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Arkansas fatal crash statistics by county

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FARS records 603 deaths in 547 fatal crashes in Arkansas in 2024.

In 2024 the rate is 19.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in Arkansas and 11.5 in the United States.

In 2024 the rate is 1.53 deaths for each 100 million vehicle-miles in Arkansas and 1.19 in the United States.

By deaths for each 100,000 residents in 2024, Arkansas was number 2 of 51, the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Deaths in Arkansas rose by 1.2% from 2023 to 2024. In the United States they fell by 4.3%.

From 2015 to 2024, 63.1% of the fatal crashes in Arkansas with a known setting were rural, against 42.7% in the United States.

To qualify as a FARS case, the crash had to involve a motor vehicle traveling on a trafficway customarily open to the public and must have resulted in the death of a motorist or a non-motorist within 30 days of the crash.

The set of first files, known as the Annual Report File (ARF), is released following the crash year. The ARF is replaced about a year later with a final file, which contains additional cases or updates to cases that had become available after the ARF was released.

NHTSA's words. Source: NHTSA, Fatality Analysis Reporting System Analytical User's Manual, 1975-2024 (DOT HS 813 794, April 2026), copied on .

This page rests on the FARS 2024 annual file. NHTSA released it on . NHTSA can revise the counts in the final file. Release dates

Figure 1.Deaths in Arkansas by year, 2015 to 2024

Table 2 has the numbers. Go to the table

Since the last update: no figure of this state has a change on record.

County map

Figure 2.Counties of Arkansas by deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year, 2015 to 2024
Arkansas County: 18.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearAshley County: 22.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBaxter County: 19.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBenton County: 9.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBoone County: 19.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBradley County: 25.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCalhoun County: 40.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCarroll County: 30.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearChicot County: 47.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearClark County: 28.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearClay County: 37.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCleburne County: 26.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCleveland County: 35.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearColumbia County: 19.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearConway County: 22.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCraighead County: 16.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCrawford County: 14.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCrittenden County: 30.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCross County: 21.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearDallas County: 28.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearDesha County: 18.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearDrew County: 26.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearFaulkner County: 13.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearFranklin County: 35.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearFulton County: 39.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearGarland County: 21.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearGrant County: 29.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearGreene County: 17.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearHempstead County: 36.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearHot Spring County: 35.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearHoward County: 26.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearIndependence County: 26.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearIzard County: 14.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearJackson County: 26.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearJefferson County: 21.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearJohnson County: 16.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLafayette County: 15.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLawrence County: 50.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLee County: 26.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLincoln County: 15.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLittle River County: 30.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLogan County: 21.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLonoke County: 17.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMadison County: 33.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMarion County: 20.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMiller County: 26.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMississippi County: 19.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMonroe County: 61.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMontgomery County: 39.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearNevada County: 36.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearNewton County: 41.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearOuachita County: 24.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPerry County: 27.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPhillips County: 24.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPike County: 17.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPoinsett County: 33.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPolk County: 28.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPope County: 14.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPrairie County: 40.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPulaski County: 18.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearRandolph County: 24.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSt. Francis County: 33.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSaline County: 12.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearScott County: 35.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSearcy County: 45.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSebastian County: 11.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSevier County: 29.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSharp County: 30.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearStone County: 27.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearUnion County: 23.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearVan Buren County: 18.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWashington County: 10.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWhite County: 19.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWoodruff County: 14.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearYell County: 26.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year

Deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year

  • Fewer than 101 county
  • 10 to 14.98 counties
  • 15 to 19.916 counties
  • 20 to 29.927 counties
  • 30 or more23 counties

The limits of the classes are the same for every state. A county with few residents can show a high rate from few deaths. A class is not a judgement of a county.

In words: 1 county has a rate of fewer than 10; 8 counties have a rate of 10 to 14.9; 16 counties have a rate of 15 to 19.9; 27 counties have a rate of 20 to 29.9; 23 counties have a rate of 30 or more. Table 1 has the rate of each county.

