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Counties in Louisiana by traffic fatalities

Orleans Parish had the highest traffic fatalities of 64 counties in 2016, at 55. East Carroll Parish had the lowest, at 0. The median was 7 and the figure for Louisiana was 757. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Highest55Orleans Parish
Lowest0East Carroll Parish
Median764 counties
Louisiana757History

Map of counties, 2016

Acadia Parish: 12 countAllen Parish: 6 countAscension Parish: 21 countAssumption Parish: 6 countAvoyelles Parish: 6 countBeauregard Parish: 5 countBienville Parish: 6 countBossier Parish: 11 countCaddo Parish: 27 countCalcasieu Parish: 47 countCaldwell Parish: 1 countCameron Parish: 0 countCatahoula Parish: 2 countClaiborne Parish: 4 countConcordia Parish: 3 countDe Soto Parish: 5 countEast Baton Rouge Parish: 52 countEast Carroll Parish: 0 countEast Feliciana Parish: 16 countEvangeline Parish: 8 countFranklin Parish: 5 countGrant Parish: 2 countIberia Parish: 15 countIberville Parish: 18 countJackson Parish: 2 countJefferson Parish: 34 countJefferson Davis Parish: 12 countLafayette Parish: 24 countLafourche Parish: 24 countLaSalle Parish: 5 countLincoln Parish: 4 countLivingston Parish: 25 countMadison Parish: 4 countMorehouse Parish: 4 countNatchitoches Parish: 10 countOrleans Parish: 55 countOuachita Parish: 20 countPlaquemines Parish: 1 countPointe Coupee Parish: 11 countRapides Parish: 20 countRed River Parish: 4 countRichland Parish: 3 countSabine Parish: 6 countSt. Bernard Parish: 2 countSt. Charles Parish: 8 countSt. Helena Parish: 2 countSt. James Parish: 4 countSt. John the Baptist Parish: 10 countSt. Landry Parish: 15 countSt. Martin Parish: 13 countSt. Mary Parish: 4 countSt. Tammany Parish: 23 countTangipahoa Parish: 40 countTensas Parish: 1 countTerrebonne Parish: 20 countUnion Parish: 7 countVermilion Parish: 10 countVernon Parish: 13 countWashington Parish: 12 countWebster Parish: 17 countWest Baton Rouge Parish: 5 countWest Carroll Parish: 1 countWest Feliciana Parish: 1 countWinn Parish: 3 count
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count, 2016. 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, 2016

Orleans Parish: 55 countOrleans Parish55East Baton Rouge Parish: 52 countEast Baton Rouge Parish52Calcasieu Parish: 47 countCalcasieu Parish47Tangipahoa Parish: 40 countTangipahoa Parish40Jefferson Parish: 34 countJefferson Parish34Caddo Parish: 27 countCaddo Parish27Livingston Parish: 25 countLivingston Parish25Lafayette Parish: 24 countLafayette Parish24Lafourche Parish: 24 countLafourche Parish24St. Tammany Parish: 23 countSt. Tammany Parish23Ascension Parish: 21 countAscension Parish21Ouachita Parish: 20 countOuachita Parish20Rapides Parish: 20 countRapides Parish20Terrebonne Parish: 20 countTerrebonne Parish20Iberville Parish: 18 countIberville Parish18Webster Parish: 17 countWebster Parish17East Feliciana Parish: 16 countEast Feliciana Parish16Iberia Parish: 15 countIberia Parish15St. Landry Parish: 15 countSt. Landry Parish15St. Martin Parish: 13 countSt. Martin Parish13Vernon Parish: 13 countVernon Parish13Acadia Parish: 12 countAcadia Parish12Jefferson Davis Parish: 12 countJefferson Davis Parish12Washington Parish: 12 countWashington Parish12Bossier Parish: 11 countBossier Parish11Pointe Coupee Parish: 11 countPointe Coupee Parish11Natchitoches Parish: 10 countNatchitoches Parish10St. John the Baptist Parish: 10 countSt. John the Baptist Parish10Vermilion Parish: 10 countVermilion Parish10Evangeline Parish: 8 countEvangeline Parish8St. Charles Parish: 8 countSt. Charles Parish8Union Parish: 7 countUnion Parish7Allen Parish: 6 countAllen Parish6Assumption Parish: 6 countAssumption Parish6Avoyelles Parish: 6 countAvoyelles Parish6Bienville Parish: 6 countBienville Parish6Sabine Parish: 6 countSabine Parish6Beauregard Parish: 5 countBeauregard Parish5De Soto Parish: 5 countDe Soto Parish5Franklin Parish: 5 countFranklin Parish5Orleans Parish: 55 countOrleans Parish55East Baton Rouge Parish: 52 countEast Baton Rouge Parish52Calcasieu Parish: 47 countCalcasieu Parish47Tangipahoa Parish: 40 countTangipahoa Parish40Jefferson Parish: 34 countJefferson Parish34Caddo Parish: 27 countCaddo Parish27Livingston Parish: 25 countLivingston Parish25Lafayette Parish: 24 countLafayette Parish24Lafourche Parish: 24 countLafourche Parish24St. Tammany Parish: 23 countSt. Tammany Parish23Ascension Parish: 21 countAscension Parish21Ouachita Parish: 20 countOuachita Parish20Rapides Parish: 20 countRapides Parish20Terrebonne Parish: 20 countTerrebonne Parish20Iberville Parish: 18 countIberville Parish18Webster Parish: 17 countWebster Parish17East Feliciana Parish: 16 countEast Feliciana Parish16Iberia Parish: 15 countIberia Parish15St. Landry Parish: 15 countSt. Landry Parish15St. Martin Parish: 13 countSt. Martin Parish13Vernon Parish: 13 countVernon Parish13Acadia Parish: 12 countAcadia Parish12Jefferson Davis Parish: 12 countJefferson Davis Parish12Washington Parish: 12 countWashington Parish12Bossier Parish: 11 countBossier Parish11Pointe Coupee Parish: 11 countPointe Coupee Parish11Natchitoches Parish: 10 countNatchitoches Parish10St. John the Baptist Parish: 10 countSt. John the Baptist Parish10Vermilion Parish: 10 countVermilion Parish10Evangeline Parish: 8 countEvangeline Parish8St. Charles Parish: 8 countSt. Charles Parish8Union Parish: 7 countUnion Parish7Allen Parish: 6 countAllen Parish6Assumption Parish: 6 countAssumption Parish6Avoyelles Parish: 6 countAvoyelles Parish6Bienville Parish: 6 countBienville Parish6Sabine Parish: 6 countSabine Parish6Beauregard Parish: 5 countBeauregard Parish5De Soto Parish: 5 countDe Soto Parish5Franklin Parish: 5 countFranklin Parish5
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

