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Fatal car crashes in Texas, county by county

From 2020 through 2024, 21,238 people died in 19,209 crashes on Texas roads. That is 13.6 deaths a year for every 100,000 residents, above the US rate of 12.1, and the 19th highest rate of the 50 states and DC.

Harris County had the most deaths (2,746). The road stretch with the most fatal crashes was I-45 (North Fwy) in Harris County (234). In 2024, 4,160 people were killed, 7% more than in 2020.

Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020-2024 · checked October 2, 2026

21,238

people killed in crashes, 2020-2024

13.6

deaths a year per 100,000 residents, 19th highest of 51 (US 12.1)

3,865

pedestrians killed, 18% of deaths (US 18%)

35%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related (US 28%)

Death rate by county

Deaths a year per 100,000 residents, 2020-2024. Rural counties often rank highest: fewer people, faster roads and longer waits for an ambulance.

Anderson County: 24.5 per 100,000 a year, 73 deathsAndrews County: 48.6 per 100,000 a year, 46 deathsAngelina County: 20.2 per 100,000 a year, 89 deathsAransas County: 21.1 per 100,000 a year, 27 deathsArcher County: 41.5 per 100,000 a year, 19 deathsArmstrong County: 243.2 per 100,000 a year, 22 deathsAtascosa County: 21.2 per 100,000 a year, 56 deathsAustin County: 22.1 per 100,000 a year, 36 deathsBandera County: 22.8 per 100,000 a year, 26 deathsBastrop County: 24 per 100,000 a year, 138 deathsBee County: 18.6 per 100,000 a year, 29 deathsBell County: 13.4 per 100,000 a year, 268 deathsBexar County: 10.5 per 100,000 a year, 1112 deathsBlanco County: 52.4 per 100,000 a year, 35 deathsBosque County: 29.5 per 100,000 a year, 28 deathsBowie County: 17.8 per 100,000 a year, 82 deathsBrazoria County: 9.6 per 100,000 a year, 198 deathsBrazos County: 6.2 per 100,000 a year, 77 deathsBrewster County: 31.6 per 100,000 a year, 15 deathsBrooks County: 68.2 per 100,000 a year, 23 deathsBrown County: 19.7 per 100,000 a year, 38 deathsBurleson County: 44.6 per 100,000 a year, 45 deathsBurnet County: 21.9 per 100,000 a year, 61 deathsCaldwell County: 29 per 100,000 a year, 76 deathsCalhoun County: 21.1 per 100,000 a year, 21 deathsCallahan County: 53.4 per 100,000 a year, 39 deathsCameron County: 8.3 per 100,000 a year, 180 deathsCamp County: 28.9 per 100,000 a year, 19 deathsCarson County: 123.7 per 100,000 a year, 36 deathsCass County: 39.8 per 100,000 a year, 57 deathsCastro County: 27.1 per 100,000 a year, 10 deathsChambers County: 26.7 per 100,000 a year, 75 deathsCherokee County: 25.6 per 100,000 a year, 68 deathsClay County: 42.9 per 100,000 a year, 23 deathsColeman County: 70.1 per 100,000 a year, 28 deathsCollin County: 5.2 per 100,000 a year, 325 deathsColorado County: 46.6 per 100,000 a year, 50 deathsComal County: 11.1 per 100,000 a year, 112 deathsComanche County: 34.8 per 100,000 a year, 25 deathsCooke County: 29.4 per 100,000 a year, 65 deathsCoryell County: 13.7 per 100,000 a year, 59 deathsCrane County: 91.4 per 100,000 a year, 21 deathsCrockett County: 192.9 per 100,000 a year, 27 deathsCrosby County: 43.7 per 100,000 a year, 11 deathsCulberson County: 239.6 per 100,000 a year, 27 deathsDallam County: 45.2 per 100,000 a year, 17 deathsDallas County: 12.8 per 100,000 a year, 1705 deathsDawson County: 44.2 per 100,000 a year, 26 deathsDeaf Smith County: 16.2 per 100,000 a year, 15 deathsDenton County: 5.4 per 100,000 a year, 281 deathsDeWitt County: 23.7 per 100,000 a year, 24 deathsDimmit County: 83.1 per 100,000 a year, 34 deathsDonley County: 75.2 per 100,000 a year, 12 deathsDuval County: 29.2 per 100,000 a year, 14 deathsEastland County: 54.7 per 100,000 a year, 50 deathsEctor County: 28.1 per 100,000 a year, 239 deathsEllis