Traffic fatalities in Louisiana

Traffic fatalities in Louisiana was 752 in 2024, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. That is down 7.3% from 2023. That is the 19th highest of 51 states in 2024.

2024, count752 Provisional

Change on 2023-7.3%

Rank19th of 51US states ranked

Series high1,2331981

Series low6802011

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Traffic fatalities in Louisiana, 1975 to 2024

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

Period	count
2024	752 Provisional
2023	811
2022	906
2021	971
2020	828
2019	727
2018	771
2017	770
2016	757
2015	752
2014	740
2013	703
2012	723
2011	680
2010	721
2009	824
2008	916
2007	993
2006	987
2005	963
2004	927
2003	940
2002	907
2001	952
2000	938
1999	938
1998	926
1997	931
1996	902
1995	894
1994	843
1993	878
1992	886
1991	862
1990	959
1989	878
1988	925
1987	826
1986	932
1985	931
1984	961
1983	933
1982	1,091
1981	1,233
1980	1,219
1979	1,195
1978	1,079
1977	990
1976	941
1975	934

Compared with United States

Place	2024
Louisiana	752
United States	39,254

Louisiana compared with nearby places

Under 140
140 to 330
330 to 600
600 to 780
780 to 1,100
1,100 and over

Traffic fatalities, 2024, count. Louisiana is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Rankings

US states by traffic fatalities 51 places

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.

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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, Louisiana, 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, Louisiana, 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/louisiana. 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, Louisiana, 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/louisiana.

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, Louisiana, 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/louisiana (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{National Highway Traffic Safety Administration}},
  title = {{Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv), United States and states: Traffic fatalities, Louisiana, 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/louisiana. 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 Louisiana?

Traffic fatalities in Louisiana was 752 in 2024, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. That is down 7.3% from 2023. That is the 19th highest of 51 states in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

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 Louisiana?

1,233 in 1981, the highest value since 1975 in this series.

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