Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Lee County, Texas
County in Texas · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 9
- Fatal crashes
- 9
- Population
- 18.5K
In 2024, 9 people died in 9 fatal crashes in Lee County, Texas. That was 200.0% more than in 2023 (3) and the most in any year since 2020. The death rate was 48.6 per 100,000 residents, compared with 13.3 in Texas and 11.5 in the United States. Lee County had the 96th most traffic deaths among Texas's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 25 people died, an average of 5.0 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 22% of deaths, and 11% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
48.6
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 4 times the rate in Texas: 13.3
- About 4 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
27.8
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About double the average in Texas: 14.1
- About double the average in the United States: 12.3
+200%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
3 deaths in 2023, 9 in 2024
- Texas: -3%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021 | 6 | 5 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 3 | 2 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 |
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 | 22.9 |
| 2021 | 33.9 |
| 2022 | 16.7 |
| 2023 | 16.4 |
| 2024 | 48.7 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
22%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 1.2 times the share in Texas: 18%
- About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 7 |
| Pedestrians | 2 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Lee County | Share in Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 2 | 22% | 18% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 14% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 5 | 56% | 40% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 1 | 11% | 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
11%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About one-third of the share in Texas: 36%
- About 40 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
44%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 1.8 times the share in Texas: 25%
- About 1.8 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Lee County | Texas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 44.4% | 24.9% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 11.1% | 35.7% | 28.1% |
| At night | 77.8% | 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
78%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 1.3 times the share in Texas: 60%
- About 1.5 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 | 2 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 1 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 2 |
| 6pm | 1 |
| 7pm | 2 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 1 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 4 |
| Mon | 3 |
| Tue | 3 |
| Wed | 3 |
| Thu | 3 |
| Fri | 4 |
| Sat | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 4 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 4 |
| May | 2 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 5 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 0 |
| Oct | 4 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 18 |
| Cloudy | 2 |
| Rain | 2 |
| Snow | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Not Lighted | 10 |
| Daylight | 9 |
| Dark - Lighted | 1 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 1 |
| Dawn | 1 |
| 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
- SR-216
- US-776
- US-2903
- CR-2171
- FM 141/CR-ORANGE ST1
- FM 1801
- FM 22391
- FM 24401
- US-290/AUSTIN1
- US-290/AUSTIN ST1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Pickup trucks | 9 |
| SUVs | 7 |
| Cars | 6 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 6 |
| Other vehicles | 2 |
| Vans | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Dodge Ram2
- Chevrolet Silverado2
- Chevrolet Equinox2
- Peterbilt 3891
- Nissan Sentra1
- Nissan Altima1
- Mack GU (Granite)1
- Lexus LS1
- Kia Sportage1
- Kia Soul1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 2024 | — | SR-21 | 1 |
| Oct 1, 2024 | Giddings | US-290 | 1 |
| Jul 17, 2024 | Giddings | US-290/AUSTIN | 1 |
| Jul 13, 2024 | — | US-77 | 1 |
| Jun 1, 2024 | — | SR-21 | 1 |
| Apr 30, 2024 | — | US-77 | 1 |
| Apr 11, 2024 | — | CR-217 | 1 |
| Apr 7, 2024 | — | US-77 | 1 |
| Jan 4, 2024 | Giddings | US-77/MAIN ST | 1 |
| Dec 29, 2023 | — | SR-21 | 1 |
| Jan 29, 2023 | — | SR-21 | 2 |
| Jul 22, 2022 | — | US-290 | 1 |
| May 14, 2022 | Giddings | US-290/AUSTIN ST | 1 |
| Jan 12, 2022 | — | US-77 | 1 |
| Dec 23, 2021 | — | FM 2239 | 1 |
| Oct 27, 2021 | — | US-77 | 1 |
| Jul 30, 2021 | — | FM 2440 | 1 |
| Apr 12, 2021 | — | SR-21 | 2 |
| Jan 10, 2021 | — | US-77 | 1 |
| Oct 26, 2020 | — | FM 180 | 1 |
| Jul 31, 2020 | — | US-290 | 1 |
| May 24, 2020 | — | FM 141/CR-ORANGE ST | 1 |
| Mar 23, 2020 | — | SR-21 | 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.