The deadliest roads in Arkansas
I-40 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Arkansas from 2015 to 2024: 258, with 303 deaths. The 60 roads listed held 63% of all fatal crashes in Arkansas from 2015 to 2024; 9 are interstates, 17 US routes, 34 state highways.
326 numbered roads in Arkansas recorded a fatal crash in those years; the 60 with 5 or more are ranked below, and 24 have a page of their own. All fatal crashes in Arkansas.
Every numbered road in Arkansas, ranked by fatal crashes
| Road | Kind | Fatal crashes | Deaths | 2022 to 2024 | Counties with the most | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I-40 | Interstate | 258 | 303 | 79 | Pulaski, St. Francis, Faulkner |
| 2 | I-30 | Interstate | 203 | 224 | 70 | Pulaski, Hot Spring, Saline |
| 3 | US 71 | US route | 162 | 174 | 47 | Benton, Washington, Scott |
| 4 | US 67 | US route | 161 | 180 | 52 | Pulaski, White, Randolph |
| 5 | US 70 | US route | 161 | 174 | 54 | Garland, Pulaski, Crittenden |
| 6 | US 65 | US route | 133 | 155 | 33 | Faulkner, Boone, Searcy |
| 7 | US 62 | US route | 129 | 159 | 27 | Carroll, Baxter, Fulton |
| 8 | US 64 | US route | 108 | 116 | 29 | Faulkner, Crawford, Crittenden |
| 9 | State Highway 7 | State highway | 101 | 109 | 29 | Garland, Union, Pope |
| 10 | US 412 | US route | 99 | 112 | 28 | Washington, Madison, Greene |
| 11 | US 63 | US route | 98 | 124 | 24 | Lawrence, Craighead, Sharp |
| 12 | State Highway 5 | State highway | 95 | 104 | 34 | Pulaski, Baxter, Saline |
| 13 | US 167 | US route | 87 | 99 | 29 | Independence, Union, Grant |
| 14 | US 270 | US route | 85 | 97 | 25 | Garland, Hot Spring, Grant |
| 15 | I-49 | Interstate | 79 | 85 | 29 | Washington, Benton, Miller |
| 16 | US 49 | US route | 74 | 80 | 24 | Craighead, Phillips, Greene |
| 17 | US 79 | US route | 70 | 74 | 21 | Ouachita, Jefferson, Columbia |
| 18 | State Highway 1 | State highway | 60 | 69 | 8 | Cross, St. Francis, Craighead |
| 19 | US 82 | US route | 55 | 64 | 21 | Union, Miller, Ashley |
| 20 | I-530 | Interstate | 55 | 62 | 20 | Jefferson, Pulaski, Saline |
| 21 | I-55 | Interstate | 53 | 60 | 21 | Crittenden, Mississippi, Pulaski |
| 22 | State Highway 16 | State highway | 50 | 53 | 13 | Washington, Cleburne, Benton |
| 23 | State Highway 25 | State highway | 48 | 53 | 11 | Cleburne, Independence, Faulkner |
| 24 | State Highway 9 | State highway | 48 | 50 | 17 | Conway, Perry, Fulton |
| 25 | State Highway 18 | State highway | 47 | 57 | 19 | Craighead, Mississippi, Jackson |
| 26 | US 278 | US route | 45 | 53 | 14 | Hempstead, Howard, Drew |
| 27 | State Highway 10 | State highway | 45 | 46 | 15 | Pulaski, Sebastian, Yell |
| 28 | State Highway 14 | State highway | 38 | 39 | 9 | Stone, Poinsett, Independence |
| 29 | State Highway 367 | State highway | 35 | 38 | 11 | Pulaski, Jackson, White |
| 30 | State Highway 23 | State highway | 35 | 37 | 12 | Franklin, Carroll, Madison |
| 31 | State Highway 8 | State highway | 33 | 40 | 10 | Polk, Clark, Bradley |
| 32 | I-430 | Interstate | 33 | 39 | 17 | Pulaski |
| 33 | State Highway 365 | State highway | 33 | 34 | 9 | Pulaski, Jefferson, Faulkner |
| 34 | US 165 | US route | 29 | 34 | 13 | Lonoke, Arkansas, Pulaski |
| 35 | State Highway 22 | State highway | 29 | 33 | 14 | Sebastian, Logan, Franklin |
| 36 | State Highway 27 | State highway | 28 | 32 | 7 | Yell, Pike, Montgomery |
| 37 | State Highway 59 | State highway | 24 | 28 | 6 | Benton, Crawford, Washington |
