Car accident statistics for Caddo Parish, Louisiana (2020-2024)

Car accident deaths in Caddo Parish by year

Annual car accident deaths rose from 36 in 2020 to 45 in 2021, then fell to 40 in 2022, 37 in 2023 and 35 in 2024. The highest count was 45 in 2021; the lowest was 35 in 2024. The 2024 count was 1 death lower than the 2020 count.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

All traffic deaths followed a different sequence: 40 in 2020, 47 in 2021, 47 in 2022, 38 in 2023 and 42 in 2024. The car accident share was 90.0%, 95.7%, 85.1%, 97.4% and 83.3%, respectively. That share was highest in 2023 and lowest in 2024. These annual entries count deaths, rather than the number of fatal crashes.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Deaths within 30 days in crashes on public roads. 2024 figures come from the FARS Annual Report File and can be revised.

Who died in Caddo Parish car accidents

People in cars, SUVs, pickups or vans accounted for 126 deaths, or 65.3% of car accident deaths during 2020 through 2024. This was the largest person category. People in other vehicles accounted for 22 deaths, or 11.4%, the smallest category. Nonoccupants (FARS person-type grouping) accounted for 45 deaths, or 23.3%.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Each category counts deaths in crashes involving a passenger vehicle. The Nonoccupants (FARS person-type grouping) label follows FARS classifications; it is not a literal test of whether someone was outside a vehicle. That grouping can include occupants of parked motor vehicles.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

How the fatal car crashes happened

Manner of collision describes the first harmful event. Angle (side impact) accounted for 44 deaths (22.8%); Head-on for 24 (12.4%); Rear-end for 10 (5.2%); and Sideswipe for 10 (5.2%). Other recorded 1 death (0.5%), and Unknown recorded 2 (1.0%).^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Not a collision with a motor vehicle in transport accounted for 102 car accident deaths (52.8%). This means the first harmful event was not a collision between motor vehicles in transport. Examples include striking a pedestrian, cyclist, parked vehicle or fixed object, or a rollover. A motor vehicle in transport can be stopped in traffic; the classification does not require physical movement.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Time of day and setting

Daytime (6 a.m. to 5:59 p.m.) accounted for 84 car accident deaths, or 43.5%. Nighttime (6 p.m. to 5:59 a.m.) accounted for 108, or 56.0%. Time of day was Unknown for 1 death, or 0.5%. Nighttime had the larger recorded count.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

By land use, Urban accounted for 149 deaths (77.2%), while Rural accounted for 38 (19.7%). Unknown land use accounted for 6 deaths (3.1%). Separately, crashes that also involved a large truck accounted for 17 car accident deaths, or 8.8%. These figures cover deaths in qualifying crashes during 2020 through 2024.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Car accident death rate compared with Louisiana and the United States

Caddo Parish's car accident death rate was 16.8 average annual deaths per 100,000 residents for 2020 through 2024. Louisiana's rate was 16.2, and the United States rate was 10.5. The parish rate was higher than both. The corresponding death counts were 193 for Caddo Parish, 3,734 for Louisiana and 176,219 for the United States.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

These rates divide deaths by the sum of annual Census Bureau population estimates for the period and multiply by 100,000. They do not adjust for miles driven or visitors. The separately reported 2024 population estimate of 225,317 is not the rate denominator. Caddo Parish accounted for 5.2% of Louisiana's car accident deaths during the period.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Rates divide deaths by the sum of annual Census population estimates, so they show deaths per 100,000 residents per year. They do not adjust for miles driven or for visitors.

Recorded characteristics of all fatal crashes

Recorded characteristics cover all fatal crashes in Caddo Parish, of any vehicle type. Shares use all traffic deaths: Speeding-related, 62 deaths (29.0%); Roadway departure, 86 (40.2%); At an intersection, 59 (27.6%); and Pedestrian involved, 47 (22.0%). Motorcycle involved recorded 32 deaths (15.0%); Hit-and-run, 22 (10.3%); Driver distraction reported, 43 (20.1%); and In a work zone, 3 (1.4%).^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

These figures are not restricted to car accident deaths. A crash can carry several recorded characteristics, so the rows overlap and do not add to 100%. The entries describe recorded characteristics, not findings of fault or cause.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

A crash can carry several characteristics, so the rows overlap and do not add to 100%. These are recorded characteristics, not findings of fault.

About these figures

FARS is a census of fatal motor vehicle traffic crashes. Inclusion requires a motor vehicle traveling on a trafficway customarily open to the public and a death within 30 days. Nonfatal crashes and injuries are excluded. For readers searching for a car accident lawyer, these counts group deaths by crash location, not residence.^[8][6][7]

The 2020 through 2023 figures use FARS Final Files; 2024 uses the Annual Report File, subject to revision when replaced by the Final File. Rates use deaths divided by summed annual Census Bureau population estimates, Vintage 2025, multiplied by 100,000. This gives average annual deaths per 100,000 residents without adjusting for miles driven or visitors. The separate July 1, 2024 estimate is not the denominator.^[8][6][7]

See also

• Louisiana car accident statistics (2020-2024)