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Counties in Louisiana by traffic fatalities

Orleans Parish had the highest traffic fatalities of 64 counties in 2015, at 50. Tensas Parish had the lowest, at 1. The median was 8 and the figure for Louisiana was 752. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Highest50Orleans Parish
Lowest1Tensas Parish
Median864 counties
Louisiana752History

Map of counties, 2015

Acadia Parish: 17 countAllen Parish: 6 countAscension Parish: 19 countAssumption Parish: 5 countAvoyelles Parish: 7 countBeauregard Parish: 5 countBienville Parish: 1 countBossier Parish: 12 countCaddo Parish: 36 countCalcasieu Parish: 36 countCaldwell Parish: 4 countCameron Parish: 1 countCatahoula Parish: 3 countClaiborne Parish: 3 countConcordia Parish: 7 countDe Soto Parish: 3 countEast Baton Rouge Parish: 43 countEast Carroll Parish: 4 countEast Feliciana Parish: 8 countEvangeline Parish: 9 countFranklin Parish: 7 countGrant Parish: 5 countIberia Parish: 24 countIberville Parish: 13 countJackson Parish: 4 countJefferson Parish: 26 countJefferson Davis Parish: 10 countLafayette Parish: 29 countLafourche Parish: 20 countLaSalle Parish: 3 countLincoln Parish: 2 countLivingston Parish: 18 countMadison Parish: 11 countMorehouse Parish: 7 countNatchitoches Parish: 8 countOrleans Parish: 50 countOuachita Parish: 21 countPlaquemines Parish: 8 countPointe Coupee Parish: 8 countRapides Parish: 22 countRed River Parish: 3 countRichland Parish: 6 countSabine Parish: 3 countSt. Bernard Parish: 6 countSt. Charles Parish: 7 countSt. Helena Parish: 6 countSt. James Parish: 5 countSt. John the Baptist Parish: 8 countSt. Landry Parish: 21 countSt. Martin Parish: 10 countSt. Mary Parish: 12 countSt. Tammany Parish: 26 countTangipahoa Parish: 36 countTensas Parish: 1 countTerrebonne Parish: 16 countUnion Parish: 7 countVermilion Parish: 14 countVernon Parish: 8 countWashington Parish: 10 countWebster Parish: 4 countWest Baton Rouge Parish: 9 countWest Carroll Parish: 3 countWest Feliciana Parish: 3 countWinn Parish: 3 count
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count, 2015. Source: NHTSA, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv) by county of the crash. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2015

