Counties with the most motor vehicle accident fatalities in Arkansas
Counties with the most motor vehicle accident fatalities in Arkansas
Media outlets were quick during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the consequent lockdowns that defined the summer and fall of 2020 to note just how little traffic there was as a result. Simple logic would suggest that less traffic equals a lower likelihood of accidents and thus fewer injuries and fatalities. Sadly, this was not the case.
Nationwide, traffic fatalities rose 7.2% in 2020 to nearly 39,000. That number was the highest recorded since 2007. Qualifying this disturbing fact is a sticky wicket—common denominators behind traffic deaths such as impaired driving, failure to use a seat belt, and excessive speed were certainly contributing factors, but they alone do not account for a rise in deaths commensurate with a 430-million-mile drop in the number of miles people traveled across the course of the year. What can be qualified, however, is where fatal crashes took place.
Citing data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System, compiled by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Stacker identified the counties in Arkansas that had the most fatalities from motor vehicle crashes in 2020. The number of accident fatalities are ranked by the number of deaths per 100,000 people, with the raw number functioning as a tiebreaker. The analysis only looked at counties with at least five deaths during 2020. Additional data is included on pedestrian, bicyclist, and drunk-driving-related deaths. In counties where at least five fatalities happened on the same street or interstate, the road with the most deaths is also included.
#50. Greene County, Arkansas
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 2 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#49. Washington County, Arkansas
- 9 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 7 deaths involving drunk drivers
- Road with most fatalities: US-71-17B (6 fatalities)
#48. Sebastian County, Arkansas
- 5 pedestrian deaths
- 1 bicyclist death
- 1 death involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#47. Faulkner County, Arkansas
- 3 pedestrian deaths
- 1 bicyclist death
- 3 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#46. Saline County, Arkansas
- 3 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 6 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#45. Benton County, Arkansas
- 4 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 13 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#44. Crawford County, Arkansas
- 4 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 2 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#43. Lonoke County, Arkansas
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 1 death involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#42. Hot Spring County, Arkansas
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 1 death involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#41. Boone County, Arkansas
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 1 death involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#40. Union County, Arkansas
- 1 pedestrian death
- 1 bicyclist death
- 0 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#39. Garland County, Arkansas
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 3 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#38. Craighead County, Arkansas
- 1 pedestrian death
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 9 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#37. Pope County, Arkansas
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 1 death involving drunk drivers
- Road with most fatalities: I-40-22 (5 fatalities)
#36. Baxter County, Arkansas
- 1 pedestrian death
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 3 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#35. Pulaski County, Arkansas
- 29 pedestrian deaths
- 2 bicyclist deaths
- 21 deaths involving drunk drivers
- Roads with most fatalities: US-70-12, I-30-23 (6 fatalities each)
#34. Ouachita County, Arkansas
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 1 death involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#33. Mississippi County, Arkansas
- 1 pedestrian death
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 4 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#32. Johnson County, Arkansas
- 1 pedestrian death
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 1 death involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#31. Jefferson County, Arkansas
- 4 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 3 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#30. Polk County, Arkansas
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 2 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#29. White County, Arkansas
- 3 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 2 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#28. Crittenden County, Arkansas
- 2 pedestrian deaths
- 1 bicyclist death
- 4 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#27. Clark County, Arkansas
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 3 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#26. Miller County, Arkansas
- 3 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 1 death involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#25. Drew County, Arkansas
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 1 death involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#24. Arkansas County, Arkansas
- 1 pedestrian death
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 2 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#23. Conway County, Arkansas
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 3 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#22. Cross County, Arkansas
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 0 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#21. Columbia County, Arkansas
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 1 death involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#20. Ashley County, Arkansas
- 1 pedestrian death
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 4 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#19. Van Buren County, Arkansas
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 0 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#18. Grant County, Arkansas
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 0 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#17. Carroll County, Arkansas
- 1 pedestrian death
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 3 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#16. Marion County, Arkansas
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 1 death involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#15. Madison County, Arkansas
- 1 pedestrian death
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 3 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#14. Sevier County, Arkansas
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 3 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#13. Hempstead County, Arkansas
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 4 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#12. Independence County, Arkansas
- 2 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 9 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#11. Howard County, Arkansas
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 3 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#10. St. Francis County, Arkansas
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 3 deaths involving drunk drivers
- Road with most fatalities: I-40-51 (5 fatalities)
#9. Cleburne County, Arkansas
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 6 deaths involving drunk drivers
- Road with most fatalities: SR-25-3 (6 fatalities)
#8. Franklin County, Arkansas
- 4 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 0 deaths involving drunk drivers
- Road with most fatalities: I-40-12 (5 fatalities)
#7. Jackson County, Arkansas
- 3 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 2 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#6. Fulton County, Arkansas
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 1 death involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#5. Montgomery County, Arkansas
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 2 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#4. Poinsett County, Arkansas
- 1 pedestrian death
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 5 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#3. Monroe County, Arkansas
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 0 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#2. Lawrence County, Arkansas
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 1 death involving drunk drivers
- Road with most fatalities: US-63-4 (5 fatalities)
#1. Bradley County, Arkansas
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 4 deaths involving drunk drivers
- Road with most fatalities: US-63-17 (6 fatalities)