Counties

Table 1.Arkansas: deaths and rate of each county, in name order
CountyResidentsDeaths, 2024Deaths, 2015 to 2024For each 100,000 residents in a year
Arkansas County16,0921 or 23118.0
Ashley County18,02454422.7
Baxter County42,859118019.1
Benton County322,001272619.2
Boone County38,53157519.9
Bradley County9,9971 or 22725.6
Calhoun County4,6771 or 22040.5
Carroll County29,08968730.7
Chicot County9,32204847.0
Clark County20,95246328.9
Clay County14,078145437.1
Cleburne County25,64186726.6
Cleveland County7,3751 or 22835.9
Columbia County22,01464519.5
Conway County21,38834722.4
Craighead County116,3782218516.8
Crawford County62,25689214.8
Crittenden County46,7891614530.2
Cross County16,30433621.6
Dallas County6,1091 or 21928.1
Desha County10,30532118.7
Drew County16,98844726.5
Faulkner County132,1671816413.0
Franklin County17,602116335.9
Fulton County12,55474939.9
Garland County99,9102321221.3
Grant County18,5971 or 25329.1
Greene County47,02067917.3
Hempstead County19,25497536.2
Hot Spring County33,294612035.9
Howard County12,4961 or 23426.2
Independence County38,5691010026.4
Izard County14,29932014.5
Jackson County16,63834526.7
Jefferson County63,6051414121.0
Johnson County26,24754416.8
Lafayette County6,0561 or 21015.4
Lawrence County16,20098350.7
Lee County8,1381 or 22326.1
Lincoln County12,8621 or 22115.9
Little River County11,69933730.5
Logan County21,53184621.4
Lonoke County76,3901712717.2
Madison County18,06235633.3
Marion County17,57543520.8
Miller County42,360811226.0
Mississippi County38,174108119.9
Monroe County6,36944261.7
Montgomery County8,55563539.9
Nevada County8,02643036.4
Newton County7,04243141.6
Ouachita County21,85645724.8
Perry County10,27132827.4
Phillips County14,5551 or 24124.1
Pike County10,0551 or 21817.2
Poinsett County22,31897833.6
Polk County19,43585628.4
Pope County64,666109414.7
Prairie County7,96393340.6
Pulaski County403,3949171418.0
Randolph County18,9441 or 24524.6
Saline County131,7691215012.1
Scott County9,86643635.7
Searcy County7,8441 or 23645.7
Sebastian County130,3231515111.8
Sevier County15,84744829.3
Sharp County18,10275330.4
St. Francis County21,93968133.6
Stone County12,73153527.9
Union County37,12199123.5
Van Buren County16,2271 or 23018.4
Washington County267,3702326210.7
White County79,1281915519.8
Woodruff County5,7930914.3
Yell County20,10355526.4

Note: the rate is for the ten years 2015 to 2024. Residents: Census Bureau estimates, vintage 2025. A count of 1 or 2 is written "1 or 2", and no rate is given for it.

Download: the deaths and fatal crashes of each county by year, 1975 to 2024 (CSV)

Each year

Figure 3.Deaths in Arkansas by year, 1975 to 2024

Tallest column: 703 (2004)2024: 603

The columns with a stronger shade are the years 2015 to 2024.

Table 2.Arkansas: deaths, fatal crashes and rates by year, 1975 to 2024
YearDeathsFatal crashesFor each 100,000 residentsFor each 100 million vehicle-miles
202460354719.51.53
202359654219.41.52
202263757720.91.65
202169263022.91.80
202065159821.61.92
201951147316.91.38
201852047617.31.42
201752548617.51.44
201656150418.81.57
201555049118.51.58
201447043615.8n/a
201349846016.8n/a
201256050419.0n/a
201155150918.7n/a
201057151719.5n/a
200959653220.6n/a
200860055220.9n/a
200764958322.8n/a
200666559623.6n/a
200565459623.5n/a
200470360425.6n/a
200364056323.5n/a
200264055623.7n/a
200161153822.7n/a
200065257824.3n/a
1999604540n/an/a
1998625545n/an/a
1997660564n/an/a
1996615539n/an/a
1995631538n/an/a
1994609534n/an/a
1993583520n/an/a
1992588512n/an/a
1991608530n/an/a
1990604521n/an/a
1989647577n/an/a
1988610532n/an/a
1987639550n/an/a
1986603524n/an/a
1985534451n/an/a
1984525472n/an/a
1983557485n/an/a
1982550478n/an/a
1981536478n/an/a
1980588486n/an/a
1979548476n/an/a
1978571493n/an/a
1977551485n/an/a
1976531446n/an/a
1975559475n/an/a

Note: each year is a link to the page of that year. The rate for residents starts in 2000. The rate for vehicle-miles starts in 2015.

