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Fatal car crashes in Arkansas, county by county

From 2020 through 2024, 3,179 people died in 2,894 crashes on Arkansas roads. That is 20.6 deaths a year for every 100,000 residents, above the US rate of 12.1, and the 3rd highest rate of the 50 states and DC.

Pulaski County had the most deaths (426). The road stretch with the most fatal crashes was I-30 (23Y) in Pulaski County (43). In 2024, 603 people were killed, 7% fewer than in 2020.

Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020-2024 · checked October 2, 2026

3,179

people killed in crashes, 2020-2024

20.6

deaths a year per 100,000 residents, 3rd highest of 51 (US 12.1)

381

pedestrians killed, 12% of deaths (US 18%)

22%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related (US 28%)

Death rate by county

Deaths a year per 100,000 residents, 2020-2024. Rural counties often rank highest: fewer people, faster roads and longer waits for an ambulance.

Arkansas County: 21.2 per 100,000 a year, 17 deathsAshley County: 25.6 per 100,000 a year, 23 deathsBaxter County: 17.7 per 100,000 a year, 38 deathsBenton County: 9.3 per 100,000 a year, 150 deathsBoone County: 17.6 per 100,000 a year, 34 deathsBradley County: 42.3 per 100,000 a year, 21 deathsCalhoun County: 59.7 per 100,000 a year, 14 deathsCarroll County: 23.5 per 100,000 a year, 34 deathsChicot County: 38.8 per 100,000 a year, 18 deathsClark County: 34.4 per 100,000 a year, 36 deathsClay County: 38.3 per 100,000 a year, 27 deathsCleburne County: 28.1 per 100,000 a year, 36 deathsCleveland County: 46.2 per 100,000 a year, 17 deathsColumbia County: 27.2 per 100,000 a year, 30 deathsConway County: 22.4 per 100,000 a year, 24 deathsCraighead County: 16.7 per 100,000 a year, 97 deathsCrawford County: 12.8 per 100,000 a year, 40 deathsCrittenden County: 33.5 per 100,000 a year, 78 deathsCross County: 18.5 per 100,000 a year, 15 deathsDallas County: 42.8 per 100,000 a year, 13 deathsDrew County: 26 per 100,000 a year, 22 deathsFaulkner County: 13.8 per 100,000 a year, 91 deathsFranklin County: 43.2 per 100,000 a year, 38 deathsFulton County: 51 per 100,000 a year, 32 deathsGarland County: 20.6 per 100,000 a year, 103 deathsGrant County: 30.2 per 100,000 a year, 28 deathsGreene County: 17.5 per 100,000 a year, 41 deathsHempstead County: 38.7 per 100,000 a year, 37 deathsHot Spring County: 34.8 per 100,000 a year, 58 deathsHoward County: 22.6 per 100,000 a year, 14 deathsIndependence County: 32.3 per 100,000 a year, 62 deathsIzard County: 16.8 per 100,000 a year, 12 deathsJackson County: 31.2 per 100,000 a year, 26 deathsJefferson County: 25.1 per 100,000 a year, 80 deathsJohnson County: 19.9 per 100,000 a year, 26 deathsLawrence County: 50.3 per 100,000 a year, 41 deathsLee County: 27.1 per 100,000 a year, 11 deathsLittle River County: 29.2 per 100,000 a year, 17 deathsLogan County: 26.1 per 100,000 a year, 28 deathsLonoke County: 18.6 per 100,000 a year, 71 deathsMadison County: 35.8 per 100,000 a year, 32 deathsMarion County: 21.6 per 100,000 a year, 19 deathsMiller County: 26.2 per 100,000 a year, 55 deathsMississippi County: 25.7 per 100,000 a year, 49 deathsMonroe County: 62.4 per 100,000 a year, 20 deathsMontgomery County: 44.7 per 100,000 a year, 19 deathsNevada County: 37.5 per 100,000 a year, 15 deathsNewton County: 51.2 per 100,000 a year, 18 deathsOuachita County: 26.7 per 100,000 a year, 29 deathsPerry County: 21.5 per 100,000 a year, 11 deathsPhillips County: 30 per 100,000 a year, 22 deathsPike County: 21.9 per 100,000 a year, 11 deathsPoinsett County: 38.6 per 100,000 a year, 43 deathsPolk County: 30.9 per 100,000 a year, 30 deathsPope County: 17 per 100,000 a year, 55 deathsPrairie County: 45.4 per 100,000 a year, 18 deathsPulaski County: 21.2 per 100,000 a year, 426 deathsRandolph County: 25.2 per 100,000 a year, 24 deathsSt. Francis County: 38.5 per 100,000 a year, 42 deathsSaline County: 13.9 per 100,000 a year, 91 deathsScott County: 42.7 per 100,000 a year, 21 deathsSearcy County: 45.9 per 100,000 a year, 18 deathsSebastian County: 14.2 per 100,000 a year, 92 deathsSevier County: 35.6 per 100,000 a year, 28 deathsSharp County: 22.1 per 100,000 a year, 20 deathsStone County: 29.7 per 100,000 a year, 19 deathsUnion County: 22.7 per 100,000 a year, 42 deathsVan Buren County: 24.8 per 100,000 a year, 20 deathsWashington County: 10.7 per 100,000 a year, 143 deathsWhite County: 23.5 per 100,000 a year, 93 deathsYell County: 27.8 per 100,000 a year, 28 deaths
under 1010-1515-2020-3030+ too few crashes

