Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Clay County, Arkansas
County in Arkansas · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 14
- Fatal crashes
- 6
- Population
- 14.1K
In 2024, 14 people died in 6 fatal crashes in Clay County, Arkansas. That was 1,300.0% more than in 2023 (1) and the most in any year since 2020. The death rate was 99.4 per 100,000 residents, compared with 19.5 in Arkansas and 11.5 in the United States. Clay County had the 11th most traffic deaths among Arkansas's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 27 people died, an average of 5.4 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 17% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
99.4
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 5 times the rate in Arkansas: 19.5
- About 9 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
37.8
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 1.8 times the average in Arkansas: 20.8
- About 3 times the average in the United States: 12.3
+1300%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
1 death in 2023, 14 in 2024
- Arkansas: +1%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 8 | 7 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 14 | 6 |
People who died within 30 days of a crash. A fatal crash can kill more than one person.
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| Category | Deaths per 100,000 |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 6.9 |
| 2021 | 55.8 |
| 2022 | 21.1 |
| 2023 | 7.1 |
| 2024 | 99.5 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
0%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 5 percent of the share in Arkansas: 11%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 14 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Clay County | Share in Arkansas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 11% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 13% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 1% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 5 | 36% | 26% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 1 | 7% | 23% |
Alcohol-impaired and speeding-related count everyone killed in those crashes, so a death can appear in more than one row.
Crash factors
Speeding, alcohol, night and weekend crashes
17%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About three-quarters of the share in Arkansas: 23%
- About 60 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
33%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 1.2 times the share in Arkansas: 27%
- About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Clay County | Arkansas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 33.3% | 26.9% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 16.7% | 22.9% | 28.1% |
| At night | 66.7% | 46.8% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 0.0% | 29.6% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
67%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 1.4 times the share in Arkansas: 47%
- About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 54%
0%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 5 percent of the share in Arkansas: 30%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 1 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 2 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 4 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 3 |
| 8pm | 2 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 2 |
| Mon | 2 |
| Tue | 5 |
| Wed | 1 |
| Thu | 0 |
| Fri | 5 |
| Sat | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 2 |
| Feb | 4 |
| Mar | 2 |
| Apr | 3 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 2 |
| Sep | 2 |
| Oct | 1 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 14 |
| Cloudy | 2 |
| Rain | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 10 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 8 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Roads and vehicles
Where and what, 2020–2024
Roads with the most fatal crashes
- US-674
- US-67-203
- US-62-202
- SR-135-62
- CR-2321
- CR-181 RD1
- CR-4061
- SR-1351
- SR-3281
- SR-90-11
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Pickup trucks | 9 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 7 |
| Cars | 5 |
| SUVs | 5 |
| Other vehicles | 2 |
| Vans | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Freightliner Cascadia3
- Ford F-2502
- Chrysler Town and Country2
- Toyota Tacoma1
- Peterbilt 5791
- Peterbilt 3791
- Kenworth T6 Series1
- John Deere John Deere Chassis1
- Jeep Patriot1
- International LT6251
Reflects how common a vehicle is as well as crash involvement; not a safety rating.
Crashes
Fatal crashes
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Fatal crashes in 2024. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.
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| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2024 | — | SR-135 | 1 |
| Aug 2, 2024 | — | CR-232 | 4 |
| Apr 15, 2024 | — | US-62-20 | 6 |
| Mar 1, 2024 | — | SR-90-1 | 1 |
| Feb 20, 2024 | Datto | US-67 | 1 |
| Feb 5, 2024 | — | US-67 | 1 |
| Jan 11, 2023 | — | US-67-20 | 1 |
| Sep 9, 2022 | — | US-67 | 1 |
| May 10, 2022 | — | SR-328 | 1 |
| Mar 12, 2022 | Corning | US-67 | 1 |
| Dec 26, 2021 | — | US-49-1 | 1 |
| Oct 24, 2021 | — | CR-181 RD | 2 |
| Apr 24, 2021 | — | SR-135-6 | 1 |
| Apr 6, 2021 | — | SR-135-6 | 1 |
| Feb 26, 2021 | Corning | US-67-20 | 1 |
| Feb 2, 2021 | — | CR-406 | 1 |
| Jan 23, 2021 | — | US-62-20 | 1 |
| Sep 18, 2020 | — | US-67-20 | 1 |
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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2024. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.