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2016

Louisiana in 2016

Deaths 757Fatal crashes 704Per 100,000 16.2US deaths 37,806

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. Final FARS file for 2016.

In 2016, 757 people died in 704 fatal crashes in Louisiana, 16.2 deaths per 100,000 residents against 11.7 nationally.

The death toll was about level between 2015 (752) and 2016 (757).

Louisiana accounted for 2% of the 37,806 crash deaths recorded nationally that year.

30.5% of the state's fatal crashes that year had at least one driver reported as drinking.

By FHWA road function class, the largest share was on other principal arterial roads (24%).

32% of the crashes happened between 6pm to midnight; Sunday was the most common day.

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Compared with 2015 and the nation

Measure	Louisiana 2016	Louisiana 2015	United States 2016
Deaths	757	752	37,806
Fatal crashes	704	698	34,748
Deaths per 100,000 residents	16.2	16.1	11.7
Crashes with a drinking driver	31%	36%	27%

Counties in 2016

Every county with a fatal crash in 2016, by deaths. Counts under three are shown as "1–2" (small-count rule); the per-100,000 column is blank for them. 62 counties listed.

County	Fatal crashes	Deaths	Per 100,000	Deaths 2015–2024
Orleans Parish	51	55	15.2	549
East Baton Rouge Parish	51	52	11.5	716
Calcasieu Parish	44	47	22.7	381
Tangipahoa Parish	36	40	28.6	319
Jefferson Parish	33	34	8.0	322
Caddo Parish	25	27	12.0	398
Livingston Parish	24	25	16.4	274
Lafayette Parish	24	24	9.4	269
Lafourche Parish	23	24	25.2	215
St. Tammany Parish	22	23	8.3	317
Ascension Parish	18	21	15.7	237
Rapides Parish	20	20	15.9	242
Ouachita Parish	19	20	12.7	276
Terrebonne Parish	16	20	19.3	171
Iberville Parish	17	18	60.5	96
Webster Parish	16	17	48.3	86
East Feliciana Parish	11	16	83.7	74
St. Landry Parish	14	15	18.5	197
Iberia Parish	13	15	22.2	134
St. Martin Parish	13	13	25.4	123
Vernon Parish	8	13	28.4	77
Jefferson Davis Parish	12	12	38.2	97
Washington Parish	12	12	26.6	110
Acadia Parish	11	12	21.2	156
Bossier Parish	10	11	8.4	135
Pointe Coupee Parish	9	11	55.4	78
Natchitoches Parish	10	10	27.8	95
Vermilion Parish	10	10	17.3	86
St. John the Baptist Parish	7	10	25.2	104
Evangeline Parish	8	8	25.2	73
St. Charles Parish	8	8	15.9	73
Union Parish	7	7	34.0	44
Allen Parish	6	6	26.7	57
Assumption Parish	6	6	29.9	52
Sabine Parish	6	6	27.6	61
Avoyelles Parish	5	6	15.6	87
Bienville Parish	5	6	48.3	38
Beauregard Parish	5	5	13.6	64
De Soto Parish	5	5	18.3	75
Franklin Parish	5	5	26.2	52
LaSalle Parish	5	5	34.0	31
West Baton Rouge Parish	5	5	17.6	100
Lincoln Parish	4	4	8.3	69
Madison Parish	4	4	44.0	48
Morehouse Parish	4	4	16.8	57
Red River Parish	4	4	55.3	27
St. Mary Parish	4	4	8.5	81
Claiborne Parish	3	4	29.5	31
St. James Parish	3	4	20.9	57
Concordia Parish	3	3	16.9	48
Winn Parish	3	3	22.4	45
Richland Parish	1–2	3	15.3	71
Catahoula Parish	1–2	1–2	—	22
Grant Parish	1–2	1–2	—	66
Jackson Parish	1–2	1–2	—	36
St. Bernard Parish	1–2	1–2	—	50
St. Helena Parish	1–2	1–2	—	60
Caldwell Parish	1–2	1–2	—	27
Plaquemines Parish	1–2	1–2	—	33
Tensas Parish	1–2	1–2	—	14
West Carroll Parish	1–2	1–2	—	14
West Feliciana Parish	1–2	1–2	—	22

Per 100,000 uses the 2024 population estimate for every year, so early-year rates are understated where a county has grown.

Hour of day

12am4.8%

1am3.6%

2am5.1%

3am3%

4am2.8%

5am4.3%

6am3.5%

7am2.5%

8am2.3%

9am1.3%

10am4.3%

11am2%

12pm2.8%

1pm4.5%

2pm3.9%

3pm4.2%

4pm5.7%

5pm7%

6pm6.2%

7pm4.6%

8pm5.1%

9pm5.2%

10pm5.8%

11pm5.5%

Weekday

Sunday18%

Monday12%

Tuesday12%

Wednesday14%

Thursday12%

Friday15%

Saturday16%

Road type

Other principal arterial24%

Minor arterial19%

Major collector19%

Interstate15%

Local15%

Minor collector7%

Other freeways and expressways2%

Questions and answers

How many people died in crashes in Louisiana in 2016?

757 people in 704 fatal crashes, according to NHTSA's FARS 2016 file, or 16.2 per 100,000 residents.

Which county in Louisiana had the most crash deaths in 2016?

Orleans Parish with 55 deaths in 51 fatal crashes. The table on this page lists every county with a fatal crash that year.

How did 2016 compare with 2015 in Louisiana?

757 deaths against 752 in 2015 (+1%). Nationally the 2016 total was 37,806.

Provenance

Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2016 national file (accident table, vehicle and person tables); US Census Bureau population estimates. Data through 31 Dec 2024; generated 30 Sep 2026.