Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Benton, Arkansas
City in Saline County · Arkansas · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 2
- Fatal crashes
- 2
- Population
- 38.3K
In 2024, 2 people died in 2 fatal crashes in Benton, Arkansas. That was 50.0% fewer than in 2023 (4) and the fewest since 2022. The death rate was 5.2 per 100,000 residents, compared with 9.1 in Saline County, 19.5 in Arkansas and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2024, 17 people died, an average of 3.4 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
5.2
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 55 percent of the rate in Saline County, Arkansas: 9.1
- About one-quarter of the rate in Arkansas: 19.5
- About half the rate in the United States: 11.5
-50%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
4 deaths in 2023, 2 in 2024
- Saline County, Arkansas: -40%
- Arkansas: +1%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 |
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 | 5.7 |
| 2021 | 19.6 |
| 2022 | 5.5 |
| 2023 | 10.6 |
| 2024 | 5.2 |
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 Saline County, Arkansas: 8%
- 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 | 1 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Benton | Share in Saline County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 8% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 50% | 17% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 0 | 0% | 17% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 25% |
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 Saline County, Arkansas: 25%
- 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 Saline County, Arkansas: 33%
- About 5 percent of the share in Arkansas: 27%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Benton | Saline County | Arkansas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 33.3% | 26.9% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 25.0% | 22.9% | 28.1% |
| At night | 50.0% | 41.7% | 46.8% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 0.0% | 41.7% | 29.6% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
50%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 1.2 times the share in Saline County, Arkansas: 42%
- About the same as the share in Arkansas: 47%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 54%
0%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 5 percent of the share in Saline County, Arkansas: 42%
- About 5 percent of the share in Arkansas: 30%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 2 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 2 |
| 7pm | 2 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 2 |
| Mon | 3 |
| Tue | 1 |
| Wed | 1 |
| Thu | 2 |
| Fri | 6 |
| Sat | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 2 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 4 |
| Aug | 4 |
| Sep | 2 |
| Oct | 2 |
| Nov | 2 |
| Dec | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 15 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 8 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 7 |
| 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-304
- I-30-223
- US-67-091
- SR-51
- MU-CONGO RD1
- I-30-3671
- I-30-362 FRAONTAGE RD1
- I-30 FRONTAGE ROAD1
- CS-SHARONRD1
- CS-NMILIT1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Motorcycles | 6 |
| Pickup trucks | 6 |
| SUVs | 6 |
| Cars | 5 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 4 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Nissan Rogue2
- Ram 15002
- Audi Q51
- Chevrolet Blazer1
- Chevrolet Silverado1
- Chevrolet Tahoe1
- Chrysler PT Cruiser1
- Ford F-1501
- Ford F-2501
- Freightliner Cascadia1
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 | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 2024 | I-30 | 1 |
| Oct 2, 2024 | MU-CONGO RD | 1 |
| Aug 10, 2023 | I-30 FRONTAGE ROAD | 1 |
| Jul 7, 2023 | I-30 | 1 |
| Apr 1, 2023 | SR-5 | 1 |
| Jan 15, 2023 | I-30-362 FRAONTAGE RD | 1 |
| Aug 18, 2022 | I-30 | 1 |
| Aug 5, 2022 | I-30 | 1 |
| Nov 12, 2021 | I-30-22 | 1 |
| Oct 11, 2021 | CS-SHARONRD | 1 |
| Sep 10, 2021 | CS- MAIN STREET | 1 |
| Sep 6, 2021 | CS-JACKMAN STREET | 1 |
| Aug 23, 2021 | CS-NMILIT | 1 |
| Jul 13, 2021 | US-67-09 | 1 |
| Jul 3, 2021 | I-30-22 | 1 |
| Jul 24, 2020 | I-30-22 | 1 |
| Jan 12, 2020 | I-30-367 | 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.