County: 16.9 per 100,000 a year, 196 deathsEl Paso County: 10.3 per 100,000 a year, 451 deathsErath County: 29.2 per 100,000 a year, 65 deathsFalls County: 39.4 per 100,000 a year, 35 deathsFannin County: 37.8 per 100,000 a year, 73 deathsFayette County: 50.2 per 100,000 a year, 64 deathsFort Bend County: 4.3 per 100,000 a year, 206 deathsFranklin County: 27.5 per 100,000 a year, 15 deathsFreestone County: 57.2 per 100,000 a year, 59 deathsFrio County: 40 per 100,000 a year, 39 deathsGaines County: 41.9 per 100,000 a year, 48 deathsGalveston County: 11 per 100,000 a year, 202 deathsGarza County: 64.6 per 100,000 a year, 15 deathsGillespie County: 26.3 per 100,000 a year, 37 deathsGlasscock County: 242.8 per 100,000 a year, 14 deathsGoliad County: 36 per 100,000 a year, 13 deathsGonzales County: 50.9 per 100,000 a year, 51 deathsGray County: 20.1 per 100,000 a year, 21 deathsGrayson County: 17.5 per 100,000 a year, 132 deathsGregg County: 20.8 per 100,000 a year, 132 deathsGrimes County: 40.7 per 100,000 a year, 68 deathsGuadalupe County: 9.9 per 100,000 a year, 97 deathsHale County: 15 per 100,000 a year, 24 deathsHamilton County: 32.4 per 100,000 a year, 14 deathsHardin County: 17.4 per 100,000 a year, 51 deathsHarris County: 11 per 100,000 a year, 2746 deathsHarrison County: 28.9 per 100,000 a year, 103 deathsHartley County: 140.1 per 100,000 a year, 35 deathsHays County: 11.1 per 100,000 a year, 162 deathsHenderson County: 23.3 per 100,000 a year, 102 deathsHidalgo County: 7.4 per 100,000 a year, 340 deathsHill County: 39.2 per 100,000 a year, 76 deathsHockley County: 34.4 per 100,000 a year, 37 deathsHood County: 14.5 per 100,000 a year, 50 deathsHopkins County: 27.8 per 100,000 a year, 54 deathsHouston County: 39.6 per 100,000 a year, 44 deathsHoward County: 35.7 per 100,000 a year, 55 deathsHudspeth County: 243.9 per 100,000 a year, 44 deathsHunt County: 23.1 per 100,000 a year, 137 deathsHutchinson County: 22.3 per 100,000 a year, 22 deathsJack County: 40.4 per 100,000 a year, 19 deathsJackson County: 47.1 per 100,000 a year, 36 deathsJasper County: 33.4 per 100,000 a year, 55 deathsJefferson County: 18.1 per 100,000 a year, 230 deathsJim Wells County: 26.7 per 100,000 a year, 52 deathsJohnson County: 14 per 100,000 a year, 147 deathsJones County: 25.9 per 100,000 a year, 27 deathsKarnes County: 43.6 per 100,000 a year, 33 deathsKaufman County: 14.3 per 100,000 a year, 141 deathsKendall County: 17 per 100,000 a year, 44 deathsKerr County: 24.1 per 100,000 a year, 65 deathsKimble County: 113.6 per 100,000 a year, 25 deathsKinney County: 137.9 per 100,000 a year, 22 deathsKleberg County: 11.8 per 100,000 a year, 18 deathsKnox County: 61.4 per 100,000 a year, 10 deathsLamar County: 23 per 100,000 a year, 59 deathsLamb County: 34.7 per 100,000 a year, 22 deathsLampasas County: 20.4 per 100,000 a year, 24 deathsLa Salle County: 104.8 per 100,000 a year, 35 deathsLavaca County: 20.4 per 100,000 a year, 21 deathsLee County: 27.1 per 100,000 a year, 25 deathsLeon County: 74.3 per 100,000 a year, 62 deathsLiberty County: 22.1 per 100,000 a year, 127 deathsLimestone County: 30.1 per 100,000 a year, 34 deathsLive Oak County: 65.2 per 100,000 a year, 39 deathsLlano County: 28.5 per 100,000 a year, 33 deathsLoving County: 7916.7 per 100,000 a year, 19 deathsLubbock County: 16.3 per 100,000 a year, 267 deathsLynn County: 50.4 per 100,000 a year, 15 deathsMcCulloch County: 34.9 per 100,000 a year, 13 deathsMcLennan County: 12.4 per 100,000 a year, 167 deathsMadison County: 43.2 per 100,000 a year, 30 deathsMarion County: 49.5 per 100,000 a year, 24 deathsMartin County: 251 per 100,000 a year, 65 deathsMatagorda County: 25.3 per 100,000 a year, 46 deathsMaverick County: 12.2 per 100,000 a year, 36 deathsMedina County: 21.6 per 