Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Lamb County, Texas
County in Texas · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 3
- Fatal crashes
- 3
- Population
- 12.6K
In 2024, 3 people died in 3 fatal crashes in Lamb County, Texas. That was 40.0% fewer than in 2023 (5) and the fewest since 2020. The death rate was 23.8 per 100,000 residents, compared with 13.3 in Texas and 11.5 in the United States. Lamb County had the 168th most traffic deaths among Texas's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 22 people died, an average of 4.4 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 33% of deaths.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
23.8
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.8 times the rate in Texas: 13.3
- About double the rate in the United States: 11.5
34.4
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About double the average in Texas: 14.1
- About 3 times the average in the United States: 12.3
-40%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
5 deaths in 2023, 3 in 2024
- Texas: -3%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 5 | 4 |
| 2022 | 7 | 5 |
| 2023 | 5 | 4 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 |
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 | 15.4 |
| 2021 | 38.8 |
| 2022 | 54.9 |
| 2023 | 39.3 |
| 2024 | 23.8 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
33%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 1.8 times the share in Texas: 18%
- About 1.8 times the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 2 |
| Pedestrians | 1 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Lamb County | Share in Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 1 | 33% | 18% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 14% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 33% | 40% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 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
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%
33%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 1.3 times the share in Texas: 25%
- About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Lamb County | Texas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 33.3% | 24.9% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 35.7% | 28.1% |
| At night | 66.7% | 59.5% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 33.3% | 34.1% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
67%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 1.1 times the share in Texas: 60%
- About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 54%
33%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About the same as the share in Texas: 34%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 4 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 3 |
| 7pm | 4 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 3 |
| Mon | 2 |
| Tue | 2 |
| Wed | 5 |
| Thu | 2 |
| Fri | 2 |
| Sat | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 2 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 2 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 4 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 3 |
| Oct | 2 |
| Nov | 2 |
| Dec | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 15 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
| Severe Crosswinds | 1 |
| Sleet or Hail | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Not Lighted | 9 |
| Daylight | 6 |
| Dusk | 2 |
| Dark - Lighted | 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-845
- US-3853
- FM 10552
- US-84 E1
- US-70/TX PLAINS DR1
- US-70/CR-TEXAS PLAIN TRL1
- MU-9TH ST1
- FM 541
- FM 1681
- CR-1251
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 9 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 8 |
| Pickup trucks | 8 |
| SUVs | 4 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Silverado4
- GMC Sierra2
- Cadillac XT51
- Chevrolet Avalanche1
- Chevrolet Cobalt1
- Chevrolet Equinox1
- Chevrolet Impala1
- Dodge Grand Caravan1
- Ford F-1501
- Ford F-4501
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 2024 | Amherst | MU-9TH ST | 1 |
| May 8, 2024 | — | US-84 | 1 |
| Mar 2, 2024 | — | US-84 | 1 |
| Dec 3, 2023 | Littlefield | US-84/MARSHALL HOWARD BLVD | 1 |
| Jul 31, 2023 | — | CR-125 | 1 |
| May 4, 2023 | — | US-385 | 2 |
| Apr 17, 2023 | — | FM 168 | 1 |
| Nov 24, 2022 | — | US-385 | 2 |
| Sep 28, 2022 | — | FM 54 | 1 |
| Sep 18, 2022 | — | US-70/TX PLAINS DR | 1 |
| Sep 2, 2022 | — | FM 1055 | 1 |
| Jul 20, 2022 | Littlefield | US-84 | 2 |
| Nov 23, 2021 | Littlefield | US-84 | 1 |
| Oct 20, 2021 | — | US-70/CR-TEXAS PLAIN TRL | 1 |
| Jul 13, 2021 | Littlefield | US-84 E | 2 |
| Mar 13, 2021 | — | US-84 | 1 |
| Dec 11, 2020 | — | US-385 | 1 |
| Oct 25, 2020 | — | FM 1055 | 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.