Parishes with the most motor vehicle accident fatalities in Louisiana
Parishes with the most motor vehicle accident fatalities in Louisiana
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 parishes in Louisiana 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 parishes with at least five deaths during 2020. Additional data is included on pedestrian, bicyclist, and drunk-driving-related deaths. In parishes where at least five fatalities happened on the same street or interstate, the road with the most deaths is also included.
#46. Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
- 8 pedestrian deaths
- 3 bicyclist deaths
- 7 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#45. St. Charles Parish, Louisiana
- 2 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 1 death involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#44. Lafayette Parish, Louisiana
- 9 pedestrian deaths
- 5 bicyclist deaths
- 8 deaths involving drunk drivers
- Road with most fatalities: US-167 (5 fatalities)
#43. Bossier Parish, Louisiana
- 2 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 4 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#42. Vernon Parish, Louisiana
- 1 pedestrian death
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 1 death involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#41. Orleans Parish, Louisiana
- 10 pedestrian deaths
- 6 bicyclist deaths
- 12 deaths involving drunk drivers
- Road with most fatalities: US-90 (10 fatalities)
#40. Lincoln Parish, Louisiana
- 1 pedestrian death
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 1 death involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#39. Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana
- 5 pedestrian deaths
- 1 bicyclist death
- 9 deaths involving drunk drivers
- Road with most fatalities: SR-27 (5 fatalities)
#38. St. Martin Parish, Louisiana
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 1 death involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#37. St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana
- 8 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 16 deaths involving drunk drivers
- Road with most fatalities: I-12 (10 fatalities)
#36. St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana
- 2 pedestrian deaths
- 1 bicyclist death
- 3 deaths involving drunk drivers
- Road with most fatalities: SR-46 (5 fatalities)
#35. Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana
- 4 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 6 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#34. St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana
- 4 pedestrian deaths
- 1 bicyclist death
- 3 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#33. Caddo Parish, Louisiana
- 9 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 16 deaths involving drunk drivers
- Road with most fatalities: I-20 (5 fatalities)
#32. Vermilion Parish, Louisiana
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 1 bicyclist death
- 1 death involving drunk drivers
- Road with most fatalities: SR-14 (7 fatalities)
#31. Evangeline Parish, Louisiana
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 1 death involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#30. Ascension Parish, Louisiana
- 7 pedestrian deaths
- 2 bicyclist deaths
- 4 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#29. Ouachita Parish, Louisiana
- 7 pedestrian deaths
- 3 bicyclist deaths
- 10 deaths involving drunk drivers
- Roads with most fatalities: I-20, US-80 (5 fatalities each)
#28. Livingston Parish, Louisiana
- 1 pedestrian death
- 1 bicyclist death
- 13 deaths involving drunk drivers
- Road with most fatalities: SR-22 (5 fatalities)
#27. Rapides Parish, Louisiana
- 4 pedestrian deaths
- 2 bicyclist deaths
- 5 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#26. Lafourche Parish, Louisiana
- 4 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 7 deaths involving drunk drivers
- Road with most fatalities: SR-308 (6 fatalities)
#25. East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
- 28 pedestrian deaths
- 1 bicyclist death
- 34 deaths involving drunk drivers
- Road with most fatalities: US-61 (21 fatalities)
#24. Iberville Parish, Louisiana
- 2 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 0 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#23. St. Mary Parish, Louisiana
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 4 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#22. Webster Parish, Louisiana
- 2 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 3 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#21. St. Landry Parish, Louisiana
- 1 pedestrian death
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 6 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#20. Acadia Parish, Louisiana
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 1 bicyclist death
- 3 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#19. Grant Parish, Louisiana
- 1 pedestrian death
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 3 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#18. Assumption Parish, Louisiana
- 1 pedestrian death
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 2 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#17. Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana
- 1 pedestrian death
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 1 death involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#16. Iberia Parish, Louisiana
- 6 pedestrian deaths
- 1 bicyclist death
- 2 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#15. Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana
- 4 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 7 deaths involving drunk drivers
- Road with most fatalities: I-55 (6 fatalities)
#14. Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana
- 4 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 4 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#13. Franklin Parish, Louisiana
- 1 pedestrian death
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 3 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#12. Concordia Parish, Louisiana
- 2 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 3 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#11. Morehouse Parish, Louisiana
- 2 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 1 death involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#10. Claiborne Parish, Louisiana
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 3 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#9. Washington Parish, Louisiana
- 2 pedestrian deaths
- 1 bicyclist death
- 7 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#8. Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana
- 1 pedestrian death
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 1 death involving drunk drivers
- Road with most fatalities: SR-29 (5 fatalities)
#7. Beauregard Parish, Louisiana
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 4 deaths involving drunk drivers
- Road with most fatalities: US-171 (8 fatalities)
#6. Jackson Parish, Louisiana
- 1 pedestrian death
- 1 bicyclist death
- 2 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#5. West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
- 2 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 7 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#4. De Soto Parish, Louisiana
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 1 death involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#3. St. Helena Parish, Louisiana
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 2 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#2. Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 5 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#1. Richland Parish, Louisiana
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 6 deaths involving drunk drivers
- Road with most fatalities: I-20 (5 fatalities)