Car accident statistics for St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana (2020-2024)

Car accident deaths in St. Tammany Parish by year

Car accident deaths fell from 37 in 2020 to 27 in 2021, then rose to 29 in 2022 and 31 in 2023. The count fell to 28 in 2024. The highest count was in 2020, and the lowest was in 2021. The 2024 count was 9 deaths lower than the 2020 count.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

All traffic deaths numbered 41 in 2020, 29 in 2021, 34 in 2022, 40 in 2023 and 31 in 2024. Car accident deaths represented 90.2%, 93.1%, 85.3%, 77.5% and 90.3% of those respective annual counts. The share was highest in 2021 and lowest in 2023, while the highest annual car accident death count occurred in 2020.^{[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 St. Tammany Parish car accidents

People in cars, SUVs, pickups or vans accounted for 116 deaths, or 76.3% of car accident deaths during 2020 through 2024. This was the largest person category. People in other vehicles accounted for 12 deaths, or 7.9%, the smallest category. Nonoccupants (FARS person-type grouping) accounted for 24 deaths, or 15.8%.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Each category counts deaths in the selected passenger-vehicle-involved crashes, rather than all fatal crashes involving that person category. Nonoccupants (FARS person-type grouping) follows the FARS classification and is not a literal test of whether someone was outside a vehicle.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

How the fatal car crashes happened

Manner of collision identifies the crash's first harmful event. Rear-end accounted for 26 deaths (17.1%); Angle (side impact) and Head-on each accounted for 23 (15.1%). Sideswipe and Other each recorded 3 deaths (2.0%).^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Not a collision with a motor vehicle in transport accounted for 74 car accident deaths (48.7%). That row 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 61 car accident deaths, or 40.1%, during 2020 through 2024. Nighttime (6 p.m. to 5:59 a.m.) accounted for 91 deaths, or 59.9%. The nighttime count was higher than the daytime count.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

By land-use classification, Urban recorded 80 deaths (52.6%), Rural recorded 71 (46.7%), and Unknown recorded 1 (0.7%). These categories describe the location of the crash. Crashes that also involved a large truck accounted for 26 car accident deaths, or 17.1% of the parish's car accident deaths for the period.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Car accident death rate compared with Louisiana and the United States

St. Tammany Parish's car accident death rate was 11.2 average annual deaths per 100,000 residents for 2020 through 2024. Louisiana's rate was 16.2, and the national rate was 10.5. The parish rate was lower than the state rate and higher than the national rate.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Among the listed neighboring counties, rates were 13.5 in Orleans Parish, 6.7 in Jefferson Parish and 20.8 in Tangipahoa Parish. St. Tammany Parish's rate was lower than the Orleans and Tangipahoa rates and higher than Jefferson's. Tangipahoa had the highest rate among the listed neighboring counties. These rates use deaths divided by the sum of annual Census population estimates, multiplied by 100,000. They do not adjust for miles driven or visitors.^{[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, of any vehicle type. Deaths and shares of all traffic deaths were: speeding-related, 61 (34.9%); roadway departure, 83 (47.4%); at an intersection, 30 (17.1%); pedestrian involved, 27 (15.4%); motorcycle involved, 21 (12.0%); hit-and-run, 9 (5.1%); driver distraction reported, 63 (36.0%); and in a work zone, 7 (4.0%).^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

These shares use all traffic deaths rather than only car accident deaths. A crash can have several recorded characteristics, so the rows overlap and do not add to 100%. The characteristics are 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 involving a motor vehicle on a trafficway customarily open to the public and a death within 30 days. Nonfatal crashes and injuries are excluded. Counts use crash location, not the deceased person's residence. Readers searching for a car accident lawyer should keep that location-based grouping in mind when reading these counts.^[8][6][7]

The 2020 through 2023 records are Final Files; 2024 uses the revisable Annual Report File. Rates use deaths divided by summed annual Census Bureau population estimates from Vintage 2025, multiplied by 100,000. The separate July 1, 2024 estimate of 277,665 is not the denominator. Rates express average annual deaths per 100,000 residents without adjustments for miles driven or visitors.^[8][6][7]

See also

• Car accident statistics for Orleans Parish, Louisiana (2020-2024)
• Louisiana car accident statistics (2020-2024)