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Counties in Louisiana by traffic fatalities

East Baton Rouge Parish had the highest traffic fatalities of 64 counties in 2018, at 66. West Carroll Parish had the lowest, at 0. The median was 7 and the figure for Louisiana was 771. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Highest66East Baton Rouge Parish
Lowest0West Carroll Parish
Median764 counties
Louisiana771History

Map of counties, 2018

Acadia Parish: 20 countAllen Parish: 7 countAscension Parish: 32 countAssumption Parish: 6 countAvoyelles Parish: 3 countBeauregard Parish: 7 countBienville Parish: 5 countBossier Parish: 11 countCaddo Parish: 51 countCalcasieu Parish: 35 countCaldwell Parish: 1 countCameron Parish: 1 countCatahoula Parish: 2 countClaiborne Parish: 0 countConcordia Parish: 5 countDe Soto Parish: 4 countEast Baton Rouge Parish: 66 countEast Carroll Parish: 2 countEast Feliciana Parish: 8 countEvangeline Parish: 6 countFranklin Parish: 4 countGrant Parish: 8 countIberia Parish: 15 countIberville Parish: 7 countJackson Parish: 5 countJefferson Parish: 28 countJefferson Davis Parish: 7 countLafayette Parish: 18 countLafourche Parish: 12 countLaSalle Parish: 2 countLincoln Parish: 6 countLivingston Parish: 31 countMadison Parish: 4 countMorehouse Parish: 3 countNatchitoches Parish: 8 countOrleans Parish: 41 countOuachita Parish: 24 countPlaquemines Parish: 0 countPointe Coupee Parish: 6 countRapides Parish: 26 countRed River Parish: 2 countRichland Parish: 5 countSabine Parish: 6 countSt. Bernard Parish: 10 countSt. Charles Parish: 8 countSt. Helena Parish: 7 countSt. James Parish: 8 countSt. John the Baptist Parish: 13 countSt. Landry Parish: 26 countSt. Martin Parish: 13 countSt. Mary Parish: 12 countSt. Tammany Parish: 29 countTangipahoa Parish: 30 countTensas Parish: 4 countTerrebonne Parish: 13 countUnion Parish: 7 countVermilion Parish: 9 countVernon Parish: 5 countWashington Parish: 7 countWebster Parish: 6 countWest Baton Rouge Parish: 12 countWest Carroll Parish: 0 countWest Feliciana Parish: 4 countWinn Parish: 8 count
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count, 2018. 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, 2018

East Baton Rouge Parish: 66 countEast Baton Rouge Parish66Caddo Parish: 51 countCaddo Parish51Orleans Parish: 41 countOrleans Parish41Calcasieu Parish: 35 countCalcasieu Parish35Ascension Parish: 32 countAscension Parish32Livingston Parish: 31 countLivingston Parish31Tangipahoa Parish: 30 countTangipahoa Parish30St. Tammany Parish: 29 countSt. Tammany Parish29Jefferson Parish: 28 countJefferson Parish28Rapides Parish: 26 countRapides Parish26St. Landry Parish: 26 countSt. Landry Parish26Ouachita Parish: 24 countOuachita Parish24Acadia Parish: 20 countAcadia Parish20Lafayette Parish: 18 countLafayette Parish18Iberia Parish: 15 countIberia Parish15St. John the Baptist Parish: 13 countSt. John the Baptist Parish13St. Martin Parish: 13 countSt. Martin Parish13Terrebonne Parish: 13 countTerrebonne Parish13Lafourche Parish: 12 countLafourche Parish12St. Mary Parish: 12 countSt. Mary Parish12West Baton Rouge Parish: 12 countWest Baton Rouge Parish12Bossier Parish: 11 countBossier Parish11St. Bernard Parish: 10 countSt. Bernard Parish10Vermilion Parish: 9 countVermilion Parish9East Feliciana Parish: 8 countEast Feliciana Parish8Grant Parish: 8 countGrant Parish8Natchitoches Parish: 8 countNatchitoches Parish8St. Charles Parish: 8 countSt. Charles Parish8St. James Parish: 8 countSt. James Parish8Winn Parish: 8 countWinn Parish8Allen Parish: 7 countAllen Parish7Beauregard Parish: 7 countBeauregard Parish7Iberville Parish: 7 countIberville Parish7Jefferson Davis Parish: 7 countJefferson Davis Parish7St. Helena Parish: 7 countSt. Helena Parish7Union Parish: 7 countUnion Parish7Washington Parish: 7 countWashington Parish7Assumption Parish: 6 countAssumption Parish6Evangeline Parish: 6 countEvangeline Parish6Lincoln Parish: 6 countLincoln Parish6East Baton Rouge Parish: 66 countEast Baton Rouge Parish66Caddo Parish: 51 countCaddo Parish51Orleans Parish: 41 countOrleans Parish41Calcasieu Parish: 35 countCalcasieu Parish35Ascension Parish: 32 countAscension Parish32Livingston Parish: 31 countLivingston Parish31Tangipahoa Parish: 30 countTangipahoa Parish30St. Tammany Parish: 29 countSt. Tammany Parish29Jefferson Parish: 28 countJefferson Parish28Rapides Parish: 26 countRapides Parish26St. Landry Parish: 26 countSt. Landry Parish26Ouachita Parish: 24 countOuachita Parish24Acadia Parish: 20 countAcadia Parish20Lafayette Parish: 18 countLafayette Parish18Iberia Parish: 15 countIberia Parish15St. John the Baptist Parish: 13 countSt. John the Baptist Parish13St. Martin Parish: 13 countSt. Martin Parish13Terrebonne Parish: 13 countTerrebonne Parish13Lafourche Parish: 12 countLafourche Parish12St. Mary Parish: 12 countSt. Mary Parish12West Baton Rouge Parish: 12 countWest Baton Rouge Parish12Bossier Parish: 11 countBossier Parish11St. Bernard Parish: 10 countSt. Bernard Parish10Vermilion Parish: 9 countVermilion Parish9East Feliciana Parish: 8 countEast Feliciana Parish8Grant Parish: 8 countGrant Parish8Natchitoches Parish: 8 countNatchitoches Parish8St. Charles Parish: 8 countSt. Charles Parish8St. James Parish: 8 countSt. James Parish8Winn Parish: 8 countWinn Parish8Allen Parish: 7 countAllen Parish7Beauregard Parish: 7 countBeauregard Parish7Iberville Parish: 7 countIberville Parish7Jefferson Davis Parish: 7 countJefferson Davis Parish7St. Helena Parish: 7 countSt. Helena Parish7Union Parish: 7 countUnion Parish7Washington Parish: 7 countWashington Parish7Assumption Parish: 6 countAssumption Parish6Evangeline Parish: 6 countEvangeline Parish6Lincoln Parish: 6 countLincoln 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

