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A safer Missouri is a better Missouri.

This is the heart of Show-Me-Zero, a strategic highway safety plan for eliminating fatalities and serious injuries on Missouri roadways.

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2025 Missouri Crash Statistics

Fatalities 909

Not wearing seat belt 57%

Preliminary As of 12/31/2025 Seat belt stat includes only occupants of vehicles with seat belts

2026 Missouri Crash Statistics

Fatalities 663

Not wearing seat belt 58%

As of 10/13/2026 Seat belt stat includes only occupants of vehicles with seat belts

Featured Program

Buckle Up, Phone Down

The Siddens Bening hands free law took effect Aug. 28, 2023. Under this law, drivers are prohibited from physically holding or supporting a cell phone with any part of their body; manually typing, writing, sending, or reading text-based messages; recording, posting, sending or broadcasting video, including video calls and social media posts; and watching a video or movie.

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