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Traffic deaths in Hood County, Texas

County in Texas · United States

Deaths, 2024
10
Fatal crashes
10
Population
69.3K

In 2024, 10 people died in 10 fatal crashes in Hood County, Texas. That was 25.0% more than in 2023 (8) and the most since 2022. The death rate was 14.4 per 100,000 residents, compared with 13.3 in Texas and 11.5 in the United States. Hood County had the 86th most traffic deaths among Texas's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 50 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. 50% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

14.4

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

  • About the same as the rate in Texas: 13.3
  • About 1.2 times the rate in the United States: 11.5

15.2

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

8 deaths in 2023, 10 in 2024

  • Texas: -3%
  • The United States: -4%
Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2020 9 9
2021 13 13
2022 10 8
2023 8 8
2024 10 10

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 14.5
2021 20.2
2022 15.1
2023 11.8
2024 14.4

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%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 6
Pedestrians 0
Motorcyclists 3
Cyclists 1
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Hood County Share in Texas
Pedestrians 0 0% 18%
Motorcyclists 3 30% 14%
Cyclists 1 10% 2%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 4 40% 40%
Speeding-related crashes 5 50% 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

50%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About 1.4 times the share in Texas: 36%
  • About 1.8 times the share in the United States: 28%

10%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About 40 percent of the share in Texas: 25%
  • About 40 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Hood County Texas United States
Speeding-related 10.0% 24.9% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 50.0% 35.7% 28.1%
At night 50.0% 59.5% 53.6%
At weekends 20.0% 34.1% 32.6%

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

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Timing

When crashes happen

50%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About 85 percent of the share in Texas: 60%
  • About the same as the share in the United States: 54%

20%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • 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 4
1am 2
2am 1
3am 0
4am 2
5am 2
6am 2
7am 3
8am 1
9am 1
10am 1
11am 3
12pm 1
1pm 0
2pm 2
3pm 5
4pm 3
5pm 2
6pm 4
7pm 2
8pm 2
9pm 3
10pm 2
11pm 0

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 6
Mon 6
Tue 8
Wed 6
Thu 4
Fri 9
Sat 9

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 1
Feb 1
Mar 3
Apr 2
May 3
Jun 6
Jul 5
Aug 7
Sep 1
Oct 2
Nov 11
Dec 6

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 32
Rain 9
Cloudy 7

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
Daylight 25
Dark - Not Lighted 19
Dark - Lighted 3
Dawn 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. US-37714
  2. FM 46
  3. FM 25804
  4. FM 1673
  5. FM 11893
  6. SR-1712
  7. SR-144/GLEN ROSE HWY1
  8. SR-1441
  9. SR-171/CLEBURNE HWY1
  10. SR-171/CRESSON HWY1

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 35
SUVs 14
Pickup trucks 14
Medium and heavy trucks 9
Motorcycles 7
Other vehicles 2
Vans 2

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Ford F-1506
  2. Toyota Corolla5
  3. Chevrolet Silverado4
  4. Kia Soul3
  5. Chevrolet Tahoe2
  6. Dodge Ram2
  7. Ford Escape2
  8. Ford F-3502
  9. Kia Sedona2
  10. Toyota Camry2

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 Deaths
Mar 26, 2022 — 2
Dec 23, 2021 Granbury 1
Dec 13, 2021 Granbury 1
Dec 3, 2021 Cresson 1
Nov 15, 2021 — 1
Nov 14, 2021 Granbury 1
Nov 9, 2021 Granbury 1
Aug 17, 2021 — 1
Jul 13, 2021 — 1
Jul 10, 2021 — 1
Jun 28, 2021 — 1
Jun 8, 2021 Granbury 1
Apr 25, 2021 Granbury 1
Mar 28, 2021 Granbury 1
Dec 18, 2020 — 1
Nov 28, 2020 — 1
Nov 24, 2020 — 1
Nov 14, 2020 — 1
Oct 18, 2020 Granbury 1
Aug 22, 2020 — 1
Jun 26, 2020 — 1
Jun 2, 2020 Granbury 1
May 25, 2020 — 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.