Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Houston County, Texas
County in Texas · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 13
- Fatal crashes
- 11
- Population
- 22.3K
In 2024, 13 people died in 11 fatal crashes in Houston County, Texas. That was 85.7% more than in 2023 (7) and the most in any year since 2020. The death rate was 58.2 per 100,000 residents, compared with 13.3 in Texas and 11.5 in the United States. Houston County had the 64th most traffic deaths among Texas's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 44 people died, an average of 8.8 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 27% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
58.2
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 4 times the rate in Texas: 13.3
- About 5 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
39.9
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
+86%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
7 deaths in 2023, 13 in 2024
- Texas: -3%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 9 | 8 |
| 2021 | 9 | 6 |
| 2022 | 6 | 5 |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 |
| 2024 | 13 | 11 |
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 | 40.8 |
| 2021 | 40.9 |
| 2022 | 27.4 |
| 2023 | 31.8 |
| 2024 | 58.2 |
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 | 12 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 1 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Houston County | Share in Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 18% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 8% | 14% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 3 | 23% | 40% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 3 | 23% | 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
27%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About three-quarters of the share in Texas: 36%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 28%
9%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 35 percent of the share in Texas: 25%
- About 35 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Houston County | Texas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 9.1% | 24.9% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 27.3% | 35.7% | 28.1% |
| At night | 45.5% | 59.5% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 27.3% | 34.1% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
45%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About three-quarters of the share in Texas: 60%
- About 85 percent of the share in the United States: 54%
27%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 80 percent of the share in Texas: 34%
- About 85 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 2 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 1 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 2 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 3 |
| 10am | 3 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 3 |
| 3pm | 4 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 3 |
| 6pm | 2 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 2 |
| 9pm | 2 |
| 10pm | 3 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 5 |
| Mon | 6 |
| Tue | 1 |
| Wed | 1 |
| Thu | 7 |
| Fri | 12 |
| Sat | 5 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 5 |
| Feb | 2 |
| Mar | 4 |
| Apr | 3 |
| May | 3 |
| Jun | 3 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 1 |
| Sep | 3 |
| Oct | 5 |
| Nov | 4 |
| Dec | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 18 |
| Cloudy | 15 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 2 |
| Rain | 2 |
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 | 15 |
| Dawn | 2 |
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
- SR-78
- US-2876
- SR-195
- SR-215
- FM 2273
- FM 2303
- CR-23001
- FM 17331
- FM 20761
- FM 2291
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Pickup trucks | 17 |
| Cars | 13 |
| SUVs | 11 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 9 |
| Other vehicles | 2 |
| Motorcycles | 2 |
| Vans | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Ford F-1505
- Dodge Ram5
- Chevrolet Silverado4
- Saturn Vue2
- Peterbilt 3892
- Chevrolet Equinox2
- Jeep Wrangler1
- Jeep Compass1
- Hyundai Santa Fe1
- Hyundai Elantra1
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 | Crockett | FM 2076 | 1 |
| Nov 23, 2024 | — | FM 1733 | 1 |
| Nov 16, 2024 | — | SR-19 | 2 |
| Nov 14, 2024 | — | SR-7 | 1 |
| Oct 31, 2024 | — | SR-19 | 2 |
| Oct 4, 2024 | Grapeland | US-287V BUSINESS | 1 |
| Sep 2, 2024 | — | US-287 | 1 |
| May 24, 2024 | — | SR-7 | 1 |
| Apr 24, 2024 | Crockett | SR-304 LOOP | 1 |
| Mar 23, 2024 | — | US-287 | 1 |
| Jan 18, 2024 | — | SR-19 | 1 |
| Dec 18, 2023 | Kennard | SR-7 | 1 |
| Nov 27, 2023 | — | SR-21 | 1 |
| Jun 16, 2023 | — | FM 230 | 1 |
| May 21, 2023 | — | FM 230 | 1 |
| Mar 16, 2023 | — | FM 229 | 1 |
| Feb 19, 2023 | — | SR-21 | 1 |
| Jan 9, 2023 | — | FM 227 | 1 |
| Sep 23, 2022 | — | CR-2300 | 1 |
| Jul 24, 2022 | — | SR-7 | 2 |
| Jun 2, 2022 | — | SR-7 | 1 |
| May 1, 2022 | — | SR-19 | 1 |
| Apr 15, 2022 | — | SR-21 | 1 |
| Dec 16, 2021 | — | US-287 | 4 |
| Oct 22, 2021 | — | SR-7 | 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.