Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Bee County, Texas
County in Texas · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 10
- Fatal crashes
- 6
- Population
- 32.7K
In 2024, 10 people died in 6 fatal crashes in Bee County, Texas. That was 150.0% more than in 2023 (4) and the most in any year since 2020. The death rate was 30.6 per 100,000 residents, compared with 13.3 in Texas and 11.5 in the United States. Bee County had the 86th most traffic deaths among Texas's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 29 people died, an average of 5.8 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 20% of deaths, and 17% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
30.6
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
18.5
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 1.3 times the average in Texas: 14.1
- About 1.5 times the average in the United States: 12.3
+150%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
4 deaths in 2023, 10 in 2024
- Texas: -3%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7 | 5 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 |
| 2024 | 10 | 6 |
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 | 22.6 |
| 2021 | 13.0 |
| 2022 | 12.9 |
| 2023 | 12.7 |
| 2024 | 30.6 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
20%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About the same as the share in Texas: 18%
- About 1.1 times the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 8 |
| Pedestrians | 2 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Bee County | Share in Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 2 | 20% | 18% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 14% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 4 | 40% | 40% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 1 | 10% | 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
17%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About half the share in Texas: 36%
- About 60 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
17%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About two-thirds of the share in Texas: 25%
- About two-thirds of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Bee County | Texas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 16.7% | 24.9% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 16.7% | 35.7% | 28.1% |
| At night | 66.7% | 59.5% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 33.3% | 34.1% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
67%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 1.1 times the share in Texas: 60%
- About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 54%
33%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About the same as the share in Texas: 34%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 3 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 2 |
| 2pm | 2 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 1 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 2 |
| 10pm | 2 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 3 |
| Mon | 1 |
| Tue | 2 |
| Wed | 5 |
| Thu | 2 |
| Fri | 5 |
| Sat | 5 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 3 |
| Feb | 2 |
| Mar | 2 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 2 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 2 |
| Aug | 2 |
| Sep | 3 |
| Oct | 1 |
| Nov | 4 |
| Dec | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 16 |
| Cloudy | 6 |
| Rain | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Not Lighted | 13 |
| Daylight | 9 |
| Dusk | 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
- US-1817
- US-596
- SR-3594
- US-59/LLOYD BENTSEN HWY1
- US-181J BU/WASHINGTON ST1
- MU-ALTA VISTA ST1
- FM 7961
- FM 6731
- FM 14651
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Pickup trucks | 11 |
| Cars | 6 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 6 |
| SUVs | 5 |
| Motorcycles | 3 |
| Other light trucks | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Silverado4
- Dodge Ram3
- Chevrolet Avalanche1
- Chevrolet Colorado1
- Chevrolet Suburban1
- Chevrolet Traverse1
- Chrysler 3001
- Ford F-2501
- Ford Focus1
- Ford Ranger1
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 22, 2024 | — | SR-359 | 2 |
| Sep 29, 2024 | — | FM 1465 | 1 |
| Jul 19, 2024 | — | US-181 | 1 |
| May 1, 2024 | — | US-59/LLOYD BENTSEN HWY | 1 |
| Apr 8, 2024 | Beeville | FM 673 | 1 |
| Jan 13, 2024 | — | SR-359 | 4 |
| Nov 29, 2023 | Beeville | MU-ALTA VISTA ST | 1 |
| Sep 3, 2023 | — | US-59 | 1 |
| Mar 22, 2023 | — | US-181 | 1 |
| Mar 16, 2023 | — | SR-359 | 1 |
| Aug 6, 2022 | — | US-181 | 1 |
| Jul 22, 2022 | Beeville | US-59 | 1 |
| Feb 4, 2022 | Skidmore | US-181 | 1 |
| Feb 1, 2022 | Beeville | US-181J BU/WASHINGTON ST | 1 |
| Nov 14, 2021 | — | US-59 | 1 |
| Oct 16, 2021 | — | FM 796 | 1 |
| Sep 7, 2021 | — | US-59 | 1 |
| Jan 8, 2021 | — | US-59 | 1 |
| Nov 7, 2020 | — | US-181 | 1 |
| Aug 20, 2020 | — | US-59 | 2 |
| Jun 10, 2020 | — | SR-359 | 1 |
| May 30, 2020 | — | US-181 | 1 |
| Jan 22, 2020 | — | US-181 | 2 |
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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.