100,000 a year, 60 deathsMenard County: 115.1 per 100,000 a year, 11 deathsMidland County: 22.3 per 100,000 a year, 205 deathsMilam County: 41.3 per 100,000 a year, 54 deathsMitchell County: 33.5 per 100,000 a year, 15 deathsMontague County: 31.1 per 100,000 a year, 34 deathsMontgomery County: 8.4 per 100,000 a year, 314 deathsMoore County: 21.9 per 100,000 a year, 24 deathsMorris County: 37.8 per 100,000 a year, 23 deathsNacogdoches County: 29.2 per 100,000 a year, 96 deathsNavarro County: 25.1 per 100,000 a year, 71 deathsNewton County: 45.3 per 100,000 a year, 27 deathsNolan County: 46.5 per 100,000 a year, 33 deathsNueces County: 12.6 per 100,000 a year, 222 deathsOldham County: 329.1 per 100,000 a year, 30 deathsOrange County: 24.9 per 100,000 a year, 107 deathsPalo Pinto County: 26.5 per 100,000 a year, 40 deathsPanola County: 54.7 per 100,000 a year, 63 deathsParker County: 14.1 per 100,000 a year, 127 deathsPecos County: 55.7 per 100,000 a year, 41 deathsPolk County: 33.5 per 100,000 a year, 91 deathsPotter County: 20.6 per 100,000 a year, 118 deathsPresidio County: 52.8 per 100,000 a year, 15 deathsRains County: 21 per 100,000 a year, 14 deathsRandall County: 10.1 per 100,000 a year, 76 deathsReal County: 122.7 per 100,000 a year, 17 deathsRed River County: 53 per 100,000 a year, 31 deathsReeves County: 100.4 per 100,000 a year, 60 deathsRefugio County: 53.4 per 100,000 a year, 18 deathsRobertson County: 38.5 per 100,000 a year, 34 deathsRockwall County: 5.8 per 100,000 a year, 40 deathsRunnels County: 55.4 per 100,000 a year, 27 deathsRusk County: 33 per 100,000 a year, 88 deathsSabine County: 33.8 per 100,000 a year, 17 deathsSan Augustine County: 36 per 100,000 a year, 14 deathsSan Jacinto County: 36.8 per 100,000 a year, 54 deathsSan Patricio County: 22.1 per 100,000 a year, 79 deathsScurry County: 34.5 per 100,000 a year, 28 deathsShelby County: 29.8 per 100,000 a year, 36 deathsSherman County: 115.5 per 100,000 a year, 16 deathsSmith County: 24 per 100,000 a year, 299 deathsSomervell County: 45.6 per 100,000 a year, 23 deathsStarr County: 7.8 per 100,000 a year, 26 deathsSutton County: 73.4 per 100,000 a year, 12 deathsTarrant County: 9.4 per 100,000 a year, 1051 deathsTaylor County: 14.6 per 100,000 a year, 109 deathsTerry County: 25.9 per 100,000 a year, 15 deathsTitus County: 24.7 per 100,000 a year, 39 deathsTom Green County: 14.8 per 100,000 a year, 89 deathsTravis County: 11.4 per 100,000 a year, 777 deathsTrinity County: 34.5 per 100,000 a year, 25 deathsTyler County: 35 per 100,000 a year, 36 deathsUpshur County: 31.3 per 100,000 a year, 69 deathsUpton County: 95.9 per 100,000 a year, 15 deathsUvalde County: 32.6 per 100,000 a year, 41 deathsVal Verde County: 14.2 per 100,000 a year, 34 deathsVan Zandt County: 30 per 100,000 a year, 98 deathsVictoria County: 15.4 per 100,000 a year, 71 deathsWalker County: 18.6 per 100,000 a year, 78 deathsWaller County: 23.7 per 100,000 a year, 77 deathsWard County: 74.3 per 100,000 a year, 41 deathsWashington County: 27 per 100,000 a year, 51 deathsWebb County: 8.3 per 100,000 a year, 113 deathsWharton County: 40.9 per 100,000 a year, 86 deathsWheeler County: 74.6 per 100,000 a year, 18 deathsWichita County: 12.8 per 100,000 a year, 83 deathsWilbarger County: 49.8 per 100,000 a year, 31 deathsWillacy County: 10 per 100,000 a year, 10 deathsWilliamson County: 7.1 per 100,000 a year, 257 deathsWilson County: 15.2 per 100,000 a year, 42 deathsWinkler County: 92.1 per 100,000 a year, 34 deathsWise County: 26.8 per 100,000 a year, 109 deathsWood County: 25.9 per 100,000 a year, 63 deathsYoung County: 15.4 per 100,000 a year, 14 deathsZavala County: 78.2 per 100,000 a year, 36 deaths
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The most dangerous roads in Texas

