Fatal crash profile · City

Traffic deaths in McAllen, Texas

City in Hidalgo County · Texas · United States

Deaths, 2024
5
Fatal crashes
5
Population
148.7K

In 2024, 5 people died in 5 fatal crashes in McAllen, Texas. That was 37.5% fewer than in 2023 (8) and the fewest in any year since 2020. The death rate was 3.4 per 100,000 residents, compared with 6.8 in Hidalgo County, 13.3 in Texas and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2024, 43 people died, an average of 8.6 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, and 20% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

3.4

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

  • About half the rate in Hidalgo County, Texas: 6.8
  • About one-quarter of the rate in Texas: 13.3
  • About 30 percent of the rate in the United States: 11.5

-38%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

8 deaths in 2023, 5 in 2024

  • Hidalgo County, Texas: -26%
  • Texas: -3%
  • The United States: -4%
Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2020 6 6
2021 12 10
2022 12 12
2023 8 7
2024 5 5

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 4.2
2021 8.4
2022 8.3
2023 5.4
2024 3.4

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 Hidalgo County, Texas: 21%
  • About the same as the share in Texas: 18%
  • About 1.1 times the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 2
Pedestrians 1
Motorcyclists 0
Cyclists 2
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in McAllen Share in Hidalgo County
Pedestrians 1 20% 21%
Motorcyclists 0 0% 11%
Cyclists 2 40% 6%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 2 40% 40%
Speeding-related crashes 1 20% 34%

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

20%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About two-thirds of the share in Hidalgo County, Texas: 32%
  • About 55 percent of the share in Texas: 36%
  • About 70 percent of the share in the United States: 28%

20%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About 80 percent of the share in Hidalgo County, Texas: 25%
  • About 80 percent of the share in Texas: 25%
  • About 80 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
Crash factors in 2024
Category McAllen Hidalgo County Texas United States
Speeding-related 20.0% 24.6% 24.9% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 20.0% 31.6% 35.7% 28.1%
At night 100.0% 61.4% 59.5% 53.6%
At weekends 20.0% 31.6% 34.1% 32.6%

Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.

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Timing

When crashes happen

100%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About 1.6 times the share in Hidalgo County, Texas: 61%
  • About 1.7 times the share in Texas: 60%
  • About 1.9 times the share in the United States: 54%

20%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About two-thirds of the share in Hidalgo County, Texas: 32%
  • About 60 percent of the share in Texas: 34%
  • About 60 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 1
1am 1
2am 5
3am 4
4am 0
5am 3
6am 2
7am 2
8am 2
9am 0
10am 1
11am 0
12pm 2
1pm 2
2pm 0
3pm 0
4pm 2
5pm 0
6pm 1
7pm 2
8pm 2
9pm 5
10pm 1
11pm 2

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 7
Mon 5
Tue 5
Wed 9
Thu 6
Fri 5
Sat 3

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 2
Feb 1
Mar 4
Apr 1
May 6
Jun 2
Jul 3
Aug 4
Sep 4
Oct 4
Nov 5
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 38
Cloudy 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 14
Dark - Not Lighted 13
Daylight 11
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

  1. I-25
  2. SR-3363
  3. US-83S BUS2
  4. SR-495/PECAN BLVD2
  5. SR-1072
  6. FM 2220/WARE RD2
  7. MU-29TH ST1
  8. MU-BICENTENNIAL BLVD1
  9. MU-WALLACE RD1
  10. NOLANA AVE1

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 24
SUVs 18
Pickup trucks 11
Other vehicles 3
Medium and heavy trucks 3
Vans 3
Motorcycles 2

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Ford F-1505
  2. Ford Explorer4
  3. Nissan Altima3
  4. Ford Mustang3
  5. Nissan Rogue2
  6. Nissan Frontier2
  7. Honda Odyssey2
  8. Ford Taurus2
  9. Chevrolet Trailblazer2
  10. Chevrolet Tahoe2

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 Deaths
Nov 13, 2024 1
Aug 21, 2024 1
May 22, 2024 1
May 8, 2024 1
Jan 13, 2024 1
Dec 29, 2023 2
Dec 4, 2023 1
Nov 21, 2023 1
Oct 23, 2023 1
Aug 17, 2023 1
Aug 4, 2023 1
May 29, 2023 1
Oct 12, 2022 1
Sep 25, 2022 1
Sep 18, 2022 1
Sep 15, 2022 1
Aug 9, 2022 1
Jul 28, 2022 1
Jul 24, 2022 1
Jun 21, 2022 1
May 29, 2022 1
May 5, 2022 1
Feb 22, 2022 1
Jan 6, 2022 1
Dec 13, 2021 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.