Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Moore County, Texas
County in Texas · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 4
- Fatal crashes
- 4
- Population
- 21.7K
In 2024, 4 people died in 4 fatal crashes in Moore County, Texas. That was 20.0% fewer than in 2023 (5) and the fewest since 2021. The death rate was 18.5 per 100,000 residents, compared with 13.3 in Texas and 11.5 in the United States. Moore County had the 156th most traffic deaths among Texas's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 24 people died, an average of 4.8 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
18.5
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.4 times the rate in Texas: 13.3
- About 1.6 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
22.5
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 1.6 times the average in Texas: 14.1
- About 1.8 times the average in the United States: 12.3
-20%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
5 deaths in 2023, 4 in 2024
- Texas: -3%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 5 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 6 | 4 |
| 2023 | 5 | 4 |
| 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 | 23.5 |
| 2021 | 18.9 |
| 2022 | 28.5 |
| 2023 | 23.5 |
| 2024 | 18.5 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
0%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 5 percent of the share in Texas: 18%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 4 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Moore County | Share in Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 18% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 14% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 25% | 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%
0%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 5 percent of the share in Texas: 25%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Moore County | Texas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 24.9% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 35.7% | 28.1% |
| At night | 75.0% | 59.5% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 0.0% | 34.1% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
75%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 1.3 times the share in Texas: 60%
- About 1.4 times the share in the United States: 54%
0%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 5 percent of the share in Texas: 34%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 5 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 1 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 3 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 2 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 1 |
| Mon | 3 |
| Tue | 2 |
| Wed | 4 |
| Thu | 1 |
| Fri | 4 |
| Sat | 6 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 4 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 3 |
| Jul | 2 |
| Aug | 2 |
| Sep | 3 |
| Oct | 2 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 21 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Not Lighted | 14 |
| Daylight | 5 |
| Dark - Lighted | 1 |
| Dawn | 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-2876
- US-876
- FM 1193
- FM 7222
- FM 2812
- SR-1521
- US-87/DUMAS AVE1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 10 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 8 |
| Pickup trucks | 7 |
| SUVs | 6 |
| Motorcycles | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Silverado3
- Nissan Frontier1
- Mazda CX-71
- Kia Telluride1
- Kia Sorento1
- Kia Optima1
- Kenworth T6801
- Kenworth T6 Series1
- Jeep Liberty1
- International LT6251
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 2024 | — | US-287 | 1 |
| Jun 5, 2024 | — | US-87 | 1 |
| Jan 16, 2024 | — | US-87 | 1 |
| Jan 12, 2024 | — | FM 281 | 1 |
| Dec 30, 2023 | Dumas | US-87/DUMAS AVE | 1 |
| Apr 8, 2023 | — | SR-152 | 2 |
| Jan 25, 2023 | — | FM 119 | 1 |
| Jan 20, 2023 | — | US-87 | 1 |
| Oct 26, 2022 | — | FM 119 | 1 |
| Aug 15, 2022 | — | US-87 | 1 |
| Jul 18, 2022 | — | FM 281 | 1 |
| Jul 15, 2022 | — | FM 722 | 3 |
| Dec 22, 2021 | — | US-287 | 1 |
| Oct 1, 2021 | — | FM 119 | 1 |
| Sep 11, 2021 | — | US-87 | 1 |
| Jun 20, 2021 | Dumas | US-287 | 1 |
| Dec 19, 2020 | Cactus | US-287 | 1 |
| Dec 19, 2020 | — | US-287 | 1 |
| Sep 24, 2020 | — | US-87 | 1 |
| Aug 1, 2020 | — | FM 722 | 1 |
| Jun 8, 2020 | — | US-287 | 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.