RankCounties2018
count		Change on 2017
1East Baton Rouge Parish66-4.3%
2Caddo Parish51+50%
3Orleans Parish41-8.9%
4Calcasieu Parish35-7.9%
5Ascension Parish32+18.5%
6Livingston Parish31+29.2%
7Tangipahoa Parish30-9.1%
8St. Tammany Parish29-3.3%
9Jefferson Parish280%
10Rapides Parish26+100%
10St. Landry Parish26+13%
12Ouachita Parish24-14.3%
13Acadia Parish20+66.7%
14Lafayette Parish180%
15Iberia Parish15+66.7%
16St. John the Baptist Parish13+62.5%
16St. Martin Parish13-23.5%
16Terrebonne Parish13-55.2%
19Lafourche Parish12-47.8%
19St. Mary Parish12+20%
19West Baton Rouge Parish120%
22Bossier Parish11-26.7%
23St. Bernard Parish10+150%
24Vermilion Parish9+125%
25East Feliciana Parish80%
25Grant Parish8+33.3%
25Natchitoches Parish8+33.3%
25St. Charles Parish80%
25St. James Parish8+100%
25Winn Parish8+14.3%
31Allen Parish7+40%
31Beauregard Parish7-12.5%
31Iberville Parish7+16.7%
31Jefferson Davis Parish7-41.7%
31St. Helena Parish7-22.2%
31Union Parish7+600%
31Washington Parish7-56.3%
38Assumption Parish6+200%
38Evangeline Parish60%
38Lincoln Parish6+20%
38Pointe Coupee Parish6-45.5%
38Sabine Parish6-33.3%
38Webster Parish6-45.5%
44Bienville Parish5+150%
44Concordia Parish5+400%
44Jackson Parish5+66.7%
44Richland Parish50%
44Vernon Parish5-54.5%
49De Soto Parish4-50%
49Franklin Parish40%
49Madison Parish4-42.9%
49Tensas Parish4+300%
49West Feliciana Parish4+33.3%
54Avoyelles Parish3-57.1%
54Morehouse Parish3-40%
56Catahoula Parish2+100%
56East Carroll Parish2n/a
56LaSalle Parish20%
56Red River Parish2-60%
60Caldwell Parish1-75%
60Cameron Parish1-66.7%
62Claiborne Parish0-100%
62Plaquemines Parish0-100%
62West 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/2018/National/FARS2018NationalCSV.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, 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2018/National/FARS2018NationalCSV.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, 2018. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2018/National/FARS2018NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/louisiana-counties?period=2018. 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, 2018. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2018/National/FARS2018NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/louisiana-counties?period=2018.

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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, 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2018/National/FARS2018NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/louisiana-counties?period=2018 (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, 2018}},
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  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/traffic-fatalities/louisiana-counties?period=2018. 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/2018/National/FARS2018NationalCSV.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which county has the highest traffic fatalities?

East Baton Rouge Parish, with 66 in 2018, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatalities?

West Carroll Parish, with 0 in 2018.

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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