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Traffic deaths in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana

County in Louisiana · United States

Deaths, 2024
7
Fatal crashes
7
Population
51.3K

In 2024, 7 people died in 7 fatal crashes in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana. That was 58.8% fewer than in 2023 (17) and the fewest in any year since 2020. The death rate was 13.6 per 100,000 residents, compared with 16.3 in Louisiana and 11.5 in the United States. St. Martin Parish had the 31st most traffic deaths among Louisiana's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 55 people died, an average of 11 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 29% of deaths.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

13.6

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

  • About 85 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 16.3
  • About 1.2 times the rate in the United States: 11.5

21.4

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

  • About 1.2 times the average in Louisiana: 18.5
  • About 1.7 times the average in the United States: 12.3

-59%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

17 deaths in 2023, 7 in 2024

  • Louisiana: -7%
  • The United States: -4%
Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2020 8 7
2021 11 11
2022 12 11
2023 17 16
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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Deaths per 100,000 residents, 2020–2024
Category Deaths per 100,000
2020 15.5
2021 21.3
2022 23.4
2023 33.2
2024 13.6

Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.

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Road users

Who died

29%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About 1.4 times the share in Louisiana: 21%
  • About 1.6 times the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 3
Pedestrians 2
Motorcyclists 0
Cyclists 2
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in St. Martin Parish Share in Louisiana
Pedestrians 2 29% 21%
Motorcyclists 0 0% 9%
Cyclists 2 29% 6%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 2 29% 26%
Speeding-related crashes 0 0% 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

0%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About 5 percent of the share in Louisiana: 26%
  • About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 28%

29%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About the same as the share in Louisiana: 29%
  • About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 25%
Crash factors in 2024
Category St. Martin Parish Louisiana United States
Speeding-related 28.6% 29.2% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 0.0% 25.8% 28.1%
At night 42.9% 58.7% 53.6%
At weekends 28.6% 32.9% 32.6%

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

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Timing

When crashes happen

43%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About three-quarters of the share in Louisiana: 59%
  • About 80 percent of the share in the United States: 54%

29%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About 85 percent of the share in Louisiana: 33%
  • About 90 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 6
1am 1
2am 1
3am 1
4am 1
5am 1
6am 3
7am 1
8am 2
9am 1
10am 0
11am 2
12pm 2
1pm 4
2pm 3
3pm 2
4pm 2
5pm 3
6pm 3
7pm 0
8pm 3
9pm 2
10pm 6
11pm 2

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 10
Mon 4
Tue 4
Wed 5
Thu 9
Fri 8
Sat 12

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 5
Feb 5
Mar 3
Apr 5
May 5
Jun 7
Jul 2
Aug 5
Sep 3
Oct 5
Nov 4
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 41
Cloudy 4
Rain 4
Fog, Smog, Smoke 2

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
Daylight 24
Dark - Not Lighted 20
Dark - Lighted 4
Other 2
Dawn 1
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

  1. I-1011
  2. SR-3475
  3. SR-3284
  4. SR-313
  5. SR-943
  6. SR-702
  7. SR-1822
  8. SR-30392
  9. SR-7372
  10. US-902

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 30
SUVs 17
Pickup trucks 15
Motorcycles 8
Medium and heavy trucks 7
Other vehicles 3
Vans 1

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Honda Accord5
  2. Ford F-1504
  3. Chevrolet Equinox2
  4. Chevrolet Silverado2
  5. Chevrolet Suburban2
  6. Nissan Altima2
  7. Ram 15002
  8. BMW 328i1
  9. Buick Encore1
  10. Buick Lucerne1

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
Oct 30, 2022 Henderson 1
Oct 25, 2022 — 1
Oct 23, 2022 — 2
Sep 24, 2022 — 1
Sep 21, 2022 — 1
Aug 20, 2022 — 1
Aug 14, 2022 Breaux Bridge 1
May 26, 2022 Breaux Bridge 1
May 16, 2022 Breaux Bridge 1
Nov 18, 2021 — 1
Nov 18, 2021 — 1
Nov 8, 2021 — 1
Oct 31, 2021 Breaux Bridge 1
Jul 31, 2021 — 1
Jun 30, 2021 — 1
Apr 4, 2021 — 1
Mar 3, 2021 — 1
Feb 4, 2021 — 1
Jan 9, 2021 Breaux Bridge 1
Jan 1, 2021 Breaux Bridge 1
Sep 5, 2020 — 1
Jun 10, 2020 — 1
Jun 4, 2020 — 1
May 14, 2020 — 1
Apr 10, 2020 — 2

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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.