Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana
County in Louisiana · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 4
- Fatal crashes
- 4
- Population
- 10.8K
In 2024, 4 people died in 4 fatal crashes in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana. That was 33.3% fewer than in 2023 (6) and the fewest in any year since 2020. The death rate was 37.0 per 100,000 residents, compared with 16.3 in Louisiana and 11.5 in the United States. St. Helena Parish had the 46th most traffic deaths among Louisiana's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 31 people died, an average of 6.2 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 25% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
37.0
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About double the rate in Louisiana: 16.3
- About 3 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
57.2
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 3 times the average in Louisiana: 18.5
- About 5 times the average in the United States: 12.3
-33%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
6 deaths in 2023, 4 in 2024
- Louisiana: -7%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 5 |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 |
| 2023 | 6 | 5 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 |
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 | 45.9 |
| 2021 | 101.0 |
| 2022 | 46.3 |
| 2023 | 55.5 |
| 2024 | 37.0 |
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 Louisiana: 21%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 4 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in St. Helena Parish | Share in Louisiana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 21% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 9% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 6% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 2 | 50% | 26% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 1 | 25% | 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
25%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About the same as the share in Louisiana: 26%
- About 90 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
25%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 85 percent of the share in Louisiana: 29%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | St. Helena Parish | Louisiana | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 25.0% | 29.2% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 25.0% | 25.8% | 28.1% |
| At night | 50.0% | 58.7% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 75.0% | 32.9% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
50%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 85 percent of the share in Louisiana: 59%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 54%
75%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About double the share in Louisiana: 33%
- About double the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 2 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 2 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 2 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 2 |
| 7am | 2 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 3 |
| 1pm | 2 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 2 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 2 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 5 |
| Mon | 4 |
| Tue | 5 |
| Wed | 4 |
| Thu | 4 |
| Fri | 2 |
| Sat | 6 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 3 |
| Feb | 2 |
| Mar | 4 |
| Apr | 3 |
| May | 2 |
| Jun | 2 |
| Jul | 3 |
| Aug | 4 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 3 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 27 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
| Rain | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Not Lighted | 14 |
| Daylight | 13 |
| Dark - Lighted | 2 |
| Dusk | 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
- SR-1610
- SR-434
- SR-103
- SR-382
- SR-4412
- CR-161
- CR-ETHEL LANE1
- CR-LEONARD CHAPEL RD1
- SR-10411
- SR-10431
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 15 |
| Pickup trucks | 11 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 8 |
| Other vehicles | 3 |
| SUVs | 3 |
| Vans | 1 |
| Motorcycles | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Peterbilt 3892
- Chevrolet Silverado2
- Chevrolet S-10 Pickup2
- Mercury Grand Marquis1
- Mack CH1
- Kenworth W9001
- Jeep Compass1
- Hyundai Palisade1
- Hyundai Elantra1
- Honda TRX4201
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 17, 2020 | — | SR-43 | 1 |
| Aug 8, 2020 | — | SR-38 | 1 |
| Jul 20, 2020 | — | SR-38 | 1 |
| Apr 22, 2020 | — | CR-ETHEL LANE | 1 |
| Jan 7, 2020 | — | SR-43 | 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.