Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Bandera County, Texas
County in Texas · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 7
- Fatal crashes
- 7
- Population
- 22.8K
In 2024, 7 people died in 7 fatal crashes in Bandera County, Texas. That was 16.7% more than in 2023 (6) and the most in any year since 2020. The death rate was 30.7 per 100,000 residents, compared with 13.3 in Texas and 11.5 in the United States. Bandera County had the 119th most traffic deaths among Texas's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 26 people died, an average of 5.2 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 57% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
30.7
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About double the rate in Texas: 13.3
- About 3 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
23.6
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 1.7 times the average in Texas: 14.1
- About 1.9 times the average in the United States: 12.3
+17%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
6 deaths in 2023, 7 in 2024
- Texas: -3%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 5 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 6 | 5 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 |
People who died within 30 days of a crash. A fatal crash can kill more than one person.
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| Category | Deaths per 100,000 |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 23.8 |
| 2021 | 9.3 |
| 2022 | 27.1 |
| 2023 | 26.5 |
| 2024 | 30.7 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
0%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 5 percent of the share in Texas: 18%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 7 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Bandera County | Share in Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 18% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 14% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 2 | 29% | 40% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 4 | 57% | 36% |
Alcohol-impaired and speeding-related count everyone killed in those crashes, so a death can appear in more than one row.
Crash factors
Speeding, alcohol, night and weekend crashes
57%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 1.6 times the share in Texas: 36%
- About double the share in the United States: 28%
14%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 55 percent of the share in Texas: 25%
- About 60 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Bandera County | Texas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 14.3% | 24.9% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 57.1% | 35.7% | 28.1% |
| At night | 42.9% | 59.5% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 14.3% | 34.1% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
43%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 70 percent of the share in Texas: 60%
- About 80 percent of the share in the United States: 54%
14%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 40 percent of the share in Texas: 34%
- About 45 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 4 |
| 8am | 2 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 2 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 2 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 2 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 3 |
| 7pm | 3 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 2 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 8 |
| Mon | 5 |
| Tue | 3 |
| Wed | 3 |
| Thu | 4 |
| Fri | 0 |
| Sat | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 4 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 3 |
| Apr | 2 |
| May | 2 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 3 |
| Oct | 3 |
| Nov | 4 |
| Dec | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 20 |
| Cloudy | 3 |
| Rain | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 20 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 4 |
| Dawn | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Roads and vehicles
Where and what, 2020–2024
Roads with the most fatal crashes
- SR-169
- FM 12832
- RM 1872
- PR 372
- FM 4702
- FM 32401
- CR-WHARTONS DOCK RD1
- CR-POLLY PEAK DR1
- CR-PENINSULA DR1
- SR-461
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Motorcycles | 9 |
| Pickup trucks | 9 |
| Cars | 6 |
| SUVs | 4 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 3 |
| Other vehicles | 2 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Ford F-2502
- Dodge Ram2
- Chevrolet Silverado2
- Nissan Sentra1
- Mack GU (Granite)1
- KTM Super Duke R1
- Kawasaki Ninja 6501
- Infiniti QX601
- Indian Motorcycle Pursuit1
- Hyundai Tucson1
Reflects how common a vehicle is as well as crash involvement; not a safety rating.
Crashes
Fatal crashes
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Fatal crashes in 2024. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.
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| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 2024 | — | SR-16 | 1 |
| Nov 14, 2024 | — | CR-POLLY PEAK DR | 1 |
| Sep 9, 2024 | — | SR-16 | 1 |
| May 22, 2024 | — | SR-16 | 1 |
| May 13, 2024 | — | SR-173 | 1 |
| Mar 7, 2024 | — | FM 470 | 1 |
| Jan 8, 2024 | — | FM 1283 | 1 |
| Sep 21, 2023 | — | SR-16 | 1 |
| Sep 19, 2023 | — | SR-46 | 1 |
| Jul 12, 2023 | — | SR-16 | 1 |
| Apr 16, 2023 | — | RM 187 | 1 |
| Mar 27, 2023 | — | SR-16 | 1 |
| Jan 9, 2023 | — | RM 187 | 1 |
| Dec 21, 2022 | — | FM 1283 | 2 |
| Dec 4, 2022 | — | RM 2828 | 1 |
| Oct 9, 2022 | — | PR 37 | 1 |
| Oct 4, 2022 | — | FM 3240 | 1 |
| Jan 1, 2022 | — | SR-16 | 1 |
| Mar 27, 2021 | — | RM-187 | 1 |
| Jan 31, 2021 | — | CR-PENINSULA DR | 1 |
| Nov 26, 2020 | — | PR 37 | 1 |
| Nov 15, 2020 | — | FM 470 | 1 |
| Oct 18, 2020 | — | CR-WHARTONS DOCK RD | 1 |
| Jun 21, 2020 | — | SR-16 | 1 |
| Apr 14, 2020 | — | SR-16 | 1 |
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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2024. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.