State Highway 9 in Arkansas: fatal crashes
From 2015 to 2024, 48 fatal crashes on State Highway 9 in Arkansas killed 50 people. In 2024 there were 9 fatal crashes and 10 deaths on the road.
An state highway running through 10 counties of Arkansas. All fatal crashes in Arkansas.
Deaths on State Highway 9 in Arkansas by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9 | 10 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 |
| 2019 | 7 | 8 |
| 2018 | 3 | 3 |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 5 | 5 |
| 2015 | 6 | 6 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Where on State Highway 9 in Arkansas: the counties with the most fatal crashes
Conway County County had the most fatal crashes on State Highway 9 from 2015 to 2024: 11, with 12 deaths. Conway, Perry and Fulton counties together held 56% of fatal crashes in State Highway 9 in Arkansas from 2015 to 2024; the 4 listed held 67%. Counties are listed from 5 fatal crashes.
| County | 2024 | 2015 to 2024 | Deaths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conway County | 1 | 11 | 12 |
| 2 | Perry County | 1 | 9 | 9 |
| 3 | Fulton County | 2 | 7 | 8 |
| 4 | Saline County | 1 | 5 | 5 |
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 9 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 | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 4.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 10.4 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 2.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 6.2 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 6.2 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 6.2 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 4.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 4.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 4.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 4.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 10.4 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 4.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 4.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan6.2%
- Feb4.2%
- Mar6.2%
- Apr14.6%
- May14.6%
- Jun12.5%
- Jul10.4%
- Aug18.8%
- Sep4.2%
- Oct2.1%
- Nov2.1%
- Dec4.2%
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 9 in Arkansas first hit
The first harmful event was a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 48%; a collision with another vehicle in 38%, a rollover in 10%, a cyclist in 2.1%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 23 | 48% |
| Collision with another vehicle | 18 | 38% |
| Rollover | 5 | 10% |
| Cyclist | 1 | 2.1% |
| Other | 1 | 2.1% |
| Pedestrian | 0 | 0.0% |
| 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 9 in Arkansas compare with the state
A drinking driver was recorded in 27% of fatal crashes in State Highway 9 in Arkansas from 2015 to 2024, about the Arkansas share; speeding in 21%, below the Arkansas share of 22%; a hit-and-run in 2.1%, below the Arkansas share of 3.9%; 41% 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 9 | Arkansas | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural stretches | 94% | 63% | above the Arkansas share |
| At or near an intersection | 10% | 15% | below the Arkansas share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 17% | 34% | below the Arkansas share |
| A drinking driver | 27% | 27% | about the same as the Arkansas share |
| Speeding | 21% | 22% | below the Arkansas share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 41% | 54% | below the Arkansas share |
| Hit-and-run | 2.1% | 3.9% | below the Arkansas share |
| A motorcycle involved | 29% | 15% | above the Arkansas share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 0.0% | 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 9 in Arkansas
- How many fatal crashes have there been on State Highway 9 in Arkansas?
- 48 fatal crashes killed 50 people on State Highway 9 in Arkansas from 2015 to 2024. In 2024 there were 9 fatal crashes and 10 deaths.
- Where on State Highway 9 in Arkansas do the most fatal crashes happen?
- Conway County had the most fatal crashes on State Highway 9 from 2015 to 2024: 11, with 12 deaths. Perry County was second with 9.
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All fatal crashes in Arkansas, with every road ranked.
Where the State Highway 9 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 9 in Arkansas (filed under 21 spellings, such as "SR- 9-01", "SR- 9-06", "SR-9", "SR-9-01"). Ramps, frontage and service roads are left out. A fatal crash is one in which someone died within 30 days. The full method.