Fatal crash profile · City

Traffic deaths in Jacksonville, Arkansas

City in Pulaski County · Arkansas · United States

Deaths, 2024
5
Fatal crashes
5
Population
29.2K

In 2024, 5 people died in 5 fatal crashes in Jacksonville, Arkansas. That was 25.0% more than in 2023 (4) and the most since 2022. The death rate was 17.1 per 100,000 residents, compared with 22.6 in Pulaski County, 19.5 in Arkansas and 11.5 in the United States. 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. Pedestrians accounted for 40% of deaths, and 40% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

17.1

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

  • About three-quarters of the rate in Pulaski County, Arkansas: 22.6
  • About 90 percent of the rate in Arkansas: 19.5
  • About 1.5 times the rate in the United States: 11.5

+25%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

4 deaths in 2023, 5 in 2024

  • Pulaski County, Arkansas: +3%
  • Arkansas: +1%
  • The United States: -4%
Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2020 6 6
2021 4 4
2022 7 7
2023 4 4
2024 5 5

People who died within 30 days of a crash. A fatal crash can kill more than one person.

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Deaths per 100,000 residents, 2020–2024
Category Deaths per 100,000
2020 20.4
2021 13.7
2022 24.0
2023 13.8
2024 17.1

Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.

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Road users

Who died

40%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About 1.5 times the share in Pulaski County, Arkansas: 26%
  • About 3 times the share in Arkansas: 11%
  • About double the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 3
Pedestrians 2
Motorcyclists 0
Cyclists 0
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Jacksonville Share in Pulaski County
Pedestrians 2 40% 26%
Motorcyclists 0 0% 9%
Cyclists 0 0% 1%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 2 40% 34%
Speeding-related crashes 2 40% 21%

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

40%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About 1.9 times the share in Pulaski County, Arkansas: 21%
  • About 1.8 times the share in Arkansas: 23%
  • About 1.4 times the share in the United States: 28%

40%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About 1.2 times the share in Pulaski County, Arkansas: 33%
  • About 1.5 times the share in Arkansas: 27%
  • About 1.6 times the share in the United States: 25%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Jacksonville Pulaski County Arkansas United States
Speeding-related 40.0% 32.6% 26.9% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 40.0% 21.3% 22.9% 28.1%
At night 100.0% 61.8% 46.8% 53.6%
At weekends 40.0% 32.6% 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 1.6 times the share in Pulaski County, Arkansas: 62%
  • About double the share in Arkansas: 47%
  • About 1.9 times the share in the United States: 54%

40%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About 1.2 times the share in Pulaski County, Arkansas: 33%
  • About 1.4 times the share in Arkansas: 30%
  • About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 33%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 1
1am 0
2am 6
3am 0
4am 0
5am 2
6am 1
7am 1
8am 0
9am 0
10am 0
11am 0
12pm 1
1pm 0
2pm 1
3pm 0
4pm 1
5pm 1
6pm 2
7pm 0
8pm 2
9pm 2
10pm 4
11pm 1

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 6
Mon 1
Tue 3
Wed 4
Thu 6
Fri 3
Sat 3

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 2
Feb 4
Mar 1
Apr 1
May 3
Jun 3
Jul 3
Aug 2
Sep 2
Oct 1
Nov 2
Dec 2

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 21
Rain 3
Cloudy 1
Fog, Smog, Smoke 1

All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Light conditions at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Dark - Not Lighted 18
Daylight 6
Dark - Lighted 2

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

  1. US-674
  2. US-67-104
  3. SR-1612
  4. I-4401
  5. CR-JOHN HARDIN1
  6. CS- TRICKEY LANE1
  7. CS-JOHN HARDEN DR1
  8. CS-S REDMOND RD1
  9. CS-S REDMOND ROAD1
  10. FR-00067-1631

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 17
Pickup trucks 7
Motorcycles 6
SUVs 3
Medium and heavy trucks 2
Other vehicles 1
Vans 1

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Chevrolet Corvette2
  2. Dodge Challenger2
  3. Nissan Frontier2
  4. Audi TTS1
  5. Buick Park Avenue1
  6. Chevrolet Camaro1
  7. Chevrolet Silverado1
  8. Chevrolet Suburban1
  9. Dodge Journey1
  10. Dodge Ram1

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 Deaths
Sep 29, 2024 1
Jun 25, 2024 1
Jun 2, 2024 1
Feb 2, 2024 1
Jan 3, 2024 1
Aug 25, 2023 1
May 21, 2023 1
May 18, 2023 1
Apr 5, 2023 1
Dec 19, 2022 1
Nov 6, 2022 1
Sep 1, 2022 1
Aug 25, 2022 1
Jul 17, 2022 1
Jul 5, 2022 1
Jan 8, 2022 1
Nov 17, 2021 1
Oct 24, 2021 1
Jul 29, 2021 1
Feb 6, 2021 1
Dec 24, 2020 1
Jun 30, 2020 1
May 15, 2020 1
Mar 5, 2020 1
Feb 19, 2020 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.