Tennessee Car Accidents Today — Live Reports & Statistics
Quick answer: Tennessee recorded 1,197 motor vehicle crash deaths in 2024 — about 3.3 a day, 16.6 per 100,000 people (far above the US average, rank #8 of 51). 8 Tennessee accident reports tracked in the last 48 hours are listed below. Emergency number: 911.
Tennessee, officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Kentucky to the north, Virginia to the northeast, North Carolina to the east, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi to the south, Arkansas to the southwest, and Missouri to the northwest. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states.
- Capital
- Nashville
- Population
- 6,910,840 (2020)
- Area
- 109,247 km²
- Crash deaths 2024
- 1,197
- Deaths / 100k
- 16.6
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Tennessee Accident News — Last 48 Hours
Road Safety in Tennessee
With a population of 7,227,750 and 78,904 million vehicle miles travelled, Tennessee recorded 1,197 crash deaths in 2024: 16.6 per 100,000 people and 1.52 per 100 million miles. Speeding was a factor in 19% of those deaths.
By road user: pedestrians 13%, motorcyclists 16%, bicyclists 1%.
About 332 deaths (28%) were in crashes involving a driver at or over the 0.08% alcohol limit, and 79 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.
Tennessee on this site
- Nashville official crash map
- United States accidents today — national live map
- All 50 states ranked by crash death rate
- US driving laws · recall checker · car problems checker
- Accidents today worldwide · daily digests
States With a Similar Death Rate
| State | Rank | Deaths 2024 | Per 100k | Per 100M miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | #8 | 1,197 | 16.6 | 1.52 |
| Alabama | #5 | 962 | 18.7 | 1.32 |
| Wyoming | #6 | 107 | 18.2 | 1.1 |
| Montana | #7 | 206 | 18.1 | 1.49 |
| Louisiana | #9 | 752 | 16.4 | 1.36 |
| Arizona | #10 | 1,229 | 16.2 | 1.74 |
| South Dakota | #11 | 146 | 15.8 | 1.4 |