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2017

Louisiana in 2017

Deaths 770Fatal crashes 705Per 100,000 16.5US deaths 37,473

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 2017.

In 2017, 770 people died in 705 fatal crashes in Louisiana, 16.5 deaths per 100,000 residents against 11.5 nationally.

The death toll was about level between 2016 (757) and 2017 (770).

Louisiana accounted for 2.1% of the 37,473 crash deaths recorded nationally that year.

32.3% 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 (22%).

30% of the crashes happened between 6pm to midnight; Friday was the most common day.

← 201620172018 →All years

Compared with 2016 and the nation

Measure	Louisiana 2017	Louisiana 2016	United States 2017
Deaths	770	757	37,473
Fatal crashes	705	704	34,560
Deaths per 100,000 residents	16.5	16.2	11.5
Crashes with a drinking driver	32%	31%	27%

Counties in 2017

Every county with a fatal crash in 2017, by deaths. Counts under three are shown as "1–2" (small-count rule); the per-100,000 column is blank for them. 63 counties listed.

County	Fatal crashes	Deaths	Per 100,000	Deaths 2015–2024
East Baton Rouge Parish	68	69	15.2	716
Orleans Parish	40	45	12.4	549
Calcasieu Parish	36	38	18.4	381
Caddo Parish	34	34	15.1	398
Tangipahoa Parish	29	33	23.6	319
St. Tammany Parish	30	30	10.8	317
Terrebonne Parish	25	29	27.9	171
Jefferson Parish	28	28	6.6	322
Ouachita Parish	28	28	17.7	276
Ascension Parish	24	27	20.2	237
Livingston Parish	23	24	15.7	274
St. Landry Parish	20	23	28.4	197
Lafourche Parish	17	23	24.1	215
Lafayette Parish	18	18	7.1	269
St. Martin Parish	14	17	33.2	123
Washington Parish	15	16	35.5	110
Bossier Parish	12	15	11.4	135
Rapides Parish	9	13	10.3	242
West Baton Rouge Parish	11	12	42.2	100
Acadia Parish	9	12	21.2	156
Jefferson Davis Parish	9	12	38.2	97
Webster Parish	11	11	31.3	86
Pointe Coupee Parish	10	11	55.4	78
Vernon Parish	9	11	24.0	77
St. Mary Parish	10	10	21.4	81
Iberia Parish	9	9	13.3	134
Sabine Parish	9	9	41.4	61
St. Helena Parish	5	9	82.9	60
East Feliciana Parish	8	8	41.9	74
St. Charles Parish	8	8	15.9	73
St. John the Baptist Parish	8	8	20.2	104
Beauregard Parish	7	8	21.8	64
De Soto Parish	7	8	29.3	75
Avoyelles Parish	7	7	18.2	87
Madison Parish	7	7	77.0	48
Winn Parish	6	7	52.2	45
Evangeline Parish	6	6	18.9	73
Grant Parish	6	6	27.1	66
Iberville Parish	6	6	20.2	96
Natchitoches Parish	5	6	16.7	95
Lincoln Parish	5	5	10.4	69
Morehouse Parish	5	5	21.0	57
Richland Parish	5	5	25.5	71
Red River Parish	4	5	69.1	27
Allen Parish	1–2	5	22.2	57
Franklin Parish	4	4	20.9	52
St. James Parish	4	4	20.9	57
Vermilion Parish	4	4	6.9	86
Caldwell Parish	3	4	42.6	27
St. Bernard Parish	3	4	8.9	50
Jackson Parish	3	3	20.3	36
West Carroll Parish	3	3	32.4	14
West Feliciana Parish	3	3	19.8	22
Cameron Parish	1–2	3	64.1	12
Assumption Parish	1–2	1–2	—	52
Bienville Parish	1–2	1–2	—	38
LaSalle Parish	1–2	1–2	—	31
Catahoula Parish	1–2	1–2	—	22
Claiborne Parish	1–2	1–2	—	31
Concordia Parish	1–2	1–2	—	48
Plaquemines Parish	1–2	1–2	—	33
Tensas Parish	1–2	1–2	—	14
Union Parish	1–2	1–2	—	44

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%

1am4.4%

2am5%

3am3.9%

4am1.3%

5am4.6%

6am5.4%

7am3.2%

8am2.6%

9am4%

10am2.6%

11am3.2%

12pm3.3%

1pm3.2%

2pm4.4%

3pm3.7%

4pm4.6%

5pm6.7%

6pm4.7%

7pm5%

8pm6.6%

9pm5%

10pm4.7%

11pm3.9%

Weekday

Sunday14%

Monday11%

Tuesday12%

Wednesday13%

Thursday15%

Friday17%

Saturday17%

Road type

Other principal arterial22%

Minor arterial21%

Major collector17%

Local17%

Interstate15%

Minor collector6%

Other freeways and expressways1%

Questions and answers

How many people died in crashes in Louisiana in 2017?

770 people in 705 fatal crashes, according to NHTSA's FARS 2017 file, or 16.5 per 100,000 residents.

Which county in Louisiana had the most crash deaths in 2017?

East Baton Rouge Parish with 69 deaths in 68 fatal crashes. The table on this page lists every county with a fatal crash that year.

How did 2017 compare with 2016 in Louisiana?

770 deaths against 757 in 2016 (+2%). Nationally the 2017 total was 37,473.

Provenance

Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2017 national file (accident table, vehicle and person tables); US Census Bureau population estimates. Data through 31 Dec 2024; generated 30 Sep 2026.