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Traffic deaths in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana

County in Louisiana · United States

Deaths, 2024
6
Fatal crashes
6
Population
32K

In 2024, 6 people died in 6 fatal crashes in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana. That was 45.5% fewer than in 2023 (11) and the fewest since 2021. The death rate was 18.7 per 100,000 residents, compared with 16.3 in Louisiana and 11.5 in the United States. Evangeline Parish had the 36th most traffic deaths among Louisiana's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 38 people died, an average of 7.6 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 17% of deaths, and 33% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

18.7

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

  • About 1.2 times the rate in Louisiana: 16.3
  • About 1.6 times the rate in the United States: 11.5

23.6

average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024

  • About 1.3 times the average in Louisiana: 18.5
  • About 1.9 times the average in the United States: 12.3

-45%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

11 deaths in 2023, 6 in 2024

  • Louisiana: -7%
  • The United States: -4%
Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2020 6 6
2021 6 6
2022 9 9
2023 11 11
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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Deaths per 100,000 residents, 2020–2024
Category Deaths per 100,000
2020 18.6
2021 18.6
2022 27.9
2023 34.1
2024 18.7

Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.

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Road users

Who died

17%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About 80 percent of the share in Louisiana: 21%
  • About the same as the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 5
Pedestrians 1
Motorcyclists 0
Cyclists 0
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Evangeline Parish Share in Louisiana
Pedestrians 1 17% 21%
Motorcyclists 0 0% 9%
Cyclists 0 0% 6%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 3 50% 26%
Speeding-related crashes 2 33% 28%

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

33%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About 1.3 times the share in Louisiana: 26%
  • About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 28%

33%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About 1.1 times the share in Louisiana: 29%
  • About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 25%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Evangeline Parish Louisiana United States
Speeding-related 33.3% 29.2% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 33.3% 25.8% 28.1%
At night 83.3% 58.7% 53.6%
At weekends 33.3% 32.9% 32.6%

Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.

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Timing

When crashes happen

83%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About 1.4 times the share in Louisiana: 59%
  • About 1.6 times the share in the United States: 54%

33%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About the same as the share in Louisiana: 33%
  • About the same as the share in the United States: 33%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 4
1am 1
2am 2
3am 1
4am 0
5am 0
6am 4
7am 1
8am 0
9am 3
10am 1
11am 0
12pm 0
1pm 1
2pm 0
3pm 0
4pm 2
5pm 1
6pm 2
7pm 4
8pm 3
9pm 2
10pm 3
11pm 2

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 7
Mon 2
Tue 6
Wed 5
Thu 6
Fri 4
Sat 8

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 2
Feb 2
Mar 2
Apr 1
May 3
Jun 7
Jul 2
Aug 2
Sep 3
Oct 6
Nov 5
Dec 3

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 34
Cloudy 3
Rain 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 20
Daylight 14
Dark - Unknown Lighting 1
Dawn 1
Dusk 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

  1. SR-105
  2. US-1675
  3. SR-134
  4. SR-953
  5. SR-1043
  6. I-492
  7. SR-1152
  8. SR-30421
  9. US-1901
  10. WEST HICKORY ST1

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 23
Pickup trucks 11
SUVs 7
Medium and heavy trucks 6
Other vehicles 4
Motorcycles 1

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Ford F-1503
  2. Freightliner Cascadia3
  3. Buick LaCrosse2
  4. Chevrolet Impala2
  5. Ford Escape2
  6. Ford Ranger2
  7. Honda Civic2
  8. Toyota Camry2
  9. Honda Ridgeline1
  10. Honda Pilot1

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 Deaths
Nov 28, 2024 — 1
Nov 19, 2024 — 1
Oct 24, 2024 — 1
Jun 15, 2024 — 1
Jun 8, 2024 — 1
Feb 27, 2024 — 1
Dec 14, 2023 — 1
Nov 4, 2023 — 1
Oct 17, 2023 — 1
Oct 13, 2023 — 1
Oct 5, 2023 Mamou 1
Aug 16, 2023 — 1
Jul 10, 2023 Ville Platte 1
May 14, 2023 Basile 1
Mar 25, 2023 — 1
Feb 16, 2023 — 1
Jan 16, 2023 — 1
Nov 3, 2022 — 1
Oct 23, 2022 — 1
Oct 19, 2022 — 1
Aug 20, 2022 — 1
Jul 31, 2022 Mamou 1
Jun 1, 2022 Ville Platte 1
Apr 1, 2022 Turkey Creek 1
Mar 5, 2022 Ville Platte 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.