Mississippi

Core Outcome Measures	Year
Traffic Fatalities	Total	900	931	911	884	783
Rural	758	765	673	629	627
Urban	134	166	238	255	156
Unknown	8	0	0	0	0
Fatalities Per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Driven**	Total	2.28	2.32	2.20	2.04
Rural	3.14	3.11	2.65	2.36
Urban	0.87	1.07	1.48	1.53
Passenger Vehicle Occupant Fatalities (All Seat Positions)	Total	778	782	766	737	652
Restrained	175	207	214	226	220
Unrestrained	603	574	552	511	432
Unknown	0	1	0	0	0
Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities (BAC=.08+)***	312	322	335	316	266
Speeding-Related Fatalities	173	254	365	349	327
Motorcyclist Fatalities	Total	40	39	55	51	40
Helmeted	17	28	44	33	32
Unhelmeted	23	11	11	18	8
Unknown	0	0	0	0	0
Drivers Involved in Fatal Crashes	Total	1,136	1,163	1,156	1,117	985
Aged Under 15	1	3	4	6	4
Aged 15-20	185	169	155	148	106
Aged Under 21	186	172	159	154	110
Aged 21 and Over	944	983	992	954	871
Unknown Age	6	8	5	9	4
Pedestrian Fatalities	44	72	56	58	50

Year	Fatalities	Total Vehicle Miles Traveled (Millions)	Fatalities Per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled	Total Population	Fatalities Per 100,000 Population
2004	Mississippi	900	39,431	2.28	2,884,596	31.20
US	42,836	2,964,788	1.44	292,892,127	14.63
Best State*			0.87		7.39
2005	Mississippi	931	40,154	2.32	2,898,209	32.12
US	43,510	2,989,430	1.46	295,560,549	14.72
Best State*			0.80		6.85
2006	Mississippi	911	41,499	2.20	2,896,713	31.45
US	42,708	3,014,371	1.42	298,362,973	14.31
Best State*			0.78		6.32
2007	Mississippi	884	43,337	2.04	2,921,030	30.26
US	41,259	3,029,822	1.36	301,290,332	13.69
Best State*			0.79		6.55
2008	Mississippi	783			2,938,618	26.65
US	37,261	2,925,503	1.27	304,059,724	12.25
Best State*					5.59

Year	Total Fatalities in all Crashes	Highest BAC level in the Crash
2004	Mississippi	900	352	39	327	36	0.83
US	42,836	16,919	39	14,593	34	0.49
Best State*			25		21	0.27
2005	Mississippi	931	390	42	346	37	0.86
US	43,510	17,590	40	15,102	35	0.51
Best State*			14		12	0.14
2006	Mississippi	911	390	43	351	39	0.85
US	42,708	17,738	42	15,144	35	0.50
Best State*			24		20	0.22
2007	Mississippi	884	384	43	336	38	0.78
US	41,259	17,158	42	14,603	35	0.48
Best State*			24		21	0.23
2008	Mississippi	783	312	40	278	36
US	37,261	15,438	41	13,294	36	0.45
Best State*			21		16

Year	Total Fatalities in all Crashes	Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities (BAC = .08+)
2004	Mississippi	900	312	35	0.79
US	42,836	13,099	31	0.44
Best State*			20	0.25
2005	Mississippi	931	322	35	0.80
US	43,510	13,582	31	0.45
Best State*			12	0.13
2006	Mississippi	911	335	37	0.81
US	42,708	13,491	32	0.45
Best State*			18	0.20
2007	Mississippi	884	316	36	0.73
US	41,259	13,041	32	0.43
Best State*			19	0.21
2008	Mississippi	783	266	34
US	37,261	11,773	32	0.40
Best State*			16

