Saline County, Arkansas Car Accident Statistics

12 people died in 12 fatal crashes in Saline County in 2024, according to NHTSA: 9.1 deaths per 100,000 residents, against 19.5 for Arkansas and 11.5 nationally. From 2019 through 2024 the county had 106 traffic deaths in 101 crashes.

12Deaths in 2024
9.1Deaths per 100,000 residents (2024)
106Deaths, 2019–2024
-20%Change in deaths, 2019 to 2024

Traffic deaths in Saline County by year

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YearDeathsFatal crashes
20241212
20232019
20221515
20212928
20201515
20191512

Who died

People killed in Saline County crashes, 2019–2024.

Drivers and passengers (not motorcycles)74 (70%)
Motorcyclists22 (21%)
Pedestrians10 (9%)
Bicyclists0 (0%)

Roads with the most fatal crashes

RoadFatal crashesDeaths
I-301010
I-30-22912
US-70-1067
SR-5-744
CR-chicot Rd44
SR-544
CR- Sardis Rd33
SR-22933
I-30-22033
CR-chicotrd33

As named in crash reports, 2019–2024. Long highways cross many miles of the county, so they tend to rank high.

Fatal crashes inside city limits

CityFatal crashesDeaths
Benton1717
Bryant1518

When fatal crashes happen

Time of day

Midnight–6 a.m.21 (21%)
6 a.m.–noon17 (17%)
Noon–6 p.m.33 (33%)
6 p.m.–midnight28 (28%)

Day of week (most: Friday)

Sunday15
Monday7
Tuesday12
Wednesday14
Thursday15
Friday21
Saturday17

42% of fatal crashes in Saline County happened in the dark, and 56% on roads classed as rural.

Drinking and speeding

22%Fatal crashes with a driver police reported had been drinking (22)
29%Fatal crashes where police reported speeding (29)

What the first impact was with:

Motor vehicle in-transport40 (40%)
Tree16 (16%)
Pedestrian10 (10%)
Rollover/overturn6 (6%)
Ditch5 (5%)
Concrete traffic barrier5 (5%)

After a crash in Arkansas

Injury claims have a filing deadline set by state law. See Arkansas's car accident statute of limitations, and how shared fault can reduce what you recover.

Personal injury lawyers in Benton

Lawbamba lists 9 personal injury lawyers with an office in Benton, Arkansas, the practice area that deals with the fatal crash records on this page. These 4 come first in that listing (how the order is set).

Minton Law Firm
Personal Injury
Benton · 4.8★ from 217 reviews
Perry Yale Young
Personal Injury, Real Estate, Probate
Benton · 4.7★ from 17 reviews
Jimmy Baxter
Personal Injury
Benton · 5.0★ from 1 review
Thomas W. Burns
Burns Law Firm, P.A.
Personal Injury, Animal Bites, Automobile Accidents
Benton · 4.3★ from 3 reviews

Matched by practice area and office location only. These lawyers are not connected to the records on this page and have not reviewed or endorsed it.

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Source: NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2024, which records every crash on a public road in which someone died within 30 days. Population figures are the Census Bureau's 2024 county estimates. A crash is counted where it happened, not where the people involved lived. “Drinking driver” means police reported a driver had been drinking; “speeding” means police reported at least one driver was speeding or going too fast for conditions. Injury-only crashes aren't in FARS.

Lawbamba is not affiliated with NHTSA, and this page is general information, not legal advice.