Fatal crashes in Lonoke County, Arkansas
In 2024, 17 people died in 15 fatal crashes in Lonoke County, 88.9% more than in 2023. From 2015 to 2024 the county recorded 110 fatal crashes and 127 deaths, the 12th most of any county in Arkansas.
22.3 deaths per 100,000 residents, against 19.5 across Arkansas in 2024; 17.2 against 19.3 a year over 2015 to 2024. Population 76,389, Census Bureau estimate. All fatal crashes in Arkansas.
Deaths in Lonoke County by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 15 | 17 |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 |
| 2022 | 16 | 17 |
| 2021 | 14 | 16 |
| 2020 | 10 | 12 |
| 2019 | 9 | 10 |
| 2018 | 5 | 7 |
| 2017 | 9 | 9 |
| 2016 | 11 | 15 |
| 2015 | 12 | 15 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
The deadliest roads in Lonoke County
I-40 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Lonoke County from 2015 to 2024: 20, with 28 deaths. The 6 roads listed held 60% of all fatal crashes in Lonoke County from 2015 to 2024; 1 is an interstate, 2 US routes, 3 state highways. 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-40 | 20 | 28 | 6 | |
| 2 | US 165 | 12 | 12 | 5 | no page |
| 3 | US 67 | 11 | 16 | 4 | |
| 4 | State Highway 5 | 10 | 12 | 5 | |
| 5 | State Highway 367 | 7 | 7 | 0 | no page |
| 6 | State Highway 89 | 6 | 6 | 2 | no page |
Cities NHTSA filed, with their fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024: Lonoke 43, Cabot 15. 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 Lonoke 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 | 3.7 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 0.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 5.5 percent, 6 fatal crashes | 2.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 0.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.7 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 3.7 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 0.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 1.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 5.5 percent, 6 fatal crashes | 4.6 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 3.7 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 0.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 3.7 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 2.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 3.7 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 1.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 3.7 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 4.6 percent, 5 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 2.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.7 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan5.5%
- Feb6.4%
- Mar14.5%
- Apr8.2%
- May5.5%
- Jun8.2%
- Jul4.5%
- Aug10.9%
- Sep10.9%
- Oct9.1%
- Nov5.5%
- Dec10.9%
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
What fatal crashes in Lonoke County first hit
The first harmful event was a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 40%; a collision with another vehicle in 39%, a pedestrian in 9.1%, a rollover in 7.3%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 44 | 40% |
| Collision with another vehicle | 43 | 39% |
| Pedestrian | 10 | 9.1% |
| Rollover | 8 | 7.3% |
| Other | 3 | 2.7% |
| Parked vehicle | 2 | 1.8% |
| Cyclist | 0 | 0.0% |
| Not reported | 0 | 0.0% |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
How fatal crashes in Lonoke County compare with Arkansas
A drinking driver was recorded in 26% of fatal crashes in Lonoke County from 2015 to 2024, about the Arkansas share; speeding in 22%, about the Arkansas share; a hit-and-run in 3.6%, about the Arkansas share; a driver recorded as distracted in 4.5%, about the Arkansas share; 61% 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.
| Lonoke | Arkansas | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural roads | 70% | 63% | above the Arkansas share |
| At or near an intersection | 14% | 15% | about the same as the Arkansas share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 36% | 34% | above the Arkansas share |
| A drinking driver | 26% | 27% | about the same as the Arkansas share |
| Speeding | 22% | 22% | about the same as the Arkansas share |
| A distracted driver (as recorded) | 4.5% | 3.6% | about the same as the Arkansas share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 61% | 54% | above the Arkansas share |
| Hit-and-run | 3.6% | 3.9% | about the same as the Arkansas share |
| A motorcycle involved | 10% | 15% | below the Arkansas share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 7.9% | 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 Lonoke County
- How many people died in car accidents in Lonoke County in 2024?
- 17 people died in 15 fatal crashes in Lonoke County, Arkansas, in 2024, 88.9% more than in 2023. That is 22.3 deaths per 100,000 residents, against 19.5 across Arkansas.
- What is the deadliest road in Lonoke County?
- I-40 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Lonoke County from 2015 to 2024: 20, with 28 deaths.
- How many fatal crashes in Lonoke County involved a drinking driver?
- 28 of 110 fatal crashes in Lonoke County from 2015 to 2024 involved a driver NHTSA recorded as drinking, 26%, against 27% across Arkansas.
Other counties in Arkansas with a page
- Pulaski County
- Washington County
- Benton County
- Garland County
- Craighead County
- Faulkner County
- White County
- Sebastian County
- Saline County
- Crittenden County
- Jefferson County
- Hot Spring County
All fatal crashes in Arkansas, with every county ranked.
Where the Lonoke County numbers come from
Counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024 Annual Report File: every fatal crash NHTSA filed in Lonoke County (county code 85). 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.