Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Mills County, Texas
County in Texas · United States
- Deaths, 2022
- 4
- Fatal crashes
- 3
- Population
- 4.5K
In 2022, 4 people died in 3 fatal crashes in Mills County, Texas. That was 20.0% fewer than in 2021 (5) and the fewest since 2020. The death rate was 88.9 per 100,000 residents, compared with 14.6 in Texas and 12.8 in the United States. Mills County had the 167th most traffic deaths among Texas's counties. Between 2020 and 2022, 11 people died, an average of 3.7 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.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
88.9
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2022
- About 7 times the rate in Texas: 13.3
- About 8 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
81.9
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2022
- About 6 times the average in Texas: 14.4
- About 7 times the average in the United States: 12.5
-20%
change in deaths from 2021 to 2022
5 deaths in 2021, 4 in 2022
- Texas: -3%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 5 | 4 |
| 2022 | 4 | 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 | 45.0 |
| 2021 | 111.4 |
| 2022 | 89.0 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
25%
of deaths were pedestrians
- 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 | 3 |
| Pedestrians | 1 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Mills County | Share in Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 1 | 25% | 18% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 13% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 3 | 75% | 43% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 35% |
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%
67%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 3 times the share in Texas: 25%
- About 3 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Mills County | Texas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 66.7% | 24.9% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 35.7% | 28.1% |
| At night | 66.7% | 59.5% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 66.7% | 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%
67%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About double the share in Texas: 34%
- About double the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 2 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 1 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 1 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2022.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 2 |
| Mon | 1 |
| Tue | 1 |
| Wed | 2 |
| Thu | 0 |
| Fri | 1 |
| Sat | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2022.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 2 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 1 |
| Sep | 0 |
| Oct | 2 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2022.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 8 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2022. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 5 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 3 |
| Dark - Lighted | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2022. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Roads and vehicles
Where and what, 2020–2022
Roads with the most fatal crashes
- US-843
- US-1833
- SR-161
- FM 5731
- FM 20051
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Pickup trucks | 6 |
| Cars | 4 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 1 |
| SUVs | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2022.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Silverado2
- Buick LaCrosse1
- Chrysler Pacifica1
- Ford F-1501
- Ford F-2501
- Kenworth T6 Series1
- Lincoln Continental1
- Nissan Altima1
- Ram 25001
- Toyota RAV41
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 2022. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.
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| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 2022 | — | FM 573 | 1 |
| Dec 10, 2022 | — | US-183 | 1 |
| Jun 19, 2022 | Goldthwaite | US-84 | 2 |
| Nov 27, 2021 | — | SR-16 | 1 |
| Oct 18, 2021 | — | US-84 | 2 |
| Jun 1, 2021 | — | US-183 | 1 |
| May 9, 2021 | — | US-183 | 1 |
| Oct 2, 2020 | — | US-84 | 1 |
| Aug 5, 2020 | — | FM 2005 | 1 |
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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2022. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.