| 38 | State Highway 35 | State highway | 23 | 26 | 9 | Grant, Saline, Drew |
| 39 | I-630 | Interstate | 23 | 24 | 6 | Pulaski |
| 40 | I-555 | Interstate | 22 | 26 | 5 | Poinsett, Craighead, Crittenden |
| 41 | State Highway 107 | State highway | 22 | 22 | 8 | Pulaski, Faulkner |
| 42 | State Highway 12 | State highway | 21 | 21 | 6 | Benton, Madison |
| 43 | State Highway 69 | State highway | 20 | 25 | 7 | Independence, Poinsett, Izard |
| 44 | US 425 | US route | 20 | 22 | 4 | Drew, Ashley, Lincoln |
| 45 | US 371 | US route | 20 | 21 | 5 | Columbia, Nevada, Howard |
| 46 | State Highway 135 | State highway | 20 | 20 | 5 | Poinsett, Clay, Greene |
| 47 | State Highway 36 | State highway | 20 | 20 | 10 | White, Faulkner |
| 48 | State Highway 338 | State highway | 18 | 19 | 9 | Pulaski |
| 49 | State Highway 161 | State highway | 18 | 18 | 3 | Pulaski, Lonoke |
| 50 | State Highway 43 | State highway | 18 | 18 | 7 | Boone, Benton, Newton |
| 51 | I-440 | Interstate | 17 | 18 | 7 | Pulaski |
| 52 | State Highway 45 | State highway | 17 | 18 | 6 | Washington, Madison, Sebastian |
| 53 | State Highway 60 | State highway | 17 | 18 | 6 | Faulkner, Perry, Yell |
| 54 | State Highway 88 | State highway | 17 | 18 | 7 | Polk, Garland, Montgomery |
| 55 | State Highway 89 | State highway | 15 | 15 | 5 | Lonoke, Faulkner, Pulaski |
| 56 | State Highway 72 | State highway | 14 | 17 | 7 | Benton |
| 57 | State Highway 91 | State highway | 14 | 14 | 2 | Craighead, Lawrence |
| 58 | State Highway 21 | State highway | 13 | 15 | 5 | Carroll, Newton, Madison |
| 59 | State Highway 115 | State highway | 13 | 14 | 6 | Lawrence, Randolph, Sharp |
| 60 | State Highway 265 | State highway | 12 | 15 | 5 | Washington, Benton |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Download every numbered road in Arkansas as CSV. Free to reuse with credit: “Fatal Crash Data, fatalcrashdata.com/deadliest-roads/arkansas/, from NHTSA FARS (2024 Annual Report File).”
Interstates in Arkansas per mile
Fatal crashes a year per 100 miles of road, 2015 to 2024, for interstates with 20 miles or more in Arkansas. Crashes per mile of road, not per vehicle. Mileage from the FHWA Interstate route log.
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Questions about the deadliest roads in Arkansas
- What is the deadliest road in Arkansas?
- I-40 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Arkansas from 2015 to 2024: 258, with 303 deaths. I-30 was second with 203 and US 71 third with 162. Source: NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS).
- Which interstate in Arkansas is the most dangerous per mile?
- I-30, with 14.2 fatal crashes a year per 100 miles over 2015 to 2024 on 143 miles. That is crashes per mile of road, not per vehicle.
- How many fatal crashes in Arkansas happen on numbered roads?
- 4,188 of 5,324 fatal crashes in Arkansas from 2015 to 2024 (79%) were filed on an interstate, US or state route; the rest were on county roads, city streets and unnamed roads, which are in the state's total but not ranked here.
Where the Arkansas road numbers come from
Counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024 Annual Report File: every fatal crash filed on a numbered interstate, US or state route in Arkansas, read from the road name NHTSA filed, with ramps, frontage and service roads left out. A road gets its own page with 15 or more fatal crashes from 2022 to 2024. The full method.