Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Comanche County, Texas
County in Texas · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 4
- Fatal crashes
- 3
- Population
- 14.3K
In 2024, 4 people died in 3 fatal crashes in Comanche County, Texas. That was 55.6% fewer than in 2023 (9) and the fewest since 2022. The death rate was 28.0 per 100,000 residents, compared with 13.3 in Texas and 11.5 in the United States. Comanche County had the 156th most traffic deaths among Texas's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 25 people died, an average of 5.0 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
28.0
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About double the rate in Texas: 13.3
- About double the rate in the United States: 11.5
35.9
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 3 times the average in Texas: 14.1
- About 3 times the average in the United States: 12.3
-56%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
9 deaths in 2023, 4 in 2024
- Texas: -3%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | 2 |
| 2021 | 6 | 4 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 9 | 7 |
| 2024 | 4 | 3 |
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 | 29.3 |
| 2021 | 43.4 |
| 2022 | 14.4 |
| 2023 | 64.1 |
| 2024 | 28.0 |
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 | 1 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 3 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Comanche County | Share in Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 18% |
| Motorcyclists | 3 | 75% | 14% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 25% | 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%
33%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 1.3 times the share in Texas: 25%
- About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Comanche County | Texas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 33.3% | 24.9% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 35.7% | 28.1% |
| At night | 33.3% | 59.5% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 0.0% | 34.1% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
33%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 55 percent of the share in Texas: 60%
- About two-thirds of the share in the United States: 54%
0%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 5 percent of the share in Texas: 34%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 1 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 2 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 3 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 1 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 2 |
| Mon | 2 |
| Tue | 5 |
| Wed | 2 |
| Thu | 1 |
| Fri | 2 |
| Sat | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 2 |
| Feb | 2 |
| Mar | 2 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 4 |
| Jul | 2 |
| Aug | 1 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 1 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 14 |
| Cloudy | 2 |
| Rain | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 11 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 3 |
| Dark - Lighted | 2 |
| Dawn | 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-366
- US-674
- SR-62
- FM 14962
- SR-162
- CR-436/FOLEY RD1
- FM 22471
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 7 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 7 |
| Pickup trucks | 7 |
| Motorcycles | 6 |
| SUVs | 5 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Ford F-1503
- Ram 15002
- Audi A41
- BMW 328i1
- CAN-AM Spyder1
- Chevrolet Cruze1
- Chevrolet Equinox1
- Chevrolet Suburban1
- Dodge Dart1
- Dodge Ram1
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 5, 2024 | — | CR-436/FOLEY RD | 1 |
| Jul 16, 2024 | — | FM 1496 | 2 |
| Mar 13, 2024 | — | FM 1496 | 1 |
| Dec 8, 2023 | — | US-67 | 1 |
| Oct 29, 2023 | — | SR-36 | 2 |
| Sep 17, 2023 | — | SR-16 | 1 |
| Aug 19, 2023 | Comanche | US-67 | 1 |
| Jul 18, 2023 | — | FM 2247 | 1 |
| Jun 24, 2023 | — | SR-36 | 1 |
| Jun 10, 2023 | — | US-67 | 2 |
| Feb 1, 2022 | — | SR-36 | 1 |
| Jan 19, 2022 | — | SR-36 | 1 |
| Dec 27, 2021 | — | US-67 | 1 |
| Jun 24, 2021 | — | SR-6 | 3 |
| Feb 6, 2021 | — | SR-16 | 1 |
| Jan 11, 2021 | — | SR-36 | 1 |
| Jun 2, 2020 | — | SR-6 | 3 |
| Mar 13, 2020 | — | 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.