The most dangerous roads in Arkansas

Fatal crashes by road within each county, 2020-2024. A long interstate shows up once per county it crosses.

#RoadWhereFatal crashesDeaths
1 I-30 23Y Pulaski County, AR 43 44
2 US-70 Pulaski County, AR 34 35
3 US-70 08B Garland County, AR 26 31
4 I-40 Pulaski County, AR 26 27
5 I-30 Hot Spring County, AR 24 28
6 I-430 Pulaski County, AR 23 28
7 I-30 Road Saline County, AR 23 23
8 US-67 Pulaski County, AR 22 24
9 I-49 Washington County, AR 22 23
10 US-270 Garland County, AR 20 25
11 I-40 St. Francis County, AR 20 23
12 US-64 Faulkner County, AR 19 23
13 US-167 Independence County, AR 18 19
14 US-412 Washington County, AR 18 19
15 I-55 Crittenden County, AR 18 18

Deaths by year

Every Arkansas county

71 counties with 10 or more fatal crashes in five years, by deaths. 4 more had fewer than 10 and are listed after the table.

CountyDeaths 2020-24Per 100K a yearPedestriansPopulation
Pulaski County 426 21.2 131 401,209
Benton County 150 9.3 17 321,566
Washington County 143 10.7 32 266,184
Garland County 103 20.6 9 99,902
Craighead County 97 16.7 5 115,852
White County 93 23.5 9 79,091
Sebastian County 92 14.2 12 130,035
Faulkner County 91 13.8 7 131,611
Saline County 91 13.9 10 131,252
Jefferson County 80 25.1 17 63,672
Crittenden County 78 33.5 13 46,633
Lonoke County 71 18.6 8 76,389
Independence County 62 32.3 3 38,345
Hot Spring County 58 34.8 4 33,313
Miller County 55 26.2 11 41,958
Pope County 55 17.0 4 64,829
Mississippi County 49 25.7 6 38,095
Poinsett County 43 38.6 4 22,300
St. Francis County 42 38.5 3 21,822
Union County 42 22.7 2 37,008
Greene County 41 17.5 3 46,928
Lawrence County 41 50.3 2 16,305
Crawford County 40 12.8 7 62,258
Baxter County 38 17.7 4 43,007
Franklin County 38 43.2 4 17,586
Hempstead County 37 38.7 3 19,105
Clark County 36 34.4 2 20,920
Cleburne County 36 28.1 2 25,646
Boone County 34 17.6 1 38,636
Carroll County 34 23.5 2 28,968
Fulton County 32 51.0 0 12,546
Madison County 32 35.8 2 17,865
Columbia County 30 27.2 1 22,024
Polk County 30 30.9 1 19,434
Ouachita County 29 26.7 0 21,684
Grant County 28 30.2 2 18,546
Logan County 28 26.1 2 21,457
Sevier County 28 35.6 2 15,735
Yell County 28 27.8 0 20,134
Clay County 27 38.3 0 14,112
Jackson County 26 31.2 5 16,673
Johnson County 26 19.9 3 26,172
Conway County 24 22.4 0 21,422
Randolph County 24 25.2 0 19,040
Ashley County 23 25.6 1 17,984
Drew County 22 26.0 1 16,935
Phillips County 22 30.0 3 14,661
Bradley County 21 42.3 0 9,935
Scott County 21 42.7 1 9,837
Monroe County 20 62.4 0 6,415
Sharp County 20 22.1 1 18,130
Van Buren County 20 24.8 1 16,152
Marion County 19 21.6 1 17,593
Montgomery County 19 44.7 0 8,510
Stone County 19 29.7 1 12,785
