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US Route 80

Fatal crashes 2015–2024 73Deaths 78Counties 8Latest data year 2024

FARS data are based on police crash reports and other sources; the drunk-driving measure is based on the highest BAC of any driver in the crash. Latest data year: 2024. The route is the trafficway recorded for each crash (FARS TWAY_ID); the same route number in another state has its own page.

US Route 80 in Louisiana was the trafficway in 73 fatal crashes between 2015 and 2024, in which 78 people died.

That is 1% of the 7,467 fatal crashes in Louisiana over the same years. The ten-year crash count rose 18% from 62 in 2005–2014 to 73 in 2015–2024.

The crashes were concentrated in Ouachita Parish (22), Bossier Parish (13) and Madison Parish (10) and 5 other counties.

24.7% of the crashes had a driver reported as drinking (Louisiana: 30.9%) and 11.0% had a speeding-related driver (22.4%); pedestrians were 30.8% and motorcyclists 6.4% of those killed.

73fatal crashes, 2015–2024+18% vs 2005–2014
78people killed1.1 per fatal crash
25%with a drinking driverLouisiana: 31%
11%speeding-relatedLouisiana: 22%

Fatal crashes per year

07132000200520102015202020242000: 9 crashes2001: 12 crashes2002: 13 crashes2003: 10 crashes2004: 6 crashes2005: 6 crashes2006: 3 crashes2007: 10 crashes2008: 7 crashes2009: 8 crashes2010: 5 crashes2011: 9 crashes2012: 6 crashes2013: 3 crashes2014: 5 crashes2015: 4 crashes2016: 4 crashes2017: 8 crashes2018: 7 crashes2019: 6 crashes2020: 13 crashes2021: 8 crashes2022: 10 crashes2023: 4 crashes2024: 9 crashes
Fatal crashes on US Route 80 (LA) by year, 2000–2024. Latest point: 2024, 9 crashes.

Route identification in FARS is consistent from 2000; earlier years are not shown. Shaded band: the ten-year window used for the shares below.

Compared with all fatal crashes in Louisiana

MeasureUS Route 80Louisiana
Fatal crashes, 2015–2024737,467
Deaths, 2015–2024788,045
Deaths per fatal crash1.11.1
Share of state fatal crashes1%100%
Change vs previous ten years+18%0%

Factor shares

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking24.7%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver11%
Pedestriansshare of people killed30.8%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed6.4%
Night (6pm–6am)share of crashes57.5%

tick marks the Louisiana share. Bars are shares of fatal crashes (alcohol, speeding, darkness, rural) or of people killed (pedestrians, motorcyclists, unrestrained occupants) over the ten-year window.

Counties along the route

#CountyFatal crashes on US-80Share of routeCounty total, all roads
1Ouachita Parish2230%263
2Bossier Parish1318%128
3Madison Parish1014%42
4Richland Parish811%61
5Lincoln Parish710%65
6Caddo Parish68%374
7Webster Parish68%82
8Bienville Parish11%36

Hour of day

12am1.4%
1am2.7%
2am1.4%
3am2.7%
4am1.4%
5am2.7%
6am2.7%
7am1.4%
8am4.1%
9am4.1%
10am1.4%
11am2.7%
12pm2.7%
1pm1.4%
2pm2.7%
3pm4.1%
4pm5.5%
5pm9.6%
6pm8.2%
7pm5.5%
8pm9.6%
9pm6.8%
10pm11%
11pm4.1%

Share of fatal crashes on US Route 80 beginning in each hour, 2015–2024; tick marks the Louisiana share for all roads.

Where along the route

Mile marker rangeFatal crashesShare
Mile 25–30710%
Mile 125–130710%
Mile 120–12568%
Mile 30–3534%
Mile 45–5034%
Mile 85–9034%

Five-mile bins by FARS milepoint, the six with the most fatal crashes; 98.6% of crashes on the route have a milepoint. Milepoints are as recorded by the state and can restart at county or district lines.

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Questions and answers

How many fatal crashes have there been on US Route 80 in Louisiana?

73 fatal crashes with 78 deaths over 2015–2024, per NHTSA's FARS. The route is the trafficway recorded for the crash; the same numbered route in another state has its own page.

Which counties along US Route 80 had the most fatal crashes?

Ouachita Parish (22), Bossier Parish (13), Madison Parish (10), Richland Parish (8) and Lincoln Parish (7).

What share of crashes on US Route 80 involved alcohol or speeding?

24.7% had a driver reported as drinking and 11.0% a speeding-related driver, against 30.9% and 22.4% for all fatal crashes in Louisiana.

When do fatal crashes happen on US Route 80?

57.5% of the crashes were between 6pm and 6am. The hour chart on this page shows the full distribution.

Provenance

Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System, annual national CSV files 2000–2024 (accident, vehicle and person tables), public domain. Route pages are built for signed Interstate, US and state routes with at least 20 fatal crashes in 2015–2024. Data through 31 Dec 2024; generated 30 Sep 2026. See methodology and corrections.