Arkansas fatal crashes in 1995
FARS records 631 deaths in 538 fatal crashes in Arkansas in 1995.
In 1994 it records 609 deaths in 534 fatal crashes.
This site gives no rate for the years before 2000.
Deaths in Arkansas rose by 3.6% from 1994 to 1995. In the United States they rose by 2.7%.
In 1995, a driver was recorded as drinking in 30.9% of fatal crashes in Arkansas and 32.7% 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 site reads the years before 2015 from one fixed copy. It does not track later revisions of these years. Release dates
1995 beside 1994
| Figure | Arkansas, 1995 | Arkansas, 1994 | United States, 1995 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths | 631 | 609 | 41,817 |
| Fatal crashes | 538 | 534 | 37,241 |
| Deaths for each 100,000 residents | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Fatal crashes with a driver recorded as drinking | 166 | 176 | 12,173 |
Note: this site has no rate for the years before 2000.
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. NHTSA's definitions
For the years before 2015 the count is from the FARS element DRUNK_DR. It counts a blood alcohol concentration of .01 g/dL or more. From 2015 the count is from DR_DRINK and counts .001 g/dL or more.
Counties in 1995
Note: a county with no fatal crash in 1995 is not in the table. A count of 1 or 2 is written "1 or 2".
Time of day and weekday
| Time of day | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Midnight to 6 a.m. | 99 | 18.5% |
| 6 a.m. to noon | 105 | 19.7% |
| Noon to 6 p.m. | 172 | 32.2% |
| 6 p.m. to midnight | 158 | 29.6% |
| Weekday | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday | 79 | 14.7% |
| Monday | 75 | 13.9% |
| Tuesday | 59 | 11.0% |
| Wednesday | 59 | 11.0% |
| Thursday | 73 | 13.6% |
| Friday | 101 | 18.8% |
| Saturday | 92 | 17.1% |
Note: the tables have the fatal crashes with a known hour or weekday.
Cite this page
Fatal Roads. Arkansas fatal crashes in 1995. https://fatalroads.com/state/arkansas/1995/. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System, FARS 2024 annual file. Data to .
The address of this page does not change.
Source of the figures
Counts: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System, national file of 1995. This site reads the years before 2015 from one fixed copy. It does not track later revisions of these years. Residents: Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, vintage 2025. Data to .
How the figures are made. Data sources and licences. Corrections.
Questions
Which file does the 1995 page use?
This site reads the years before 2015 from one fixed copy. It does not track later revisions of these years.
What part of the deaths in the United States in 1995 was in Arkansas?
Arkansas had 631 of the 41,817 deaths in the United States in 1995. That is 1.5 percent.
In how many counties of Arkansas did FARS record a fatal crash in 1995?
FARS records one or more fatal crashes in 73 counties of Arkansas in 1995.
How many fatal crashes in Arkansas in 1995 had a driver recorded as drinking?
FARS records a driver as drinking in 166 of 538 fatal crashes in 1995.