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Residents 4,597,740Deaths 2024 752Deaths 2015–2024 8,045Counties 64Routes with pages 54

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.

Louisiana recorded 752 deaths in 705 fatal crashes in 2024, the latest year in NHTSA's FARS, and 8,045 deaths over 2015–2024.

That is 17.3 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 47% higher than the national rate of 11.8. The ten-year total was about level between 2005–2014 (8,250) and 2015–2024 (8,045).

Relative to the national shares, alcohol (a driver reported as drinking) stands out most: 30.9% of fatal crashes against 26.3% nationally. 45.1% of the state's fatal crashes were on rural roads and 54.3% happened after dark.

Among counties with at least 50 deaths in the ten years, the highest rates per 100,000 residents were in St. Helena Parish (56.7), East Feliciana Parish (38.3) and West Baton Rouge Parish (36.9).

752deaths in 2024705 fatal crashes
17.3per 100,000 residents a year, 2015–2024US 11.8
-2%ten-year change in deaths8,250 → 8,045
31%crashes with a drinking driverUS 26%

Trend since 1975

06171,233197519801985199019952000200520102015202020241975: 934 deaths1976: 941 deaths1977: 990 deaths1978: 1,079 deaths1979: 1,195 deaths1980: 1,219 deaths1981: 1,233 deaths1982: 1,091 deaths1983: 933 deaths1984: 961 deaths1985: 931 deaths1986: 932 deaths1987: 826 deaths1988: 925 deaths1989: 878 deaths1990: 959 deaths1991: 862 deaths1992: 886 deaths1993: 878 deaths1994: 843 deaths1995: 894 deaths1996: 902 deaths1997: 931 deaths1998: 926 deaths1999: 938 deaths2000: 938 deaths2001: 952 deaths2002: 907 deaths2003: 940 deaths2004: 927 deaths2005: 963 deaths2006: 987 deaths2007: 993 deaths2008: 916 deaths2009: 824 deaths2010: 721 deaths2011: 680 deaths2012: 723 deaths2013: 703 deaths2014: 740 deaths2015: 752 deaths2016: 757 deaths2017: 770 deaths2018: 771 deaths2019: 727 deaths2020: 828 deaths2021: 971 deaths2022: 906 deaths2023: 811 deaths2024: 752 deaths
People killed in crashes in Louisiana by year, 1975–2024. Latest point: 2024, 752 deaths.

Rate per 100,000 residents, 2000–2024

011232000200520102015202020242000: 212001: 21.32002: 20.22003: 20.82004: 20.42005: 212006: 22.92007: 22.72008: 20.72009: 18.32010: 15.92011: 14.92012: 15.72013: 15.22014: 15.92015: 16.12016: 16.22017: 16.52018: 16.52019: 15.62020: 17.82021: 212022: 19.72023: 17.72024: 16.4
Deaths per 100,000 residents in Louisiana and nationally, 2000–2024. Latest point: 2024, 16.4. this page United States

Year pages: 20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014201320122011201020092008200720062005200420032002200120001999199819971996199519941993199219911990198919881987198619851984198319821981198019791978197719761975

Compared with the nation

MeasureLouisianaUnited States
Deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2015–202417.311.8
Deaths per 100,000 residents, 202416.411.5
Deaths, 2015–20248,045389,190
Deaths per fatal crash1.11.1
Change vs previous ten years-2%+7%
Share of the national toll2.1%100%

Factors

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking30.9%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver22.4%
Pedestriansshare of people killed17.9%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed10.9%
Unrestrainedoccupant deaths with no restraint used57.5%
In darknesscrashes after dark54.3%
Rural roadscrashes on rural roads45.1%

tick marks the US 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 ranked by rate

Deaths per 100,000 residents a year over 2015–2024. Small counties on through routes can rank high on few deaths; the deaths column gives the scale. Counties with fewer than 10 fatal crashes in the ten years show no factor shares.