Fatal crashes by road within each county, 2020-2024. A long interstate shows up once per county it crosses.

#RoadWhereFatal crashesDeaths
1 I-45 North Fwy Harris County, TX 234 246
2 I-10 East Fwy Harris County, TX 158 168
3 I-69 Eastex Fwy Harris County, TX 125 133
4 SR-12 Buckner Blvd Dallas County, TX 122 130
5 I-30 Rl Thornton Fwy Dallas County, TX 120 130
6 I-35 Purple Heart Trl Travis County, TX 111 121
7 I-410 Svrd Bexar County, TX 110 115
8 I-35 Stemmons Fwy Dallas County, TX 95 107
9 I-635 Lyndon B Johnson Fwy Dallas County, TX 91 98
10 I-10 Gateway Blvd El Paso County, TX 89 96
11 I-35 Purple Heart Trl Bexar County, TX 87 95
12 I-610 North Lp Harris County, TX 85 86
13 SR-8 Sam Houston Pkwy Harris County, TX 79 85
14 I-20 Ronald Reagan Memorial Tarrant County, TX 76 81
15 I-820 Jim Wright Fwy Tarrant County, TX 75 85

Deaths by year

Every Texas county

207 counties with 10 or more fatal crashes in five years, by deaths. 44 more had fewer than 10 and are listed after the table.

