Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Sharp County, Arkansas
County in Arkansas · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 7
- Fatal crashes
- 7
- Population
- 18.1K
In 2024, 7 people died in 7 fatal crashes in Sharp County, Arkansas. That was 75.0% more than in 2023 (4) and the most in any year since 2020. The death rate was 38.7 per 100,000 residents, compared with 19.5 in Arkansas and 11.5 in the United States. Sharp County had the 29th most traffic deaths among Arkansas's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 20 people died, an average of 4.0 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 14% of deaths.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
38.7
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About double the rate in Arkansas: 19.5
- About 3 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
22.5
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About the same as the average in Arkansas: 20.8
- About 1.8 times the average in the United States: 12.3
+75%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
4 deaths in 2023, 7 in 2024
- Arkansas: +1%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021 | 4 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 |
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 | 23.1 |
| 2021 | 22.6 |
| 2022 | 5.6 |
| 2023 | 22.3 |
| 2024 | 38.7 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
14%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 1.2 times the share in Arkansas: 11%
- About 80 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 5 |
| Pedestrians | 1 |
| Motorcyclists | 1 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Sharp County | Share in Arkansas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 1 | 14% | 11% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 14% | 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 | Sharp County | Arkansas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 26.9% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 22.9% | 28.1% |
| At night | 14.3% | 46.8% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 71.4% | 29.6% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
14%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About one-third of the share in Arkansas: 47%
- About one-quarter of the share in the United States: 54%
71%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About double the share in Arkansas: 30%
- About double the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 2 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 3 |
| 12pm | 2 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 4 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 1 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 2 |
| Mon | 2 |
| Tue | 1 |
| Wed | 2 |
| Thu | 4 |
| Fri | 2 |
| Sat | 5 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 3 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 3 |
| May | 3 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 1 |
| Sep | 2 |
| Oct | 1 |
| Nov | 2 |
| Dec | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 12 |
| Rain | 4 |
| 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 | 13 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 4 |
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-1674
- US-167-192
- US-632
- US-63-22
- SR-115-31
- SR-1751
- SR-175-11
- SR-2301
- US-4121
- US-62-151
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| SUVs | 8 |
| Cars | 7 |
| Pickup trucks | 6 |
| Motorcycles | 3 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 2 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Ford Escape3
- Chevrolet Impala2
- Chevrolet Silverado2
- Dodge Ram2
- Buick LaCrosse1
- Chevrolet Tahoe1
- Ford Focus1
- Freightliner Long Conv.1
- Harley Davidson Softail Deuce1
- Honda Civic1
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 4, 2024 | — | US-167 | 1 |
| Oct 4, 2024 | — | US-412 | 1 |
| Sep 15, 2024 | — | US-167 | 1 |
| May 25, 2024 | — | US-62-17 | 1 |
| May 4, 2024 | Cave City | US-167 | 1 |
| Apr 27, 2024 | — | SR-175 | 1 |
| Feb 25, 2024 | — | SR-230 | 1 |
| Nov 20, 2023 | Ash Flat | US-US 167 END | 1 |
| Nov 9, 2023 | — | US-63 | 1 |
| Jul 1, 2023 | Hardy | US-63 | 1 |
| Jan 18, 2023 | — | SR-115-3 | 1 |
| Jan 8, 2022 | — | US-167 | 1 |
| Sep 2, 2021 | — | US-63-2 | 1 |
| Apr 9, 2021 | Cave City | US-167-19 | 3 |
| Aug 31, 2020 | Cave City | US-167-19 | 1 |
| May 28, 2020 | — | US-62-15 | 1 |
| Apr 16, 2020 | — | SR-175-1 | 1 |
| Jan 28, 2020 | — | US-63-2 | 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.