#CountyResidentsDeaths 2015–2024Per 100k / yrDeaths 2024AlcoholSpeeding
1St. Helena Parish10,8576056.7438%31%
2Madison Parish9,0934846.1533%17%
3East Feliciana Parish19,1127438.3431%24%
4West Baton Rouge Parish28,42510036.91036%22%
5Pointe Coupee Parish19,8457836.91–242%33%
6Richland Parish19,6437135.3825%23%
7Red River Parish7,2382733.8335%23%
8Tensas Parish3,8441433.0027%18%
9Winn Parish13,4054532.4628%23%
10Jefferson Davis Parish31,4369730.6824%21%
11Iberville Parish29,7669630.61128%17%
12Grant Parish22,1096629.7633%38%
13Bienville Parish12,4123829.0919%28%
14St. James Parish19,1105727.9527%17%
15Caldwell Parish9,3932727.7029%21%
16De Soto Parish27,2747527.6024%39%
17Sabine Parish21,7466126.5933%19%
18Franklin Parish19,1075226.21–244%26%
19Acadia Parish56,60415626.11126%16%
20Concordia Parish17,7974825.3538%48%
21Natchitoches Parish35,9829525.2721%24%
22St. John the Baptist Parish39,69410424.8833%33%
23Assumption Parish20,0505224.2434%30%
24Washington Parish45,09011024.01036%34%
25Catahoula Parish8,2802224.0435%40%
26St. Landry Parish80,86919723.91631%19%
27Tangipahoa Parish139,82331923.73035%25%
28Allen Parish22,5015723.7525%23%
29St. Martin Parish51,21812323.4733%15%
30Jackson Parish14,7973623.4427%9%
31Webster Parish35,1848622.9534%32%
32Morehouse Parish23,7875722.7726%19%
33Evangeline Parish31,7457322.2639%24%
34Lafourche Parish95,34221522.11433%26%
35Avoyelles Parish38,3738721.91429%29%
36LaSalle Parish14,7023120.9325%29%
37Claiborne Parish13,5373120.8446%42%
38Union Parish20,6174420.4449%27%
39Cameron Parish4,6781220.11–236%0%
40Livingston Parish152,88627419.12736%22%
41Iberia Parish67,54013419.11230%20%
42Rapides Parish125,89924218.72522%24%
43Ascension Parish133,53423718.72235%24%
44Calcasieu Parish206,86138118.63033%21%
45East Carroll Parish6,8921318.41–225%8%
46Ouachita Parish157,87427617.62730%18%
47Beauregard Parish36,6956417.3824%15%
48Caddo Parish224,89339816.74233%23%
49St. Mary Parish46,7998116.4731%13%
50East Baton Rouge Parish453,02271616.06631%18%
51Vernon Parish45,8197715.9537%31%
52Terrebonne Parish103,86417115.71537%31%
53Vermilion Parish57,6418614.7428%17%
54Lincoln Parish48,2436914.51026%26%
55Orleans Parish362,70154914.46024%16%
56Plaquemines Parish22,2893314.3550%37%
57West Feliciana Parish15,1552214.31–215%10%
58St. Charles Parish50,4007314.01033%32%
59West Carroll Parish9,2541413.61–217%17%
60St. Tammany Parish277,61531712.03132%30%
61Lafayette Parish254,24126911.03129%14%
62St. Bernard Parish44,7835011.0729%20%
63Bossier Parish131,10213510.51925%20%
64Jefferson Parish427,2533227.42433%23%

Routes with the most fatal crashes

#RouteTypeFatal crashesDeathsAlcoholSpeeding
1Interstate 10Interstate47251129%23%
2US Route 90US highway29831725%17%
3US Route 61US highway24026726%19%
4US Route 190US highway18720225%16%
5State Route 1State highway17319029%24%
6Interstate 20Interstate16918628%20%
7Interstate 12Interstate14716329%29%
8Interstate 49Interstate11814725%22%
9US Route 165US highway11512317%15%
10US Route 167US highway10711719%14%
11US Route 71US highway9810622%21%
12US Route 171US highway889318%17%
13State Route 182State highway789142%22%
14US Route 80US highway737825%11%
15State Route 16State highway738034%19%
16State Route 10State highway677631%31%
17State Route 308State highway627034%21%
18Interstate 55Interstate525737%31%
19State Route 22State highway525548%29%
20State Route 14State highway525523%17%
21State Route 67State highway455236%22%
22US Route 84US highway424929%33%
23State Route 30State highway394341%15%
24State Route 28State highway374014%22%
25US Route 425US highway373930%22%
26State Route 42State highway343435%27%
27State Route 39State highway323431%28%
28State Route 24State highway313323%26%
29State Route 46State highway303423%17%
30State Route 27State highway303633%13%

Signed Interstate, US and state routes with at least 20 fatal crashes in 2015–2024; 54 routes in Louisiana qualify. Local streets and county roads are not listed. Long routes carry more traffic and so more crashes; this is a count, not a rate.

Time of day and day of week

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Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
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Fatal crashes in Louisiana by weekday and hour, 2015–2024: darker cells are busier. 7,402 crashes with a known hour and weekday.

By weekday

Saturday16%
Sunday16%
Friday16%
Thursday14%
Monday13%
Wednesday13%
Tuesday12%

Light condition

Daylight42%
Dark, not lighted35%
Dark, lighted18%
Dawn2%
Dusk2%
Dark, lighting unknown1%

Road type

Other principal arterial24%
Minor arterial21%
Local17%
Major collector17%
Interstate15%
Minor collector6%
Other freeways and expressways1%

FHWA functional classes (FARS FUNC_SYS), share of fatal crashes with a reported class; tick marks the national share. What the classes mean.

Questions and answers

How many people died in crashes in Louisiana in 2024?

752 people in 705 fatal crashes, per NHTSA's FARS annual file. Over 2015–2024 the total is 8,045.

How does Louisiana compare with the national rate?

17.3 deaths per 100,000 residents a year over 2015–2024, against 11.8 nationally; in 2024 alone, 16.4 against 11.5.

Which counties in Louisiana have the most fatal crashes?

By deaths over 2015–2024: East Baton Rouge Parish (716), Orleans Parish (549) and Caddo Parish (398). The county table ranks by rate per 100,000 residents instead, which is a fairer comparison across sizes.

What share of fatal crashes in Louisiana involved alcohol or speeding?

30.9% of fatal crashes in 2015–2024 had a driver reported as drinking (US: 26.3%) and 22.4% had a speeding-related driver (US: 27.2%).

Which routes in Louisiana have the most fatal crashes?

Interstate 10 (472 fatal crashes, 2015–2024), US Route 90 (298 fatal crashes, 2015–2024) and US Route 61 (240 fatal crashes, 2015–2024). Route pages exist for signed routes with at least 20 fatal crashes in the ten years.

Provenance

Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System annual files 1975–2024; US Census Bureau Population Estimates Program. Data through 31 Dec 2024; generated 30 Sep 2026. See methodology, sources and corrections.