Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Jackson County, Arkansas
County in Arkansas · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 3
- Fatal crashes
- 3
- Population
- 16.6K
In 2024, 3 people died in 3 fatal crashes in Jackson County, Arkansas. That was 62.5% fewer than in 2023 (8) and the fewest since 2021. The death rate was 18.0 per 100,000 residents, compared with 19.5 in Arkansas and 11.5 in the United States. Jackson County had the 51st most traffic deaths among Arkansas's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 26 people died, an average of 5.2 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
31.2
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 1.5 times the average in Arkansas: 20.8
- About 3 times the average in the United States: 12.3
-63%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
8 deaths in 2023, 3 in 2024
- Arkansas: +1%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 9 | 7 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 8 | 7 |
| 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 | 53.8 |
| 2021 | 11.9 |
| 2022 | 24.1 |
| 2023 | 47.8 |
| 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 | 2 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 1 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Jackson County | Share in Arkansas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 11% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 33% | 13% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 1% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 0 | 0% | 26% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 1 | 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 | Jackson County | Arkansas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 33.3% | 26.9% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 33.3% | 22.9% | 28.1% |
| At night | 33.3% | 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
33%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 70 percent of the share in Arkansas: 47%
- About two-thirds 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 | 0 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 1 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 2 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 2 |
| 6pm | 3 |
| 7pm | 2 |
| 8pm | 2 |
| 9pm | 1 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 2 |
| Mon | 2 |
| Tue | 6 |
| Wed | 3 |
| Thu | 2 |
| Fri | 3 |
| Sat | 5 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 3 |
| Mar | 2 |
| Apr | 2 |
| May | 2 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 2 |
| Aug | 2 |
| Sep | 4 |
| Oct | 2 |
| Nov | 2 |
| Dec | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 15 |
| Rain | 4 |
| Cloudy | 3 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
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 | 9 |
| Dusk | 2 |
| Dark - Lighted | 1 |
| Dawn | 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
- US-673
- SR-3672
- SR-367-212
- SR-384-32
- CR-STAR MOUNTAIN RD1
- SR-367-191
- CS-NPECAN1
- MU-NSTATEST1
- MU-PARKVIEWRD1
- SR-14-1201
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Pickup trucks | 15 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 11 |
| Cars | 10 |
| SUVs | 10 |
| Other vehicles | 3 |
| Motorcycles | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- GMC Sierra4
- Chevrolet Silverado2
- Ford F-1502
- Nissan Xterra2
- Ram 15002
- Chevrolet Avalanche1
- Chevrolet HHR1
- Chevrolet Malibu1
- Chevrolet Monte Carlo1
- Chevrolet Tahoe1
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 3, 2024 | — | SR-18 | 1 |
| Feb 21, 2024 | — | SR-384 | 1 |
| Feb 2, 2024 | Diaz | MU-PARKVIEWRD | 1 |
| Dec 9, 2023 | Grubbs | SR-37 | 1 |
| Oct 3, 2023 | — | US-67 | 2 |
| Sep 5, 2023 | Newport | SR-367 | 1 |
| May 17, 2023 | Diaz | SR-367-21 | 1 |
| Mar 14, 2023 | — | SR-18-1 | 1 |
| Feb 21, 2023 | Newport | MU-NSTATEST | 1 |
| Jan 7, 2023 | Tuckerman | SR-367-21 | 1 |
| Sep 23, 2022 | — | US-67 | 1 |
| Aug 13, 2022 | — | US-67 | 1 |
| Jul 28, 2022 | — | SR-367 | 1 |
| May 25, 2022 | — | SR-69 | 1 |
| Oct 5, 2021 | — | SR-384-3 | 1 |
| Mar 27, 2021 | — | SR-17-6 | 1 |
| Nov 20, 2020 | — | SR-367-19 | 2 |
| Nov 1, 2020 | Newport | CS-NPECAN | 1 |
| Sep 15, 2020 | — | CR-STAR MOUNTAIN RD | 2 |
| Sep 14, 2020 | — | SR-384-3 | 1 |
| Jul 16, 2020 | — | SR-37-2 | 1 |
| Apr 19, 2020 | Diaz | US-67-447 | 1 |
| Apr 6, 2020 | Newport | SR-14-120 | 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.