Cole County, Missouri Car Accident Statistics
3 people died in 3 fatal crashes in Cole County in 2024, according to NHTSA: 3.9 deaths per 100,000 residents, against 15.3 for Missouri and 11.5 nationally. From 2019 through 2024 the county had 47 traffic deaths in 42 crashes.
Traffic deaths in Cole County by year
| Year | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 5 | 4 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 |
| 2020 | 11 | 11 |
| 2019 | 14 | 10 |
Who died
People killed in Cole County crashes, 2019–2024.
Roads with the most fatal crashes
| Road | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| US-54 | 11 | 13 |
| US-50 | 6 | 6 |
| SR-179 | 4 | 4 |
| SR-c | 3 | 4 |
| Country Club Dr | 2 | 2 |
| SR-b | 2 | 4 |
| SR-w | 1 | 1 |
| Mu-madison St | 1 | 1 |
| SR-17 | 1 | 1 |
| Frog Hollow Rd | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jefferson City | 16 | 16 |
| Wardsville | 2 | 4 |
| Saint Martins | 1 | 1 |
| Russellville | 1 | 2 |
When fatal crashes happen
Time of day
Day of week (most: Tuesday)
36% of fatal crashes in Cole County happened in the dark, and 45% 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.
Motor vehicle accident lawyers in Jefferson City
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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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