Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Phillips County, Arkansas
County in Arkansas · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 1
- Fatal crashes
- 1
- Population
- 14.6K
In 2024, 1 person died in 1 fatal crash in Phillips County, Arkansas. That was 85.7% fewer than in 2023 (7) and the fewest in any year since 2020. The death rate was 6.9 per 100,000 residents, compared with 19.5 in Arkansas and 11.5 in the United States. Phillips County had the 64th most traffic deaths among Arkansas's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 22 people died, an average of 4.4 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
6.9
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About one-third of the rate in Arkansas: 19.5
- About 60 percent of the rate in the United States: 11.5
28.6
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 1.4 times the average in Arkansas: 20.8
- About double the average in the United States: 12.3
-86%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
7 deaths in 2023, 1 in 2024
- Arkansas: +1%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 9 | 8 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 7 | 6 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 |
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 | 12.2 |
| 2021 | 57.1 |
| 2022 | 19.7 |
| 2023 | 46.9 |
| 2024 | 6.9 |
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 | 1 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Phillips County | Share in Arkansas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 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 | Phillips County | Arkansas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 26.9% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 22.9% | 28.1% |
| At night | 100.0% | 46.8% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 0.0% | 29.6% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
100%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About double the share in Arkansas: 47%
- About 1.9 times the share in the United States: 54%
0%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 5 percent of the share in Arkansas: 30%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 2 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 2 |
| 11am | 2 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 2 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 3 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 2 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 4 |
| Mon | 1 |
| Tue | 3 |
| Wed | 4 |
| Thu | 3 |
| Fri | 3 |
| Sat | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 3 |
| Feb | 2 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 3 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 3 |
| Sep | 2 |
| Oct | 2 |
| Nov | 2 |
| Dec | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 12 |
| Rain | 5 |
| Cloudy | 2 |
| 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 | 14 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 3 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 1 |
| Dawn | 1 |
| Other | 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-49-106
- US-494
- CR-LEVEERD1
- US-49-10B1
- SR-851
- SR-44-31
- SR-318-21
- SR-316-21
- SR-2421
- MU- ST CLAIR1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 10 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 7 |
| SUVs | 7 |
| Pickup trucks | 5 |
| Vans | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Freightliner M23
- Chevrolet Tahoe3
- Nissan Altima2
- Freightliner Columbia2
- Ford F-1502
- Dodge Charger2
- Volvo Truck VNL1
- Volvo S401
- Toyota Sienna1
- Toyota Sequoia1
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 2, 2024 | — | US-49 | 1 |
| Nov 14, 2023 | — | US-49 | 1 |
| Aug 31, 2023 | — | SR-242 | 1 |
| Aug 6, 2023 | — | SR-316-2 | 1 |
| Jul 22, 2023 | Helena-West Helena | MU- ST CLAIR | 1 |
| May 5, 2023 | — | US-49-10 | 2 |
| Feb 26, 2023 | — | SR-85 | 1 |
| Oct 8, 2022 | Helena-West Helena | US-49 | 1 |
| Sep 7, 2022 | — | CR-115 | 1 |
| Jan 28, 2022 | Helena-West Helena | US-49 | 1 |
| Nov 21, 2021 | — | US-49-10 | 1 |
| Oct 29, 2021 | Helena-West Helena | US-49-10 | 1 |
| Sep 22, 2021 | — | CR-LEVEERD | 2 |
| Aug 17, 2021 | — | SR-44-3 | 1 |
| Apr 28, 2021 | Helena-West Helena | US-49-10 | 1 |
| Apr 15, 2021 | Helena-West Helena | US-49-10B | 1 |
| Feb 24, 2021 | Helena-West Helena | US-49-10 | 1 |
| Jan 10, 2021 | Helena-West Helena | US-49-11 | 1 |
| Apr 21, 2020 | — | SR-318-2 | 1 |
| Jan 23, 2020 | — | US-49-10 | 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.