Year	Surviving Drivers/Motorcycle Rider	Killed Drivers/Motorcycle Rider	Total Drivers/Motorcycle Rider
2004	Mississippi	484	104	21	652	285	44	1,136	389	34
US	31,524	8,215	26	26,871	18,275	68	58,395	26,490	45
Best State*			80			97			82
2005	Mississippi	531	126	24	632	308	49	1,163	434	37
US	31,729	7,415	23	27,491	18,773	68	59,220	26,188	44
Best State*			77			98			84
2006	Mississippi	503	92	18	653	264	40	1,156	356	31
US	30,498	7,482	25	27,348	18,911	69	57,846	26,393	46
Best State*			81			99			85
2007	Mississippi	476	86	18	641	269	42	1,117	355	32
US	29,449	7,631	26	26,570	19,434	73	56,019	27,065	48
Best State*			82			100			84
2008	Mississippi	417	34	8	568	140	25	985	174	18
US	26,011	6,677	26	24,175	17,045	71	50,186	23,722	47
Best State*			80			95			84

Year	Fatalities - Restrained**	Observed - Restrained***
2004	Mississippi	27	63
US	56	80
Best State*	82	95
2005	Mississippi	29	61
US	55	82
Best State*	88	95
2006	Mississippi	33	74
US	55	81
Best State*	77	96
2007	Mississippi	39	72
US	57	82
Best State*	82	98
2008	Mississippi	41	71
US	56	83
Best State*	78	97

Year	Fatalities Age 5 and Above*	Lives Saved Estimates**
2004	771	169	602	0	22	198	215
2005	762	199	562	1	26	238	233
2006	751	205	546	0	27	262	180
2007	728	223	505	0	31	277	204
2008	644	214	430	0	33	260	173

Year	Fatalities Age 4 and Under*	Lives Saved Estimates**
2004	7	6	1	86	7
2005	19	8	11	42	9
2006	15	9	6	60	11
2007	9	3	6	33	3
2008	8	6	2	75	7

Year	Fatalities	Lives Saved Estimates**
2004	40	17	23	43	10	9
2005	39	28	11	72	17	4
2006	55	44	11	80	26	4
2007	51	33	18	65	20	7
2008	40	32	8	80	19	3

Person Type	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Occupants	Passenger Car	465	52	452	49	396	43	386	44	367	47
Light Truck - Pickup	208	23	195	21	230	25	206	23	159	20
Light Truck - Utility	79	9	103	11	104	11	121	14	110	14
Light Truck - Van	26	3	32	3	36	4	24	3	16	2
Large Truck	27	3	18	2	18	2	11	1	13	2
Other/Unknown Occupants	7	1	15	2	12	1	19	2	20	3
Total Occupants	812	90	815	88	796	87	767	87	688	88
Bus	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Motorcyclists	Total Motorcyclists	40	4	39	4	55	6	51	6	40	5
Nonoccupants	Pedestrian	44	5	72	8	56	6	58	7	50	6
Bicyclist and Other Cyclist	4	0	5	1	3	0	8	1	4	1
��Total Nonoccupants	48	5	77	8	60	7	66	7	55	7
Other/Unknown Nonoccupants	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Total	Total	900	100	931	100	911	100	884	100	783	100

Crash Type	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Total Fatalities (All Crashes)*	900	931	911	884	783
- (1) Single Vehicle	507	575	535	547	503
- (2) Involving a Large Truck	101	91	90	75	70
- (3) Involving Speeding	173	254	365	349	327
- (4) Involving a Rollover	145	163	187	167	141
- (5) Involving a Roadway Departure	299	296	265	319	310
- (6) Involving an Intersection (or Intersection Related)	170	190	137	139	103

Year	Age	Total
2004	3	14	11	8	3	1	40
2005	3	10	9	10	3	4	39
2006	0	14	10	18	8	5	55
2007	6	12	13	8	10	2	51
2008	3	10	10	8	6	3	40

Year	Motorcyclist Fatalities	Total Motorcycle Registrations*	Motorcyclist Fatalities Per 100,000 Motorcycle Registrations
2004	40	27,162	147.3
2005	39	27,318	142.8
2006	55	27,553	199.6
2007	51	27,777	183.6
2008	40

