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2018

Louisiana in 2018

Deaths 771Fatal crashes 719Per 100,000 16.5US deaths 36,835

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 2018.

In 2018, 771 people died in 719 fatal crashes in Louisiana, 16.5 deaths per 100,000 residents against 11.3 nationally.

The death toll was about level between 2017 (770) and 2018 (771).

Louisiana accounted for 2.1% of the 36,835 crash deaths recorded nationally that year.

29.1% 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 (25%).

36% of the crashes happened between 6pm to midnight; Saturday was the most common day.

← 201720182019 →All years

Compared with 2017 and the nation

Measure	Louisiana 2018	Louisiana 2017	United States 2018
Deaths	771	770	36,835
Fatal crashes	719	705	33,919
Deaths per 100,000 residents	16.5	16.5	11.3
Crashes with a drinking driver	29%	32%	26%

Counties in 2018

Every county with a fatal crash in 2018, by deaths. Counts under three are shown as "1–2" (small-count rule); the per-100,000 column is blank for them. 61 counties listed.

County	Fatal crashes	Deaths	Per 100,000	Deaths 2015–2024
East Baton Rouge Parish	59	66	14.6	716
Caddo Parish	47	51	22.7	398
Orleans Parish	40	41	11.3	549
Calcasieu Parish	33	35	16.9	381
Ascension Parish	30	32	24.0	237
Livingston Parish	29	31	20.3	274
Tangipahoa Parish	30	30	21.5	319
St. Tammany Parish	25	29	10.4	317
Jefferson Parish	25	28	6.6	322
St. Landry Parish	25	26	32.2	197
Rapides Parish	23	26	20.7	242
Ouachita Parish	23	24	15.2	276
Acadia Parish	17	20	35.3	156
Lafayette Parish	18	18	7.1	269
Iberia Parish	13	15	22.2	134
St. John the Baptist Parish	13	13	32.8	104
Terrebonne Parish	13	13	12.5	171
St. Martin Parish	10	13	25.4	123
St. Mary Parish	12	12	25.6	81
Lafourche Parish	11	12	12.6	215
West Baton Rouge Parish	11	12	42.2	100
Bossier Parish	11	11	8.4	135
St. Bernard Parish	8	10	22.3	50
Vermilion Parish	8	9	15.6	86
East Feliciana Parish	8	8	41.9	74
Natchitoches Parish	8	8	22.2	95
St. Charles Parish	8	8	15.9	73
Grant Parish	7	8	36.2	66
Winn Parish	7	8	59.7	45
St. James Parish	6	8	41.9	57
Allen Parish	7	7	31.1	57
Beauregard Parish	7	7	19.1	64
Iberville Parish	7	7	23.5	96
Jefferson Davis Parish	7	7	22.3	97
St. Helena Parish	7	7	64.5	60
Union Parish	7	7	34.0	44
Washington Parish	7	7	15.5	110
Assumption Parish	6	6	29.9	52
Evangeline Parish	6	6	18.9	73
Lincoln Parish	6	6	12.4	69
Pointe Coupee Parish	6	6	30.2	78
Webster Parish	6	6	17.1	86
Sabine Parish	5	6	27.6	61
Bienville Parish	5	5	40.3	38
Concordia Parish	5	5	28.1	48
Jackson Parish	5	5	33.8	36
Vernon Parish	5	5	10.9	77
Richland Parish	4	5	25.5	71
De Soto Parish	4	4	14.7	75
Franklin Parish	4	4	20.9	52
Madison Parish	3	4	44.0	48
Tensas Parish	3	4	104.1	14
West Feliciana Parish	3	4	26.4	22
Avoyelles Parish	3	3	7.8	87
Morehouse Parish	3	3	12.6	57
Catahoula Parish	1–2	1–2	—	22
East Carroll Parish	1–2	1–2	—	13
LaSalle Parish	1–2	1–2	—	31
Red River Parish	1–2	1–2	—	27
Caldwell Parish	1–2	1–2	—	27
Cameron Parish	1–2	1–2	—	12

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

12am4.1%

1am3.2%

2am4.1%

3am2.1%

4am2.9%

5am3.6%

6am5%

7am3.2%

8am2.1%

9am2.1%

10am3.4%

11am3.5%

12pm2.4%

1pm3.8%

2pm4.6%

3pm4.7%

4pm3.2%

5pm6.3%

6pm6.3%

7pm6.7%

8pm7.1%

9pm7.3%

10pm4.9%

11pm3.5%

Weekday

Sunday15%

Monday14%

Tuesday12%

Wednesday11%

Thursday14%

Friday15%

Saturday18%

Road type

Other principal arterial25%

Minor arterial21%

Major collector17%

Local16%

Interstate14%

Minor collector5%

Other freeways and expressways1%

Questions and answers

How many people died in crashes in Louisiana in 2018?

771 people in 719 fatal crashes, according to NHTSA's FARS 2018 file, or 16.5 per 100,000 residents.

Which county in Louisiana had the most crash deaths in 2018?

East Baton Rouge Parish with 66 deaths in 59 fatal crashes. The table on this page lists every county with a fatal crash that year.

How did 2018 compare with 2017 in Louisiana?

771 deaths against 770 in 2017 (0%). Nationally the 2018 total was 36,835.

Provenance

Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2018 national file (accident table, vehicle and person tables); US Census Bureau population estimates. Data through 31 Dec 2024; generated 30 Sep 2026.