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Traffic deaths in Liberty County, Texas

County in Texas · United States

Deaths, 2024
19
Fatal crashes
18
Population
116.3K

In 2024, 19 people died in 18 fatal crashes in Liberty County, Texas. That was 20.8% fewer than in 2023 (24) and the fewest in any year since 2020. The death rate was 16.3 per 100,000 residents, compared with 13.3 in Texas and 11.5 in the United States. Liberty County had the 45th most traffic deaths among Texas's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 127 people died, an average of 25 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 21% of deaths, and 33% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

16.3

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

  • About 1.2 times the rate in Texas: 13.3
  • About 1.4 times the rate in the United States: 11.5

24.5

average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024

  • About 1.7 times the average in Texas: 14.1
  • About double the average in the United States: 12.3

-21%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

24 deaths in 2023, 19 in 2024

  • Texas: -3%
  • The United States: -4%
Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2020 29 21
2021 21 21
2022 34 28
2023 24 22
2024 19 18

People who died within 30 days of a crash. A fatal crash can kill more than one person.

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Deaths per 100,000 residents, 2020–2024
Category Deaths per 100,000
2020 31.4
2021 21.6
2022 33.1
2023 22.0
2024 16.3

Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.

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Road users

Who died

21%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About 1.1 times the share in Texas: 18%
  • About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 13
Pedestrians 4
Motorcyclists 2
Cyclists 0
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Liberty County Share in Texas
Pedestrians 4 21% 18%
Motorcyclists 2 11% 14%
Cyclists 0 0% 2%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 8 42% 40%
Speeding-related crashes 6 32% 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

33%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About the same as the share in Texas: 36%
  • About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 28%

11%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About 45 percent of the share in Texas: 25%
  • About 45 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Liberty County Texas United States
Speeding-related 11.1% 24.9% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 33.3% 35.7% 28.1%
At night 55.6% 59.5% 53.6%
At weekends 22.2% 34.1% 32.6%

Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.

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Timing

When crashes happen

56%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About the same as the share in Texas: 60%
  • About the same as the share in the United States: 54%

22%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About two-thirds of the share in Texas: 34%
  • About two-thirds of the share in the United States: 33%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 1
1am 1
2am 5
3am 2
4am 3
5am 5
6am 8
7am 5
8am 2
9am 3
10am 2
11am 6
12pm 3
1pm 3
2pm 6
3pm 2
4pm 5
5pm 3
6pm 6
7pm 9
8pm 8
9pm 7
10pm 4
11pm 11

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 15
Mon 19
Tue 16
Wed 11
Thu 19
Fri 14
Sat 16

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 8
Feb 8
Mar 5
Apr 6
May 7
Jun 11
Jul 15
Aug 12
Sep 10
Oct 13
Nov 8
Dec 7

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 92
Cloudy 10
Rain 7
Fog, Smog, Smoke 1

All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Light conditions at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Dark - Not Lighted 53
Daylight 43
Dark - Lighted 11
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

  1. US-9014
  2. SR-10512
  3. FM 78711
  4. SR-1469
  5. SR-3217
  6. FM 1605
  7. FM 10104
  8. FM 19604
  9. FM 5634
  10. SR-993

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Pickup trucks 53
Cars 50
SUVs 36
Medium and heavy trucks 27
Motorcycles 12
Other vehicles 5
Vans 4

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Chevrolet Silverado18
  2. Ford F-2507
  3. Dodge Ram6
  4. Ford F-1505
  5. GMC Sierra5
  6. Toyota Camry5
  7. Chevrolet Suburban4
  8. Nissan Altima4
  9. Toyota 4-Runner4
  10. Chevrolet Cobalt3

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 Deaths
Dec 22, 2024 — 1
Dec 9, 2024 — 1
Oct 21, 2024 — 1
Oct 4, 2024 Dayton 1
Sep 20, 2024 — 1
Aug 14, 2024 Dayton 1
Aug 1, 2024 — 1
Jul 9, 2024 — 1
Jun 17, 2024 Dayton 1
Jun 1, 2024 — 1
May 21, 2024 — 1
May 10, 2024 Cleveland 1
Apr 22, 2024 — 1
Apr 8, 2024 — 1
Mar 3, 2024 — 1
Feb 24, 2024 — 2
Feb 16, 2024 Liberty 1
Feb 8, 2024 — 1
Dec 13, 2023 — 1
Nov 19, 2023 Cleveland 1
Nov 14, 2023 — 1
Oct 24, 2023 — 1
Oct 19, 2023 Cleveland 1
Oct 11, 2023 Cleveland 1
Sep 30, 2023 — 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.