Fatal crash profile · City

Traffic deaths in Odessa, Texas

City in Ector County · Texas · United States

Deaths, 2024
26
Fatal crashes
25
Population
120.2K

In 2024, 26 people died in 25 fatal crashes in Odessa, Texas. That was 52.9% more than in 2023 (17) and the most since 2020. The death rate was 21.6 per 100,000 residents, compared with 29.3 in Ector County, 13.3 in Texas and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2024, 114 people died, an average of 23 a year. Pedestrians accounted for 31% of deaths, and 40% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

21.6

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

  • About three-quarters of the rate in Ector County, Texas: 29.3
  • About 1.6 times the rate in Texas: 13.3
  • About 1.9 times the rate in the United States: 11.5

+53%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

17 deaths in 2023, 26 in 2024

  • Ector County, Texas: +6%
  • Texas: -3%
  • The United States: -4%
Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2020 31 27
2021 19 15
2022 21 20
2023 17 14
2024 26 25

People who died within 30 days of a crash. A fatal crash can kill more than one person.

Embed
Download CSV
Deaths per 100,000 residents, 2020–2024
Category Deaths per 100,000
2020 27.0
2021 16.9
2022 18.5
2023 14.6
2024 21.6

Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.

Embed
Download CSV

Road users

Who died

31%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About 1.5 times the share in Ector County, Texas: 20%
  • About 1.7 times the share in Texas: 18%
  • About 1.7 times the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 13
Pedestrians 8
Motorcyclists 5
Cyclists 0
Embed
Download CSV
Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Odessa Share in Ector County
Pedestrians 8 31% 20%
Motorcyclists 5 19% 14%
Cyclists 0 0% 0%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 10 38% 40%
Speeding-related crashes 11 42% 38%

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

40%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About 1.2 times the share in Ector County, Texas: 33%
  • About 1.1 times the share in Texas: 36%
  • About 1.4 times the share in the United States: 28%

28%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About the same as the share in Ector County, Texas: 26%
  • About 1.1 times the share in Texas: 25%
  • About 1.1 times the share in the United States: 25%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Odessa Ector County Texas United States
Speeding-related 28.0% 25.6% 24.9% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 40.0% 32.6% 35.7% 28.1%
At night 60.0% 44.2% 59.5% 53.6%
At weekends 24.0% 25.6% 34.1% 32.6%

Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.

Embed
Download CSV

Timing

When crashes happen

60%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About 1.4 times the share in Ector County, Texas: 44%
  • About the same as the share in Texas: 60%
  • About 1.1 times the share in the United States: 54%

24%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About the same as the share in Ector County, Texas: 26%
  • About two-thirds of the share in Texas: 34%
  • About three-quarters of the share in the United States: 33%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 8
1am 9
2am 8
3am 3
4am 0
5am 5
6am 5
7am 6
8am 2
9am 1
10am 3
11am 1
12pm 4
1pm 1
2pm 2
3pm 2
4pm 3
5pm 5
6pm 5
7pm 6
8pm 6
9pm 4
10pm 6
11pm 6

All crashes 2020–2024.

Embed
Download CSV
Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 15
Mon 8
Tue 15
Wed 14
Thu 10
Fri 23
Sat 16

All crashes 2020–2024.

Embed
Download CSV
Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 11
Feb 6
Mar 6
Apr 12
May 6
Jun 10
Jul 8
Aug 12
Sep 11
Oct 5
Nov 10
Dec 4

All crashes 2020–2024.

Embed
Download CSV

Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 92
Cloudy 7
Rain 2

All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

Embed
Download CSV
Light conditions at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Dark - Lighted 39
Daylight 33
Dark - Not Lighted 24
Dark - Unknown Lighting 2
Dawn 2

All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

Embed
Download CSV

Roads and vehicles

Where and what, 2020–2024

Roads with the most fatal crashes

  1. I-2013
  2. US-3858
  3. SR-1917
  4. SR-191/42ND ST6
  5. SR-338 LP4
  6. MU-8TH ST4
  7. GRANDVIEW AVE3
  8. SR-338 LOOP2
  9. MU-GRANDVIEW AVE2
  10. MU-DIXIE BLVD2

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Pickup trucks 62
Cars 47
SUVs 28
Medium and heavy trucks 17
Motorcycles 17
Other vehicles 3
Vans 2

All crashes 2020–2024.

Embed
Download CSV

Vehicles most often involved

  1. Chevrolet Silverado18
  2. Ford F-1509
  3. Ford F-2508
  4. GMC Sierra6
  5. Ram 25005
  6. Ram 15005
  7. Dodge Ram5
  8. Dodge Challenger5
  9. Nissan Altima4
  10. Toyota Camry3

Reflects how common a vehicle is as well as crash involvement; not a safety rating.

Crashes

Fatal crashes

The map loads when you scroll to it. It needs JavaScript.

Fatal crashes in 2024. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.

Filter crashes
Crash factors
Date Deaths
Dec 22, 2024 1
Nov 28, 2024 1
Nov 16, 2024 1
Nov 13, 2024 1
Oct 27, 2024 1
Oct 8, 2024 1
Sep 11, 2024 1
Aug 7, 2024 1
Jul 12, 2024 2
Jun 21, 2024 1
Jun 12, 2024 1
Jun 8, 2024 1
Jun 7, 2024 1
May 3, 2024 1
Apr 29, 2024 1
Apr 20, 2024 1
Apr 19, 2024 1
Apr 11, 2024 1
Mar 8, 2024 1
Feb 21, 2024 1
Feb 2, 2024 1
Jan 24, 2024 1
Jan 24, 2024 1
Jan 21, 2024 1
Jan 3, 2024 1

Download these crashes as CSV

Explore

Nearby and related

Compare Odessa with another place

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.