Car accident statistics for Hinds County, Mississippi (2020-2024)

Car accident deaths in Hinds County by year

Car accident deaths fell from 67 in 2020 to 49 in 2021, remained at 49 in 2022, and fell to 46 in 2023. The count then rose to 52 in 2024. The highest count was in 2020, and the lowest was in 2023. Compared with 2020, the 2024 count was 15 deaths lower.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

The corresponding shares of all traffic deaths were 89.3% in 2020, 96.1% in 2021, 92.5% in 2022, 76.7% in 2023 and 88.1% in 2024. The highest share occurred in 2021, rather than the year with the highest death count. All traffic deaths numbered 75, 51, 53, 60 and 59 in those respective years.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Deaths within 30 days in crashes on public roads. 2024 figures come from the FARS Annual Report File and can be revised.

Who died in Hinds County car accidents

People in cars, SUVs, pickups or vans accounted for 186 deaths, or 70.7% of car accident deaths during 2020 through 2024. This was the largest person category. People in other vehicles accounted for 14 deaths, or 5.3%, the smallest category. Nonoccupants (FARS person-type grouping) accounted for 63 deaths, or 24.0%.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

These categories classify the people who died in the selected passenger-vehicle-involved crashes. The Nonoccupants (FARS person-type grouping) label follows FARS classifications and can include occupants of parked motor vehicles. It is not a literal test of whether someone was outside a vehicle.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

How the fatal car crashes happened

By manner of collision, Angle (side impact) accounted for 48 car accident deaths (18.3%), Head-on for 32 (12.2%), Rear-end for 18 (6.8%) and Sideswipe for 5 (1.9%). Unknown accounted for 1 death (0.4%).^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Not a collision with a motor vehicle in transport accounted for 159 deaths (60.5%). This describes the first harmful event, which can involve striking a pedestrian, cyclist, parked vehicle or fixed object, or a rollover. It means that event was not a collision between motor vehicles in transport. A motor vehicle stopped in traffic can still be in transport; physical movement is not the test.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Time of day and setting

Nighttime, from 6 p.m. to 5:59 a.m., accounted for 175 car accident deaths, or 66.5%, during 2020 through 2024. Daytime, from 6 a.m. to 5:59 p.m., accounted for 88 deaths, or 33.5%. Nighttime had the higher death count.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

The land-use classification was Urban for 222 deaths (84.4%), Rural for 38 (14.4%) and Unknown for 3 (1.1%). Urban was the largest land-use category. Crashes that also involved a large truck accounted for 8 car accident deaths, or 3.0%. That figure counts deaths in passenger-vehicle-involved crashes that also involved a large truck.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Car accident death rate compared with Mississippi and the United States

Hinds County's car accident death rate was 24.0 average annual deaths per 100,000 residents for 2020 through 2024. Mississippi's rate was 22.6, and the national rate was 10.5. The county rate was higher than both. The associated death counts were 263 for Hinds County, 3,326 for Mississippi and 176,219 for the United States. No neighboring county rates are supplied for comparison.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

These rates use the sum of annual Census population estimates across the reporting period. They do not adjust for miles driven or visitors. The county's separately reported 2024 population estimate of 212,718 is not the denominator used to calculate the rate. The measure relates crash-location deaths to population estimates.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Rates divide deaths by the sum of annual Census population estimates, so they show deaths per 100,000 residents per year. They do not adjust for miles driven or for visitors.

Recorded characteristics of all fatal crashes

Recorded characteristics cover all fatal crashes in Hinds County, of any vehicle type, rather than only car accident crashes. Shares use all traffic deaths. Speeding-related crashes accounted for 70 deaths (23.5%); Roadway departure, 124 (41.6%); At an intersection, 58 (19.5%); and Pedestrian involved, 80 (26.8%).^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Motorcycle involved accounted for 16 deaths (5.4%); Hit-and-run, 33 (11.1%); Driver distraction reported, 4 (1.3%); and In a work zone, 0 (0.0%). A crash can have several recorded characteristics, so these rows overlap and do not add to 100%. They are not findings of fault or cause.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

A crash can carry several characteristics, so the rows overlap and do not add to 100%. These are recorded characteristics, not findings of fault.

About these figures

FARS is a census of fatal motor vehicle traffic crashes on trafficways customarily open to the public, with a death within 30 days. Nonfatal crashes and injuries are excluded. Counts follow crash location, not residence. Readers searching for a car accident lawyer should retain that location distinction when reading these counts.^[8][6][7]

The 2020 through 2023 records are Final Files; 2024 uses the revisable Annual Report File. Rates divide 2020 through 2024 deaths by the sum of annual Census Bureau population estimates from Vintage 2025, then multiply by 100,000. The result is average annual deaths per 100,000 residents, without adjustments for miles driven or visitors. The separately shown July 1, 2024 population estimate is not the denominator.^[8][6][7]

See also

• Mississippi car accident statistics (2020-2024)