Fatal crashes in Hempstead County, Arkansas
In 2024, 9 people died in 8 fatal crashes in Hempstead County, 18.2% fewer than in 2023. From 2015 to 2024 the county recorded 66 fatal crashes and 75 deaths.
Deaths in Hempstead County by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | 9 |
| 2023 | 10 | 11 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 |
| 2020 | 8 | 9 |
| 2019 | 5 | 5 |
| 2018 | 5 | 8 |
| 2017 | 4 | 4 |
| 2016 | 8 | 9 |
| 2015 | 10 | 12 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
The deadliest roads in Hempstead County
I-30 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Hempstead County from 2015 to 2024: 23, with 25 deaths. The 3 roads listed held 59% of all fatal crashes in Hempstead County from 2015 to 2024; 1 is an interstate, 2 US routes. Interstate, US and state routes with 5 or more fatal crashes in the county; county roads and city streets are in the county's total but not listed.
| Road | Fatal crashes | Deaths | 2022 to 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I-30 | 23 | 25 | 11 | |
| 2 | US 278 | 10 | 12 | 2 | no page |
| 3 | US 67 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
Cities NHTSA filed, with their fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024: Hope 8. The city is not filed for crashes outside a city.
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
When fatal crashes happen in Hempstead County
Too few crashes to name a heaviest slot. The grid shows the shares; a share is only given over 20 crashes.
| Midnight to 4 | 4 to 8 am | 8 to noon | Noon to 4 | 4 to 8 pm | 8 to midnight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | 7.6 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.5 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.5 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.0 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 1.5 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.0 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.5 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.5 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.0 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.0 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 1.5 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.5 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.5 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 4.5 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 3.0 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 4.5 percent, 3 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 3.0 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.0 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 9.1 percent, 6 fatal crashes | 1.5 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.5 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.5 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.5 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 4.5 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 6.1 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 1.5 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.5 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.5 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 6.1 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 1.5 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.0 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 4.5 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 3.0 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.5 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan3.0%
- Feb4.5%
- Mar1.5%
- Apr9.1%
- May12.1%
- Jun10.6%
- Jul7.6%
- Aug10.6%
- Sep7.6%
- Oct10.6%
- Nov9.1%
- Dec13.6%
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
What fatal crashes in Hempstead County first hit
The first harmful event was a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 42%; a collision with another vehicle in 41%, a rollover in 7.6%, a pedestrian in 4.5%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 28 | 42% |
| Collision with another vehicle | 27 | 41% |
| Rollover | 5 | 7.6% |
| Pedestrian | 3 | 4.5% |
| Parked vehicle | 1 | 1.5% |
| Other | 1 | 1.5% |
| Cyclist | 0 | 0.0% |
| Not reported | 1 | 1.5% |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
How fatal crashes in Hempstead County compare with Arkansas
A drinking driver was recorded in 23% of fatal crashes in Hempstead County from 2015 to 2024, below the Arkansas share of 27%; speeding in 15%, below the Arkansas share of 22%; a hit-and-run in 3.0%, about the Arkansas share; a driver recorded as distracted in 9.1%, above the Arkansas share of 3.6%; 56% of passenger-vehicle occupants killed with belt use known were unbelted, above the Arkansas share of 54%. Shares of fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024, against the share across all of Arkansas. A share is only given over 20 crashes.
| Hempstead | Arkansas | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural roads | 83% | 63% | above the Arkansas share |
| At or near an intersection | 9.1% | 15% | below the Arkansas share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 39% | 34% | above the Arkansas share |
| A drinking driver | 23% | 27% | below the Arkansas share |
| Speeding | 15% | 22% | below the Arkansas share |
| A distracted driver (as recorded) | 9.1% | 3.6% | above the Arkansas share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 56% | 54% | above the Arkansas share |
| Hit-and-run | 3.0% | 3.9% | about the same as the Arkansas share |
| A motorcycle involved | 6.1% | 15% | below the Arkansas share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 6.7% | 11% | below the Arkansas share |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Questions about fatal crashes in Hempstead County
- How many people died in car accidents in Hempstead County in 2024?
- 9 people died in 8 fatal crashes in Hempstead County, Arkansas, in 2024, 18.2% fewer than in 2023.
- What is the deadliest road in Hempstead County?
- I-30 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Hempstead County from 2015 to 2024: 23, with 25 deaths.
- How many fatal crashes in Hempstead County involved a drinking driver?
- 15 of 66 fatal crashes in Hempstead County from 2015 to 2024 involved a driver NHTSA recorded as drinking, 23%, against 27% across Arkansas.
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- Faulkner County
- White County
- Sebastian County
- Saline County
- Crittenden County
- Jefferson County
- Lonoke County
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Where the Hempstead County numbers come from
Counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024 Annual Report File: every fatal crash NHTSA filed in Hempstead County (county code 57). A fatal crash is one in which someone died within 30 days. The rate per 100,000 uses the Census Bureau's population estimate for the county; it is the only figure here not counted from FARS. The full method.