Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Katy, Texas
City in Fort Bend County · Texas · United States
- Deaths, 2023
- 4
- Fatal crashes
- 4
- Population
- 26.6K
In 2023, 4 people died in 4 fatal crashes in Katy, Texas. That was 300.0% more than in 2022 (1) and the most since 2021. The death rate was 15.0 per 100,000 residents, compared with 4.8 in Fort Bend County, 14.0 in Texas and 12.2 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2023, 12 people died, an average of 3.0 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
15.0
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2023
- About 3 times the rate in Fort Bend County, Texas: 4.3
- About 1.1 times the rate in Texas: 13.3
- About 1.3 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
+300%
change in deaths from 2022 to 2023
1 death in 2022, 4 in 2023
- Fort Bend County, Texas: -7%
- Texas: -3%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 |
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 | 13.4 |
| 2021 | 16.8 |
| 2022 | 3.9 |
| 2023 | 15.0 |
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 Fort Bend County, Texas: 15%
- 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 | 1 |
| Cyclists | 2 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Katy | Share in Fort Bend County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 14% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 25% | 11% |
| Cyclists | 2 | 50% | 5% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 0 | 0% | 39% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 32% |
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 Fort Bend County, Texas: 50%
- About 5 percent of the share in Texas: 36%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
0%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 5 percent of the share in Fort Bend County, Texas: 18%
- About 5 percent of the share in Texas: 25%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Katy | Fort Bend County | Texas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 18.4% | 24.9% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 50.0% | 35.7% | 28.1% |
| At night | 50.0% | 60.5% | 59.5% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 25.0% | 28.9% | 34.1% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
50%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 85 percent of the share in Fort Bend County, Texas: 61%
- About 85 percent of the share in Texas: 60%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 54%
25%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 85 percent of the share in Fort Bend County, Texas: 29%
- About three-quarters of the share in Texas: 34%
- About three-quarters of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 1 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 1 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2023.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 1 |
| Mon | 2 |
| Tue | 3 |
| Wed | 2 |
| Thu | 2 |
| Fri | 1 |
| Sat | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2023.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 3 |
| Mar | 2 |
| Apr | 2 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 1 |
| Sep | 0 |
| Oct | 1 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2023.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 7 |
| Cloudy | 3 |
| Rain | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2023. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Not Lighted | 6 |
| Daylight | 5 |
| Dark - Lighted | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2023. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Roads and vehicles
Where and what, 2020–2023
Roads with the most fatal crashes
- I-105
- US-902
- FIFTH ST1
- I 10 FRONTAGE1
- I-10/KATY FWY1
- I10 FRONTAGE1
- MU-KINGSLAND BLVD1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 7 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 7 |
| Pickup trucks | 4 |
| Motorcycles | 2 |
| SUVs | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2023.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Silverado2
- BMW 740Li1
- Ford Crown Victoria1
- Ford F-1501
- Ford F-3501
- Ford Fusion1
- Freightliner Cascadia1
- Freightliner Columbia1
- Freightliner M21
- Honda Accord1
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 2023. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.
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| Date | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2023 | MU-KINGSLAND BLVD | 1 |
| Apr 27, 2023 | I10 FRONTAGE | 1 |
| Mar 27, 2023 | I 10 FRONTAGE | 1 |
| Feb 15, 2023 | US-90 | 1 |
| Apr 26, 2022 | I-10 | 1 |
| Aug 17, 2021 | US-90 | 1 |
| Jun 23, 2021 | I-10 | 1 |
| Mar 19, 2021 | I-10 | 1 |
| Jan 21, 2021 | I-10 | 1 |
| Jul 4, 2020 | I-10/KATY FWY | 1 |
| Feb 18, 2020 | FIFTH ST | 1 |
| Feb 10, 2020 | I-10 | 1 |
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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2023. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.