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Arkansas: Road Fatality Risk
Gera US Road Fatality Index: 8.1/10 (Very High) · Rank: #4 of 51 · 21.055/100k population · 1.641/100M VMT. Risk-context signals only.
What is the road fatality rate for Arkansas?
Arkansas has a Gera US Road Fatality Index (GUSRFI) of 8.1/10 (Very High), ranking 4 of 51 states. Based on NHTSA FARS 2021-2023: 21.055 road fatalities per 100,000 population (3yr avg) — 8.36/100k above the US average of 12.695/100k. Per-VMT rate: 1.641 per 100M miles (FHWA 2023).
GUSRFI components — Arkansas (FARS 2021-2023 / Census PEP 2023 / FHWA VM-2 2023)
| Metric | Value | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Road fatalities 2021 | 692 | NHTSA FARS 2021 | Fatal crashes on public roads |
| Road fatalities 2022 | 637 | NHTSA FARS 2022 | |
| Road fatalities 2023 | 596 | NHTSA FARS 2023 | |
| 3yr average annual fatalities | 641.7 | Gera calculation | (2021+2022+2023)/3 |
| 3yr average population | 3,047,526 | Census PEP 2021-2023 | |
| Fatalities per 100k population | 21.055 | Gera formula | US avg: 12.695 |
| Annual VMT (millions, 2023) | 39,100.842 | FHWA VM-2 2023 | Vehicle-miles traveled |
| Fatalities per 100M VMT | 1.641 | Gera formula | avg_fatals/VMT×100 |
| GUSRFI (0-10) | 8.1 | Gera formula | Very High — rank #4 |
Arkansas Road Fatality Risk Explorer
Explore GUSRFI components and compare against the US average.
GUSRFI
8.1 / 10
Very High
Arkansas
Arkansas has a Very High road fatality index. The fatality rate of 21.1 per 100,000 people is substantially above the US average of 12.7. Road safety awareness and defensive driving are especially important here.
Source: NHTSA FARS 2021-2023 + Census PEP 2023 + FHWA VM-2 2023. Risk-context index only.
Risk signal components
US avg: 12.7/100k · Source: NHTSA FARS + Census PEP
VMT = vehicle-miles traveled · Source: FHWA Highway Statistics VM-2 2023
Avg annual fatals
642
2021-2023
Per 100k pop
21.05
3yr avg
Per 100M VMT
1.64
FHWA 2023
Arkansas counties in the GUSRFI dataset
Top counties by annual fatality count (NHTSA FARS 2021-2023)
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Arkansas road fatality rate: frequently asked questions
- What is Arkansas's GUSRFI road fatality index?
- Arkansas has a Gera US Road Fatality Index (GUSRFI) of 8.1/10 (Very High), ranking 4 of 51 US states. The index is based on a 3-year average (2021-2023) of 642 annual road fatalities per 3.05M population = 21.055 per 100k. Source: NHTSA FARS + Census PEP.
- How does Arkansas compare to the US average for road fatalities?
- Arkansas (21.055/100k) is 8.36/100k above the US average of 12.695/100k (3-year avg 2021-2023). The highest-risk state is Mississippi (24.943/100k, GUSRFI 9.9/10); the lowest is Massachusetts (5.673/100k, GUSRFI 0/10).
- How many road fatalities occurred in Arkansas in 2023?
- NHTSA FARS recorded 596 road fatalities in Arkansas in 2023. In 2022 there were 637, and in 2021 there were 692 — giving a 3-year average of 642 per year. These figures include all fatal crashes on public roads in Arkansas.
- What is the Arkansas road fatality rate per vehicle-mile traveled?
- Arkansas has 1.641 road fatalities per 100 million vehicle-miles traveled (3-year avg fatals / FHWA 2023 VMT of 39,100.842M miles). This measures fatality risk adjusted for driving intensity — states with more miles driven are not necessarily the same as states with higher per-capita risk.
States near Arkansas in GUSRFI ranking
All states →Contains public sector information published by NHTSA / US Census Bureau / FHWA and licensed under the US Government public domain. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) — annual national CSV ZIPs 2021-2023 (FARS 2021-2023 / Census PEP 2023 / FHWA VM-2 2023, published 2024-2025).
Full GUSRFI formula and verification: Gera US Road Fatality Index methodology.