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Louisiana fatal crash statistics by county

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FARS records 752 deaths in 705 fatal crashes in Louisiana in 2024.

In 2024 the rate is 16.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in Louisiana and 11.5 in the United States.

In 2024 the rate is 1.36 deaths for each 100 million vehicle-miles in Louisiana and 1.19 in the United States.

By deaths for each 100,000 residents in 2024, Louisiana was number 9 of 51, the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Deaths in Louisiana fell by 7.3% from 2023 to 2024. In the United States they fell by 4.3%.

From 2015 to 2024, 57.5% of the occupants killed in Louisiana with restraint use known had no restraint, against 49.0% 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 Louisiana 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 Louisiana by deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year, 2015 to 2024
Acadia Parish: 26.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearAllen Parish: 23.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearAscension Parish: 18.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearAssumption Parish: 24.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearAvoyelles Parish: 21.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBeauregard Parish: 17.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBienville Parish: 29.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBossier Parish: 10.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCaddo Parish: 16.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCalcasieu Parish: 18.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCaldwell Parish: 27.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCameron Parish: 20.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCatahoula Parish: 24.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearClaiborne Parish: 20.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearConcordia Parish: 25.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearDe Soto Parish: 27.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearEast Baton Rouge Parish: 15.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearEast Carroll Parish: 18.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearEast Feliciana Parish: 38.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearEvangeline Parish: 22.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearFranklin Parish: 26.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearGrant Parish: 29.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearIberia Parish: 19.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearIberville Parish: 30.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearJackson Parish: 23.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearJefferson Parish: 7.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearJefferson Davis Parish: 30.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLafayette Parish: 11.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLafourche Parish: 22.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLaSalle Parish: 20.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLincoln Parish: 14.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLivingston Parish: 19.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMadison Parish: 46.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMorehouse Parish: 22.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearNatchitoches Parish: 25.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearOrleans Parish: 14.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearOuachita Parish: 17.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPlaquemines Parish: 14.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPointe Coupee Parish: 36.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearRapides Parish: 18.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearRed River Parish: 33.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearRichland Parish: 35.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSabine Parish: 26.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSt. Bernard Parish: 11.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSt. Charles Parish: 14.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSt. Helena Parish: 56.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSt. James Parish: 27.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSt. John the Baptist Parish: 24.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSt. Landry Parish: 23.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSt. Martin Parish: 23.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSt. Mary Parish: 16.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSt. Tammany Parish: 12.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearTangipahoa Parish: 23.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearTensas Parish: 33.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearTerrebonne Parish: 15.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearUnion Parish: 20.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearVermilion Parish: 14.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearVernon Parish: 15.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWashington Parish: 24.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWebster Parish: 22.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWest Baton Rouge Parish: 36.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWest Carroll Parish: 13.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWest Feliciana Parish: 14.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWinn Parish: 31.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year

Deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year

  • Fewer than 101 county
  • 10 to 14.911 counties
  • 15 to 19.913 counties
  • 20 to 29.928 counties
  • 30 or more11 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; 11 counties have a rate of 10 to 14.9; 13 counties have a rate of 15 to 19.9; 28 counties have a rate of 20 to 29.9; 11 counties have a rate of 30 or more. Table 1 has the rate of each county.

Counties

Table 1.Louisiana: deaths and rate of each county, in name order
CountyResidentsDeaths, 2024Deaths, 2015 to 2024For each 100,000 residents in a year
Acadia Parish57,1031115626.1
Allen Parish22,73455723.7
Ascension Parish134,0272223718.7
Assumption Parish20,02045224.2
Avoyelles Parish38,333148721.9
Beauregard Parish36,63886417.3
Bienville Parish12,36993829.0
Bossier Parish131,1681913510.5
Caddo Parish225,3174239816.7
Calcasieu Parish207,0273038118.6
Caldwell Parish9,43202727.7
Cameron Parish4,7731 or 21220.0
Catahoula Parish8,36642224.0
Claiborne Parish13,53943120.8
Concordia Parish18,09854825.2
De Soto Parish27,27907527.6
East Baton Rouge Parish454,1726671615.9
East Carroll Parish6,9051 or 21318.4
East Feliciana Parish18,98947438.3
Evangeline Parish32,01467322.2
Franklin Parish19,1431 or 25226.2
Grant Parish22,11966629.7
Iberia Parish67,5731213419.1
Iberville Parish29,691119630.7
Jackson Parish15,75343623.1
Jefferson Davis Parish31,52789730.6
Jefferson Parish432,404243227.4
Lafayette Parish254,6743126911.0
Lafourche Parish95,4921421522.1
LaSalle Parish15,16433120.7
Lincoln Parish48,232106914.5
Livingston Parish153,1452727419.1
Madison Parish9,07654846.1
Morehouse Parish23,92275722.7
Natchitoches Parish36,18579525.2
Orleans Parish363,4776054914.4
Ouachita Parish158,7462727617.6
Plaquemines Parish22,38553314.3
Pointe Coupee Parish19,8631 or 27836.9
Rapides Parish125,9242524218.7
Red River Parish7,24732733.8
Richland Parish19,66687135.3
Sabine Parish21,80296126.5
St. Bernard Parish45,38375011.0
St. Charles Parish50,658107314.0
St. Helena Parish10,80046056.8
St. James Parish19,11255727.9
St. John the Baptist Parish39,965810424.7
St. Landry Parish81,0481619723.9
St. Martin Parish51,301712323.4
St. Mary Parish46,97378116.4
St. Tammany Parish277,6653131712.0
Tangipahoa Parish139,9833031923.7
Tensas Parish3,81801433.0
Terrebonne Parish104,1151517115.7
Union Parish20,76144420.4
Vermilion Parish57,60548614.7
Vernon Parish46,07957715.8
Washington Parish45,1381011024.0
Webster Parish35,19958622.9
West Baton Rouge Parish28,5431010036.9
West Carroll Parish9,2561 or 21413.6
West Feliciana Parish15,1971 or 22214.3
Winn Parish14,76664531.8

