Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Gainesville, Texas
City in Cooke County · Texas · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 8
- Fatal crashes
- 6
- Population
- 18.4K
In 2024, 8 people died in 6 fatal crashes in Gainesville, Texas. That was 60.0% more than in 2023 (5). The death rate was 43.5 per 100,000 residents, compared with 51.9 in Cooke County, 13.3 in Texas and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2024, 17 people died, an average of 3.4 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 17% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
43.5
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 85 percent of the rate in Cooke County, Texas: 51.9
- About 3 times the rate in Texas: 13.3
- About 4 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
+60%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
5 deaths in 2023, 8 in 2024
- Cooke County, Texas: +35%
- Texas: -3%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 |
| 2024 | 8 | 6 |
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 | 5.8 |
| 2021 | 17.0 |
| 2023 | 27.6 |
| 2024 | 43.6 |
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 Cooke County, Texas: 9%
- 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 | 6 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 2 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Gainesville | Share in Cooke County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 9% |
| Motorcyclists | 2 | 25% | 13% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 4 | 50% | 43% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 1 | 13% | 35% |
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
17%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 40 percent of the share in Cooke County, Texas: 42%
- About half the share in Texas: 36%
- About 60 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
17%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About half the share in Cooke County, Texas: 32%
- About two-thirds of the share in Texas: 25%
- About two-thirds of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Gainesville | Cooke County | Texas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 16.7% | 31.6% | 24.9% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 16.7% | 42.1% | 35.7% | 28.1% |
| At night | 33.3% | 57.9% | 59.5% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 50.0% | 42.1% | 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 60 percent of the share in Cooke County, Texas: 58%
- About 55 percent of the share in Texas: 60%
- About two-thirds of the share in the United States: 54%
50%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 1.2 times the share in Cooke County, Texas: 42%
- About 1.5 times the share in Texas: 34%
- About 1.5 times the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 1 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 4 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 1 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 2 |
| Mon | 3 |
| Tue | 1 |
| Wed | 2 |
| Thu | 3 |
| Fri | 1 |
| Sat | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 2 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 3 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 2 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 2 |
| Oct | 1 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 13 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
| Rain | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 8 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 5 |
| 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
- I-356
- US-824
- US-82/SUMMIT AVE1
- I35 FRONTAGE1
- I-35 SVC RD1
- FM 511
- FM 3721
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 9 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 4 |
| Motorcycles | 4 |
| Pickup trucks | 4 |
| SUVs | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Freightliner Cascadia2
- Buick Envision1
- Chevrolet GMT-4001
- Chevrolet Malibu1
- Dodge Journey1
- Dodge Ram1
- Ford F-2501
- Ford Flex1
- Freightliner CC Conventional1
- Harley Davidson Road King1
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 19, 2024 | US-82 | 1 |
| Sep 8, 2024 | US-82 | 1 |
| Jul 22, 2024 | US-82 | 1 |
| May 18, 2024 | I-35 | 1 |
| May 5, 2024 | I-35 | 2 |
| Feb 20, 2024 | I-35 | 2 |
| Nov 18, 2023 | I-35 | 1 |
| Sep 7, 2023 | I35 FRONTAGE | 1 |
| May 24, 2023 | US-82/SUMMIT AVE | 1 |
| Mar 15, 2023 | I-35 | 1 |
| Mar 13, 2023 | FM 372 | 1 |
| Oct 30, 2021 | I-35 | 1 |
| Jun 17, 2021 | US-82 | 1 |
| Apr 2, 2021 | I-35 SVC RD | 1 |
| Jul 27, 2020 | FM 51 | 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.