The Missouri State Highway Patrol has reported statistics for the counting period for the July 4th Holiday weekend. The period ran from 6 p.m., Friday, June 30, through 11:59 p.m., Tuesday, July 4, 2023:

Troopers worked six boating crashes, which included two injuries and zero fatalities. Troopers made 10 boating while intoxicated arrests. Four people drowned over the holiday weekend.

Troopers worked 390 traffic crashes, which included 152 injuries and seven of the eight fatalities. The Kansas City Police Department worked the remaining fatality. Troopers also made 116 driving while intoxicated arrests and 21 drug arrests over the holiday weekend.

During the 2022 counting period, 11 people were killed and 449 injured statewide in Missouri over the holiday in 1,069 traffic crashes. Troopers arrested 146 people for driving while intoxicated. Over the 2022 July Fourth holiday, there were nine boating crashes, which included five injuries and no fatalities. One person drowned during the 2022 July Fourth holiday. Troopers made 13 boating while intoxicated arrests during the 2022 counting period.