Orleans Parish: 50 countOrleans Parish50East Baton Rouge Parish: 43 countEast Baton Rouge Parish43Caddo Parish: 36 countCaddo Parish36Calcasieu Parish: 36 countCalcasieu Parish36Tangipahoa Parish: 36 countTangipahoa Parish36Lafayette Parish: 29 countLafayette Parish29Jefferson Parish: 26 countJefferson Parish26St. Tammany Parish: 26 countSt. Tammany Parish26Iberia Parish: 24 countIberia Parish24Rapides Parish: 22 countRapides Parish22Ouachita Parish: 21 countOuachita Parish21St. Landry Parish: 21 countSt. Landry Parish21Lafourche Parish: 20 countLafourche Parish20Ascension Parish: 19 countAscension Parish19Livingston Parish: 18 countLivingston Parish18Acadia Parish: 17 countAcadia Parish17Terrebonne Parish: 16 countTerrebonne Parish16Vermilion Parish: 14 countVermilion Parish14Iberville Parish: 13 countIberville Parish13Bossier Parish: 12 countBossier Parish12St. Mary Parish: 12 countSt. Mary Parish12Madison Parish: 11 countMadison Parish11Jefferson Davis Parish: 10 countJefferson Davis Parish10St. Martin Parish: 10 countSt. Martin Parish10Washington Parish: 10 countWashington Parish10Evangeline Parish: 9 countEvangeline Parish9West Baton Rouge Parish: 9 countWest Baton Rouge Parish9East Feliciana Parish: 8 countEast Feliciana Parish8Natchitoches Parish: 8 countNatchitoches Parish8Plaquemines Parish: 8 countPlaquemines Parish8Pointe Coupee Parish: 8 countPointe Coupee Parish8St. John the Baptist Parish: 8 countSt. John the Baptist Parish8Vernon Parish: 8 countVernon Parish8Avoyelles Parish: 7 countAvoyelles Parish7Concordia Parish: 7 countConcordia Parish7Franklin Parish: 7 countFranklin Parish7Morehouse Parish: 7 countMorehouse Parish7St. Charles Parish: 7 countSt. Charles Parish7Union Parish: 7 countUnion Parish7Allen Parish: 6 countAllen Parish6Orleans Parish: 50 countOrleans Parish50East Baton Rouge Parish: 43 countEast Baton Rouge Parish43Caddo Parish: 36 countCaddo Parish36Calcasieu Parish: 36 countCalcasieu Parish36Tangipahoa Parish: 36 countTangipahoa Parish36Lafayette Parish: 29 countLafayette Parish29Jefferson Parish: 26 countJefferson Parish26St. Tammany Parish: 26 countSt. Tammany Parish26Iberia Parish: 24 countIberia Parish24Rapides Parish: 22 countRapides Parish22Ouachita Parish: 21 countOuachita Parish21St. Landry Parish: 21 countSt. Landry Parish21Lafourche Parish: 20 countLafourche Parish20Ascension Parish: 19 countAscension Parish19Livingston Parish: 18 countLivingston Parish18Acadia Parish: 17 countAcadia Parish17Terrebonne Parish: 16 countTerrebonne Parish16Vermilion Parish: 14 countVermilion Parish14Iberville Parish: 13 countIberville Parish13Bossier Parish: 12 countBossier Parish12St. Mary Parish: 12 countSt. Mary Parish12Madison Parish: 11 countMadison Parish11Jefferson Davis Parish: 10 countJefferson Davis Parish10St. Martin Parish: 10 countSt. Martin Parish10Washington Parish: 10 countWashington Parish10Evangeline Parish: 9 countEvangeline Parish9West Baton Rouge Parish: 9 countWest Baton Rouge Parish9East Feliciana Parish: 8 countEast Feliciana Parish8Natchitoches Parish: 8 countNatchitoches Parish8Plaquemines Parish: 8 countPlaquemines Parish8Pointe Coupee Parish: 8 countPointe Coupee Parish8St. John the Baptist Parish: 8 countSt. John the Baptist Parish8Vernon Parish: 8 countVernon Parish8Avoyelles Parish: 7 countAvoyelles Parish7Concordia Parish: 7 countConcordia Parish7Franklin Parish: 7 countFranklin Parish7Morehouse Parish: 7 countMorehouse Parish7St. Charles Parish: 7 countSt. Charles Parish7Union Parish: 7 countUnion Parish7Allen Parish: 6 countAllen Parish6
count. Source: NHTSA, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv) by county of the crash. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015
count		Change on 2014
1Orleans Parish500%
2East Baton Rouge Parish43-14%
3Caddo Parish36-10%
3Calcasieu Parish36+50%
3Tangipahoa Parish36+63.6%
6Lafayette Parish29-6.5%
7Jefferson Parish26+8.3%
7St. Tammany Parish26+18.2%
9Iberia Parish24+60%
10Rapides Parish220%
11Ouachita Parish21-8.7%
11St. Landry Parish21-16%
13Lafourche Parish20-31%
14Ascension Parish19-17.4%
15Livingston Parish18-25%
16Acadia Parish17-5.6%
17Terrebonne Parish16-15.8%
18Vermilion Parish14+133.3%
19Iberville Parish13-18.8%
20Bossier Parish12-14.3%
20St. Mary Parish12-7.7%
22Madison Parish11+175%
23Jefferson Davis Parish10+150%
23St. Martin Parish10-37.5%
23Washington Parish100%
26Evangeline Parish9+350%
26West Baton Rouge Parish9-18.2%
28East Feliciana Parish8+33.3%
28Natchitoches Parish8+33.3%
28Plaquemines Parish8+100%
28Pointe Coupee Parish8+14.3%
28St. John the Baptist Parish80%
28Vernon Parish8-27.3%
34Avoyelles Parish7-46.2%
34Concordia Parish7+75%
34Franklin Parish7+40%
34Morehouse Parish7+133.3%
34St. Charles Parish7+16.7%
34Union Parish7+16.7%
40Allen Parish60%
40Richland Parish6+20%
40St. Bernard Parish6+100%
40St. Helena Parish60%
44Assumption Parish5-54.5%
44Beauregard Parish5-16.7%
44Grant Parish5-16.7%
44St. James Parish5-16.7%
48Caldwell Parish4-20%
48East Carroll Parish4+300%
48Jackson Parish4+100%
48Webster Parish4-20%
52Catahoula Parish3n/a
52Claiborne Parish3+50%
52De Soto Parish3-40%
52LaSalle Parish3-40%
52Red River Parish3-25%
52Sabine Parish3-50%
52West Carroll Parish3+200%
52West Feliciana Parish30%
52Winn Parish3+50%
61Lincoln Parish2-75%
62Bienville Parish1-66.7%
62Cameron Parish10%
62Tensas Parish1-50%

Other periods

About this ranking

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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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) by county of the crash. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2015/National/FARS2015NationalCSV.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. (2026). Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv) by county of the crash (Counties in Louisiana by traffic fatalities, 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2015/National/FARS2015NationalCSV.zip

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Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv) by county of the crash, Counties in Louisiana by traffic fatalities, 2015. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2015/National/FARS2015NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/louisiana-counties?period=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. 2026. Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv) by county of the crash. Counties in Louisiana by traffic fatalities, 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2015/National/FARS2015NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/louisiana-counties?period=2015.

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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (2026) Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv) by county of the crash, Counties in Louisiana by traffic fatalities, 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2015/National/FARS2015NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/louisiana-counties?period=2015 (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) by county of the crash: Counties in Louisiana by traffic fatalities, 2015}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/louisiana-counties?period=2015. 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) by county of the crash. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2015/National/FARS2015NationalCSV.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Orleans Parish, with 50 in 2015, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

Tensas Parish, with 1 in 2015.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv) by county of the crash. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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