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LAFAYETTE (55) County, Louisiana: Road Fatality Risk

Gera US Road Fatality Index: 4.2/10 (Moderate) · 34/yr avg · 13.74/100k. Risk-context signals only.

Data: FARS 2021-2023 / Census PEP 2023 / FHWA VM-2 2023· NHTSA FARS + Census PEP · US public domain · FIPS 22055

What is the road fatality rate for LAFAYETTE (55) County, Louisiana?

LAFAYETTE (55) County, Louisiana averaged 34 road fatalities per year from 2021 to 2023 (NHTSA FARS), giving a rate of 13.74 per 100,000 population — 1.04/100k above the US average of 12.695/100k. Gera US Road Fatality Index: 4.2/10 (Moderate).

Source:NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) — annual national CSV ZIPs 2021-2023·as of FARS 2021-2023 / Census PEP 2023 / FHWA VM-2 2023updated annually (last: )
Gera US Road Fatality Index4.2 / 10Moderate road fatality risk — LAFAYETTE (55) County, LA (NHTSA FARS 2021-2023). Not a road-safety guarantee.How this index is calculated

Road fatality data — LAFAYETTE (55) County (FARS 2021-2023 / Census PEP 2023 / FHWA VM-2 2023)

Road fatality metrics for LAFAYETTE (55) County, Louisiana (NHTSA FARS 2021-2023 + Census PEP)
MetricValueSource
Road fatalities 202135NHTSA FARS 2021
Road fatalities 202239NHTSA FARS 2022
Road fatalities 202328NHTSA FARS 2023
3yr average annual fatalities34.0Gera calculation
3yr average population247,448Census PEP 2021-2023
Fatalities per 100k population13.74Gera formula
US average per 100k12.695NHTSA FARS 2021-2023
GUSRFI score4.2/10Moderate

LAFAYETTE (55) County Road Fatality Risk Explorer

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GUSRFI

4.2 / 10

Moderate

LAFAYETTE (55) County, LA

LAFAYETTE (55) County, LA has a Moderate road fatality index (13.7/100k). Near the US average of 12.7/100k.

Source: NHTSA FARS 2021-2023 + Census PEP 2023 + FHWA VM-2 2023. Risk-context index only.

Risk signal components

Fatalities per 100,000 population (3yr avg 2021-2023)13.74

US avg: 12.7/100k · Source: NHTSA FARS + Census PEP

County GUSRFI uses fatalities per 100k only (per-county VMT not available key-free from FHWA).

Avg annual fatals

34

2021-2023

Per 100k pop

13.74

3yr avg

Louisiana state context

Louisiana has a state GUSRFI of 7.6/10 (High), with 19.494/100k (3yr avg). LAFAYETTE (55) County (13.74/100k) is 5.75/100k below the state average.

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LAFAYETTE (55) County road fatality rate: frequently asked questions

How many road fatalities occur in LAFAYETTE (55) County per year?
NHTSA FARS recorded 35 road fatalities in LAFAYETTE (55) County, Louisiana in 2021; 39 in 2022; and 28 in 2023 — a 3-year average of 34.0 per year.
How does LAFAYETTE (55) County compare to the US average for road fatalities?
LAFAYETTE (55) County has 13.74/100k road fatalities — 1.04/100k above the US average of 12.695/100k (NHTSA FARS 2021-2023 average). The state average for Louisiana is 19.494/100k (GUSRFI 7.6/10).
What is LAFAYETTE (55) County's GUSRFI score?
LAFAYETTE (55) County has a Gera US Road Fatality Index (GUSRFI) of 4.2/10 (Moderate). County GUSRFI is based on fatalities per 100k population, normalized against the state-level range (min 5.659, max 24.943 per 100k). It ranks among the top 240 counties by road fatality count in the US (out of 350 counties tracked).

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Contains public sector information published by NHTSA / US Census Bureau 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).

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