessee
A drinking driver was recorded in 18% of fatal crashes in Marshall County from 2015 to 2024, below the Tennessee share of 25%; speeding in 10%, below the Tennessee share of 17%; a hit-and-run in 0.0%, below the Tennessee share of 6.6%; a driver recorded as distracted in 6.0%, about the Tennessee share; 49% of passenger-vehicle occupants killed with belt use known were unbelted, about the Tennessee share. Shares of fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024, against the share across all of Tennessee. A share is only given over 20 crashes.
| Marshall | Tennessee | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural roads | 78% | 43% | above the Tennessee share |
| At or near an intersection | 10% | 19% | below the Tennessee share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 32% | 26% | above the Tennessee share |
| A drinking driver | 18% | 25% | below the Tennessee share |
| Speeding | 10% | 17% | below the Tennessee share |
| A distracted driver (as recorded) | 6.0% | 6.7% | about the same as the Tennessee share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 49% | 49% | about the same as the Tennessee share |
| Hit-and-run | 0.0% | 6.6% | below the Tennessee share |
| A motorcycle involved | 16% | 15% | above the Tennessee share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 3.7% | 13% | below the Tennessee 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 Marshall County
- How many people died in car accidents in Marshall County in 2024?
- 10 people died in 9 fatal crashes in Marshall County, Tennessee, in 2024, 66.7% more than in 2023. That is 26.4 deaths per 100,000 residents, against 16.6 across Tennessee.
- How many fatal crashes in Marshall County involved a drinking driver?
- 9 of 50 fatal crashes in Marshall County from 2015 to 2024 involved a driver NHTSA recorded as drinking, 18%, against 25% across Tennessee.
Other counties in Tennessee with a page
- Shelby County
- Davidson County
- Knox County
- Hamilton County
- Rutherford County
- Montgomery County
- Wilson County
- Sullivan County
- Blount County
- Greene County
- Madison County
- Sevier County
All fatal crashes in Tennessee, with every county ranked.
Where the Marshall County numbers come from
Counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024 Annual Report File: every fatal crash NHTSA filed in Marshall County (county code 117). 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.