RankCounties2016
count		Change on 2015
1Orleans Parish55+10%
2East Baton Rouge Parish52+20.9%
3Calcasieu Parish47+30.6%
4Tangipahoa Parish40+11.1%
5Jefferson Parish34+30.8%
6Caddo Parish27-25%
7Livingston Parish25+38.9%
8Lafayette Parish24-17.2%
8Lafourche Parish24+20%
10St. Tammany Parish23-11.5%
11Ascension Parish21+10.5%
12Ouachita Parish20-4.8%
12Rapides Parish20-9.1%
12Terrebonne Parish20+25%
15Iberville Parish18+38.5%
16Webster Parish17+325%
17East Feliciana Parish16+100%
18Iberia Parish15-37.5%
18St. Landry Parish15-28.6%
20St. Martin Parish13+30%
20Vernon Parish13+62.5%
22Acadia Parish12-29.4%
22Jefferson Davis Parish12+20%
22Washington Parish12+20%
25Bossier Parish11-8.3%
25Pointe Coupee Parish11+37.5%
27Natchitoches Parish10+25%
27St. John the Baptist Parish10+25%
27Vermilion Parish10-28.6%
30Evangeline Parish8-11.1%
30St. Charles Parish8+14.3%
32Union Parish70%
33Allen Parish60%
33Assumption Parish6+20%
33Avoyelles Parish6-14.3%
33Bienville Parish6+500%
33Sabine Parish6+100%
38Beauregard Parish50%
38De Soto Parish5+66.7%
38Franklin Parish5-28.6%
38LaSalle Parish5+66.7%
38West Baton Rouge Parish5-44.4%
43Claiborne Parish4+33.3%
43Lincoln Parish4+100%
43Madison Parish4-63.6%
43Morehouse Parish4-42.9%
43Red River Parish4+33.3%
43St. James Parish4-20%
43St. Mary Parish4-66.7%
50Concordia Parish3-57.1%
50Richland Parish3-50%
50Winn Parish30%
53Catahoula Parish2-33.3%
53Grant Parish2-60%
53Jackson Parish2-50%
53St. Bernard Parish2-66.7%
53St. Helena Parish2-66.7%
58Caldwell Parish1-75%
58Plaquemines Parish1-87.5%
58Tensas Parish10%
58West Carroll Parish1-66.7%
58West Feliciana Parish1-66.7%
63Cameron Parish0-100%
63East Carroll Parish0-100%

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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/2016/National/FARS2016NationalCSV.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, 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2016/National/FARS2016NationalCSV.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, 2016. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2016/National/FARS2016NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/louisiana-counties?period=2016. 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, 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2016/National/FARS2016NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/louisiana-counties?period=2016.

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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, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2016/National/FARS2016NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/louisiana-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

Orleans Parish, with 55 in 2016, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

East Carroll Parish, with 0 in 2016.

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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