Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Hempstead County, Arkansas
County in Arkansas · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 9
- Fatal crashes
- 8
- Population
- 19.3K
In 2024, 9 people died in 8 fatal crashes in Hempstead County, Arkansas. That was 18.2% fewer than in 2023 (11) and the fewest since 2022. The death rate was 46.7 per 100,000 residents, compared with 19.5 in Arkansas and 11.5 in the United States. Hempstead County had the 19th most traffic deaths among Arkansas's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 37 people died, an average of 7.4 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 11% of deaths.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
46.7
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About double the rate in Arkansas: 19.5
- About 4 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
37.9
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
-18%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
11 deaths in 2023, 9 in 2024
- Arkansas: +1%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 9 | 8 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 |
| 2023 | 11 | 10 |
| 2024 | 9 | 8 |
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 | 45.0 |
| 2021 | 15.3 |
| 2022 | 25.7 |
| 2023 | 56.8 |
| 2024 | 46.7 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
11%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About the same as the share in Arkansas: 11%
- About 60 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 8 |
| Pedestrians | 1 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Hempstead County | Share in Arkansas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 1 | 11% | 11% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 13% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 1% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 11% | 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%
13%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About half the share in Arkansas: 27%
- About half the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Hempstead County | Arkansas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 12.5% | 26.9% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 22.9% | 28.1% |
| At night | 62.5% | 46.8% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 12.5% | 29.6% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
63%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 1.3 times the share in Arkansas: 47%
- About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 54%
13%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 40 percent of the share in Arkansas: 30%
- About 40 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 2 |
| 3am | 3 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 2 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 2 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 3 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 2 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 3 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 2 |
| 9pm | 3 |
| 10pm | 2 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 8 |
| Mon | 7 |
| Tue | 7 |
| Wed | 5 |
| Thu | 3 |
| Fri | 4 |
| Sat | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 2 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 3 |
| May | 4 |
| Jun | 4 |
| Jul | 5 |
| Aug | 3 |
| Sep | 2 |
| Oct | 3 |
| Nov | 2 |
| Dec | 5 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 27 |
| Cloudy | 3 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 2 |
| Rain | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Not Lighted | 17 |
| Daylight | 14 |
| Dark - Lighted | 2 |
| Dusk | 1 |
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
- I-308
- I-30-126
- US-672
- US-2782
- CR-HEMPSTEAD21
- SR-73-21
- SR-73-0201
- SR-3551
- SR-32-71
- SR-321
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 18 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 12 |
| Pickup trucks | 10 |
| SUVs | 5 |
| Motorcycles | 3 |
| Other vehicles | 2 |
| Vans | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- GMC Sierra4
- Volvo Truck VNL4
- Chevrolet Silverado2
- Ford F-1502
- Freightliner Cascadia2
- Honda Accord2
- Honda Civic2
- Toyota Camry2
- Hyundai Sonata1
- Honda CRF450X1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 2024 | — | CR-HEMPSTEAD5 | 1 |
| Dec 19, 2024 | — | I-30 | 1 |
| Aug 26, 2024 | — | I-30 | 1 |
| Jul 31, 2024 | — | SR-355 | 1 |
| Jul 2, 2024 | — | CR-2 | 1 |
| Jun 9, 2024 | — | I-30 | 1 |
| May 27, 2024 | — | I-30 | 1 |
| Apr 1, 2024 | — | CR-HEMPSTEAD2 | 2 |
| Dec 17, 2023 | — | US-278 | 1 |
| Nov 1, 2023 | — | I-30-12 | 1 |
| Oct 19, 2023 | — | I-30 | 1 |
| Oct 6, 2023 | — | US-371 | 1 |
| Oct 3, 2023 | Hope | US-67 | 1 |
| Sep 3, 2023 | — | I-30 | 2 |
| Jul 10, 2023 | — | I-30-12 | 1 |
| Jun 15, 2023 | Hope | SR-29 | 1 |
| Mar 21, 2023 | — | I-30-12 | 1 |
| Feb 19, 2023 | Hope | I-30 | 1 |
| Dec 28, 2022 | — | US-278 | 1 |
| Sep 20, 2022 | — | I-30 | 1 |
| Aug 9, 2022 | — | SR-32 | 1 |
| Jul 19, 2022 | — | US-67 | 1 |
| Feb 21, 2022 | — | SR-27 | 1 |
| Jul 13, 2021 | — | US-371-030 | 1 |
| Jun 11, 2021 | Hope | US-278-5 | 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.