The Highway Safety Office of the Arkansas State Police coordinates a statewide behavioral highway safety program making effective use of federal and state highway safety funds and other resources to save lives and reduce injuries on the State’s roads. We provide leadership, innovation and program support in partnership with traffic safety advocates, professionals and organizations.
The Arkansas Highway Safety Office (AHSO) administers federal highway funds from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and oversees the highway safety program efforts supported by these funds for the State of Arkansas.
Upcoming Events and Campaigns
2024
- State Distracted Driving Mobilization — October 20 – 26, 2024
- State Seat Belt Mobilization — November 25 – December 1, 2024
- National Winter DWI Mobilization — December 13, 2024 – January 1, 2025
2025
- State St. Patrick’s Day DWI Mobilization — March 14 – 17, 2025
- State/National Distracted Driving Mobilization — April 7 – 14, 2025
- Regional/National 420 DUI Campaign — April 18 – 20, 2025
- Motorcycle Safety Awareness Campaign — April 28 – May 11, 2025
- National Memorial Day Seat Belt Mobilization — May 19 – June 1, 2025
- State July 4th Holiday DWI Mobilization — July 2 – 6, 2025
- State/National Speed Mobilization — July 9 – 31, 2025
- National Labor Day DWI Mobilization — August 15 – September 1, 2025
For more information on these campaigns, you can visit the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s page for Traffic Safety Marketing.
Highway Safety Plan
Each year, the AHSO prepares a Highway Safety Plan (HSP) that establishes the state’s highway safety goals and project funding for the upcoming year. The HSP identifies the traffic related safety problems in Arkansas and recommends programs that are most effective in reducing traffic fatalities, injuries, and crashes. The AHSO works closely with local and state governmental entities and others to develop and implement the plan.
- FY2024-2026 – Highway Safety Plan
- FY2023 – Highway Safety Plan
- FY2022 – Highway Safety Plan
- FY2021 – Highway Safety Plan
- FY2020 – Highway Safety Plan
Annual Report
The AHSO prepares an Annual Report that outlines progress made toward reaching the highway safety goals established in the Highway Safety Plan.
Traffic Crash Statistics
The Arkansas Highway Safety Office previously published crash statistic books that included information about vehicle and motorcycle crashes in a variety of situations such as alcohol-related, weather-related, road conditions and time of day for both fatal and non-fatal crashes. The following links can be accessed to learn more about traffic crash data in Arkansas:
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)
- National Center for Statistics and Analysis (NCSA) Tools, Publications, and Data
- ARDOT Arkansas Crash Analytics Tool (ACAT)
Highway Safety Grant Programs
The State and Community Highway Safety Grant Program, enacted by the Highway Safety Act of 1966 as Section 402 of Title 23, United States Code, provides grant funds to the states, the Indian nations and the territories each year according to a statutory formula based on population and road mileage. The grant funds support state planning to identify and quantify highway safety problems, provide start-up or “seed” money for new innovative programs, and give new direction to existing safety programs. State and local governmental entities and others are eligible to receive highway safety grants.
The highway safety program areas that have been identified as a priority in Arkansas are Occupant Protection, Impaired Driving, Motorcycle Safety, Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety, Preventing Roadside Fatalities, Roadway Safety and Traffic Records.
Related Links
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
- Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)
- Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA)
- Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
- Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)
- Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
- Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety
- Network of Employers for Traffic Safety (NETS)
- Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)