Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Perry County, Arkansas
County in Arkansas · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 3
- Fatal crashes
- 3
- Population
- 10.3K
In 2024, 3 people died in 3 fatal crashes in Perry County, Arkansas. The death rate was 29.2 per 100,000 residents, compared with 19.5 in Arkansas and 11.5 in the United States. Perry County had the 51st most traffic deaths among Arkansas's counties. Between 2021 and 2024, 11 people died, an average of 2.8 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 33% of deaths.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
29.2
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.5 times the rate in Arkansas: 19.5
- About 3 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
36.3
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2021–2024
- About 1.7 times the average in Arkansas: 21.1
- About 3 times the average in the United States: 12.4
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 40.1 |
| 2022 | 39.7 |
| 2024 | 29.2 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
33%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 3 times the share in Arkansas: 11%
- About 1.8 times the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 1 |
| Pedestrians | 1 |
| Motorcyclists | 1 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Perry County | Share in Arkansas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 1 | 33% | 11% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 33% | 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 | Perry 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 | 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
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%
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 | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 2 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 2 |
| 6pm | 1 |
| 7pm | 2 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2021–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 1 |
| Mon | 2 |
| Tue | 1 |
| Wed | 1 |
| Thu | 2 |
| Fri | 3 |
| Sat | 1 |
All crashes 2021–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 2 |
| Oct | 2 |
| Nov | 3 |
| Dec | 0 |
All crashes 2021–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 10 |
| Rain | 1 |
All crashes 2021–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 5 |
| Dark - Lighted | 2 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 2 |
| Dusk | 1 |
All crashes 2021–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Roads and vehicles
Where and what, 2021–2024
Roads with the most fatal crashes
- SR-60-12
- SR-1132
- SR-9-61
- SR-91
- SR-71
- SR-60-011
- SR-601
- SR-3141
- SR-101
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| SUVs | 5 |
| Cars | 4 |
| Motorcycles | 4 |
| Pickup trucks | 4 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
All crashes 2021–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Dodge Ram2
- Acura TL1
- Chevrolet Blazer1
- Chevrolet Trailblazer1
- Ford Crown Victoria1
- Harley Davidson Street Glide Special1
- Honda CBR1100XX1
- Honda CR-V1
- Honda Ridgeline1
- Kia Sorento1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 8, 2024 | Casa | SR-10 | 1 |
| Oct 17, 2024 | — | SR-7 | 1 |
| Jan 28, 2024 | Perry | SR-9 | 1 |
| Nov 2, 2022 | — | SR-113 | 1 |
| Oct 17, 2022 | Bigelow | SR-113 | 1 |
| May 10, 2022 | — | SR-60 | 1 |
| Feb 14, 2022 | — | SR-314 | 1 |
| Nov 11, 2021 | — | SR-60-01 | 1 |
| Sep 24, 2021 | — | SR-60-1 | 1 |
| Sep 11, 2021 | — | SR-60-1 | 1 |
| Mar 12, 2021 | Perry | SR-9-6 | 1 |
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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2021–2024. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.