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What do we actually know about St. Louis?
Two public records. The Census Bureau estimates St. Louis has about 278,144 residents. The federal crash census (NHTSA FARS) counts 306 fatal crashes in St. Louis city from 2020 to 2024, the most in 2020 (76). Those are county-wide counts, not St. Louis alone. Neither figure says an attorney is available here, and neither indicates what any particular case is worth.
St. Louis has a population of about 278,144 (US Census Bureau, Population Estimates).
306 fatal traffic crashes were reported in St. Louis city between 2020 and 2024 (NHTSA FARS — Fatality Analysis Reporting System). This counts crashes across the whole county, not this city alone, and is not a prediction about any claim. Source
How many fatal crashes happen in St. Louis city each year?
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths | Pedestrians killed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 76 | 81 | 22 |
| 2021 | 64 | 71 | 24 |
| 2022 | 71 | 79 | 24 |
| 2023 | 49 | 52 | 10 |
| 2024 | 46 | 48 | 23 |
When and where did those crashes happen?
- 197 of the 306 fatal crashes (64%) happened after dark.
- 1 of the 306 fatal crashes (0%) happened on roads classed as rural.
- 2 of the 306 fatal crashes (1%) began with a cyclist being struck.
NHTSA FARS — Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2020–2024, across St. Louis city. "After dark" is the crash report's light condition; "rural" is the road's classification, not the city's; a cyclist is counted only when being struck was the first harmful event. Source
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