Traffic fatalities in Arkansas

Traffic fatalities in Arkansas was 603 in 2024, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. That is up 1.2% from 2023. That is the 25th highest of 51 states in 2024.

2024, count603 Provisional
Change on 2023+1.2%
Rank25th of 51US states ranked
Series high7032004
Series low4702014

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Traffic fatalities in Arkansas, 1975 to 2024

45050055060065070075019751983199119992007201520241975: 559 count1976: 531 count1977: 551 count1978: 571 count1979: 548 count1980: 588 count1981: 536 count1982: 550 count1983: 557 count1984: 525 count1985: 534 count1986: 603 count1987: 639 count1988: 610 count1989: 647 count1990: 604 count1991: 608 count1992: 588 count1993: 583 count1994: 609 count1995: 631 count1996: 615 count1997: 660 count1998: 625 count1999: 604 count2000: 652 count2001: 611 count2002: 640 count2003: 640 count2004: 703 count2005: 654 count2006: 665 count2007: 649 count2008: 600 count2009: 596 count2010: 571 count2011: 551 count2012: 560 count2013: 498 count2014: 470 count2015: 550 count2016: 561 count2017: 525 count2018: 520 count2019: 511 count2020: 651 count2021: 692 count2022: 637 count2023: 596 count2024: 603 count
count. Source: NHTSA, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv), United States and states. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-06-24.
All 50 values
Periodcount
2024603 Provisional
2023596
2022637
2021692
2020651
2019511
2018520
2017525
2016561
2015550
2014470
2013498
2012560
2011551
2010571
2009596
2008600
2007649
2006665
2005654
2004703
2003640
2002640
2001611
2000652
1999604
1998625
1997660
1996615
1995631
1994609
1993583
1992588
1991608
1990604
1989647
1988610
1987639
1986603
1985534
1984525
1983557
1982550
1981536
1980588
1979548
1978571
1977551
1976531
1975559

Compared with United States

Place2024
Arkansas603
United States39,254

Rankings

Definition

People killed in motor vehicle traffic crashes during the year. FARS counts people who die within 30 days of a crash involving a motor vehicle travelling on a public road, by the place of the crash, not of residence.

A police-based count of deaths. It differs from death certificate counts (CDC) and from the WHO road traffic death rate (road_traffic_death_rate), which is modelled for international comparison.

How to cite

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Fatality Analysis Reporting System. Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv), United States and states. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. (2026). Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv), United States and states (Traffic fatalities, Arkansas, 1975 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip

MLA 9

Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv), United States and states, Traffic fatalities, Arkansas, 1975 to 2024. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/traffic-fatalities/arkansas. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. 2026. Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv), United States and states. Traffic fatalities, Arkansas, 1975 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/traffic-fatalities/arkansas.

Harvard

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (2026) Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv), United States and states, Traffic fatalities, Arkansas, 1975 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/traffic-fatalities/arkansas (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv), United States and states: Traffic fatalities, Arkansas, 1975 to 2024}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/traffic-fatalities/arkansas. Publisher attribution: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Fatality Analysis Reporting System. Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv), United States and states. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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What is the traffic fatalities in Arkansas?

Traffic fatalities in Arkansas was 603 in 2024, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. That is up 1.2% from 2023. That is the 25th highest of 51 states in 2024.

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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv), United States and states. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest traffic fatalities in Arkansas?

703 in 2004, the highest value since 1975 in this series.

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