Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Callahan County, Texas
County in Texas · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 12
- Fatal crashes
- 9
- Population
- 14.5K
In 2024, 12 people died in 9 fatal crashes in Callahan County, Texas. That was 71.4% more than in 2023 (7) and the most in any year since 2020. The death rate was 82.6 per 100,000 residents, compared with 13.3 in Texas and 11.5 in the United States. Callahan County had the 73rd most traffic deaths among Texas's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 39 people died, an average of 7.8 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 8% of deaths, and 33% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
82.6
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 6 times the rate in Texas: 13.3
- About 7 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
54.9
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 4 times the average in Texas: 14.1
- About 4 times the average in the United States: 12.3
+71%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
7 deaths in 2023, 12 in 2024
- Texas: -3%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7 | 6 |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 7 | 5 |
| 2024 | 12 | 9 |
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 | 50.9 |
| 2021 | 63.8 |
| 2022 | 28.0 |
| 2023 | 48.5 |
| 2024 | 82.6 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
8%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About half the share in Texas: 18%
- About half the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 11 |
| Pedestrians | 1 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Callahan County | Share in Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 1 | 8% | 18% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 14% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 6 | 50% | 40% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 6 | 50% | 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
33%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About the same as the share in Texas: 36%
- About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 28%
22%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 90 percent of the share in Texas: 25%
- About 90 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Callahan County | Texas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 22.2% | 24.9% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 33.3% | 35.7% | 28.1% |
| At night | 44.4% | 59.5% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 55.6% | 34.1% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
44%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About three-quarters of the share in Texas: 60%
- About 85 percent of the share in the United States: 54%
56%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 1.6 times the share in Texas: 34%
- About 1.7 times the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 3 |
| 2am | 2 |
| 3am | 1 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 2 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 2 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 2 |
| 12pm | 3 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 2 |
| 3pm | 3 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 5 |
| 7pm | 2 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 2 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 8 |
| Mon | 4 |
| Tue | 4 |
| Wed | 4 |
| Thu | 4 |
| Fri | 4 |
| Sat | 5 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 2 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 4 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 3 |
| Jun | 2 |
| Jul | 3 |
| Aug | 3 |
| Sep | 7 |
| Oct | 3 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 26 |
| Cloudy | 4 |
| Rain | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 17 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 14 |
| Dark - Lighted | 1 |
| 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
- I-2013
- SR-369
- US-2835
- SR-2062
- FM 6032
- FM 181
- FM 20471
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Pickup trucks | 17 |
| Cars | 12 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 9 |
| SUVs | 7 |
| Motorcycles | 4 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Silverado7
- Ford F-1505
- Dodge Ram2
- Ford F-2502
- Freightliner Cascadia2
- Honda Accord2
- Acura MDX1
- Acura TL1
- BMW 540i1
- Dodge Charger1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12, 2024 | — | I-20 | 1 |
| Sep 20, 2024 | — | US-283 | 1 |
| Sep 2, 2024 | — | I-20 | 1 |
| Aug 28, 2024 | — | US-283 | 1 |
| May 31, 2024 | — | US-283 | 1 |
| May 5, 2024 | Baird | FM 18 | 3 |
| Mar 10, 2024 | — | SR-36 | 2 |
| Mar 10, 2024 | — | I-20 | 1 |
| Jan 28, 2024 | — | I-20 | 1 |
| Dec 21, 2023 | — | SR-206 | 2 |
| Dec 16, 2023 | — | SR-36 | 2 |
| Oct 4, 2023 | — | FM 603 | 1 |
| Jun 6, 2023 | — | I-20 | 1 |
| Feb 19, 2023 | — | SR-36 | 1 |
| Sep 26, 2022 | — | SR-36 | 1 |
| Sep 4, 2022 | — | I-20 | 1 |
| Jul 21, 2022 | — | SR-36 | 1 |
| Jul 3, 2022 | — | FM 2047 | 1 |
| Nov 13, 2021 | — | I-20 | 1 |
| Oct 18, 2021 | — | SR-36 | 1 |
| Sep 11, 2021 | — | I-20 | 1 |
| Sep 7, 2021 | — | I-20 | 1 |
| Aug 17, 2021 | — | SR-36 | 1 |
| Aug 13, 2021 | — | I-20 | 1 |
| Jul 8, 2021 | — | SR-206 | 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.