Person Type by Race/Hispanic Origin	2004	2005	2006	2007
Occupants (All Vehicle Types)	Hispanic	25	28	41	40
White Non-Hispanic	540	514	522	519
Black, Non-Hispanic	278	307	282	256
American Indian, Non-Hispanic/Unknown	4	1	3	1
Asian, Non-Hispanic/Unknown	4	2	0	0
Pacific Islander, Non-Hispanic/Unknown	0	1	0	0
Multiple Races, Non-Hispanic/Unknown	1	0	0	0
All Other Non-Hispanic or Race	0	1	3	2
Total	852	854	851	818
Non-Occupants (Pedestrians, Pedalcyclists and Other/Unknown NonOccupants)	Hispanic	1	2	1	6
White Non-Hispanic	28	52	31	31
Black, Non-Hispanic	19	23	28	29
Total	48	77	60	66
Total	Hispanic	26	30	42	46
White Non-Hispanic	568	566	553	550
Black, Non-Hispanic	297	330	310	285
American Indian, Non-Hispanic/Unknown	4	1	3	1
Asian, Non-Hispanic/Unknown	4	2	0	0
Pacific Islander, Non-Hispanic/Unknown	0	1	0	0
Multiple Races, Non-Hispanic/Unknown	1	0	0	0
All Other Non-Hispanic or Race	0	1	3	2
Total	900	931	911	884

Counties by 2008 Ranking	Fatalities	Percent of Total
1	Hinds County	58	55	46	81	45	6	6	5	9	6
2	Desoto County	33	26	31	35	30	4	3	3	4	4
3	Harrison County	34	39	47	50	30	4	4	5	6	4
4	Rankin County	30	46	26	26	29	3	5	3	3	4
5	Jones County	18	22	30	24	26	2	2	3	3	3
6	Jackson County	31	35	54	26	25	3	4	6	3	3
7	Lee County	17	17	21	25	23	2	2	2	3	3
8	Pearl River County	20	19	19	17	23	2	2	2	2	3
9	Scott County	15	11	17	11	23	2	1	2	1	3
10	Hancock County	15	5	12	18	22	2	1	1	2	3
Sub Total 1.*	Top Ten Counties	296	333	336	343	276	33	36	37	39	35
Sub Total 2.**	All Other Counties	604	598	575	541	507	67	64	63	61	65
Total	All Counties	900	931	911	884	783	100	100	100	100	100

1

Hinds County

58

55

46

81

45

6

5

9

6

2

Desoto County

33

26

31

35

30

4

3

4

3

Harrison County

34

39

47

50

30

4

5

6

4

Rankin County

30

46

26

29

3

5

3

4

5

Jones County

18

22

30

24

26

2

3

6

Jackson County

31

35

54

26

25

3

4

6

3

7

Lee County

17

21

25

23

2

3

8

Pearl River County

20

19

17

23

2

3

9

Scott County

15

11

17

11

23

2

1

2

1

3

10

Hancock County

15

5

12

18

22

2

1

2

3

Sub Total 1.*

Top Ten Counties

296

333

336

343

276

33

36

37

39

35

Sub Total 2.**

All Other Counties

604

598

575

541

507

67

64

63

61

65

Total

All Counties

900

931

911

884

783

100

Counties by 2008 Ranking		Fatalities Per 100,000 Population
Counties by 2008 Ranking		2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
1	Tunica County	49.91	88.59	67.32	66.90	95.71
2	Benton County	51.33	50.92	25.16	49.91	86.25
3	Scott County	52.69	38.54	59.37	38.15	79.72
4	Lawrence County	22.58	52.85	60.37	30.01	74.79
5	Itawamba County	48.05	47.79	34.80	39.08	73.35
6	Wilkinson County	9.79	29.54	38.65	29.22	68.07
7	Wayne County	23.88	38.30	23.85	9.49	67.45
8	Tallahatchie County	35.67	79.57	22.18	45.18	61.41
9	Hancock County	33.01	10.85	30.89	45.29	54.81
10	Noxubee County	8.30	58.58	59.00	42.16	50.73
Sub Rate 1.*	Top Ten Counties	70.47	84.62	71.92	70.55	68.89
Sub Rate 2.**	All Other Counties	28.52	29.21	28.95	28.12	23.89
Total Rate	All Counties	31.20	32.12	31.45	30.26	26.65

