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2021

Louisiana in 2021

Deaths 971Fatal crashes 886Per 100,000 21.0US deaths 43,230

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 2021.

In 2021, 971 people died in 886 fatal crashes in Louisiana, 21.0 deaths per 100,000 residents against 13.0 nationally.

The death toll rose 17% from 828 in 2020 to 971 in 2021.

Louisiana accounted for 2.2% of the 43,230 crash deaths recorded nationally that year.

30.9% 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 (23%).

39% of the crashes happened between 6pm to midnight; Sunday was the most common day.

← 202020212022 →All years

Compared with 2020 and the nation

Measure	Louisiana 2021	Louisiana 2020	United States 2021
Deaths	971	828	43,230
Fatal crashes	886	762	39,785
Deaths per 100,000 residents	21.0	17.8	13.0
Crashes with a drinking driver	31%	30%	26%

Counties in 2021

Every county with a fatal crash in 2021, by deaths. Counts under three are shown as "1–2" (small-count rule); the per-100,000 column is blank for them. 64 counties listed.

County	Fatal crashes	Deaths	Per 100,000	Deaths 2015–2024
East Baton Rouge Parish	98	103	22.7	716
Orleans Parish	62	69	19.0	549
Calcasieu Parish	54	56	27.1	381
Caddo Parish	42	47	20.9	398
Jefferson Parish	40	45	10.5	322
Rapides Parish	38	40	31.8	242
Ouachita Parish	34	35	22.2	276
Lafayette Parish	33	35	13.8	269
Lafourche Parish	21	30	31.5	215
Ascension Parish	28	29	21.7	237
St. Tammany Parish	28	29	10.4	317
Livingston Parish	27	27	17.7	274
Acadia Parish	19	27	47.7	156
Tangipahoa Parish	26	26	18.6	319
Terrebonne Parish	16	20	19.3	171
St. Landry Parish	14	18	22.3	197
Lincoln Parish	12	15	31.1	69
Natchitoches Parish	14	14	38.9	95
De Soto Parish	12	13	47.7	75
West Baton Rouge Parish	12	13	45.7	100
Richland Parish	11	13	66.2	71
Webster Parish	11	13	36.9	86
St. Mary Parish	10	12	25.6	81
Bossier Parish	11	11	8.4	135
St. Helena Parish	11	11	101.3	60
St. Martin Parish	11	11	21.5	123
Assumption Parish	10	11	54.9	52
Iberia Parish	10	11	16.3	134
St. James Parish	7	11	57.6	57
Vermilion Parish	10	10	17.3	86
Avoyelles Parish	9	9	23.5	87
St. John the Baptist Parish	9	9	22.7	104
Vernon Parish	9	9	19.6	77
Iberville Parish	8	9	30.2	96
Jefferson Davis Parish	8	8	25.4	97
Concordia Parish	7	8	45.0	48
Grant Parish	7	8	36.2	66
Sabine Parish	7	7	32.2	61
Evangeline Parish	6	6	18.9	73
Morehouse Parish	6	6	25.2	57
Allen Parish	5	6	26.7	57
Madison Parish	5	6	66.0	48
Union Parish	5	6	29.1	44
Washington Parish	5	6	13.3	110
East Feliciana Parish	5	5	26.2	74
Pointe Coupee Parish	5	5	25.2	78
Claiborne Parish	4	5	36.9	31
Caldwell Parish	4	4	42.6	27
Franklin Parish	4	4	20.9	52
Winn Parish	4	4	29.8	45
Tensas Parish	1–2	4	104.1	14
Beauregard Parish	3	3	8.2	64
Bienville Parish	3	3	24.2	38
Jackson Parish	3	3	20.3	36
LaSalle Parish	3	3	20.4	31
Plaquemines Parish	3	3	13.5	33
Red River Parish	3	3	41.4	27
West Carroll Parish	1–2	3	32.4	14
Cameron Parish	1–2	1–2	—	12
East Carroll Parish	1–2	1–2	—	13
St. Bernard Parish	1–2	1–2	—	50
St. Charles Parish	1–2	1–2	—	73
West Feliciana Parish	1–2	1–2	—	22
Catahoula 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

12am4.3%

1am3.3%

2am3.8%

3am2.6%

4am2.5%

5am2.9%

6am3.8%

7am3.3%

8am2.4%

9am1.5%

10am2.5%

11am3.1%

12pm2.1%

1pm3.1%

2pm4.1%

3pm4.5%

4pm4.5%

5pm6.4%

6pm5.5%

7pm6.9%

8pm8.2%

9pm6.3%

10pm7%

11pm5.5%

Weekday

Sunday17%

Monday12%

Tuesday10%

Wednesday13%

Thursday15%

Friday15%

Saturday17%

Road type

Other principal arterial23%

Minor arterial21%

Local20%

Interstate17%

Major collector14%

Minor collector5%

Other freeways and expressways1%

Questions and answers

How many people died in crashes in Louisiana in 2021?

971 people in 886 fatal crashes, according to NHTSA's FARS 2021 file, or 21.0 per 100,000 residents.

Which county in Louisiana had the most crash deaths in 2021?

East Baton Rouge Parish with 103 deaths in 98 fatal crashes. The table on this page lists every county with a fatal crash that year.

How did 2021 compare with 2020 in Louisiana?

971 deaths against 828 in 2020 (+17%). Nationally the 2021 total was 43,230.

Provenance

Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2021 national file (accident table, vehicle and person tables); US Census Bureau population estimates. Data through 31 Dec 2024; generated 30 Sep 2026.