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2020

Louisiana in 2020

Deaths 828Fatal crashes 762Per 100,000 17.8US deaths 39,007

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 2020.

In 2020, 828 people died in 762 fatal crashes in Louisiana, 17.8 deaths per 100,000 residents against 11.8 nationally.

The death toll rose 14% from 727 in 2019 to 828 in 2020.

Louisiana accounted for 2.1% of the 39,007 crash deaths recorded nationally that year.

30.3% 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 (25%).

37% of the crashes happened between 6pm to midnight; Friday was the most common day.

← 201920202021 →All years

Compared with 2019 and the nation

Measure	Louisiana 2020	Louisiana 2019	United States 2020
Deaths	828	727	39,007
Fatal crashes	762	681	35,935
Deaths per 100,000 residents	17.8	15.6	11.8
Crashes with a drinking driver	30%	31%	27%

Counties in 2020

Every county with a fatal crash in 2020, 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	82	89	19.6	716
Orleans Parish	49	51	14.1	549
St. Tammany Parish	37	41	14.8	317
Caddo Parish	39	40	17.8	398
Calcasieu Parish	30	32	15.5	381
Tangipahoa Parish	27	32	22.9	319
Jefferson Parish	29	30	7.0	322
Ouachita Parish	27	30	19.0	276
Livingston Parish	24	27	17.7	274
Lafayette Parish	24	26	10.2	269
Rapides Parish	23	25	19.9	242
Ascension Parish	23	23	17.2	237
Lafourche Parish	18	19	19.9	215
Terrebonne Parish	17	18	17.3	171
St. Landry Parish	15	18	22.3	197
Iberia Parish	17	17	25.2	134
Washington Parish	14	16	35.5	110
Bossier Parish	13	15	11.4	135
Pointe Coupee Parish	11	14	70.5	78
Richland Parish	11	14	71.3	71
Avoyelles Parish	10	14	36.5	87
Acadia Parish	13	13	23.0	156
Beauregard Parish	13	13	35.4	64
West Baton Rouge Parish	11	12	42.2	100
De Soto Parish	8	12	44.0	75
St. Mary Parish	9	10	21.4	81
Vermilion Parish	9	10	17.3	86
Natchitoches Parish	9	9	25.0	95
Jefferson Davis Parish	8	8	25.4	97
Webster Parish	8	8	22.7	86
St. Martin Parish	7	8	15.6	123
Lincoln Parish	7	7	14.5	69
St. Bernard Parish	7	7	15.6	50
Morehouse Parish	6	7	29.4	57
St. John the Baptist Parish	6	7	17.6	104
Evangeline Parish	6	6	18.9	73
Iberville Parish	6	6	20.2	96
Jackson Parish	6	6	40.5	36
Vernon Parish	6	6	13.1	77
Assumption Parish	5	5	24.9	52
Franklin Parish	5	5	26.2	52
St. Charles Parish	5	5	9.9	73
St. Helena Parish	5	5	46.1	60
Winn Parish	5	5	37.3	45
Claiborne Parish	4	5	36.9	31
Concordia Parish	4	5	28.1	48
Grant Parish	4	5	22.6	66
East Feliciana Parish	4	4	20.9	74
Red River Parish	4	4	55.3	27
Union Parish	4	4	19.4	44
Madison Parish	3	4	44.0	48
Allen Parish	3	3	13.3	57
Bienville Parish	3	3	24.2	38
Caldwell Parish	3	3	31.9	27
West Feliciana Parish	3	3	19.8	22
Catahoula Parish	1–2	3	36.2	22
LaSalle Parish	1–2	1–2	—	31
Plaquemines Parish	1–2	1–2	—	33
Sabine Parish	1–2	1–2	—	61
St. James Parish	1–2	1–2	—	57
Cameron Parish	1–2	1–2	—	12
Tensas Parish	1–2	1–2	—	14
West Carroll Parish	1–2	1–2	—	14

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

12am5.3%

1am2.8%

2am3.6%

3am3.3%

4am2.6%

5am3.6%

6am3.8%

7am2.4%

8am2.5%

9am2.4%

10am1.7%

11am2.8%

12pm4.4%

1pm2.6%

2pm3.2%

3pm5.1%

4pm5%

5pm5.9%

6pm5.1%

7pm6.5%

8pm6.7%

9pm7.1%

10pm5.9%

11pm5.7%

Weekday

Sunday15%

Monday14%

Tuesday12%

Wednesday12%

Thursday16%

Friday18%

Saturday14%

Road type

Other principal arterial25%

Local21%

Minor arterial21%

Major collector15%

Interstate13%

Minor collector3%

Other freeways and expressways1%

Questions and answers

How many people died in crashes in Louisiana in 2020?

828 people in 762 fatal crashes, according to NHTSA's FARS 2020 file, or 17.8 per 100,000 residents.

Which county in Louisiana had the most crash deaths in 2020?

East Baton Rouge Parish with 89 deaths in 82 fatal crashes. The table on this page lists every county with a fatal crash that year.

How did 2020 compare with 2019 in Louisiana?

828 deaths against 727 in 2019 (+14%). Nationally the 2020 total was 39,007.

Provenance

Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2020 national file (accident table, vehicle and person tables); US Census Bureau population estimates. Data through 31 Dec 2024; generated 30 Sep 2026.