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 Louisiana by year, 1975 to 2024

Tallest column: 1,233 (1981)2024: 752

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

Table 2.Louisiana: deaths, fatal crashes and rates by year, 1975 to 2024
YearDeathsFatal crashesFor each 100,000 residentsFor each 100 million vehicle-miles
202475270516.31.36
202381175517.61.46
202290685219.71.60
202197188621.01.77
202082876217.81.71
201972768115.61.42
201877171916.51.54
201777070516.51.56
201675770416.21.54
201575269816.11.56
201474066515.9n/a
201370365115.2n/a
201272365315.7n/a
201168063414.9n/a
201072164415.9n/a
200982472918.3n/a
200891682120.7n/a
200799390022.7n/a
200698789022.9n/a
200596387221.0n/a
200492782620.4n/a
200394082620.8n/a
200290781620.2n/a
200195286021.3n/a
200093884621.0n/a
1999938830n/an/a
1998926807n/an/a
1997931831n/an/a
1996902807n/an/a
1995894779n/an/a
1994843749n/an/a
1993878767n/an/a
1992886792n/an/a
1991862783n/an/a
1990959834n/an/a
1989878782n/an/a
1988925822n/an/a
1987826730n/an/a
1986932821n/an/a
1985931824n/an/a
1984961844n/an/a
1983933836n/an/a
19821,091962n/an/a
19811,2331,105n/an/a
19801,2191,080n/an/a
19791,1951,050n/an/a
19781,079956n/an/a
1977990869n/an/a
1976941831n/an/a
1975934813n/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.Louisiana beside the United States: deaths for each 100,000 residents and for each 100 million vehicle-miles
RatePeriodLouisianaUnited States
For each 100,000 residents202416.311.5
For each 100,000 residents2015 to 2024, in a year17.311.8
For each 100 million vehicle-miles20241.361.19
For each 100 million vehicle-miles2015 to 20241.551.23

Residents: Census Bureau estimates, vintage 2025. Louisiana had 4,614,878 residents in 2024.

Vehicle-miles: Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics, table VM-2. Louisiana had 55,109 million vehicle-miles in 2024. Table VM-2 of 2024

Factors that NHTSA records

Table 4.Louisiana: counts by recorded factor, 2015 to 2024
FactorCountCounted amongShareShare in the United States
A driver recorded as drinkingof 7,467 fatal crashes2,3117,467 fatal crashes26.3%
A speeding-related driverof 7,467 fatal crashes1,6697,467 fatal crashes27.2%
No restraint usedof 4,829 occupant deaths with restraint use known2,7774,829 occupant deathswith restraint use known49.0%
Pedestriansof 8,045 deaths1,4438,045 deaths17.1%
Bicyclistsof 8,045 deaths3228,045 deaths2.4%
Motorcyclistsof 8,045 deaths8738,045 deaths14.5%
On a rural roadof 7,414 fatal crashes with the condition reported3,3417,414 fatal crasheswith the condition reported42.7%
In the darkof 7,386 fatal crashes with the condition reported4,0137,386 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.Louisiana: 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
Sunday3771462564331,212
Monday190214260308972
Tuesday153180255300888
Wednesday160206258306930
Thursday1872082803611,036
Friday2052322824331,152
Saturday3361652654461,212
All days1,6081,3511,8562,5877,402

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.Louisiana: fatal crashes by road function class, 2015 to 2024
Road function classFatal crashesShareShare in the United States
Interstate1,07714.5%12.6%
Other freeways and expressways1031.4%4.4%
Other principal arterial1,75123.6%29.8%
Minor arterial1,56921.2%22.1%
Major collector1,23116.6%15.5%
Minor collector4185.6%3.4%
Local1,26317.0%12.2%
Not reported55n/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

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

All routes in Louisiana

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 Louisiana in ten years?

FARS records 8,045 deaths in 7,467 fatal crashes in Louisiana from 2015 to 2024. It records 8,250 deaths from 2005 to 2014.

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

Louisiana had 752 of the 39,254 deaths in the United States in 2024. That is 1.9 percent.

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

FARS records a driver as drinking in 2,311 of 7,467 fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024. It records a speeding-related driver in 1,669 of them.

How many pages does Louisiana have?

Louisiana has 64 county pages, 54 route pages and one page for each year from 1975 to 2024.