Chicot County 18 38.8 0 9,272
Newton County 18 51.2 0 7,026
Prairie County 18 45.4 1 7,935
Searcy County 18 45.9 0 7,836
Arkansas County 17 21.2 1 16,050
Cleveland County 17 46.2 1 7,367
Little River County 17 29.2 3 11,626
Cross County 15 18.5 3 16,194
Nevada County 15 37.5 1 8,004
Calhoun County 14 59.7 0 4,690
Howard County 14 22.6 0 12,387
Dallas County 13 42.8 0 6,076
Izard County 12 16.8 1 14,291
Lee County 11 27.1 2 8,104
Perry County 11 21.5 1 10,251
Pike County 11 21.9 0 10,027

Fewer than 10 fatal crashes, 2020-2024: Desha County (9 deaths), Lafayette County (6 deaths), Lincoln County (9 deaths), Woodruff County (2 deaths).

Cities

CityDeaths 2020-24Per 100K a yearPedestriansPopulation
Little Rock 223 21.8 88 204,774

What was involved

FactorArkansasShareUS
Speeding was a factor
a driver coded by police as speeding, racing or too fast for conditions		 647 22% 28%
A driver had been drinking
police reported alcohol involvement for at least one driver		 784 27% 26%
A large truck was involved
a truck over 10,000 lbs		 446 15% 13%
Hit-and-run
a driver left the scene		 132 5% 7%
Pedestrians killed
share of all deaths		 381 12% 18%
Motorcyclists killed
share of all deaths		 441 14% 15%
Bicyclists killed
share of all deaths		 37 1% 3%
Teens (15-19) killed
share of all deaths		 183 6% 7%

After a crash in Arkansas

  1. Get the crash report

    Statewide copies come from Arkansas State Police Crash Records Section (Arkansas Department of Public Safety), cost $10 per report if you were involved in the crash; $25 per report if you were not involved (the portal's own page states $25.00) and are usually ready Most reports can be ordered within about 10 days of the report being completed; the portal says most are accessible within 10 business days of the crash.

    How to get an Arkansas crash report

  2. Know your deadline

    Arkansas gives you three years to file a personal injury lawsuit (Ark. Code § 16-56-105(3) (as applied by U.S. District Court, E.D. Ark.)).

    Work out your date

  3. Who pays

    Arkansas is an at-fault state: the driver who caused the crash, through their liability insurance, pays for the injuries and damage.

    Arkansas car accident laws

  4. If you were partly at fault

    If you were partly at fault, your damages are reduced by your percentage of fault, but you recover nothing if your fault is equal to or greater than the other party's (50% or more).

    The rule and its statute

  5. The other driver’s minimum coverage

    The legal minimum liability coverage in Arkansas is $25,000 per injured person, $50,000 per crash and $25,000 for property (25/50/25).

    Every state’s minimums

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