LIVE Global accident monitoring — updating every 15 minutes
LIVEACCIDENTTRACKER
Home / United States / By State / Missouri
Live State Tracking · FARS 2024 Data

Missouri Car Accidents Today — Live Reports & Statistics

Quick answer: Missouri recorded 955 motor vehicle crash deaths in 2024 — about 2.6 a day, 15.3 per 100,000 people (far above the US average, rank #14 of 51). 0 Missouri accident reports tracked in the last 48 hours are listed below. Emergency number: 911.

955
Crash Deaths in 2024
FARS · NHTSA / IIHS
15.3
Deaths / 100k People
US average 11.5
1.17
Deaths / 100M Miles
US average 1.19
#14
Risk Rank
of 51 (1 = highest rate)
— zones in view
US accident reports · last 24h Centered on Missouri
Missouri
About Missouri

Missouri is a landlocked state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it borders Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas to the south and Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska to the west. With over six million residents, it is the 19th-most populous state of the country.

Capital
Jefferson City
Population
6,154,913 (2020)
Area
180,533 km²
Crash deaths 2024
955
Deaths / 100k
15.3

Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · read 2026-09-11

Latest From Missouri

Missouri Accident News — Last 48 Hours

No headline naming Missouri or its major cities in the last 48 hours of monitored coverage. Nationwide reports are on the United States page; the window refreshes every 15 minutes.

Statistics · 2024

Road Safety in Missouri

With a population of 6,245,466 and 81,807 million vehicle miles travelled, Missouri recorded 955 crash deaths in 2024: 15.3 per 100,000 people and 1.17 per 100 million miles. Speeding was a factor in 33% of those deaths.

By road user: pedestrians 14%, motorcyclists 15%, bicyclists 2%.

About 263 deaths (27%) were in crashes involving a driver at or over the 0.08% alcohol limit, and 75 of those killed were teenagers aged 15–19. Compare: drunk driving deaths by state · teen deaths by state.

Source: NHTSA FARS 2024 via IIHS state-by-state tables. National context: US road deaths by year.

Explore

Missouri on this site

Compare

States With a Similar Death Rate

StateRankDeaths 2024Per 100kPer 100M miles
Missouri#1495515.31.17
South Dakota#1114615.81.4
Oklahoma#1264515.71.39
Kentucky#1370715.41.44
North Carolina#151,61914.71.24
West Virginia#1625614.51.49
Florida#173,13813.41.26
Questions

Missouri — FAQ

How many people die in car accidents in Missouri each year?
Missouri recorded 955 motor vehicle crash deaths in 2024 — about 2.6 every day. That is 15.3 deaths per 100,000 residents against a US average of 11.5, and 1.17 deaths per 100 million vehicle miles travelled (FARS data via IIHS).
Is Missouri a dangerous state to drive in?
By death rate, Missouri ranks #14 of 51 (1 = highest) at 15.3 deaths per 100,000 people, which is far above the US average (+33% vs the national rate). Rural mileage, speed and seat-belt use explain most of the gap between states. In Missouri, 33% of crash deaths involved speeding.
What share of Missouri crash deaths are pedestrians and motorcyclists?
In 2024 pedestrians were 14% of Missouri's crash deaths, motorcyclists 15% and bicyclists 2%; the rest were vehicle occupants.
Where do the live Missouri accident reports come from?
From worldwide news monitoring, refreshed every 15 minutes: reports whose headlines name Missouri or its major cities (St. Louis, Kansas City, Springfield, Missouri) appear here, each linked to the original outlet. Official statistics come from NHTSA's FARS census of fatal crashes as tabulated by IIHS.
What is the emergency number in Missouri?
Dial 911 anywhere in the United States for police, fire or ambulance. For non-emergency road conditions most states run a 511 traveller information line.