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Counties in Louisiana by traffic fatalities

East Baton Rouge Parish had the highest traffic fatalities of 64 counties in 2017, at 69. East Carroll Parish had the lowest, at 0. The median was 8 and the figure for Louisiana was 770. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Highest69East Baton Rouge Parish
Lowest0East Carroll Parish
Median864 counties
Louisiana770History

Map of counties, 2017

Acadia Parish: 12 countAllen Parish: 5 countAscension Parish: 27 countAssumption Parish: 2 countAvoyelles Parish: 7 countBeauregard Parish: 8 countBienville Parish: 2 countBossier Parish: 15 countCaddo Parish: 34 countCalcasieu Parish: 38 countCaldwell Parish: 4 countCameron Parish: 3 countCatahoula Parish: 1 countClaiborne Parish: 1 countConcordia Parish: 1 countDe Soto Parish: 8 countEast Baton Rouge Parish: 69 countEast Carroll Parish: 0 countEast Feliciana Parish: 8 countEvangeline Parish: 6 countFranklin Parish: 4 countGrant Parish: 6 countIberia Parish: 9 countIberville Parish: 6 countJackson Parish: 3 countJefferson Parish: 28 countJefferson Davis Parish: 12 countLafayette Parish: 18 countLafourche Parish: 23 countLaSalle Parish: 2 countLincoln Parish: 5 countLivingston Parish: 24 countMadison Parish: 7 countMorehouse Parish: 5 countNatchitoches Parish: 6 countOrleans Parish: 45 countOuachita Parish: 28 countPlaquemines Parish: 1 countPointe Coupee Parish: 11 countRapides Parish: 13 countRed River Parish: 5 countRichland Parish: 5 countSabine Parish: 9 countSt. Bernard Parish: 4 countSt. Charles Parish: 8 countSt. Helena Parish: 9 countSt. James Parish: 4 countSt. John the Baptist Parish: 8 countSt. Landry Parish: 23 countSt. Martin Parish: 17 countSt. Mary Parish: 10 countSt. Tammany Parish: 30 countTangipahoa Parish: 33 countTensas Parish: 1 countTerrebonne Parish: 29 countUnion Parish: 1 countVermilion Parish: 4 countVernon Parish: 11 countWashington Parish: 16 countWebster Parish: 11 countWest Baton Rouge Parish: 12 countWest Carroll Parish: 3 countWest Feliciana Parish: 3 countWinn Parish: 7 count
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count, 2017. 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, 2017

East Baton Rouge Parish: 69 countEast Baton Rouge Parish69Orleans Parish: 45 countOrleans Parish45Calcasieu Parish: 38 countCalcasieu Parish38Caddo Parish: 34 countCaddo Parish34Tangipahoa Parish: 33 countTangipahoa Parish33St. Tammany Parish: 30 countSt. Tammany Parish30Terrebonne Parish: 29 countTerrebonne Parish29Jefferson Parish: 28 countJefferson Parish28Ouachita Parish: 28 countOuachita Parish28Ascension Parish: 27 countAscension Parish27Livingston Parish: 24 countLivingston Parish24Lafourche Parish: 23 countLafourche Parish23St. Landry Parish: 23 countSt. Landry Parish23Lafayette Parish: 18 countLafayette Parish18St. Martin Parish: 17 countSt. Martin Parish17Washington Parish: 16 countWashington Parish16Bossier Parish: 15 countBossier Parish15Rapides Parish: 13 countRapides Parish13Acadia Parish: 12 countAcadia Parish12Jefferson Davis Parish: 12 countJefferson Davis Parish12West Baton Rouge Parish: 12 countWest Baton Rouge Parish12Pointe Coupee Parish: 11 countPointe Coupee Parish11Vernon Parish: 11 countVernon Parish11Webster Parish: 11 countWebster Parish11St. Mary Parish: 10 countSt. Mary Parish10Iberia Parish: 9 countIberia Parish9Sabine Parish: 9 countSabine Parish9St. Helena Parish: 9 countSt. Helena Parish9Beauregard Parish: 8 countBeauregard Parish8De Soto Parish: 8 countDe Soto Parish8East Feliciana Parish: 8 countEast Feliciana Parish8St. Charles Parish: 8 countSt. Charles Parish8St. John the Baptist Parish: 8 countSt. John the Baptist Parish8Avoyelles Parish: 7 countAvoyelles Parish7Madison Parish: 7 countMadison Parish7Winn Parish: 7 countWinn Parish7Evangeline Parish: 6 countEvangeline Parish6Grant Parish: 6 countGrant Parish6Iberville Parish: 6 countIberville Parish6Natchitoches Parish: 6 countNatchitoches Parish6East Baton Rouge Parish: 69 countEast Baton Rouge Parish69Orleans Parish: 45 countOrleans Parish45Calcasieu Parish: 38 countCalcasieu Parish38Caddo Parish: 34 countCaddo Parish34Tangipahoa Parish: 33 countTangipahoa Parish33St. Tammany Parish: 30 countSt. Tammany Parish30Terrebonne Parish: 29 countTerrebonne Parish29Jefferson Parish: 28 countJefferson Parish28Ouachita Parish: 28 countOuachita Parish28Ascension Parish: 27 countAscension Parish27Livingston Parish: 24 countLivingston Parish24Lafourche Parish: 23 countLafourche Parish23St. Landry Parish: 23 countSt. Landry Parish23Lafayette Parish: 18 countLafayette Parish18St. Martin Parish: 17 countSt. Martin Parish17Washington Parish: 16 countWashington Parish16Bossier Parish: 15 countBossier Parish15Rapides Parish: 13 countRapides Parish13Acadia Parish: 12 countAcadia Parish12Jefferson Davis Parish: 12 countJefferson Davis Parish12West Baton Rouge Parish: 12 countWest Baton Rouge Parish12Pointe Coupee Parish: 11 countPointe Coupee Parish11Vernon Parish: 11 countVernon Parish11Webster Parish: 11 countWebster Parish11St. Mary Parish: 10 countSt. Mary Parish10Iberia Parish: 9 countIberia Parish9Sabine Parish: 9 countSabine Parish9St. Helena Parish: 9 countSt. Helena Parish9Beauregard Parish: 8 countBeauregard Parish8De Soto Parish: 8 countDe Soto Parish8East Feliciana Parish: 8 countEast Feliciana Parish8St. Charles Parish: 8 countSt. Charles Parish8St. John the Baptist Parish: 8 countSt. John the Baptist Parish8Avoyelles Parish: 7 countAvoyelles Parish7Madison Parish: 7 countMadison Parish7Winn Parish: 7 countWinn Parish7Evangeline Parish: 6 countEvangeline Parish6Grant Parish: 6 countGrant Parish6Iberville Parish: 6 countIberville Parish6Natchitoches Parish: 6 countNatchitoches 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

