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2022

Louisiana in 2022

Deaths 906Fatal crashes 852Per 100,000 19.7US deaths 42,721

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 2022.

In 2022, 906 people died in 852 fatal crashes in Louisiana, 19.7 deaths per 100,000 residents against 12.8 nationally.

The death toll fell 7% from 971 in 2021 to 906 in 2022.

Louisiana accounted for 2.1% of the 42,721 crash deaths recorded nationally that year.

30% 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 minor arterial roads (25%).

34% of the crashes happened between 6pm to midnight; Saturday was the most common day.

← 202120222023 →All years

Compared with 2021 and the nation

Measure	Louisiana 2022	Louisiana 2021	United States 2022
Deaths	906	971	42,721
Fatal crashes	852	886	39,422
Deaths per 100,000 residents	19.7	21.0	12.8
Crashes with a drinking driver	30%	31%	26%

Counties in 2022

Every county with a fatal crash in 2022, by deaths. Counts under three are shown as "1–2" (small-count rule); the per-100,000 column is blank for them. 57 counties listed.

County	Fatal crashes	Deaths	Per 100,000	Deaths 2015–2024
East Baton Rouge Parish	90	96	21.2	716
Orleans Parish	71	74	20.4	549
Caddo Parish	46	47	20.9	398
Tangipahoa Parish	39	40	28.6	319
Lafayette Parish	39	39	15.3	269
Lafourche Parish	35	39	40.9	215
Jefferson Parish	35	38	8.9	322
Ouachita Parish	35	38	24.1	276
St. Tammany Parish	33	34	12.2	317
Livingston Parish	31	34	22.2	274
Calcasieu Parish	28	30	14.5	381
Ascension Parish	23	24	18.0	237
St. Landry Parish	21	23	28.4	197
Rapides Parish	20	21	16.7	242
Washington Parish	16	19	42.1	110
Bossier Parish	15	16	12.2	135
Acadia Parish	14	16	28.3	156
De Soto Parish	13	15	55.0	75
Terrebonne Parish	13	14	13.5	171
Natchitoches Parish	11	13	36.1	95
Jefferson Davis Parish	11	12	38.2	97
St. Martin Parish	11	12	23.4	123
Allen Parish	11	11	48.9	57
Avoyelles Parish	10	10	26.1	87
St. John the Baptist Parish	10	10	25.2	104
East Feliciana Parish	9	10	52.3	74
Iberia Parish	8	10	14.8	134
Evangeline Parish	9	9	28.4	73
St. Charles Parish	9	9	17.9	73
Vernon Parish	9	9	19.6	77
Webster Parish	9	9	25.6	86
Vermilion Parish	8	9	15.6	86
Lincoln Parish	8	8	16.6	69
Franklin Parish	7	8	41.9	52
Grant Parish	7	8	36.2	66
West Baton Rouge Parish	7	8	28.1	100
Concordia Parish	6	6	33.7	48
Iberville Parish	6	6	20.2	96
Morehouse Parish	6	6	25.2	57
Plaquemines Parish	6	6	26.9	33
Sabine Parish	6	6	27.6	61
Winn Parish	6	6	44.8	45
Beauregard Parish	5	5	13.6	64
St. Helena Parish	5	5	46.1	60
St. Mary Parish	5	5	10.7	81
St. James Parish	4	5	26.2	57
Assumption Parish	4	4	20.0	52
Pointe Coupee Parish	3	4	20.2	78
Bienville Parish	3	3	24.2	38
Caldwell Parish	3	3	31.9	27
Catahoula Parish	3	3	36.2	22
Madison Parish	3	3	33.0	48
St. Bernard Parish	1–2	3	6.7	50
Claiborne Parish	1–2	1–2	—	31
East Carroll Parish	1–2	1–2	—	13
LaSalle Parish	1–2	1–2	—	31
Red River Parish	1–2	1–2	—	27

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%

1am4.1%

2am5.2%

3am3.2%

4am3.7%

5am4%

6am4.2%

7am3.4%

8am2.4%

9am1.4%

10am3.3%

11am2.4%

12pm2.7%

1pm3.1%

2pm3.3%

3pm4%

4pm5.1%

5pm5.4%

6pm5.7%

7pm5.4%

8pm7.4%

9pm5.5%

10pm5.7%

11pm4.7%

Weekday

Sunday15%

Monday13%

Tuesday13%

Wednesday12%

Thursday13%

Friday14%

Saturday18%

Road type

Minor arterial25%

Other principal arterial22%

Major collector18%

Local15%

Interstate14%

Minor collector5%

Other freeways and expressways1%

Questions and answers

How many people died in crashes in Louisiana in 2022?

906 people in 852 fatal crashes, according to NHTSA's FARS 2022 file, or 19.7 per 100,000 residents.

Which county in Louisiana had the most crash deaths in 2022?

East Baton Rouge Parish with 96 deaths in 90 fatal crashes. The table on this page lists every county with a fatal crash that year.

How did 2022 compare with 2021 in Louisiana?

906 deaths against 971 in 2021 (+-7%). Nationally the 2022 total was 42,721.

Provenance

Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2022 national file (accident table, vehicle and person tables); US Census Bureau population estimates. Data through 31 Dec 2024; generated 30 Sep 2026.