Public crash data briefing

Bentonville Crash Data

Police-reported crash records, maps, and briefing materials for Bentonville, Arkansas. The current analysis highlights the recent Exit 88 / AR-72 crash cluster with a past-year map layer for context.

Latest citywide record: Apr 30, 2026 8:56 AM 169 focus-area crashes in the past year 9,059 distinct crash events in the cleaned dataset
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Current focus

Exit 88 Crash Risk

Police-reported crash data shows a sharp late-March and April concentration around the I-49 / AR-72 overpass. The site now includes the full past-year focus-area layer, so the recent cluster can be compared against the longer local pattern.

25 crashes since Mar 24 2.08x the prior 35-day count
14 crashes since Apr 13 mid-April cluster
22 multi-vehicle crashes since Mar 24
169 focus-area crashes in past year Apr 30, 2025 through Apr 30, 2026

Dataset at a glance

Cleaned Records for Public Review

Counts are distinct crash events from the Bentonville Police transparency portal captures in this repository. Same-minute and same-coordinate ticket rows are grouped together to avoid double-counting one crash scene.

9,100 source accident records rows with location and timestamp
9,059 distinct crash events deduplicated event count
1,544 citywide crashes in past year Apr 30, 2025 through Apr 30, 2026
Apr 30, 2026 8:56 AM latest citywide record coverage starts Oct 28, 2016 7:06 AM
Weekly crash count chart for the Exit 88 focus area

Signal for Council

From Mar 24 through the latest local record, the focus area has 25 police-reported crashes. In the full past-year focus-area window, there are 169 crashes, including 148 multi-vehicle crashes.

The 35-day window beginning Mar 24 is more than double the immediately preceding 35-day window (25 vs. 12). That is the change worth showing clearly.

The dataset does not identify dump trucks or causation. It supports a narrower claim: current police-reported crashes cluster around the exact corridor where additional heavy-truck exit movements would add turning and merging conflicts.

Mapped evidence

Where the Cluster Is

The default map shows the past-year focus-area crash layer. Switch to the recent cluster window or filter by crash type to inspect the current concern.

Focus-Area Events

Time window

Crash type

169 visible Apr 30, 2025 through Apr 30, 2026 crash events

Multi-vehicle crash
Single-vehicle crash
Animal crash
Landmark / review radius
Comparison of recent crash counts by focus region
Category breakdown of recent focus-area crashes

Corridor detail

Region Detail

Counts are police-reported accidents from the cleaned historical data refresh. The latest citywide accident record in the data is Apr 30, 2026 8:56 AM.

Area Radius Past year Since Mar 24 Since Apr 13 Multi-vehicle Latest record
Maverik / East Central hotspot 0.2 mi 38 9 7 9 Apr 26, 2026 5:47 PM
West side of overpass approach 0.5 mi 35 4 2 3 Apr 21, 2026 2:19 PM
Exit 88 / AR-72 1-mile area 1.0 mi 147 22 12 19 Apr 26, 2026 5:47 PM

Near-Term Actions to Consider

The data justifies an immediate operations review before adding or expanding heavy-truck movements through the corridor.

Control truck exit movements

Require a haul-route and turning-movement plan for dump trucks using the overpass/intersection area, with restricted hours if needed.

Observe the conflict points

Use short-duration video or field observation at Maverik, Casey's, East Central, and the west-overpass approach during peak construction traffic.

Install temporary mitigation

Consider warning signage, enforcement presence, flagging, or temporary channelization while the late-April crash pattern is reviewed.

Recent records

Recent Police-Reported Crashes

Most recent records in the focus area, newest first.

DateCategoryCoordinatesTicket IDs
Apr 28, 2026 6:15 AM 3 Animal 36.383780, -94.169706 29659
Apr 26, 2026 5:47 PM 2 Multiple vehicle 36.380162, -94.176971 29682
Apr 25, 2026 8:55 PM 2 Multiple vehicle 36.380162, -94.176971 29691
Apr 23, 2026 2:10 PM 2 Multiple vehicle 36.379208, -94.178036 29686
Apr 23, 2026 9:31 AM 2 Multiple vehicle 36.380342, -94.177887 29634
Apr 22, 2026 3:29 PM 2 Multiple vehicle 36.383467, -94.170095 29680
Apr 21, 2026 2:19 PM 2 Multiple vehicle 36.367417, -94.187772 29685
Apr 21, 2026 7:52 AM 2 Multiple vehicle 36.380342, -94.177887 29674
Apr 17, 2026 4:43 PM 2 Multiple vehicle 36.372354, -94.196562 29616
Apr 17, 2026 8:44 AM 2 Multiple vehicle 36.379211, -94.178036 29614
Apr 15, 2026 11:14 AM 2 Multiple vehicle 36.365546, -94.186743 29608
Apr 14, 2026 8:38 AM 2 Multiple vehicle 36.380342, -94.177887 29583
Apr 13, 2026 8:46 AM 2 Multiple vehicle 36.365546, -94.186743 29582
Apr 13, 2026 8:20 AM 2 Multiple vehicle 36.363224, -94.193305 29628, 29633
Apr 11, 2026 6:09 AM 2 Multiple vehicle 36.383514, -94.172490 29603
Apr 10, 2026 9:45 AM 2 Multiple vehicle 36.364385, -94.196189 29577

Downloads

Public Materials

These static files are served directly by Vercel and can be linked from council packets, emails, or follow-up analysis.

Browser slideshowFull-screen briefing deck for the current Exit 88 analysis. PDF deckPrintable version of the same council briefing. Summary JSONMetrics, regions, latest records, and mapped point lists. Past-year GeoJSONFocus-area crash points for the latest one-year window. Recent GeoJSONMapped focus-area crash points for GIS review.