Arkansas Car Accidents Today — Live Reports & Statistics
Quick answer: Arkansas recorded 603 motor vehicle crash deaths in 2024 — about 1.6 a day, 19.5 per 100,000 people (far above the US average, rank #2 of 51). 1 Arkansas accident report tracked in the last 48 hours are listed below. Emergency number: 911.
Arkansas is a landlocked state in the West South Central region of the Southern United States. It borders Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, Texas to the southwest, and Oklahoma to the west. Its name derives from the Osage language, and refers to their relatives, the Quapaw people.
- Capital
- Little Rock
- Population
- 3,011,524 (2020)
- Area
- 137,733 km²
- Crash deaths 2024
- 603
- Deaths / 100k
- 19.5
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Arkansas Accident News — Last 48 Hours
Road Safety in Arkansas
With a population of 3,088,354 and 39,372 million vehicle miles travelled, Arkansas recorded 603 crash deaths in 2024: 19.5 per 100,000 people and 1.53 per 100 million miles. Speeding was a factor in 23% of those deaths.
By road user: pedestrians 11%, motorcyclists 13%, bicyclists 1%.
About 154 deaths (26%) were in crashes involving a driver at or over the 0.08% alcohol limit, and 36 of those killed were teenagers aged 15–19. Compare: drunk driving deaths by state · teen deaths by state.
Source: NHTSA FARS 2024 via IIHS state-by-state tables. National context: US road deaths by year.
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States With a Similar Death Rate
| State | Rank | Deaths 2024 | Per 100k | Per 100M miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | #2 | 603 | 19.5 | 1.53 |
| Mississippi | #1 | 753 | 25.6 | 1.81 |
| New Mexico | #3 | 409 | 19.2 | 1.43 |
| South Carolina | #4 | 1,038 | 18.9 | 1.67 |
| Alabama | #5 | 962 | 18.7 | 1.32 |
| Wyoming | #6 | 107 | 18.2 | 1.1 |
| Montana | #7 | 206 | 18.1 | 1.49 |