How many traffic fatalities occurred in Pulaski County, Arkansas?

Pulaski County recorded 570 total traffic fatalities across 538 reported crashes over the data period (2016-2023). The most recent year saw 88 fatalities. The county averages approximately 63.3 fatalities per year.

What is the leading cause of road fatalities in Pulaski County?

Despite a comparatively active crash history (538 recorded crashes), individual cause-code breakdowns are not published for Pulaski County in the current FARS release. Statewide data for Arkansas may provide additional context.

Is the trend of road fatalities in Pulaski County increasing or decreasing?

The trend in Pulaski County is increasing. This indicates that traffic fatalities have risen over the data period, warranting attention to road safety initiatives.

What is the fatality rate per capita in Pulaski County?

Pulaski County has a fatality rate of 22.0 per 100,000 residents, which places it close to the national middle by that per-capita measure among the 3,137 U.S. counties in this dataset.

How does Pulaski County compare to the rest of Arkansas?

Pulaski County's per-capita rate of 22.0 per 100,000 residents is below the Arkansas county average of 24.1. Visit the Arkansas state page for the full county-by-county breakdown.

Where does the road fatality data for Pulaski County come from?

All road fatality data comes from the NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), a census of fatal motor vehicle crashes on public roads in the United States. FARS data covers the period 2016-2023 and includes all crashes resulting in at least one fatality within 30 days.

COUNTY FATALITY DATA

Pulaski County, Arkansas

Road fatality data for Pulaski County (AR). Data period: 2016-2023.

Compiled by PlainRoadSafety · August 9, 2026

570
Total Fatalities (2016-2023): 88
Latest Year Deaths: 22.0
Per 100k Residents: Increasing
Trend

The verdict

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Fatality Analysis Reporting System, Pulaski County ranks #725 of 2,328 U.S. counties by road-fatality rate per 100,000 residents (highest first) and #26 of 58 rated counties in AR. Pulaski County's fatality rate of 22.0 per 100,000 residents places it close to the national middle by that per-capita measure.

#725 of 2,328
national by fatality rate: #26 of 58
in AR by rate: 31%
of rated U.S. counties are deadlier per capita: Increasing
fatality trend

FARS county milepost

Milepost PULASKI-119 · Pulaski 22.0/100k · #725 of 2,328

Pulaski County · 22.0/100k · increasing · cause n/a

TREND 22.0/100k
CAUSE #725 of 2,328
PHOTO 570 book
VS-ST Increasing
CRASH near Mobile
FARS -8.5% vs AR

Stamps derive from this county's NHTSA FARS row (per-100k or book, corpus rank, trend, nationwide peer NAME, vs-state gap), not a trip-risk forecast. PlainRoadSafety is informational only. See our disclaimer. Verify with NHTSA FARS → · Read with methodology → · Understanding road fatality data → · Arkansas state profile →

Merced

20
Alachua

20
Mobile

22
Pulaski

22
Spartanburg

24

What this shows Pulaski County sits among nearest nationwide per-capita peers.

How does Pulaski County compare?

2023 road deaths per 100,000 residents. Choose any comparison from the menu.

Compare with

Pulaski County

22.0 per 100k

Arkansas county average

24.1 per 100k

Pulaski County is About the same as the comparison

2023 road deaths from the NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System over population from the U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (Vintage 2023). Rates shown for counties with 10,000+ residents and a 2023 FARS record.

Among the 15 rated counties in Arkansas, Pulaski County ranks 15 for per-capita risk, below the state's own per-capita average of 24.1 per 100,000 -- nationally, this rate places it close to the national middle by that per-capita measure. The gap between Pulaski County's rate and the state average is 2.1 per 100,000. Its closest per-capita peer statewide is Carroll County, at 31.2 per 100,000 (a difference of 9.2). Its peer counties, highest to lowest per 100,000 residents: Pike County (68.6), Madison County (61.9), Little River County (59.3), Hempstead County (56.9), Grant County (54.4), Crittenden County (48.8), Jackson County (47.7), Phillips County (46.8), Hot Spring County (39.1), Sevier County (38.4), Clark County (32.9), Howard County (31.9), Randolph County (31.7), Carroll County (31.2).

Pulaski County's rate vs. every rated U.S. county

Deaths per 100,000 residents -- counties with 10,000+ people, NHTSA FARS over Census population

22 Around the middle a lower per-capita rate than 31% of 2,328 rated counties

rated U.S. counties, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more rated counties. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source NHTSA FARS over U.S. Census Bureau population estimates · 2026-08-09

Pulaski County's rate vs. the Arkansas state average

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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) This information is for research and informational purposes only

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Counties with similar FARS profiles

Two cross-state peer sets for Pulaski County. Same-state rate comparisons stay in the chart above; these neighborhoods are nearest other-state counties with population at least 250,000.

Similar per-capita fatality rate

Nearest counties by deaths per 100,000 residents (22.0 here), outside Arkansas.

Mobile County 21.6 /100k · AL Spartanburg County 23.5 /100k · SC Alachua County 20.3 /100k · FL Merced County 20.2 /100k · CA

Similar fatality volume

Nearest counties by recorded FARS deaths (570 here), excluding the rate-peer set.

Multnomah County 570 deaths · OR Baltimore County 571 deaths · MD Pinal County 567 deaths · AZ Horry County 575 deaths · SC

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Source and method. PlainRoadSafety is rendered directly from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). PlainRoadSafety aggregates published FARS records and does not invent a fatality count the census does not report. County figures are computed directly from NHTSA FARS census data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our Editorial & Corrections Policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or Report a correction. Data current as of October 2024.