Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in DeWitt County, Texas
County in Texas · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 2
- Fatal crashes
- 2
- Population
- 20.4K
In 2024, 2 people died in 2 fatal crashes in DeWitt County, Texas. That was 66.7% fewer than in 2023 (6) and the fewest in any year since 2020. The death rate was 9.8 per 100,000 residents, compared with 13.3 in Texas and 11.5 in the United States. DeWitt County had the 188th most traffic deaths among Texas's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 24 people died, an average of 4.8 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
9.8
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About three-quarters of the rate in Texas: 13.3
- About 85 percent of the rate in the United States: 11.5
24.0
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 1.7 times the average in Texas: 14.1
- About double the average in the United States: 12.3
-67%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
6 deaths in 2023, 2 in 2024
- Texas: -3%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 4 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 |
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 | 25.2 |
| 2021 | 30.1 |
| 2022 | 25.3 |
| 2023 | 29.6 |
| 2024 | 9.8 |
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 | 2 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in DeWitt County | Share in Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 18% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 14% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 50% | 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%
100%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 4 times the share in Texas: 25%
- About 4 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | DeWitt County | Texas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 100.0% | 24.9% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 35.7% | 28.1% |
| At night | 100.0% | 59.5% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 50.0% | 34.1% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
100%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 1.7 times the share in Texas: 60%
- About 1.9 times the share in the United States: 54%
50%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 1.5 times the share in Texas: 34%
- About 1.5 times the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 2 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 4 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 2 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 2 |
| 7pm | 3 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 3 |
| Mon | 2 |
| Tue | 3 |
| Wed | 1 |
| Thu | 4 |
| Fri | 4 |
| Sat | 6 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 5 |
| Feb | 2 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 4 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 2 |
| Sep | 3 |
| Oct | 3 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 15 |
| Cloudy | 5 |
| Rain | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Not Lighted | 11 |
| Daylight | 7 |
| Dark - Lighted | 2 |
| Dusk | 2 |
| 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
- US-875
- US-1835
- GONZALES ST2
- SR-1192
- 7TH ST1
- CR-4111
- CR-CHEAPSIDE RD1
- CR-GRUENAU RD1
- FM 2371
- FM 8841
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Medium and heavy trucks | 10 |
| SUVs | 9 |
| Cars | 8 |
| Pickup trucks | 6 |
| Motorcycles | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Ford F-3502
- Kia Sorento2
- Peterbilt 3861
- Peterbilt 3351
- Kenworth T6801
- International SA6251
- International LF6871
- International HX6201
- Hyundai Elantra1
- Freightliner SD1221
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 | — | FM 884 | 1 |
| Feb 22, 2024 | — | CR-CHEAPSIDE RD | 1 |
| Dec 18, 2023 | — | SR-119 | 1 |
| Oct 26, 2023 | — | US-183 | 1 |
| Sep 9, 2023 | — | CR-411 | 1 |
| Jun 8, 2023 | — | SR-119 | 1 |
| Jan 21, 2023 | — | US-183 | 1 |
| Jan 10, 2023 | — | US-183 | 1 |
| Oct 16, 2022 | — | FM 237 | 1 |
| Aug 25, 2022 | — | US-87 | 1 |
| Aug 6, 2022 | — | US-87 | 1 |
| Jan 31, 2022 | — | US-183 | 1 |
| Jan 29, 2022 | Cuero | US-87/BROADWAY ST | 1 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | Cuero | US-183 | 1 |
| Sep 28, 2021 | — | CR-GRUENAU RD | 1 |
| Jun 13, 2021 | — | US-87 | 1 |
| May 21, 2021 | — | US-87 | 1 |
| Feb 17, 2021 | Cuero | GONZALES ST | 1 |
| Jan 15, 2021 | Cuero | GONZALES ST | 1 |
| Sep 8, 2020 | Yorktown | 7TH ST | 1 |
| Jun 21, 2020 | Yorktown | SR-119/MEHMERT ST | 1 |
| Jun 12, 2020 | — | US-87 | 2 |
| Apr 18, 2020 | — | SR-72 | 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.