Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Harlingen, Texas
City in Cameron County · Texas · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 7
- Fatal crashes
- 7
- Population
- 72.4K
In 2024, 7 people died in 7 fatal crashes in Harlingen, Texas. That was 16.7% more than in 2023 (6) and the most since 2022. The death rate was 9.7 per 100,000 residents, compared with 9.5 in Cameron County, 13.3 in Texas and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2024, 34 people died, an average of 6.8 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 43% of deaths.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
9.7
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About the same as the rate in Cameron County, Texas: 9.5
- About three-quarters of the rate in Texas: 13.3
- About 85 percent of the rate in the United States: 11.5
+17%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
6 deaths in 2023, 7 in 2024
- Cameron County, Texas: +0%
- Texas: -3%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | 5 |
| 2021 | 8 | 7 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 |
| 2023 | 6 | 5 |
| 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 | 8.3 |
| 2021 | 11.1 |
| 2022 | 9.7 |
| 2023 | 8.3 |
| 2024 | 9.7 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
43%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 1.6 times the share in Cameron County, Texas: 27%
- About double the share in Texas: 18%
- About double the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 2 |
| Pedestrians | 3 |
| Motorcyclists | 1 |
| Cyclists | 1 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Harlingen | Share in Cameron County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 3 | 43% | 27% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 14% | 20% |
| Cyclists | 1 | 14% | 7% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 3 | 43% | 41% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 41% |
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 Cameron County, Texas: 40%
- About 5 percent of the share in Texas: 36%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
0%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 5 percent of the share in Cameron County, Texas: 18%
- About 5 percent of the share in Texas: 25%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Harlingen | Cameron County | Texas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 17.5% | 24.9% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 40.0% | 35.7% | 28.1% |
| At night | 85.7% | 67.5% | 59.5% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 42.9% | 30.0% | 34.1% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
86%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 1.3 times the share in Cameron County, Texas: 68%
- About 1.4 times the share in Texas: 60%
- About 1.6 times the share in the United States: 54%
43%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 1.4 times the share in Cameron County, Texas: 30%
- About 1.3 times the share in Texas: 34%
- About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 2 |
| 1am | 2 |
| 2am | 4 |
| 3am | 1 |
| 4am | 3 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 3 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 3 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 4 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 3 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 4 |
| Mon | 5 |
| Tue | 4 |
| Wed | 2 |
| Thu | 3 |
| Fri | 7 |
| Sat | 6 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 4 |
| Feb | 2 |
| Mar | 5 |
| Apr | 3 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 3 |
| Jul | 3 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 2 |
| Oct | 0 |
| Nov | 4 |
| Dec | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 17 |
| Cloudy | 10 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 3 |
| Rain | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Lighted | 16 |
| Daylight | 10 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 4 |
| 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-499 LP/COLONEL BILL CARD JR3
- I-693
- FM 1062
- FM 5072
- US-772
- SR-206 SPUR/TYLER AVE1
- SR-206 SPUR / HARRISON AVE1
- FM 29941
- FM 106/HARRISON AVE1
- BUCHANAN AVE1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Pickup trucks | 13 |
| Cars | 13 |
| SUVs | 11 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 6 |
| Motorcycles | 3 |
| Vans | 2 |
| Buses | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Ford F-1504
- Chevrolet Silverado3
- Chevrolet Tahoe2
- Dodge Journey2
- Ford Explorer2
- Freightliner Cascadia2
- Ram 15002
- Buick Regal1
- Chevrolet Camaro1
- Chevrolet Equinox1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 29, 2024 | I69E/FRONTAGE | 1 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | MU-DIXIELAND RD | 1 |
| Jun 3, 2024 | US-83S BUS | 1 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | I-69 | 1 |
| Mar 26, 2024 | SR-499 LP/COLONEL BILL CARD JR | 1 |
| Mar 23, 2024 | US-77X BUS/SUNSHINE STRIP | 1 |
| Feb 11, 2024 | US-77 BUSINESS/SUNSHINE STRIP | 1 |
| Dec 23, 2023 | FM 507 | 1 |
| Nov 24, 2023 | FM 106 | 1 |
| Nov 18, 2023 | SR-499 LOOP/ ED CAREY DR | 1 |
| Apr 26, 2023 | SR-499 LP/ED CAREY DR | 1 |
| Jan 20, 2023 | FM 106 | 2 |
| Sep 19, 2022 | I-69 E | 1 |
| Jul 28, 2022 | I-69E SVRD | 1 |
| Jul 15, 2022 | SR-499 LP/COLONEL BILL CARD JR | 1 |
| Jun 23, 2022 | I-69 | 1 |
| Jun 7, 2022 | I-69 | 1 |
| Apr 30, 2022 | SR-499 LP/COLONEL BILL CARD JR | 1 |
| Feb 4, 2022 | FM 507 | 1 |
| Dec 11, 2021 | US-77 BUSINESS/SUNSHINE/COMMER | 1 |
| Dec 3, 2021 | FM 509 | 1 |
| May 9, 2021 | SR-206 SPUR / HARRISON AVE | 2 |
| Apr 5, 2021 | US-77 | 1 |
| Mar 19, 2021 | FM 2994 | 1 |
| Mar 13, 2021 | I-2 | 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.