CountyDeaths 2020-24Per 100K a yearPedestriansPopulation
Harris County 2,746 11.0 815 5,009,302
Dallas County 1,705 12.8 448 2,656,028
Bexar County 1,112 10.5 359 2,127,737
Tarrant County 1,051 9.4 270 2,230,708
Travis County 777 11.4 231 1,363,767
El Paso County 451 10.3 100 875,784
Hidalgo County 340 7.4 81 914,820
Collin County 325 5.2 41 1,254,658
Montgomery County 314 8.4 47 749,613
Smith County 299 24.0 44 249,091
Denton County 281 5.4 50 1,045,120
Bell County 268 13.4 45 399,578
Lubbock County 267 16.3 60 327,394
Williamson County 257 7.1 37 727,480
Ector County 239 28.1 35 170,022
Jefferson County 230 18.1 58 253,948
Nueces County 222 12.6 57 353,125
Fort Bend County 206 4.3 26 958,434
Midland County 205 22.3 31 183,587
Galveston County 202 11.0 43 367,407
Brazoria County 198 9.6 13 413,224
Ellis County 196 16.9 21 232,387
Cameron County 180 8.3 50 431,874
McLennan County 167 12.4 31 270,358
Hays County 162 11.1 25 292,029
Johnson County 147 14.0 18 210,547
Kaufman County 141 14.3 16 197,829
Bastrop County 138 24.0 18 114,931
Hunt County 137 23.1 16 118,729
Grayson County 132 17.5 21 150,532
Gregg County 132 20.8 32 126,679
Liberty County 127 22.1 14 115,042
Parker County 127 14.1 20 179,707
Potter County 118 20.6 26 114,649
Webb County 113 8.3 24 272,823
Comal County 112 11.1 12 201,628
Taylor County 109 14.6 15 148,813
Wise County 109 26.8 3 81,275
Orange County 107 24.9 19 86,115
Harrison County 103 28.9 9 71,370
Henderson County 102 23.3 7 87,467
Van Zandt County 98 30.0 12 65,304
Guadalupe County 97 9.9 15 195,166
Nacogdoches County 96 29.2 19 65,728
Polk County 91 33.5 10 54,258
Angelina County 89 20.2 10 88,094
Tom Green County 89 14.8 9 120,103
Rusk County 88 33.0 8 53,391
Wharton County 86 40.9 4 42,035
Wichita County 83 12.8 8 129,984
Bowie County 82 17.8 12 91,992
San Patricio County 79 22.1 10 71,467
Walker County 78 18.6 13 83,722
Brazos County 77 6.2 11 249,624
Waller County 77 23.7 4 65,109
Caldwell County 76 29.0 3 52,430
Hill County 76 39.2 5 38,771
Randall County 76 10.1 8 150,547
Chambers County 75 26.7 15 56,179
Anderson County 73 24.5 4 59,512
Fannin County 73 37.8 2 38,650
Navarro County 71 25.1 6 56,533
Victoria County 71 15.4 7 91,949
Upshur County 69 31.3 4 44,050
Cherokee County 68 25.6 8 53,223
Grimes County 68 40.7 3 33,448
Cooke County 65 29.4 5 44,258
Erath County 65 29.2 3 44,496
Kerr County 65 24.1 4 53,900
Martin County 65 251.0 0 5,179
Fayette County 64 50.2 0 25,488
Panola County 63 54.7 2 23,022
Wood County 63 25.9 2 48,742
Leon County 62 74.3 2 16,698
Burnet County 61 21.9 3 55,722
Medina County 60 21.6 5 55,619
Reeves County 60 100.4 3 11,956
Coryell County 59 13.7 10 86,370
Freestone County 59 57.2 7 20,645
Lamar County 59 23.0 4 51,249
Cass County 57 39.8 2 28,622
Atascosa County 56 21.2 7 52,783
Howard County 55 35.7 6 30,833
Jasper County 55 33.4 6 32,907
Hopkins County 54 27.8 4 38,784
Milam County 54 41.3 4 26,159
San Jacinto County 54 36.8 5 29,326
Jim Wells County 52 26.7 8 38,886
Gonzales County 51 50.9 3 20,040
Hardin County 51 17.4 5 58,670
Washington County 51 27.0 3 37,810
Colorado County 50 46.6 7 21,475
Eastland County 50 54.7 4 18,290
Hood County 50 14.5 4 69,126
Gaines County 48 41.9 1 22,892
Andrews County 46 48.6 3 18,923
Matagorda County 46 25.3 7 36,391
Burleson County 45 44.6 3 20,179
Houston County 44 39.6 2 22,197
Hudspeth County 44 243.9 3 3,608
Kendall County 44 17.0 4 51,828
Wilson County 42 15.2 6 55,415
Pecos County 41 55.7 4 14,712
Uvalde County 41 32.6 3 25,138
Ward County 41 74.3 2 11,038
Palo Pinto County 40 26.5 1 30,231
Rockwall County 40 5.8 6 137,044
Callahan County 39 53.4 4 14,615
Frio County 39 40.0 5 19,520
Live Oak County 39 65.2 2 11,967
Titus County 39 24.7 6 31,547
Brown County 38 19.7 5 38,631
Gillespie County 37 26.3 0 28,159
Hockley County 37 34.4 3 21,505
Austin County 36 22.1 5 32,546
Carson County 36 123.7 2 5,822
Jackson County 36 47.1 1 15,284
Maverick County 36 12.2 8 58,829
Shelby County 36 29.8 3 24,192
Tyler County 36 35.0 2 20,560
Zavala County 36 78.2 0 9,209
Blanco County 35 52.4 3 13,358
Falls County 35 39.4 6 17,752
Hartley County 35 140.1 0 4,996
La Salle County 35 104.8 2 6,679
Dimmit County 34 83.1 1 8,181
Limestone County 34 30.1 2 22,569
Montague County 34 31.1 0 21,890
Robertson County 34 38.5 2 17,659
Val Verde County 34 14.2 4 47,999
Winkler County 34 92.1 3 7,381
Karnes County 33 43.6 1 15,137
Llano County 33 28.5 2 23,163
Nolan County 33 46.5 2 14,182
Red River County 31 53.0 2 11,696
Wilbarger County 31 49.8 5 12,455
Madison County 30 43.2 1 13,877
Oldham County 30 329.1 2 1,823
Bee County 29 18.6 5 31,226
Bosque County 28 29.5 0 19,013
Coleman County 28 70.1 2 7,990
Scurry County 28 34.5 1 16,211
Aransas County 27 21.1 7 25,595
Crockett County 27 192.9 1 2,799
Culberson County 27 239.6 2 2,254
Jones County 27 25.9 1 20,850
Newton County 27 45.3 1 11,908
Runnels County 27 55.4 2 9,751
Bandera County 26 22.8 0 22,830
Dawson County 26 44.2 2 11,758
Starr County 26 7.8 7 66,587
Comanche County 25 34.8 1 14,359
Kimble County 25 113.6 3 4,401
Lee County 25 27.1 4 18,451
Trinity County 25 34.5 1 14,489
DeWitt County 24 23.7 3 20,252
Hale County 24 15.0 4 31,953
Lampasas County 24 20.4 0 23,539
Marion County 24 49.5 3 9,704
Moore County 24 21.9 3 21,872
Brooks County 23 68.2 4 6,740
Clay County 23 42.9 1 10,730
Morris County 23 37.8 0 12,184
Somervell County 23 45.6 2 10,098
Armstrong County 22 243.2 0 1,809
Hutchinson County 22 22.3 3 19,721
Kinney County 22 137.9 0 3,191
Lamb County 22 34.7 2 12,687
Calhoun County 21 21.1 1 19,942
Crane County 21 91.4 0 4,594
Gray County 21 20.1 2 20,888
Lavaca County 21 20.4 2 20,605
Archer County 19 41.5 1 9,155
Camp County 19 28.9 2 13,164
Jack County 19 40.4 0 9,398
Loving County 19 7916.7 0 48
Kleberg County 18 11.8 3 30,442
Refugio County 18 53.4 1 6,739
Wheeler County 18 74.6 2 4,824
Dallam County 17 45.2 2 7,526
Real County 17 122.7 2 2,772
Sabine County 17 33.8 0 10,058
Sherman County 16 115.5 3 2,771
Brewster County 15 31.6 1 9,508
Deaf Smith County 15 16.2 1 18,495
Franklin County 15 27.5 0 10,912
Garza County 15 64.6 1 4,645
Lynn County 15 50.4 0 5,952
Mitchell County 15 33.5 3 8,968
Presidio County 15 52.8 1 5,686
Terry County 15 25.9 1 11,602
Upton County 15 95.9 0 3,128
Duval County 14 29.2 1 9,585
Glasscock County 14 242.8 1 1,153
Hamilton County 14 32.4 0 8,644
Rains County 14 21.0 0 13,306
San Augustine County 14 36.0 0 7,767
Young County 14 15.4 0 18,236
Goliad County 13 36.0 1 7,221
McCulloch County 13 34.9 0 7,448
Donley County 12 75.2 1 3,193
Sutton County 12 73.4 0 3,269
Crosby County 11 43.7 3 5,030
Menard County 11 115.1 0 1,911
Castro County 10 27.1 0 7,380
Knox County 10 61.4 0 3,255
Willacy County 10 10.0 1 20,027

