St. Louis city, Missouri Car Accident Statistics
48 people died in 46 fatal crashes in St. Louis city in 2024, according to NHTSA: 17.2 deaths per 100,000 residents, against 15.3 for Missouri and 11.5 nationally. From 2019 through 2024 the county had 391 traffic deaths in 363 crashes, and 28% of the people killed were pedestrians.
Traffic deaths in St. Louis city by year
| Year | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 48 | 46 |
| 2023 | 52 | 49 |
| 2022 | 79 | 71 |
| 2021 | 71 | 64 |
| 2020 | 81 | 76 |
| 2019 | 60 | 57 |
Who died
People killed in St. Louis city crashes, 2019–2024.
Roads with the most fatal crashes
| Road | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| I-70 | 30 | 32 |
| Grand Blvd | 14 | 15 |
| I-44 | 13 | 14 |
| I-55 | 12 | 13 |
| SR-30 | 11 | 12 |
| Broadway | 11 | 11 |
| Kingshighway Blvd | 10 | 10 |
| SR-h | 10 | 11 |
| Natural Bridge Ave | 8 | 10 |
| Page Blvd | 7 | 7 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| St. Louis | 230 | 250 |
| Saint Louis | 133 | 141 |
When fatal crashes happen
Time of day
Day of week (most: Sunday)
64% of fatal crashes in St. Louis city happened in the dark, and 1% on roads classed as rural.
Drinking and speeding
What the first impact was with:
After a crash in Missouri
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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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