Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Hale County, Texas
County in Texas · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 5
- Fatal crashes
- 4
- Population
- 32.1K
In 2024, 5 people died in 4 fatal crashes in Hale County, Texas. That was 25.0% more than in 2023 (4) and the most since 2022. The death rate was 15.6 per 100,000 residents, compared with 13.3 in Texas and 11.5 in the United States. Hale County had the 140th most traffic deaths among Texas's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 24 people died, an average of 4.8 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 20% of deaths.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
15.6
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.2 times the rate in Texas: 13.3
- About 1.4 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
14.9
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About the same as the average in Texas: 14.1
- About 1.2 times the average in the United States: 12.3
+25%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
4 deaths in 2023, 5 in 2024
- Texas: -3%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 4 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 |
| 2024 | 5 | 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 | 15.4 |
| 2021 | 9.3 |
| 2022 | 21.9 |
| 2023 | 12.5 |
| 2024 | 15.6 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
20%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About the same as the share in Texas: 18%
- About 1.1 times the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 4 |
| Pedestrians | 1 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Hale County | Share in Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 1 | 20% | 18% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 14% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 20% | 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%
25%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About the same as the share in Texas: 25%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Hale County | Texas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 25.0% | 24.9% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 35.7% | 28.1% |
| At night | 25.0% | 59.5% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 25.0% | 34.1% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
25%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 40 percent of the share in Texas: 60%
- About half the share in the United States: 54%
25%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About three-quarters of the share in Texas: 34%
- About three-quarters of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 2 |
| 1am | 3 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 2 |
| 6am | 3 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 2 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 3 |
| 9pm | 1 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 2 |
| Mon | 5 |
| Tue | 1 |
| Wed | 3 |
| Thu | 5 |
| Fri | 3 |
| Sat | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 2 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 5 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 3 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 3 |
| Sep | 3 |
| Oct | 1 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 15 |
| Cloudy | 5 |
| Freezing Rain or Drizzle | 1 |
| Rain | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Not Lighted | 10 |
| Daylight | 7 |
| Dark - Lighted | 4 |
| 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-277
- US-702
- FM 542
- I-27 RAMP1
- FM 400/24TH ST1
- FM 4001
- FM 31831
- FM 1791
- FM 1767/34TH ST1
- CR-951
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| SUVs | 9 |
| Pickup trucks | 8 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 7 |
| Cars | 6 |
| Other vehicles | 3 |
| Motorcycles | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Peterbilt 3793
- Chevrolet Silverado2
- Ford F-2502
- GMC Sierra2
- Honda Civic2
- Chevrolet GMT-4001
- Chevrolet Tahoe1
- Chevrolet Tracker1
- Dodge Challenger1
- Dodge Ram1
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 28, 2024 | — | US-70 | 2 |
| Oct 28, 2024 | — | FM 54 | 1 |
| Sep 12, 2024 | — | US-70 | 1 |
| Apr 12, 2024 | Plainview | I-27 | 1 |
| Aug 11, 2023 | Abernathy | I-27 | 1 |
| Jun 29, 2023 | — | FM 400 | 1 |
| Apr 24, 2023 | — | I-27 RAMP | 1 |
| Apr 4, 2023 | Plainview | BUS-I 27 COLUMBIA ST | 1 |
| Sep 11, 2022 | Plainview | I-27 | 1 |
| Sep 2, 2022 | — | FM 3183 | 1 |
| Aug 25, 2022 | — | FM 1767/34TH ST | 1 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | — | CR-95 | 1 |
| May 25, 2022 | — | FM 54 | 1 |
| Apr 13, 2022 | — | US-70/ALTON RD | 1 |
| Jan 24, 2022 | Plainview | I-27 | 1 |
| Nov 24, 2021 | — | FM 179 | 1 |
| Jun 19, 2021 | Plainview | I-27I SVC RD | 1 |
| Mar 13, 2021 | — | I-27 | 1 |
| Aug 30, 2020 | — | I-27 | 1 |
| Apr 6, 2020 | — | FM 400/24TH ST | 1 |
| Feb 17, 2020 | Plainview | BI 27/COLUMBIA ST | 1 |
| Jan 16, 2020 | — | I-27 | 2 |
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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.