Fewer than 10 fatal crashes, 2020-2024: Bailey County (3 deaths), Baylor County (7 deaths), Borden County (4 deaths), Briscoe County (2 deaths), Childress County (14 deaths), Cochran County (3 deaths), Coke County (4 deaths), Collingsworth County (4 deaths), Concho County (11 deaths), Cottle County (1 death), Delta County (5 deaths), Dickens County (3 deaths), Edwards County (7 deaths), Fisher County (6 deaths), Floyd County (12 deaths), Hall County (5 deaths), Hansford County (7 deaths), Hardeman County (5 deaths), Haskell County (5 deaths), Irion County (1 death), Jeff Davis County (5 deaths), Jim Hogg County (6 deaths), Kenedy County (8 deaths), Kent County (1 death), King County (4 deaths), Lipscomb County (2 deaths), McMullen County (6 deaths), Mason County (7 deaths), Mills County (11 deaths), Motley County (7 deaths), Ochiltree County (8 deaths), Parmer County (10 deaths), Reagan County (11 deaths), San Saba County (7 deaths), Schleicher County (7 deaths), Shackelford County (4 deaths), Stephens County (7 deaths), Sterling County (4 deaths), Stonewall County (2 deaths), Swisher County (6 deaths), Terrell County (8 deaths), Throckmorton County (3 deaths), Yoakum County (12 deaths), Zapata County (11 deaths).

