Rutherford County, Tennessee Car Accident Statistics
44 people died in 38 fatal crashes in Rutherford County in 2024, according to NHTSA: 11.7 deaths per 100,000 residents, against 16.6 for Tennessee and 11.5 nationally. From 2019 through 2024 the county had 223 traffic deaths in 209 crashes.
Traffic deaths in Rutherford County by year
| Year | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 44 | 38 |
| 2023 | 37 | 35 |
| 2022 | 39 | 38 |
| 2021 | 30 | 28 |
| 2020 | 46 | 44 |
| 2019 | 27 | 26 |
Who died
People killed in Rutherford County crashes, 2019–2024.
Roads with the most fatal crashes
| Road | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| I-24 | 40 | 49 |
| US-41 | 19 | 20 |
| I-840 | 15 | 16 |
| US-231 SR-10 SHELBYVILLE PK | 7 | 7 |
| SR-102 NISSAN DR | 6 | 6 |
| US-231 SR-10 LEBANON PK | 4 | 4 |
| US-231 SR-10 S CHURCH ST | 4 | 4 |
| Waldron Rd | 4 | 4 |
| CR-old Nashville Hwy | 4 | 4 |
| US-70S SR-1 JOHN BRAGG HWY | 4 | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Murfreesboro | 60 | 66 |
| Smyrna | 28 | 29 |
| La Vergne | 14 | 14 |
| Christiana | 1 | 1 |
When fatal crashes happen
Time of day
Day of week (most: Saturday)
45% of fatal crashes in Rutherford County happened in the dark, and 24% on roads classed as rural.
Drinking and speeding
What the first impact was with:
After a crash in Tennessee
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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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