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Traffic deaths in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana
County in Louisiana · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 5
- Fatal crashes
- 5
- Population
- 22.4K
In 2024, 5 people died in 5 fatal crashes in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. That was 25.0% more than in 2023 (4) and the most since 2022. The death rate was 22.3 per 100,000 residents, compared with 16.3 in Louisiana and 11.5 in the United States. Plaquemines Parish had the 39th most traffic deaths among Louisiana'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 20% of deaths, and 40% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
22.3
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.4 times the rate in Louisiana: 16.3
- About 1.9 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
17.5
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About the same as the average in Louisiana: 18.5
- About 1.4 times the average in the United States: 12.3
+25%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
4 deaths in 2023, 5 in 2024
- Louisiana: -7%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 |
| 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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| Category | Deaths per 100,000 |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 8.5 |
| 2021 | 12.8 |
| 2022 | 26.5 |
| 2023 | 17.8 |
| 2024 | 22.3 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
20%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About the same as the share in Louisiana: 21%
- About 1.1 times the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 4 |
| Pedestrians | 1 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Plaquemines Parish | Share in Louisiana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 1 | 20% | 21% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 9% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 6% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 0 | 0% | 26% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 2 | 40% | 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
40%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 1.5 times the share in Louisiana: 26%
- About 1.4 times the share in the United States: 28%
20%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About two-thirds of the share in Louisiana: 29%
- About 80 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Plaquemines Parish | Louisiana | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 20.0% | 29.2% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 40.0% | 25.8% | 28.1% |
| At night | 40.0% | 58.7% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 0.0% | 32.9% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
40%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About two-thirds of the share in Louisiana: 59%
- About three-quarters of the share in the United States: 54%
0%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 5 percent of the share in Louisiana: 33%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 2 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 3 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 2 |
| 9pm | 1 |
| 10pm | 2 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 1 |
| Mon | 4 |
| Tue | 2 |
| Wed | 2 |
| Thu | 3 |
| Fri | 6 |
| Sat | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 3 |
| Feb | 2 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 2 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 2 |
| Aug | 1 |
| Sep | 5 |
| Oct | 1 |
| Nov | 2 |
| Dec | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 12 |
| Cloudy | 4 |
| Rain | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Not Lighted | 11 |
| Daylight | 6 |
| Dark - Lighted | 3 |
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
- SR-2317
- SR-393
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 11 |
| Pickup trucks | 7 |
| SUVs | 4 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 3 |
| Other vehicles | 3 |
| Motorcycles | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Silverado2
- Nissan Altima2
- Toyota Tundra1
- Toyota Tacoma1
- Toyota Scion iM1
- Toyota Camry1
- Subaru Ascent1
- Ram 15001
- Nissan Versa1
- Cadillac Escalade1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 18, 2024 | — | SR-23 | 1 |
| Oct 23, 2024 | — | SR-23 | 1 |
| Sep 12, 2024 | — | SR-23 | 1 |
| Sep 6, 2024 | — | SR-23 | 1 |
| Aug 28, 2024 | — | SR-23 | 1 |
| Nov 19, 2023 | — | SR-23 | 1 |
| Sep 15, 2023 | Braithwaite | SR-39 | 1 |
| Apr 21, 2023 | — | SR-39 | 1 |
| Feb 16, 2023 | — | SR-23 | 1 |
| Dec 19, 2022 | — | SR-23 | 1 |
| Mar 22, 2022 | — | SR-23 | 1 |
| Feb 10, 2022 | — | SR-23 | 1 |
| Jan 7, 2022 | — | SR-23 | 1 |
| Jan 3, 2022 | — | SR-39 | 1 |
| Jan 1, 2022 | — | SR-23 | 1 |
| Sep 24, 2021 | — | SR-23 | 1 |
| Jul 19, 2021 | Port Sulphur | SR-23 | 1 |
| Apr 3, 2021 | — | SR-23 | 1 |
| Sep 29, 2020 | — | SR-23 | 1 |
| Jul 17, 2020 | — | SR-23 | 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.