Cities

CityDeaths 2020-24Per 100K a yearPedestriansPopulation
Houston 1,582 13.2 505 2,390,125
Dallas 1,112 16.8 336 1,326,087
San Antonio 917 12.0 320 1,526,656
Fort Worth 588 11.7 174 1,008,106
Austin 525 10.6 202 993,588
El Paso 371 10.9 93 681,723

What was involved

FactorTexasShareUS
Speeding was a factor
a driver coded by police as speeding, racing or too fast for conditions		 6,726 35% 28%
A driver had been drinking
police reported alcohol involvement for at least one driver		 4,865 25% 26%
A large truck was involved
a truck over 10,000 lbs		 3,269 17% 13%
Hit-and-run
a driver left the scene		 1,638 9% 7%
Pedestrians killed
share of all deaths		 3,865 18% 18%
Motorcyclists killed
share of all deaths		 2,752 13% 15%
Bicyclists killed
share of all deaths		 445 2% 3%
Teens (15-19) killed
share of all deaths		 1,504 7% 7%

After a crash in Texas

  1. Get the crash report

    City police and county agencies submit their crash reports to TxDOT, and they send requesters to the same CRIS purchase system: for example the Fort Bend County Constable Precinct 2 says its crash reports are purchased through the state online system, and Texas State University Police direct requests to TxDOT Crash Reports and Records.

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  2. Know your deadline

    Texas gives you two years to file a personal injury lawsuit (Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 16.003(a)). If a city, county or state vehicle was involved: A governmental unit is entitled to notice of a claim not later than six months after the incident; city charters may set a shorter period. Notice is not required if the unit has actual notice of the death, injury or property damage.

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  3. Who pays

    Texas is an at-fault state: the driver who caused the crash, through their liability insurance, pays for the injuries and damage.

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  4. If you were partly at fault

    You can recover if you are 50% or less responsible, with your damages reduced by your percentage; if you are more than 50% responsible you recover nothing.

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  5. The other driver’s minimum coverage

    The legal minimum liability coverage in Texas is $30,000 per injured person, $60,000 per crash and $25,000 for property (30/60/25).

    Every state’s minimums

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