Marion County, Mississippi Car Accident Statistics
5 people died in 5 fatal crashes in Marion County in 2024, according to NHTSA: 20.8 deaths per 100,000 residents, against 25.6 for Mississippi and 11.5 nationally. From 2019 through 2024 the county had 45 traffic deaths in 40 crashes.
Traffic deaths in Marion County by year
| Year | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | 5 |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 |
| 2021 | 12 | 8 |
| 2020 | 7 | 6 |
| 2019 | 5 | 5 |
Who died
People killed in Marion County crashes, 2019–2024.
Roads with the most fatal crashes
| Road | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| US-98 | 10 | 13 |
| SR-586 | 6 | 7 |
| SR-13 | 6 | 6 |
| SR-35 | 5 | 6 |
| SR-44 | 2 | 2 |
| CR-gates Rd | 2 | 2 |
| CR-williamsburg Rd | 1 | 1 |
| SR-48 | 1 | 1 |
| SR-587 | 1 | 1 |
| CR-christian Union Road | 1 | 1 |
As named in crash reports, 2019–2024. Long highways cross many miles of the county, so they tend to rank high.
Fatal crashes inside city limits
| City | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Columbia | 5 | 5 |
When fatal crashes happen
Time of day
Day of week (most: Sunday)
25% of fatal crashes in Marion County happened in the dark, and 87% on roads classed as rural.
Drinking and speeding
What the first impact was with:
After a crash in Mississippi
Injury claims have a filing deadline set by state law. See Mississippi's car accident statute of limitations, and how shared fault can reduce what you recover.
Car accident lawyers in Mississippi
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Source: NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2024, which records every crash on a public road in which someone died within 30 days. Population figures are the Census Bureau's 2024 county estimates. A crash is counted where it happened, not where the people involved lived. “Drinking driver” means police reported a driver had been drinking; “speeding” means police reported at least one driver was speeding or going too fast for conditions. Injury-only crashes aren't in FARS.
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