Two rates

One rate divides the deaths by the residents. The other rate divides the deaths by the miles that vehicles travel in the state.

Table 3.Arkansas beside the United States: deaths for each 100,000 residents and for each 100 million vehicle-miles
RatePeriodArkansasUnited States
For each 100,000 residents202419.511.5
For each 100,000 residents2015 to 2024, in a year19.311.8
For each 100 million vehicle-miles20241.531.19
For each 100 million vehicle-miles2015 to 20241.581.23

Residents: Census Bureau estimates, vintage 2025. Arkansas had 3,096,080 residents in 2024.

Vehicle-miles: Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics, table VM-2. Arkansas had 39,372 million vehicle-miles in 2024. Table VM-2 of 2024

Factors that NHTSA records

Table 4.Arkansas: counts by recorded factor, 2015 to 2024
FactorCountCounted amongShareShare in the United States
A driver recorded as drinkingof 5,324 fatal crashes1,4115,324 fatal crashes26.3%
A speeding-related driverof 5,324 fatal crashes1,1835,324 fatal crashes27.2%
No restraint usedof 3,854 occupant deaths with restraint use known2,0873,854 occupant deathswith restraint use known49.0%
Pedestriansof 5,846 deaths6455,846 deaths17.1%
Bicyclistsof 5,846 deaths545,846 deaths2.4%
Motorcyclistsof 5,846 deaths8025,846 deaths14.5%
On a rural roadof 5,323 fatal crashes with the condition reported3,3595,323 fatal crasheswith the condition reported42.7%
In the darkof 5,287 fatal crashes with the condition reported2,2805,287 fatal crasheswith the condition reported49.2%

Note: FARS records a driver as drinking when police reported alcohol involvement or a test of the driver was positive for alcohol. It is not NHTSA's alcohol-impaired measure, which uses a blood alcohol concentration of .08 g/dL or higher. One crash can be in two or more rows. NHTSA's definitions

Note that alcohol data is often missing. For that reason, this data element may under-count the actual number of drinking drivers.

NHTSA's words. Source: NHTSA, Fatality Analysis Reporting System Analytical User's Manual, 1975-2024 (DOT HS 813 794, April 2026), copied on .

Weekday, time and road class

Table 5.Arkansas: fatal crashes by weekday and time of day, 2015 to 2024
WeekdayMidnight to 6 a.m.6 a.m. to noonNoon to 6 p.m.6 p.m. to midnightAll
Sunday208114222184728
Monday124151246204725
Tuesday92180249203724
Wednesday104171225196696
Thursday95183241226745
Friday100188253266807
Saturday180142278286886
All days9031,1291,7141,5655,311

Note: a cell with a stronger shade has a larger count. The table has the fatal crashes with a known hour and weekday.

Table 6.Arkansas: fatal crashes by road function class, 2015 to 2024
Road function classFatal crashesShareShare in the United States
Interstate77914.7%12.6%
Other freeways and expressways1112.1%4.4%
Other principal arterial1,54229.0%29.8%
Minor arterial1,10720.8%22.1%
Major collector89916.9%15.5%
Minor collector761.4%3.4%
Local80015.1%12.2%
Not reported10n/an/a

Note: the classes are those of the Federal Highway Administration. The shares are of the crashes with a reported class. Road function classes

Routes

47 signed routes in Arkansas have a page. A route page needs 20 or more fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024.

All routes in Arkansas

Interstate routes

Official channels

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Counts: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System, national files of 1975 to 2024. The factors use the vehicle and person files from 2015. Residents: Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, vintage 2025. Vehicle-miles: Federal Highway Administration, table VM-2. Map: Census Bureau cartographic boundary file, 2021 edition. Data to .

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Questions

How many deaths did FARS record in Arkansas in ten years?

FARS records 5,846 deaths in 5,324 fatal crashes in Arkansas from 2015 to 2024. It records 5,814 deaths from 2005 to 2014.

What part of the deaths in the United States was in Arkansas?

Arkansas had 603 of the 39,254 deaths in the United States in 2024. That is 1.5 percent.

How many fatal crashes in Arkansas had a driver recorded as drinking?

FARS records a driver as drinking in 1,411 of 5,324 fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024. It records a speeding-related driver in 1,183 of them.

How many pages does Arkansas have?

Arkansas has 75 county pages, 47 route pages and one page for each year from 1975 to 2024.