Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in St. Francis County, Arkansas
County in Arkansas · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 6
- Fatal crashes
- 6
- Population
- 21.9K
In 2024, 6 people died in 6 fatal crashes in St. Francis County, Arkansas. That was 100.0% more than in 2023 (3) and the most since 2022. The death rate was 27.3 per 100,000 residents, compared with 19.5 in Arkansas and 11.5 in the United States. St. Francis County had the 31st most traffic deaths among Arkansas's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 42 people died, an average of 8.4 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
27.3
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.4 times the rate in Arkansas: 19.5
- About double the rate in the United States: 11.5
37.5
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 1.8 times the average in Arkansas: 20.8
- About 3 times the average in the United States: 12.3
+100%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
3 deaths in 2023, 6 in 2024
- Arkansas: +1%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 12 | 11 |
| 2021 | 12 | 10 |
| 2022 | 9 | 9 |
| 2023 | 3 | 2 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 |
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 | 52.1 |
| 2021 | 52.8 |
| 2022 | 40.3 |
| 2023 | 13.6 |
| 2024 | 27.4 |
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 | 5 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 1 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in St. Francis County | Share in Arkansas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 11% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 17% | 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%
33%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 1.2 times the share in Arkansas: 27%
- About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | St. Francis County | Arkansas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 33.3% | 26.9% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 22.9% | 28.1% |
| At night | 16.7% | 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
17%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About one-third of the share in Arkansas: 47%
- About one-third of 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 | 1 |
| 1am | 5 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 2 |
| 4am | 2 |
| 5am | 3 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 3 |
| 9am | 2 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 2 |
| 12pm | 3 |
| 1pm | 3 |
| 2pm | 3 |
| 3pm | 2 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 1 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 1 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 4 |
| Mon | 7 |
| Tue | 5 |
| Wed | 2 |
| Thu | 5 |
| Fri | 3 |
| Sat | 12 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 3 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 2 |
| Apr | 3 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 2 |
| Jul | 4 |
| Aug | 7 |
| Sep | 2 |
| Oct | 6 |
| Nov | 4 |
| Dec | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 33 |
| Cloudy | 3 |
| Rain | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 21 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 12 |
| Dark - Lighted | 3 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 1 |
| Dawn | 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-4013
- I-40-516
- SR-1-112
- SR-1-11B1
- SR-38-61
- CR-2061
- CR-5361
- CR-7381
- CR-ST FRANCIS1
- CS- W BUFORD AVE1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Medium and heavy trucks | 38 |
| Pickup trucks | 16 |
| Cars | 14 |
| SUVs | 6 |
| Other vehicles | 2 |
| Motorcycles | 2 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Freightliner Cascadia13
- Chevrolet Silverado3
- Freightliner 114SD3
- Freightliner CST1203
- Chevrolet GMT-4002
- Ford F-1502
- Ford F-2502
- GMC Sierra2
- Kenworth T6802
- Nissan Altima2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14, 2024 | — | I-40 | 1 |
| Aug 23, 2024 | — | I-40 | 1 |
| Aug 1, 2024 | — | CR-738 | 1 |
| Jul 20, 2024 | — | I-40 | 1 |
| Jul 13, 2024 | — | I-40 | 1 |
| Apr 5, 2024 | — | US-71 | 1 |
| Aug 26, 2023 | — | I-40 | 1 |
| Jan 5, 2023 | — | I-40 | 2 |
| Dec 4, 2022 | — | I-40 | 1 |
| Oct 27, 2022 | Forrest City | CS-N DIVISION ST | 1 |
| Oct 4, 2022 | — | I-40 | 1 |
| Aug 22, 2022 | — | I-40 | 1 |
| Aug 20, 2022 | — | I-40 | 1 |
| Apr 4, 2022 | Wheatley | I-40 | 1 |
| Mar 19, 2022 | — | I-40 | 1 |
| Mar 8, 2022 | Forrest City | SR-1 | 1 |
| Feb 26, 2022 | — | I-40 | 1 |
| Dec 24, 2021 | — | US-70-19 | 1 |
| Dec 7, 2021 | Forrest City | I-40-51 | 1 |
| Nov 9, 2021 | — | I-40-645 | 1 |
| Oct 17, 2021 | — | SR-38-7 | 1 |
| Oct 4, 2021 | Forrest City | SR-284-3 | 1 |
| Sep 11, 2021 | Forrest City | CS-NDIVISIONST | 1 |
| Aug 30, 2021 | — | I-40-51 | 2 |
| Jun 26, 2021 | — | SR-38-6 | 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.