Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Gonzales County, Texas
County in Texas · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 7
- Fatal crashes
- 5
- Population
- 20.1K
In 2024, 7 people died in 5 fatal crashes in Gonzales County, Texas. That was the same as in 2023. The death rate was 34.8 per 100,000 residents, compared with 13.3 in Texas and 11.5 in the United States. Gonzales County had the 119th most traffic deaths among Texas's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 51 people died, an average of 10 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
34.8
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 3 times the rate in Texas: 13.3
- About 3 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
51.4
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 4 times the average in Texas: 14.1
- About 4 times the average in the United States: 12.3
+0%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
7 deaths in 2023, 7 in 2024
- Texas: -3%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 13 | 11 |
| 2021 | 9 | 7 |
| 2022 | 15 | 11 |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 |
| 2024 | 7 | 5 |
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 | 66.1 |
| 2021 | 45.9 |
| 2022 | 75.6 |
| 2023 | 35.0 |
| 2024 | 34.8 |
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 | 7 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Gonzales County | Share in Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 18% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 14% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 4 | 57% | 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%
40%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 1.6 times the share in Texas: 25%
- About 1.6 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Gonzales County | Texas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 40.0% | 24.9% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 35.7% | 28.1% |
| At night | 100.0% | 59.5% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 60.0% | 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%
60%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 1.8 times the share in Texas: 34%
- About 1.8 times the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 4 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 4 |
| 6am | 2 |
| 7am | 2 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 2 |
| 11am | 2 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 3 |
| 5pm | 2 |
| 6pm | 3 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 5 |
| 9pm | 2 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 5 |
| Mon | 5 |
| Tue | 3 |
| Wed | 6 |
| Thu | 5 |
| Fri | 9 |
| Sat | 8 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 2 |
| Feb | 4 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 6 |
| Jul | 4 |
| Aug | 7 |
| Sep | 3 |
| Oct | 2 |
| Nov | 6 |
| Dec | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 28 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 5 |
| Cloudy | 4 |
| Rain | 3 |
| Severe Crosswinds | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 20 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 18 |
| Dusk | 2 |
| Dark - Lighted | 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-18311
- I-1011
- SR-973
- US-903
- US-872
- US-90 ALT2
- SR-802
- FM 16821
- I-10 FRONTAGE1
- FM 7941
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 19 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 16 |
| Pickup trucks | 15 |
| SUVs | 14 |
| Motorcycles | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Ford F-1505
- Freightliner Cascadia4
- Ford Explorer4
- Ford F-3503
- Chevrolet Silverado3
- Toyota RAV42
- Nissan Altima2
- Kenworth T8 Series2
- Honda Civic2
- Dodge Ram2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 13, 2024 | — | SR-80 | 1 |
| Nov 23, 2024 | — | US-90 ALT | 1 |
| Nov 16, 2024 | — | US-183 | 1 |
| Nov 13, 2024 | — | SR-97 | 2 |
| Jun 29, 2024 | Gonzales | US-183 | 2 |
| Dec 16, 2023 | — | SR-80 | 1 |
| Dec 8, 2023 | — | US-90 | 1 |
| Dec 1, 2023 | — | I-10 | 1 |
| Nov 2, 2023 | — | I-10 | 1 |
| Jul 9, 2023 | — | FM 794 | 1 |
| Jun 8, 2023 | — | US-90 | 1 |
| Feb 26, 2023 | — | US-90 ALT | 1 |
| Sep 24, 2022 | — | FM 1117 | 1 |
| Sep 23, 2022 | — | I-10 | 1 |
| Sep 5, 2022 | — | I-10 | 1 |
| Aug 26, 2022 | — | US-183 | 1 |
| Jul 6, 2022 | — | I-10 | 4 |
| Jun 23, 2022 | — | I-10 | 1 |
| Jun 4, 2022 | — | SR-97 | 2 |
| Mar 28, 2022 | — | US-87 | 1 |
| Feb 20, 2022 | Gonzales | SR-97 | 1 |
| Feb 10, 2022 | — | US-183 | 1 |
| Jan 25, 2022 | — | US-183 | 1 |
| Nov 22, 2021 | — | US-183 | 1 |
| Oct 9, 2021 | — | US-90 | 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.