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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.

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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

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Roads and vehicles

Where and what, 2020–2024

Roads with the most fatal crashes

I-2013
US-3858
SR-1917
SR-191/42ND ST6
SR-338 LP4
MU-8TH ST4
GRANDVIEW AVE3
SR-338 LOOP2
MU-GRANDVIEW AVE2
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.

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Vehicles most often involved

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Crashes

Fatal crashes

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

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Who died Time of day Day Weather Lighting Vehicle type involved Make involved

Alcohol-involved Speeding-related Distracted driver

Date	Road	Deaths
Dec 20, 2023	MU-RATLIFF RIDGE AVE	1
Nov 16, 2023	US-385	1
Oct 10, 2023	SR-338 LP	2
Sep 19, 2023	MU-TANGLEWOOD LN	1
Sep 7, 2023	MU-FAUDREE RD	2
Aug 18, 2023	SR-191 42ND ST	1
Aug 6, 2023	MU-OAKWOOD DR	2
Aug 1, 2023	I20 FRONTAGE	1
Aug 1, 2023	FM 1882/COUNTY RD	1
Apr 17, 2023	FM 1882/COUNTY RD	1
Apr 14, 2023	SR-191/42ND	1
Apr 13, 2023	MU-8TH ST	1
Mar 28, 2023	SR-191/42ND ST	1
Jan 4, 2023	SR-450 SPUR	1
Dec 20, 2022	FM 1882	1
Dec 10, 2022	SR-191	2
Nov 1, 2022	I-20	1
Oct 27, 2022	I-20	1
Aug 25, 2022	EAST RIDGE RD	1
Aug 23, 2022	US-385/GRANT AVE	1
Jul 31, 2022	SR-191	1
Jul 10, 2022	SR-191	1
Jul 3, 2022	GRANDVIEW AVE	1
Jun 26, 2022	8TH ST	1
Jun 20, 2022	I-20 SVRD/MURPHY ST	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.