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Fatal crashes on I-40 in Arkansas
Every fatal crash NHTSA coded to Interstate 40 in Arkansas, 2020 to 2024, with the year, the county and what the record says about each. Fatal crashes only, and a count, not a rate: the federal record has no traffic volume for a road.
I-40 in Arkansas2020 to 2024 · fatal crashes recorded by NHTSA
136fatal crashes over five years · 159 deaths
Over 2020 to 2024, NHTSA recorded 136 fatal crashes on I-40 in Arkansas, in which 159 people died. That is 5% of the 2,894 fatal crashes recorded in Arkansas in those years, about 27 a year. 2 of the 136 were coded to a ramp, frontage or service road of I-40 rather than the main lanes. In 2024, the latest year, 23 were recorded.
- Counted
- FARS crashes 2020 to 2024 in Arkansas whose TWAY_ID or TWAY_ID2 begins I-40
- Share
- 136 ÷ 2,894 fatal crashes in Arkansas = 5%
Every year, 2020 to 2024
| Year | Fatal crashes on I-40 | Deaths | Fatal crashes in Arkansas | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 23 | 28 | 598 | 4% |
| 2021 | 33 | 37 | 630 | 5% |
| 2022 | 30 | 33 | 577 | 5% |
| 2023 | 27 | 32 | 542 | 5% |
| 2024 | 23 | 29 | 547 | 4% |
2024 is NHTSA’s Annual Report File and will be revised when the final file replaces it.
Where on I-40: by county, 2020 to 2024
The counties the crashes were coded to, alphabetical. A road’s count in a county depends on how many miles of it run there and how busy they are; the page does not rank the counties. Each name opens the county page with its own rate.
What the record says about those crashes, 2020 to 2024
Every figure is a count of the 136 fatal crashes NHTSA coded to I-40 in Arkansas over five years, from the fields FARS records. Nothing is estimated or inferred.
| Road type | Crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Interstate | 136 | 100% |
| Other freeway or expressway | 0 | 0% |
| Other principal arterial | 0 | 0% |
| Minor arterial | 0 | 0% |
| Major collector | 0 | 0% |
| Minor collector | 0 | 0% |
| Local road | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown or not reported | 0 | 0% |
| Rural | 80 | 59% |
| Urban | 56 | 41% |
| Time of day | Crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Midnight to 5:59 am | 36 | 26% |
| 6 am to 11:59 am | 36 | 26% |
| Noon to 5:59 pm | 35 | 26% |
| 6 pm to 11:59 pm | 29 | 21% |
| Hour unknown | 0 | 0% |
| Light | Crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Daylight | 70 | 51% |
| Dark, not lighted (or lighting unknown) | 57 | 42% |
| Dark, lighted | 6 | 4% |
| Dawn or dusk | 3 | 2% |
| Unknown or not reported | 0 | 0% |
| Day of week | Crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday | 21 | 15% |
| Monday | 25 | 18% |
| Tuesday | 19 | 14% |
| Wednesday | 20 | 15% |
| Thursday | 19 | 14% |
| Friday | 14 | 10% |
| Saturday | 18 | 13% |
| Month | Crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| January | 8 | 6% |
| February | 9 | 7% |
| March | 9 | 7% |
| April | 14 | 10% |
| May | 9 | 7% |
| June | 6 | 4% |
| July | 15 | 11% |
| August | 17 | 13% |
| September | 10 | 7% |
| October | 12 | 9% |
| November | 8 | 6% |
| December | 19 | 14% |
| Weather | Crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Clear | 101 | 74% |
| Cloudy | 16 | 12% |
| Rain | 17 | 13% |
| Snow, sleet or freezing rain | 1 | 1% |
| Fog, smog or smoke | 1 | 1% |
| Severe wind, blowing sand or other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown or not reported | 0 | 0% |
| Involving | Crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A pedestrian | 29 | 21% |
| A bicyclist or other cyclist | 0 | 0% |
| A speeding-related vehicle | 23 | 17% |
| A driver police reported as drinking | 18 | 13% |
| A large truck (over 10,000 lb) | 55 | 40% |
| A motorcycle | 5 | 4% |
| A hit-and-run vehicle | 11 | 8% |
| A teen driver (15 to 19) | 12 | 9% |
Road type is FARS FUNC_SYS for the crash, which can differ from the route’s class where a crash was coded on a frontage road or ramp; speeding is any vehicle coded SPEEDREL 2 to 5; drinking is any driver coded DRINKING = 1 (police-reported, not a blood-alcohol test).
How this is counted
- The road is the designation FARS wrote. Each crash in NHTSA’s Fatality Analysis Reporting System names the trafficway it was on (
TWAY_ID) and, at an intersection, a second one (TWAY_ID2). NHTSA standardises the route designation (I-45,US-59,SR-6) and the police often add a local name after it (I-45/NORTH FWY) or a ramp or frontage word. The page counts every crash whose designation is I-40, once, whatever followed it. Nothing else is matched: a crash coded only to a local street name is not here even if that street is this road. - Same number, another state, another road. I-40 in Arkansas is counted within Arkansas only. Where the route continues into a neighbouring state it has its own page there, and a State Route number means nothing outside its state.
- Only roads with ten or more fatal crashes over 2020 to 2024 have a page. Fewer is too few to say anything, and the county page already lists the most-named roads in each county as the police wrote them.
- No rate, no rank. The Arkansas page lists every numbered road in route order with its count and nothing else. Roads with more lanes, more miles or more traffic record more fatal crashes; the record cannot separate those from the road’s design.
Informational only, not professional advice. Last reviewed: October 2026. Data snapshot built 2026-10-30.
Other roads in Arkansas
- I-30 123
- I-49 52
- I-55 28
- I-430 23
- I-440 12
- I-530 38
- I-555 12
- I-630 13
- SR-1 26
- SR-5 55
- SR-7 47
- SR-8 19
- SR-9 25
- SR-10 21
- SR-14 20
- SR-16 20
- SR-18 29
- SR-22 19
- SR-23 18
- SR-25 25
- SR-27 14
- SR-35 13
- SR-36 15
- SR-38 10
- SR-43 10
- SR-59 13
- SR-60 11
- SR-69 12
- SR-72 11
- SR-88 11
In route order, first thirty; the full list is on the Arkansas page.