Fatal crashes in Le Flore County, Oklahoma
In 2024, 15 people died in 14 fatal crashes in Le Flore County, 15.4% more than in 2023. From 2015 to 2024 the county recorded 115 fatal crashes and 136 deaths, the 11th most of any county in Oklahoma.
30.1 deaths per 100,000 residents, against 15.7 across Oklahoma in 2024; 27.5 against 17 a year over 2015 to 2024. Population 49,854, Census Bureau estimate. All fatal crashes in Oklahoma.
Deaths in Le Flore County by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14 | 15 |
| 2023 | 12 | 13 |
| 2022 | 12 | 17 |
| 2021 | 8 | 13 |
| 2020 | 9 | 10 |
| 2019 | 9 | 9 |
| 2018 | 10 | 11 |
| 2017 | 15 | 16 |
| 2016 | 15 | 18 |
| 2015 | 11 | 14 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
The deadliest roads in Le Flore County
US 271 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Le Flore County from 2015 to 2024: 18, with 22 deaths. The 7 roads listed held 63% of all fatal crashes in Le Flore County from 2015 to 2024; 4 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 | US 271 | 18 | 22 | 6 | no page |
| 2 | State Highway 112 | 15 | 20 | 5 | no page |
| 3 | US 59 | 14 | 15 | 4 | |
| 4 | US 259 | 7 | 9 | 4 | no page |
| 5 | US 270 | 7 | 8 | 3 | |
| 6 | State Highway 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | no page |
| 7 | State Highway 63 | 5 | 5 | 2 | no page |
Cities NHTSA filed, with their fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024: Poteau 14, Pocola 7. 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 Le Flore 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 | 5.3 percent, 6 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 4.4 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 0.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.5 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 7.1 percent, 8 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.7 percent, 3 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.7 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 1.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.5 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 7.1 percent, 8 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 1.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 5.3 percent, 6 fatal crashes | 2.7 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 2.7 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 2.7 percent, 3 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 2.7 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.5 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 2.7 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 5.3 percent, 6 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 2.7 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 4.4 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 3.5 percent, 4 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan7.8%
- Feb3.5%
- Mar13.0%
- Apr9.6%
- May7.0%
- Jun9.6%
- Jul9.6%
- Aug9.6%
- Sep7.0%
- Oct8.7%
- Nov8.7%
- Dec6.1%
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
What fatal crashes in Le Flore County first hit
The first harmful event was a collision with another vehicle in 38%; a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 33%, a rollover in 21%, a pedestrian in 5.2%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Collision with another vehicle | 44 | 38% |
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 38 | 33% |
| Rollover | 24 | 21% |
| Pedestrian | 6 | 5.2% |
| Other | 3 | 2.6% |
| Cyclist | 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 in Le Flore County compare with Oklahoma
A drinking driver was recorded in 34% of fatal crashes in Le Flore County from 2015 to 2024, above the Oklahoma share of 27%; speeding in 31%, above the Oklahoma share of 26%; a hit-and-run in 0.0%, below the Oklahoma share of 4.9%; a driver recorded as distracted in 10%, above the Oklahoma share of 8.5%; 59% of passenger-vehicle occupants killed with belt use known were unbelted, above the Oklahoma share of 53%. Shares of fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024, against the share across all of Oklahoma. A share is only given over 20 crashes.
| Le Flore | Oklahoma | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural roads | 91% | 60% | above the Oklahoma share |
| At or near an intersection | 16% | 21% | below the Oklahoma share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 39% | 34% | above the Oklahoma share |
| A drinking driver | 34% | 27% | above the Oklahoma share |
| Speeding | 31% | 26% | above the Oklahoma share |
| A distracted driver (as recorded) | 10% | 8.5% | above the Oklahoma share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 59% | 53% | above the Oklahoma share |
| Hit-and-run | 0.0% | 4.9% | below the Oklahoma share |
| A motorcycle involved | 13% | 14% | about the same as the Oklahoma share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 5.1% | 12% | below the Oklahoma 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 Le Flore County
- How many people died in car accidents in Le Flore County in 2024?
- 15 people died in 14 fatal crashes in Le Flore County, Oklahoma, in 2024, 15.4% more than in 2023. That is 30.1 deaths per 100,000 residents, against 15.7 across Oklahoma.
- What is the deadliest road in Le Flore County?
- US 271 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Le Flore County from 2015 to 2024: 18, with 22 deaths.
- How many fatal crashes in Le Flore County involved a drinking driver?
- 39 of 115 fatal crashes in Le Flore County from 2015 to 2024 involved a driver NHTSA recorded as drinking, 34%, against 27% across Oklahoma.
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Where the Le Flore County numbers come from
Counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024 Annual Report File: every fatal crash NHTSA filed in Le Flore County (county code 79). 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.