{"meta":{"dataset":"fatal-crashes","title":"Fatal crashes by county and type: trucks, motorcycles, pedestrians and bicyclists, NHTSA FARS 2019 to 2024","version":"1.0.0","doi":"10.5281/zenodo.23733739","doiUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23733739","conceptDoi":"10.5281/zenodo.23733738","license":"CC BY 4.0","licenseUrl":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","attribution":"Source: Probative, Fatal crashes by county and type: trucks, motorcycles, pedestrians and bicyclists, NHTSA FARS 2019 to 2024, version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23733739, licensed CC BY 4.0.","citation":"Probative. (2026). Fatal crashes by county and type: trucks, motorcycles, pedestrians and bicyclists, NHTSA FARS 2019 to 2024 (Version 1.0.0) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23733739","disclaimer":"Not legal advice. These are counts from NHTSA's public crash census, kept for marketing planning. A county's count says nothing about who was at fault, and the newest year can change when NHTSA issues its final file.","notice":"Probative is a marketing firm, not a law firm; not legal advice.","lastChecked":"2026-10-27","url":"https://probativegrowth.com/data/v1/fatal-crashes/areas/29.json","humanUrl":"https://probativegrowth.com/research/fatal-crashes-by-county/","statusCodes":{"P":"primary source","S":"secondary source","D":"ABA model default","U":"open question"}},"key":"29","records":[{"id":"fatal-crashes:29","area":"29","areaName":"Missouri","areaType":"state","state":"MO","year":2024,"status":"P","text":"Missouri: 882 fatal crashes killed 955 people in 2024, including 137 pedestrians, 18 bicyclists and 145 motorcyclists; 126 of the crashes involved a large truck (NHTSA FARS, annual report file, can change in the final file).","value":882,"unit":"fatal crashes","fatal_crashes":882,"fatalities":955,"large_truck_crashes":126,"large_truck_deaths":145,"motorcycle_crashes":145,"motorcyclist_deaths":145,"pedestrian_crashes":137,"pedestrian_deaths":137,"bicyclist_crashes":18,"bicyclist_deaths":18,"alcohol_impaired_crashes":244,"alcohol_impaired_deaths":263,"speeding_crashes":288,"work_zone_crashes":20,"rural_crashes":416,"urban_crashes":433,"population":6243544,"fatal_crashes_per_100k":14.13,"fatalities_per_100k":15.3,"file_status":"annual report file","fatal_crashes_2019":819,"fatal_crashes_2020":914,"fatal_crashes_2021":931,"fatal_crashes_2022":962,"fatal_crashes_2023":905,"fatal_crashes_2024":882,"change_pct_since_2019":7.7,"final_through":2023,"yearFields":["fatal_crashes","fatalities","large_truck_crashes","large_truck_deaths","motorcycle_crashes","motorcyclist_deaths","pedestrian_crashes","pedestrian_deaths","bicyclist_crashes","bicyclist_deaths","alcohol_impaired_crashes","alcohol_impaired_deaths","speeding_crashes","work_zone_crashes","rural_crashes","urban_crashes","population","fatal_crashes_per_100k","fatalities_per_100k"],"years":{"2019":[819,881,115,135,121,123,107,109,14,14,217,236,298,13,429,390,6137428,13.34,14.35],"2020":[914,987,115,119,121,123,130,128,8,8,288,307,389,24,451,463,6155074,14.85,16.04],"2021":[931,1016,121,140,166,165,115,117,7,7,265,288,363,14,461,467,6172551,15.08,16.46],"2022":[962,1057,127,147,156,157,131,128,11,11,264,290,325,16,491,469,6179285,15.57,17.11],"2023":[905,991,114,121,166,176,127,127,10,10,257,285,328,36,457,442,6205956,14.58,15.97],"2024":[882,955,126,145,145,145,137,137,18,18,244,263,288,20,416,433,6243544,14.13,15.3]},"effectiveFrom":"2024-01-01","effectiveTo":"2024-12-31","sources":[{"label":"NHTSA FARS 2024 national CSV (annual report file); 2019-2023 for the trend","url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-27"},{"label":"Census Bureau county population estimates (Vintage 2025, Vintage 2019) and 2020 urban-rural classification","url":"https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/counties/totals/co-est2025-alldata.csv","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-27"}],"source":{"agency":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","file":"FARS2024NationalCSV.zip","table":"accident, vehicle, person, MIDRVACC","release":"FARS 2024 annual report file; 2019-2023 final files","vintage":"FARS 2019-2024","sha256":"5112727a8c0dc91ffee27ca05bddb073934f2d192ce4fae997da767dccdbe04f","url":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/research-data/fatality-analysis-reporting-system-fars","accessed":"2026-10-27"},"flags":{"suppressed":false,"noise":false,"preliminary":true,"moe":null},"lastChecked":"2026-10-27","note":"The newest year is NHTSA's first release and can change in the final file.","dataset":"fatal-crashes","confidence":"medium","confidenceBasis":"preliminary figure"}]}