Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Cross County, Arkansas
County in Arkansas · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 3
- Fatal crashes
- 3
- Population
- 16.3K
In 2024, 3 people died in 3 fatal crashes in Cross County, Arkansas. That was 200.0% more than in 2023 (1) and the most since 2022. The death rate was 18.4 per 100,000 residents, compared with 19.5 in Arkansas and 11.5 in the United States. Cross County had the 51st most traffic deaths among Arkansas's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 15 people died, an average of 3.0 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 67% of deaths.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
18.4
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About the same as the rate in Arkansas: 19.5
- About 1.6 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
18.1
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 85 percent of the average in Arkansas: 20.8
- About 1.5 times the average in the United States: 12.3
+200%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
1 death in 2023, 3 in 2024
- Arkansas: +1%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 4 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 4 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 |
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 | 29.8 |
| 2021 | 12.0 |
| 2022 | 24.1 |
| 2023 | 6.1 |
| 2024 | 18.4 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
67%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 6 times the share in Arkansas: 11%
- About 4 times the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 1 |
| Pedestrians | 2 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Cross County | Share in Arkansas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 2 | 67% | 11% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 13% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 1% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 0 | 0% | 26% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 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
0%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 5 percent of the share in Arkansas: 23%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
0%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 5 percent of the share in Arkansas: 27%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Cross County | Arkansas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 26.9% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 22.9% | 28.1% |
| At night | 66.7% | 46.8% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 66.7% | 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%
67%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About double the share in Arkansas: 30%
- About double the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 2 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 1 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 2 |
| Mon | 0 |
| Tue | 1 |
| Wed | 3 |
| Thu | 3 |
| Fri | 1 |
| Sat | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 3 |
| May | 2 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 1 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 0 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 8 |
| 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 | 8 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 4 |
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-642
- SR-11
- SR-284-11
- CR-2241
- CR-7341
- CS-MULBERRY1
- SR-1-141
- SR-193-11
- SR-42-31
- SR-64-16C1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 8 |
| Pickup trucks | 4 |
| SUVs | 3 |
| Other vehicles | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet GMT-4002
- Chevrolet Cruze1
- Chevrolet Tahoe1
- Dodge Caliber1
- Ford Escape1
- Ford F-1501
- Ford Ranger1
- Hyundai Accent1
- Infiniti Q451
- Lincoln Town Car1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 2024 | — | US-64 | 1 |
| Apr 14, 2024 | Wynne | SR-64-16C | 1 |
| Apr 13, 2024 | — | US-64 | 1 |
| Apr 4, 2023 | — | SR-193-1 | 1 |
| Dec 18, 2022 | Wynne | SR-1 | 3 |
| Sep 17, 2022 | Wynne | CS-MULBERRY | 1 |
| Nov 26, 2021 | — | US-64-15 | 1 |
| Aug 12, 2021 | — | CR-734 | 1 |
| Jul 22, 2020 | Wynne | SR-284-1 | 2 |
| Jun 25, 2020 | — | CR-224 | 1 |
| May 13, 2020 | — | SR-42-3 | 1 |
| Mar 18, 2020 | — | SR-1-14 | 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.