Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Big Spring, Texas
City in Howard County · Texas · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 5
- Fatal crashes
- 4
- Population
- 22.3K
In 2024, 5 people died in 4 fatal crashes in Big Spring, Texas. That was 66.7% more than in 2023 (3) and the most since 2021. The death rate was 22.4 per 100,000 residents, compared with 22.9 in Howard County, 13.3 in Texas and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2024, 20 people died, an average of 4.0 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
22.4
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About the same as the rate in Howard County, Texas: 22.9
- About 1.7 times the rate in Texas: 13.3
- About 1.9 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
+67%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
3 deaths in 2023, 5 in 2024
- Howard County, Texas: -36%
- Texas: -3%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 5 |
| 2021 | 6 | 4 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 |
| 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 | 19.0 |
| 2021 | 23.0 |
| 2022 | 4.4 |
| 2023 | 13.3 |
| 2024 | 22.4 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
20%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 1.4 times the share in Howard County, Texas: 14%
- 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 | 3 |
| Pedestrians | 1 |
| Motorcyclists | 1 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Big Spring | Share in Howard County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 1 | 20% | 14% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 20% | 14% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 2 | 40% | 43% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 0% |
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 three-quarters of the share in Howard County, Texas: 33%
- About the same as the share in Texas: 25%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Big Spring | Howard County | Texas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 25.0% | 33.3% | 24.9% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 0.0% | 35.7% | 28.1% |
| At night | 50.0% | 50.0% | 59.5% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 50.0% | 50.0% | 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 the same as the share in Howard County, Texas: 50%
- About 85 percent of the share in Texas: 60%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 54%
50%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About the same as the share in Howard County, Texas: 50%
- About 1.5 times the share in Texas: 34%
- About 1.5 times the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 2 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 2 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 2 |
| 10pm | 2 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 2 |
| Mon | 2 |
| Tue | 4 |
| Wed | 0 |
| Thu | 0 |
| Fri | 6 |
| Sat | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 2 |
| Mar | 2 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 3 |
| Jul | 2 |
| Aug | 3 |
| Sep | 0 |
| Oct | 2 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 15 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
| Rain | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 9 |
| Dark - Lighted | 6 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 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
- I-203
- FM 7002
- US-872
- BI-20 4TH ST1
- BI-20/US-801
- I-20 SVC RD/12TH ST1
- MU-GOLIAD1
- PAT SIMMONS WAY1
- SR-350/OWENS ST1
- US-87 BUSINESS1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 6 |
| Motorcycles | 5 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 4 |
| Pickup trucks | 4 |
| SUVs | 3 |
| Buses | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Silverado2
- Ford Edge1
- Ford F-1501
- Ford F-3501
- Freightliner M21
- GMC Sierra1
- Harley Davidson FLHRC / Road King Classic1
- Harley Davidson FLTRU / Road Glide Ultra1
- Harley-Davidson Heritage Softail Classic1
- Honda Accord1
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 | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 2024 | MU-GOLIAD | 1 |
| Jun 8, 2024 | SR-350/OWENS ST | 1 |
| Mar 29, 2024 | US-87M BUS/GREGG ST | 1 |
| Feb 3, 2024 | I-20 | 2 |
| Aug 4, 2023 | FM 700 | 1 |
| Jul 3, 2023 | US-87 BUSINESS | 1 |
| Feb 19, 2023 | US-87 | 1 |
| Jun 25, 2022 | BI-20 4TH ST | 1 |
| Nov 19, 2021 | I-20 | 3 |
| Oct 12, 2021 | US-87 BUSINESS/LAMESA HWY | 1 |
| Aug 17, 2021 | I-20 | 1 |
| Jan 15, 2021 | US-87 | 1 |
| Oct 18, 2020 | I-20 SVC RD/12TH ST | 1 |
| Aug 18, 2020 | BI-20/US-80 | 1 |
| Jul 13, 2020 | PAT SIMMONS WAY | 1 |
| Jun 26, 2020 | US-87 BUSINESS/GREGG ST | 1 |
| Mar 24, 2020 | FM 700 | 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.