RankCounties2017
count		Change on 2016
1East Baton Rouge Parish69+32.7%
2Orleans Parish45-18.2%
3Calcasieu Parish38-19.1%
4Caddo Parish34+25.9%
5Tangipahoa Parish33-17.5%
6St. Tammany Parish30+30.4%
7Terrebonne Parish29+45%
8Jefferson Parish28-17.6%
8Ouachita Parish28+40%
10Ascension Parish27+28.6%
11Livingston Parish24-4%
12Lafourche Parish23-4.2%
12St. Landry Parish23+53.3%
14Lafayette Parish18-25%
15St. Martin Parish17+30.8%
16Washington Parish16+33.3%
17Bossier Parish15+36.4%
18Rapides Parish13-35%
19Acadia Parish120%
19Jefferson Davis Parish120%
19West Baton Rouge Parish12+140%
22Pointe Coupee Parish110%
22Vernon Parish11-15.4%
22Webster Parish11-35.3%
25St. Mary Parish10+150%
26Iberia Parish9-40%
26Sabine Parish9+50%
26St. Helena Parish9+350%
29Beauregard Parish8+60%
29De Soto Parish8+60%
29East Feliciana Parish8-50%
29St. Charles Parish80%
29St. John the Baptist Parish8-20%
34Avoyelles Parish7+16.7%
34Madison Parish7+75%
34Winn Parish7+133.3%
37Evangeline Parish6-25%
37Grant Parish6+200%
37Iberville Parish6-66.7%
37Natchitoches Parish6-40%
41Allen Parish5-16.7%
41Lincoln Parish5+25%
41Morehouse Parish5+25%
41Red River Parish5+25%
41Richland Parish5+66.7%
46Caldwell Parish4+300%
46Franklin Parish4-20%
46St. Bernard Parish4+100%
46St. James Parish40%
46Vermilion Parish4-60%
51Cameron Parish3n/a
51Jackson Parish3+50%
51West Carroll Parish3+200%
51West Feliciana Parish3+200%
55Assumption Parish2-66.7%
55Bienville Parish2-66.7%
55LaSalle Parish2-60%
58Catahoula Parish1-50%
58Claiborne Parish1-75%
58Concordia Parish1-66.7%
58Plaquemines Parish10%
58Tensas Parish10%
58Union Parish1-85.7%
64East Carroll Parish0n/a

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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/2017/National/FARS2017NationalCSV.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, 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2017/National/FARS2017NationalCSV.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, 2017. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2017/National/FARS2017NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/louisiana-counties?period=2017. 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, 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2017/National/FARS2017NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/louisiana-counties?period=2017.

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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, 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2017/National/FARS2017NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/louisiana-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

East Baton Rouge Parish, with 69 in 2017, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

East Carroll Parish, with 0 in 2017.

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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