State Highway 5 in Arkansas: fatal crashes
From 2015 to 2024, 95 fatal crashes on State Highway 5 in Arkansas killed 104 people, the 12th most of any numbered road in Arkansas. In 2024 there were 11 fatal crashes and 11 deaths on the road.
An state highway running through 8 counties of Arkansas. All fatal crashes in Arkansas.
Deaths on State Highway 5 in Arkansas by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11 | 11 |
| 2023 | 14 | 16 |
| 2022 | 9 | 10 |
| 2021 | 11 | 12 |
| 2020 | 9 | 9 |
| 2019 | 9 | 11 |
| 2018 | 7 | 7 |
| 2017 | 9 | 10 |
| 2016 | 9 | 11 |
| 2015 | 7 | 7 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Where on State Highway 5 in Arkansas: the counties with the most fatal crashes
Pulaski County had the most fatal crashes on State Highway 5 from 2015 to 2024: 21, with 23 deaths. Pulaski, Baxter and Saline counties together held 54% of fatal crashes in State Highway 5 in Arkansas from 2015 to 2024; the 8 listed held 100%. Counties are listed from 5 fatal crashes.
| County | 2024 | 2015 to 2024 | Deaths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pulaski County | 4 | 21 | 23 |
| 2 | Baxter County | 2 | 15 | 17 |
| 3 | Saline County | 0 | 15 | 16 |
| 4 | White County | 1 | 11 | 12 |
| 5 | Lonoke County | 1 | 10 | 12 |
| 6 | Garland County | 2 | 9 | 9 |
| 7 | Stone County | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| 8 | Cleburne County | 0 | 6 | 7 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
When fatal crashes happen on State Highway 5 in Arkansas
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 | 1.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 5.3 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 6.3 percent, 6 fatal crashes | 4.2 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.2 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 1.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 8.4 percent, 8 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 2.1 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.2 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 6.3 percent, 6 fatal crashes | 5.3 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 3.2 percent, 3 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 1.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.2 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 5.3 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 4.2 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 4.2 percent, 4 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 1.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 8.4 percent, 8 fatal crashes | 6.3 percent, 6 fatal crashes | 1.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan7.4%
- Feb6.3%
- Mar8.4%
- Apr7.4%
- May4.2%
- Jun10.5%
- Jul8.4%
- Aug5.3%
- Sep12.6%
- Oct9.5%
- Nov12.6%
- Dec7.4%
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
What fatal crashes on State Highway 5 in Arkansas first hit
The first harmful event was a collision with another vehicle in 45%; a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 37%, a pedestrian in 8.4%, a cyclist in 2.1%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Collision with another vehicle | 43 | 45% |
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 35 | 37% |
| Pedestrian | 8 | 8.4% |
| Other | 5 | 5.3% |
| Cyclist | 2 | 2.1% |
| Rollover | 2 | 2.1% |
| Parked vehicle | 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 on State Highway 5 in Arkansas compare with the state
A drinking driver was recorded in 24% of fatal crashes in State Highway 5 in Arkansas from 2015 to 2024, below the Arkansas share of 27%; speeding in 18%, below the Arkansas share of 22%; a hit-and-run in 4.2%, about the Arkansas share; a driver recorded as distracted in 1.1%, below the Arkansas share of 3.6%; 42% of passenger-vehicle occupants killed with belt use known were unbelted, below 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.
| State Highway 5 | Arkansas | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural stretches | 63% | 63% | about the same as the Arkansas share |
| At or near an intersection | 13% | 15% | below the Arkansas share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 16% | 34% | below the Arkansas share |
| A drinking driver | 24% | 27% | below the Arkansas share |
| Speeding | 18% | 22% | below the Arkansas share |
| A distracted driver (as recorded) | 1.1% | 3.6% | below the Arkansas share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 42% | 54% | below the Arkansas share |
| Hit-and-run | 4.2% | 3.9% | about the same as the Arkansas share |
| A motorcycle involved | 24% | 15% | above the Arkansas share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 7.7% | 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 State Highway 5 in Arkansas
- How many fatal crashes have there been on State Highway 5 in Arkansas?
- 95 fatal crashes killed 104 people on State Highway 5 in Arkansas from 2015 to 2024. In 2024 there were 11 fatal crashes and 11 deaths.
- Where on State Highway 5 in Arkansas do the most fatal crashes happen?
- Pulaski County had the most fatal crashes on State Highway 5 from 2015 to 2024: 21, with 23 deaths. Baxter County was second with 15.
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- I-55
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All fatal crashes in Arkansas, with every road ranked.
Where the State Highway 5 numbers come from
Counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024 Annual Report File: every fatal crash whose road NHTSA filed as State Highway 5 in Arkansas (filed under 27 spellings, such as "SR- 5-09", "SR- 5-16", "SR-5", "SR-5-00"). Ramps, frontage and service roads are left out. A fatal crash is one in which someone died within 30 days. The full method.