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Fatal crashes in Arkansas

Every fatal crash in Arkansas is counted by NHTSA, by year since 1975 and by county. These are deaths on the road, not claims, and they are not our numbers.

Fatal crashes in Arkansas, by year1975–2024

NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)

1975 630 fatal crashes at the peak 2024

All 50 years as a table
YearFatal crashesDeaths
2024 547 603
2023 542 596
2022 577 637
2021 630 692
2020 598 651
2019 473 511
2018 476 520
2017 486 525
2016 504 561
2015 491 550
2014 436 470
2013 460 498
2012 504 560
2011 509 551
2010 517 571
2009 532 596
2008 552 600
2007 583 649
2006 596 665
2005 596 654
2004 604 703
2003 563 640
2002 556 640
2001 538 611
2000 578 652
1999 540 604
1998 545 625
1997 564 660
1996 539 615
1995 538 631
1994 534 609
1993 520 583
1992 512 588
1991 530 608
1990 521 604
1989 577 647
1988 532 610
1987 550 639
1986 524 603
1985 451 534
1984 472 525
1983 485 557
1982 478 550
1981 478 536
1980 486 588
1979 476 548
1978 493 571
1977 485 551
1976 446 531
1975 475 559

The fifteen Arkansas counties with the most fatal crashes2024

NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)
County Fatal crashes Deaths
Pulaski 05119 89 91
Benton 05007 25 27
Garland 05051 21 23
Washington 05143 20 23
Craighead 05031 19 22
White 05145 18 19
Faulkner 05045 15 18
Lonoke 05085 15 17
Crittenden 05035 14 16
Sebastian 05131 14 15
Jefferson 05069 13 14
Saline 05125 12 12
Independence 05063 10 10
Pope 05115 10 10
Lawrence 05075 9 9

Which roads, in Arkansas2024

NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)

Share is of the crashes this source assigned a road class to, not of every crash in the state.

Road class Fatal crashes Deaths Share
State Highway 185 203 34%
U.S. Highway 154 174 28%
Interstate 82 90 15%
County 74 81 14%
Municipal 51 54 9%
Trafficway Not in State Inventory 1 1 0%

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