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2023

Louisiana in 2023

Deaths 811Fatal crashes 755Per 100,000 17.7US deaths 41,025

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 2023.

In 2023, 811 people died in 755 fatal crashes in Louisiana, 17.7 deaths per 100,000 residents against 12.2 nationally.

The death toll fell 10% from 906 in 2022 to 811 in 2023.

Louisiana accounted for 2% of the 41,025 crash deaths recorded nationally that year.

30.2% 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%).

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

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Compared with 2022 and the nation

Measure	Louisiana 2023	Louisiana 2022	United States 2023
Deaths	811	906	41,025
Fatal crashes	755	852	37,769
Deaths per 100,000 residents	17.7	19.7	12.2
Crashes with a drinking driver	30%	30%	26%

Counties in 2023

Every county with a fatal crash in 2023, 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	69	73	16.1	716
Orleans Parish	59	60	16.5	549
Calcasieu Parish	40	42	20.3	381
St. Tammany Parish	38	40	14.4	317
Caddo Parish	36	38	16.9	398
Tangipahoa Parish	36	37	26.5	319
Jefferson Parish	31	32	7.5	322
Rapides Parish	29	29	23.0	242
Lafayette Parish	26	28	11.0	269
Ouachita Parish	25	28	17.7	276
Livingston Parish	23	25	16.4	274
Ascension Parish	22	24	18.0	237
Lafourche Parish	17	19	19.9	215
St. Martin Parish	16	17	33.2	123
St. John the Baptist Parish	13	16	40.3	104
Terrebonne Parish	12	15	14.4	171
Acadia Parish	14	14	24.7	156
Bossier Parish	14	14	10.7	135
St. Landry Parish	12	13	16.1	197
Vermilion Parish	11	12	20.8	86
Grant Parish	8	12	54.3	66
Evangeline Parish	11	11	34.7	73
Avoyelles Parish	10	11	28.7	87
Iberia Parish	9	11	16.3	134
De Soto Parish	9	10	36.7	75
Jefferson Davis Parish	9	10	31.8	97
Pointe Coupee Parish	7	10	50.4	78
Washington Parish	8	9	20.0	110
West Baton Rouge Parish	7	8	28.1	100
Sabine Parish	6	8	36.8	61
Franklin Parish	7	7	36.6	52
Iberville Parish	7	7	23.5	96
Natchitoches Parish	7	7	19.5	95
Webster Parish	7	7	19.9	86
Union Parish	6	7	34.0	44
Caldwell Parish	5	7	74.5	27
Beauregard Parish	6	6	16.4	64
East Feliciana Parish	6	6	31.4	74
St. Mary Parish	6	6	12.8	81
Vernon Parish	6	6	13.1	77
Richland Parish	5	6	30.5	71
St. Helena Parish	5	6	55.3	60
Concordia Parish	5	5	28.1	48
St. James Parish	5	5	26.2	57
LaSalle Parish	4	4	27.2	31
Lincoln Parish	4	4	8.3	69
Plaquemines Parish	4	4	17.9	33
St. Charles Parish	4	4	7.9	73
Jackson Parish	3	4	27.0	36
Madison Parish	3	4	44.0	48
Allen Parish	3	3	13.3	57
Assumption Parish	3	3	15.0	52
Bienville Parish	3	3	24.2	38
Winn Parish	3	3	22.4	45
Catahoula Parish	1–2	1–2	—	22
East Carroll Parish	1–2	1–2	—	13
Morehouse Parish	1–2	1–2	—	57
St. Bernard Parish	1–2	1–2	—	50
Red River Parish	1–2	1–2	—	27
West Carroll Parish	1–2	1–2	—	14
West Feliciana 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

12am4.8%

1am3.2%

2am2.7%

3am3.3%

4am3.3%

5am3.6%

6am4.4%

7am3.3%

8am2.9%

9am3.3%

10am2%

11am2.9%

12pm2.9%

1pm3.2%

2pm2.4%

3pm5.6%

4pm5.8%

5pm6.1%

6pm5.3%

7pm6.4%

8pm6.4%

9pm7.2%

10pm4.4%

11pm4.8%

Weekday

Sunday16%

Monday14%

Tuesday12%

Wednesday13%

Thursday13%

Friday15%

Saturday17%

Road type

Other principal arterial23%

Minor arterial20%

Interstate18%

Major collector18%

Local15%

Minor collector6%

Other freeways and expressways1%

Questions and answers

How many people died in crashes in Louisiana in 2023?

811 people in 755 fatal crashes, according to NHTSA's FARS 2023 file, or 17.7 per 100,000 residents.

Which county in Louisiana had the most crash deaths in 2023?

East Baton Rouge Parish with 73 deaths in 69 fatal crashes. The table on this page lists every county with a fatal crash that year.

How did 2023 compare with 2022 in Louisiana?

811 deaths against 906 in 2022 (+-10%). Nationally the 2023 total was 41,025.

Provenance

Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2023 national file (accident table, vehicle and person tables); US Census Bureau population estimates. Data through 31 Dec 2024; generated 30 Sep 2026.