Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Hot Spring County, Arkansas
County in Arkansas · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 6
- Fatal crashes
- 6
- Population
- 33.3K
In 2024, 6 people died in 6 fatal crashes in Hot Spring County, Arkansas. That was 53.8% fewer than in 2023 (13) and the fewest since 2020. The death rate was 18.0 per 100,000 residents, compared with 19.5 in Arkansas and 11.5 in the United States. Hot Spring County had the 31st most traffic deaths among Arkansas's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 58 people died, an average of 12 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 33% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
18.0
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
35.0
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 1.7 times the average in Arkansas: 20.8
- About 3 times the average in the United States: 12.3
-54%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
13 deaths in 2023, 6 in 2024
- Arkansas: +1%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 5 |
| 2021 | 15 | 13 |
| 2022 | 19 | 15 |
| 2023 | 13 | 12 |
| 2024 | 6 | 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 | 15.1 |
| 2021 | 45.4 |
| 2022 | 57.3 |
| 2023 | 39.1 |
| 2024 | 18.0 |
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 | 6 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Hot Spring County | Share in Arkansas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 11% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 13% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 1% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 2 | 33% | 26% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 2 | 33% | 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
33%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 1.5 times the share in Arkansas: 23%
- About 1.2 times 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 | Hot Spring County | Arkansas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 33.3% | 26.9% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 33.3% | 22.9% | 28.1% |
| At night | 16.7% | 46.8% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 33.3% | 29.6% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
17%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About one-third of the share in Arkansas: 47%
- About one-third of the share in the United States: 54%
33%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 1.1 times the share in Arkansas: 30%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 2 |
| 1am | 2 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 3 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 2 |
| 7am | 2 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 2 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 3 |
| 12pm | 4 |
| 1pm | 3 |
| 2pm | 5 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 3 |
| 5pm | 4 |
| 6pm | 3 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 4 |
| 9pm | 3 |
| 10pm | 2 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 8 |
| Mon | 3 |
| Tue | 5 |
| Wed | 11 |
| Thu | 8 |
| Fri | 12 |
| Sat | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 2 |
| Feb | 5 |
| Mar | 3 |
| Apr | 9 |
| May | 6 |
| Jun | 5 |
| Jul | 5 |
| Aug | 3 |
| Sep | 3 |
| Oct | 1 |
| Nov | 2 |
| Dec | 7 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 38 |
| Cloudy | 7 |
| Rain | 6 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 32 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 18 |
| Dark - Lighted | 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-3013
- I-30-2107
- US-2706
- US-674
- I-30-213
- US-67-0702
- US-270-0702
- SR-84-051
- SR-71
- I-30-5881
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Medium and heavy trucks | 35 |
| Cars | 23 |
| SUVs | 20 |
| Pickup trucks | 10 |
| Vans | 4 |
| Motorcycles | 3 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Freightliner Cascadia9
- Volvo Truck VNL4
- Kenworth T6804
- Chevrolet Silverado4
- Jeep Grand Cherokee3
- GMC Sierra3
- Ford Escape3
- Dodge Charger3
- Kenworth T7 Series2
- International LT6252
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 27, 2024 | — | I-30 | 1 |
| Nov 10, 2024 | — | I-30 | 1 |
| Jul 29, 2024 | — | US-270 | 1 |
| Jun 7, 2024 | — | SR-9 | 1 |
| Feb 25, 2024 | — | US-67 | 1 |
| Feb 9, 2024 | Donaldson | US-67 | 1 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | — | I-30 | 1 |
| Dec 29, 2023 | Malvern | US-270 | 1 |
| Dec 3, 2023 | — | I-30 | 1 |
| Oct 26, 2023 | — | SR-7-08 | 1 |
| Aug 17, 2023 | — | I-30-21 | 1 |
| Jul 23, 2023 | — | I-30 | 1 |
| Jul 8, 2023 | — | CR-DYERST | 1 |
| May 24, 2023 | — | I-30 | 1 |
| Apr 5, 2023 | — | US-67-8 | 1 |
| Mar 21, 2023 | — | CR-ANTIOCHRD | 1 |
| Feb 22, 2023 | — | I-30-21 | 1 |
| Feb 17, 2023 | — | SR-84-05 | 2 |
| Sep 20, 2022 | — | US-67 | 1 |
| Sep 5, 2022 | — | US-270 | 1 |
| Aug 30, 2022 | — | I-30 | 1 |
| Jul 31, 2022 | — | SR-7 | 2 |
| Jul 17, 2022 | — | I-30 | 1 |
| Jun 8, 2022 | — | I-30 | 3 |
| Jun 8, 2022 | — | I-30 | 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.