Here at Safer America we aim to raise awareness and help our nation become a safer place. Car accidents are traumatic and often fatal events that can take many years and thousands of dollars to recover from. The following map of Missouri breaks down auto accidents by county in an attempt to educate the public on the correlation between location, population and number of accidents.

April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month which has become a hot topic in todays world of technology, cell phones and gadgets. Distracted Driving is now the number one cause of car accidents in the United States with Speeding coming in second and Drunk Driving in third. Please help lower the amount of car accidents in your county and drive responsibly.

Hover over the counties to see accident volume in other counties.

Above is an interactive map of Missouri, organized by state. As the map legend shows, you can see which counties have the highest car crash volume. Naturally these numbers are generally in line with the population of each county. The counties with the most accidents are:

Total Motor Vehicle Accidents for the State of Missouri: 431,769

1. St Louis County – 121,933 (includes St Louis city)
2. Jackson County – 61,402
3. Greene County – 24,700
4. St Charles – 22,412
5. Clay – 14,889

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