Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Paris, Texas
City in Lamar County · Texas · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 4
- Fatal crashes
- 4
- Population
- 25.1K
In 2024, 4 people died in 4 fatal crashes in Paris, Texas. That was 42.9% fewer than in 2023 (7) and the fewest since 2022. The death rate was 15.9 per 100,000 residents, compared with 15.6 in Lamar 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 25% of deaths, and 50% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
15.9
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About the same as the rate in Lamar County, Texas: 15.6
- About 1.2 times the rate in Texas: 13.3
- About 1.4 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
-43%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
7 deaths in 2023, 4 in 2024
- Lamar County, Texas: -53%
- Texas: -3%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 7 | 6 |
| 2024 | 4 | 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 | 4.1 |
| 2021 | 16.2 |
| 2022 | 16.2 |
| 2023 | 28.0 |
| 2024 | 16.0 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
25%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About double the share in Lamar County, Texas: 13%
- About 1.4 times the share in Texas: 18%
- About 1.4 times the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 1 |
| Pedestrians | 1 |
| Motorcyclists | 1 |
| Cyclists | 1 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Paris | Share in Lamar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 1 | 25% | 13% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 25% | 13% |
| Cyclists | 1 | 25% | 13% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 0 | 0% | 13% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 2 | 50% | 50% |
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 the same as the share in Lamar County, Texas: 50%
- About 1.4 times the share in Texas: 36%
- About 1.8 times the share in the United States: 28%
25%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About double the share in Lamar County, Texas: 13%
- About the same as the share in Texas: 25%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Paris | Lamar County | Texas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 25.0% | 12.5% | 24.9% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 50.0% | 50.0% | 35.7% | 28.1% |
| At night | 50.0% | 37.5% | 59.5% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 0.0% | 12.5% | 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 1.3 times the share in Lamar County, Texas: 38%
- About 85 percent of the share in Texas: 60%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 54%
0%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 5 percent of the share in Lamar County, Texas: 13%
- About 5 percent of the share in Texas: 34%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 2 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 2 |
| 11am | 2 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 2 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 2 |
| 9pm | 2 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 0 |
| Mon | 1 |
| Tue | 8 |
| Wed | 2 |
| Thu | 2 |
| Fri | 4 |
| Sat | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 3 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 2 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 2 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 2 |
| Oct | 0 |
| Nov | 4 |
| Dec | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 13 |
| Cloudy | 3 |
| Rain | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 9 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 5 |
| 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
- US-824
- US-82/LAMAR AVE2
- FM 15071
- FM 1507/EVERGREEN ST1
- FM 791
- GRAHAM ST1
- JACKSON ST1
- PINE BLUFF ST1
- SR-286 LOOP1
- SR-286 LP1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 11 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 4 |
| Motorcycles | 4 |
| Pickup trucks | 4 |
| SUVs | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Nissan Altima2
- Volvo XC901
- Toyota Tacoma1
- Pontiac GTO1
- Nissan Titan1
- Nissan Rogue1
- Nissan 370Z1
- Mitsubishi Outlander Sport1
- Kenworth T2 Series1
- Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R1
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 | US-82 | 1 |
| Dec 5, 2024 | US-82H BUSINESS/LAMAR AVE | 1 |
| Nov 5, 2024 | US-82 | 1 |
| Apr 30, 2024 | FM 1507/EVERGREEN ST | 1 |
| Dec 29, 2023 | US-271/MAIN ST | 1 |
| Nov 21, 2023 | FM 1507 | 2 |
| Nov 9, 2023 | SR-286 LP | 1 |
| Sep 29, 2023 | US-82E/LAMAR AVE | 1 |
| Jul 1, 2023 | US-271 N | 1 |
| Jan 6, 2023 | FM 79 | 1 |
| Nov 16, 2022 | US-82/LAMAR AVE | 1 |
| Jul 12, 2022 | PINE BLUFF ST | 1 |
| Jun 7, 2022 | US-82/US-281 | 1 |
| Jan 4, 2022 | JACKSON ST | 1 |
| Sep 22, 2021 | US-82/LAMAR AVE | 1 |
| Apr 3, 2021 | US-82 | 1 |
| Mar 22, 2021 | GRAHAM ST | 1 |
| Feb 9, 2021 | SR-286 LOOP | 1 |
| Jan 28, 2020 | US-82 | 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.