Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Temple, Texas
City in Bell County · Texas · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 20
- Fatal crashes
- 15
- Population
- 96.2K
In 2024, 20 people died in 15 fatal crashes in Temple, Texas. That was 66.7% more than in 2023 (12) and the most in any year since 2020. The death rate was 20.8 per 100,000 residents, compared with 15.9 in Bell County, 13.3 in Texas and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2024, 58 people died, an average of 12 a year. Pedestrians accounted for 30% of deaths, and 47% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
20.8
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.3 times the rate in Bell County, Texas: 15.9
- About 1.6 times the rate in Texas: 13.3
- About 1.8 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
+67%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
12 deaths in 2023, 20 in 2024
- Bell County, Texas: +9%
- Texas: -3%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 11 | 11 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 |
| 2023 | 12 | 11 |
| 2024 | 20 | 15 |
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 | 13.3 |
| 2021 | 3.5 |
| 2022 | 13.4 |
| 2023 | 12.9 |
| 2024 | 20.8 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
30%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 1.5 times the share in Bell County, Texas: 21%
- About 1.6 times the share in Texas: 18%
- About 1.7 times the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 14 |
| Pedestrians | 6 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Temple | Share in Bell County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 6 | 30% | 21% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 13% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 10 | 50% | 43% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 9 | 45% | 38% |
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
47%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 1.3 times the share in Bell County, Texas: 37%
- About 1.3 times the share in Texas: 36%
- About 1.7 times the share in the United States: 28%
20%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About three-quarters of the share in Bell County, Texas: 26%
- About 80 percent of the share in Texas: 25%
- About 80 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Temple | Bell County | Texas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 20.0% | 25.9% | 24.9% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 46.7% | 37.0% | 35.7% | 28.1% |
| At night | 60.0% | 57.4% | 59.5% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 33.3% | 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
60%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About the same as the share in Bell County, Texas: 57%
- About the same as the share in Texas: 60%
- About 1.1 times the share in the United States: 54%
33%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About the same as the share in Bell County, Texas: 33%
- About the same as the share in Texas: 34%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 6 |
| 1am | 6 |
| 2am | 4 |
| 3am | 3 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 2 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 5 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 2 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 3 |
| 4pm | 2 |
| 5pm | 3 |
| 6pm | 4 |
| 7pm | 2 |
| 8pm | 2 |
| 9pm | 2 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 10 |
| Mon | 9 |
| Tue | 2 |
| Wed | 7 |
| Thu | 7 |
| Fri | 7 |
| Sat | 10 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 4 |
| Mar | 5 |
| Apr | 3 |
| May | 2 |
| Jun | 3 |
| Jul | 7 |
| Aug | 8 |
| Sep | 7 |
| Oct | 2 |
| Nov | 6 |
| Dec | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 42 |
| Cloudy | 7 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
| Rain | 1 |
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 | 16 |
| Dark - Lighted | 15 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 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
- I-356
- I-35/PURPLE HEART TRL5
- FM 2305/ADAMS AVE4
- SR-3173
- SR-3632
- SR-290 SPUR2
- FM 23052
- FM 1741/31ST ST2
- FM 17412
- SR-532
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 26 |
| Pickup trucks | 20 |
| SUVs | 13 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 11 |
| Motorcycles | 5 |
| Other vehicles | 2 |
| Vans | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Ford F-1504
- Chevrolet Silverado3
- Volvo Truck VNL3
- Chevrolet Tahoe2
- Ford F-2502
- Ford Ranger2
- Honda Civic2
- Honda CR-V2
- Kia Soul2
- Mazda Mazda32
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 | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 29, 2024 | SR-363/SE HK DODGEN LP | 1 |
| Dec 2, 2024 | MU-MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DR | 1 |
| Nov 30, 2024 | US-190 | 2 |
| Nov 18, 2024 | I-35 | 1 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | SR-317/ADAMS AVE | 1 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | SR-363 | 2 |
| Sep 9, 2024 | FM 2305 | 1 |
| Aug 30, 2024 | MU-U AVE | 1 |
| Jul 21, 2024 | FM 2305/ADAMS AVE | 1 |
| Jul 17, 2024 | FM 1741/31ST ST | 1 |
| May 26, 2024 | FM 2305/ADAMS AVE | 2 |
| Apr 27, 2024 | SR-36 | 2 |
| Mar 11, 2024 | I35 | 2 |
| Mar 7, 2024 | I-35 | 1 |
| Mar 1, 2024 | FM 1741/31ST ST | 1 |
| Dec 30, 2023 | FM 1741 | 1 |
| Dec 7, 2023 | SR-363 | 1 |
| Nov 14, 2023 | I-35 | 1 |
| Oct 20, 2023 | FM 817/CHARTER OAK DR | 1 |
| Sep 28, 2023 | SR-317 | 2 |
| Sep 16, 2023 | FM 93 | 1 |
| Aug 25, 2023 | I-35/PURPLE HEART TRL | 1 |
| Jul 17, 2023 | SR-317 | 1 |
| Mar 30, 2023 | I-35/PURPLE HEART TRL | 1 |
| Feb 4, 2023 | SR-290 SPUR | 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.