Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Frio County, Texas
County in Texas · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 8
- Fatal crashes
- 7
- Population
- 18.8K
In 2024, 8 people died in 7 fatal crashes in Frio County, Texas. That was the same as in 2023. The death rate was 42.5 per 100,000 residents, compared with 13.3 in Texas and 11.5 in the United States. Frio County had the 106th most traffic deaths among Texas's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 39 people died, an average of 7.8 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 13% of deaths, and 29% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
42.5
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 3 times the rate in Texas: 13.3
- About 4 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
42.5
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 3 times the average in Texas: 14.1
- About 3 times the average in the United States: 12.3
+0%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
8 deaths in 2023, 8 in 2024
- Texas: -3%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | 6 |
| 2021 | 6 | 5 |
| 2022 | 11 | 7 |
| 2023 | 8 | 6 |
| 2024 | 8 | 7 |
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 | 32.6 |
| 2021 | 33.5 |
| 2022 | 60.7 |
| 2023 | 43.2 |
| 2024 | 42.5 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
13%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About two-thirds of the share in Texas: 18%
- About two-thirds of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 7 |
| Pedestrians | 1 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Frio County | Share in Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 1 | 13% | 18% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 14% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 2 | 25% | 40% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 2 | 25% | 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
29%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 80 percent of the share in Texas: 36%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 28%
0%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 5 percent of the share in Texas: 25%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Frio County | Texas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 24.9% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 28.6% | 35.7% | 28.1% |
| At night | 71.4% | 59.5% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 42.9% | 34.1% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
71%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 1.2 times the share in Texas: 60%
- About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 54%
43%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 1.3 times the share in Texas: 34%
- About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 3 |
| 3am | 2 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 3 |
| 9am | 2 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 2 |
| 1pm | 3 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 3 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 4 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 4 |
| Mon | 8 |
| Tue | 3 |
| Wed | 4 |
| Thu | 4 |
| Fri | 4 |
| Sat | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 3 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 4 |
| May | 4 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 5 |
| Aug | 1 |
| Sep | 2 |
| Oct | 4 |
| Nov | 3 |
| Dec | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 27 |
| Cloudy | 3 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 15 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 11 |
| Dark - Lighted | 2 |
| Dawn | 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-358
- US-575
- I-35/PURPLE HEART TRL2
- FM 1172
- BI 35E/COMAL ST2
- BI-351
- FM 33521
- MARGO ST1
- I35 FRONTAGE1
- I-35/PURPLE TRAIL HWY1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Medium and heavy trucks | 14 |
| Cars | 9 |
| Pickup trucks | 9 |
| SUVs | 9 |
| Other vehicles | 2 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Silverado4
- Freightliner Cascadia4
- Dodge Ram2
- Ford Expedition2
- Ford F-1502
- Honda Accord2
- Nissan Pathfinder2
- Cadillac CTS1
- Chevrolet Impala1
- Chevrolet Tahoe1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 2024 | Pearsall | I-35 | 2 |
| Jul 3, 2024 | — | FM 117 | 1 |
| Jun 15, 2024 | — | FM 117 | 1 |
| Apr 25, 2024 | — | I-35 | 1 |
| Apr 7, 2024 | — | I-35 | 1 |
| Jan 20, 2024 | — | US-57 | 1 |
| Jan 18, 2024 | — | US-57 | 1 |
| Nov 1, 2023 | — | US-57 | 2 |
| Oct 1, 2023 | — | I35 FRONTAGE | 1 |
| Sep 25, 2023 | — | SR-581 SP | 1 |
| Jul 31, 2023 | — | I-35/PURPLE TRAIL HWY | 1 |
| May 18, 2023 | — | I-35/PURPLE HEART TRL | 1 |
| Mar 6, 2023 | — | FM 3352 | 2 |
| Dec 16, 2022 | — | I-35 | 2 |
| Nov 28, 2022 | Pearsall | BI-35 | 2 |
| Aug 23, 2022 | — | I-35/PURPLE HEART TRAIL | 1 |
| Jul 26, 2022 | — | FM 140 | 1 |
| May 25, 2022 | — | CR-4515 | 1 |
| May 24, 2022 | — | US-57 | 3 |
| May 15, 2022 | — | I-35 | 1 |
| Dec 4, 2021 | Pearsall | MARGO ST | 1 |
| Sep 15, 2021 | — | US-57 | 2 |
| Jul 26, 2021 | — | SR-173 | 1 |
| Apr 11, 2021 | — | I-35 | 1 |
| Apr 5, 2021 | — | I-35 | 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.