Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Burleson County, Texas
County in Texas · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 8
- Fatal crashes
- 7
- Population
- 20.1K
In 2024, 8 people died in 7 fatal crashes in Burleson County, Texas. That was 33.3% more than in 2023 (6) and the most since 2022. The death rate was 39.8 per 100,000 residents, compared with 13.3 in Texas and 11.5 in the United States. Burleson County had the 106th most traffic deaths among Texas's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 45 people died, an average of 9.0 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
39.8
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 3 times the rate in Texas: 13.3
- About 3 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
47.8
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 3 times the average in Texas: 14.1
- About 4 times the average in the United States: 12.3
+33%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
6 deaths in 2023, 8 in 2024
- Texas: -3%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | 6 |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 |
| 2022 | 14 | 11 |
| 2023 | 6 | 5 |
| 2024 | 8 | 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 | 33.9 |
| 2021 | 60.7 |
| 2022 | 74.9 |
| 2023 | 30.8 |
| 2024 | 39.8 |
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 | 8 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Burleson County | Share in Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 18% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 14% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 3 | 38% | 40% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 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
0%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 5 percent of the share in Texas: 36%
- About 5 percent of 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 | Burleson County | Texas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 14.3% | 24.9% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 35.7% | 28.1% |
| At night | 42.9% | 59.5% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 28.6% | 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%
29%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 85 percent of the share in Texas: 34%
- About 90 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 2 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 4 |
| 7am | 2 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 2 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 2 |
| 1pm | 3 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 2 |
| 6pm | 4 |
| 7pm | 6 |
| 8pm | 3 |
| 9pm | 2 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 6 |
| Mon | 7 |
| Tue | 4 |
| Wed | 4 |
| Thu | 2 |
| Fri | 6 |
| Sat | 11 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 3 |
| Mar | 5 |
| Apr | 3 |
| May | 2 |
| Jun | 4 |
| Jul | 3 |
| Aug | 3 |
| Sep | 4 |
| Oct | 2 |
| Nov | 6 |
| Dec | 5 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 30 |
| Cloudy | 6 |
| Rain | 3 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Not Lighted | 19 |
| Daylight | 18 |
| Dark - Lighted | 1 |
| 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
- SR-3614
- FM 605
- SR-214
- PR 572
- CR-269 W1
- SR-36 S1
- FM 9081
- RE 81
- PR571
- FM 9751
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 17 |
| Pickup trucks | 16 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 14 |
| SUVs | 10 |
| Motorcycles | 2 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Silverado6
- Toyota Tundra4
- Ford F-1503
- Dodge Ram2
- Ford Fusion2
- Freightliner Cascadia2
- Freightliner CST1202
- GMC Sierra2
- Jeep Grand Cherokee2
- Peterbilt 3892
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 2024 | — | SR-36 | 2 |
| Nov 17, 2024 | — | SR-36 | 1 |
| Nov 1, 2024 | — | FM 1362 | 1 |
| Jul 30, 2024 | — | SR-36 | 1 |
| Apr 15, 2024 | — | SR-36 | 1 |
| Mar 9, 2024 | — | SR-36 | 1 |
| Mar 1, 2024 | — | SR-21 | 1 |
| Aug 29, 2023 | — | FM 50 | 1 |
| Jun 4, 2023 | Somerville | SR-36/AVE B | 1 |
| May 29, 2023 | — | FM 60 | 1 |
| Apr 15, 2023 | — | FM 908 | 2 |
| Feb 11, 2023 | — | SR-36 | 1 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | — | FM 60 | 2 |
| Dec 20, 2022 | — | SR-21 | 1 |
| Dec 5, 2022 | — | SR-36 | 1 |
| Sep 18, 2022 | — | PR57 | 1 |
| Sep 17, 2022 | — | FM 60 | 1 |
| Jul 19, 2022 | — | SR-36 | 1 |
| Jun 22, 2022 | Caldwell | STATE HWY 36 HWY | 1 |
| Jun 4, 2022 | — | CR-RIDGEWOOD DR | 1 |
| Mar 4, 2022 | — | SR-36 S | 2 |
| Mar 2, 2022 | Snook | CR-269 W | 2 |
| Feb 23, 2022 | — | SR-36 | 1 |
| Dec 15, 2021 | — | SR-36 | 1 |
| Nov 28, 2021 | — | SR-36 | 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.