Clay County, Missouri Car Accident Statistics
29 people died in 24 fatal crashes in Clay County in 2024, according to NHTSA: 11 deaths per 100,000 residents, against 15.3 for Missouri and 11.5 nationally. From 2019 through 2024 the county had 120 traffic deaths in 109 crashes.
Traffic deaths in Clay County by year
| Year | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 29 | 24 |
| 2023 | 18 | 17 |
| 2022 | 15 | 14 |
| 2021 | 21 | 20 |
| 2020 | 16 | 14 |
| 2019 | 21 | 20 |
Who died
People killed in Clay County crashes, 2019–2024.
Roads with the most fatal crashes
| Road | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| US-169 | 10 | 10 |
| I-35 | 9 | 9 |
| SR-210 | 8 | 9 |
| US-69 | 7 | 7 |
| I-435 | 7 | 9 |
| SR-152 | 5 | 5 |
| SR-291 | 5 | 5 |
| Mu-n Oak Trfy | 3 | 3 |
| SR-h | 3 | 3 |
| I-29 | 2 | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City | 56 | 63 |
| Liberty | 10 | 10 |
| Excelsior Springs | 6 | 6 |
| Smithville | 5 | 5 |
| North Kansas City | 4 | 5 |
| Claycomo | 3 | 3 |
| Gladstone | 3 | 4 |
| Mosby | 2 | 2 |
| Kearney | 2 | 2 |
| Randolph | 1 | 1 |
When fatal crashes happen
Time of day
Day of week (most: Saturday)
61% of fatal crashes in Clay County happened in the dark, and 15% on roads classed as rural.
Drinking and speeding
What the first impact was with:
After a crash in Missouri
Injury claims have a filing deadline set by state law. See Missouri's car accident statute of limitations, and how shared fault can reduce what you recover.
Car accident lawyers in Kansas City
Lawbamba lists 22 car accident lawyers with an office in Kansas City, Missouri, the practice area that deals with the fatal crash records on this page. These 4 come first in that listing (how the order is set).
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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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