Year		Total Fatalities in all Crashes	Highest BAC level in the Crash
			BAC = .01+		BAC = .08+
			Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Per 100 Million VMT
2004	Mississippi	900	352	39	327	36	0.83
	US	42,836	16,919	39	14,593	34	0.49
	Best State*			25		21	0.27
2005	Mississippi	931	390	42	346	37	0.86
	US	43,510	17,590	40	15,102	35	0.51
	Best State*			14		12	0.14
2006	Mississippi	911	390	43	351	39	0.85
	US	42,708	17,738	42	15,144	35	0.50
	Best State*			24		20	0.22
2007	Mississippi	884	384	43	336	38	0.78
	US	41,259	17,158	42	14,603	35	0.48
	Best State*			24		21	0.23
2008	Mississippi	783	312	40	278	36
	US	37,261	15,438	41	13,294	36	0.45
	Best State*			21		16

Year		Surviving Drivers/Motorcycle Rider			Killed Drivers/Motorcycle Rider			Total Drivers/Motorcycle Rider
		Total	With Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) Results Reported to FARS		Total	With Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) Results Reported to FARS		Total	With Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) Results Reported to FARS
		Total	Number	Percent	Total	Number	Percent	Total	Number	Percent
2004	Mississippi	484	104	21	652	285	44	1,136	389	34
	US	31,524	8,215	26	26,871	18,275	68	58,395	26,490	45
	Best State*			80			97			82
2005	Mississippi	531	126	24	632	308	49	1,163	434	37
	US	31,729	7,415	23	27,491	18,773	68	59,220	26,188	44
	Best State*			77			98			84
2006	Mississippi	503	92	18	653	264	40	1,156	356	31
	US	30,498	7,482	25	27,348	18,911	69	57,846	26,393	46
	Best State*			81			99			85
2007	Mississippi	476	86	18	641	269	42	1,117	355	32
	US	29,449	7,631	26	26,570	19,434	73	56,019	27,065	48
	Best State*			82			100			84
2008	Mississippi	417	34	8	568	140	25	985	174	18
	US	26,011	6,677	26	24,175	17,045	71	50,186	23,722	47
	Best State*			80			95			84

Person Type		2004		2005		2006		2007		2008
Person Type		Number	Percent*	Number	Percent*	Number	Percent*	Number	Percent*	Number	Percent*
Occupants	Passenger Car	465	52	452	49	396	43	386	44	367	47
	Light Truck - Pickup	208	23	195	21	230	25	206	23	159	20
	Light Truck - Utility	79	9	103	11	104	11	121	14	110	14
	Light Truck - Van	26	3	32	3	36	4	24	3	16	2
	Large Truck	27	3	18	2	18	2	11	1	13	2
	Other/Unknown Occupants	7	1	15	2	12	1	19	2	20	3
	Total Occupants	812	90	815	88	796	87	767	87	688	88
	Bus	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Motorcyclists	Total Motorcyclists	40	4	39	4	55	6	51	6	40	5
Nonoccupants	Pedestrian	44	5	72	8	56	6	58	7	50	6
	Bicyclist and Other Cyclist	4	0	5	1	3	0	8	1	4	1
	��Total Nonoccupants	48	5	77	8	60	7	66	7	55	7
	Other/Unknown Nonoccupants	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Total	Total	900	100	931	100	911	100	884	100	783	100

Year	Age						Total
Year	<20	20-29	30-39	40-49	50-59	>59	Total
2004	3	14	11	8	3	1	40
2005	3	10	9	10	3	4	39
2006	0	14	10	18	8	5	55
2007	6	12	13	8	10	2	51
2008	3	10	10	8	6	3	40