Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Rockwall County, Texas
County in Texas · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 5
- Fatal crashes
- 5
- Population
- 136.9K
In 2024, 5 people died in 5 fatal crashes in Rockwall County, Texas. That was 58.3% fewer than in 2023 (12) and the fewest in any year since 2020. The death rate was 3.7 per 100,000 residents, compared with 13.3 in Texas and 11.5 in the United States. Rockwall County had the 140th most traffic deaths among Texas's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 40 people died, an average of 8.0 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 20% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
3.7
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 30 percent of the rate in Texas: 13.3
- About one-third of the rate in the United States: 11.5
6.5
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About half the average in Texas: 14.1
- About half the average in the United States: 12.3
-58%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
12 deaths in 2023, 5 in 2024
- Texas: -3%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7 | 6 |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 |
| 2023 | 12 | 11 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 |
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 | 6.4 |
| 2021 | 8.6 |
| 2022 | 4.9 |
| 2023 | 9.1 |
| 2024 | 3.7 |
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 | 1 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Rockwall County | Share in Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 18% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 20% | 14% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 3 | 60% | 40% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 1 | 20% | 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
20%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 55 percent of the share in Texas: 36%
- About 70 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
40%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 1.6 times the share in Texas: 25%
- About 1.6 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Rockwall County | Texas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 40.0% | 24.9% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 20.0% | 35.7% | 28.1% |
| At night | 40.0% | 59.5% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 20.0% | 34.1% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
40%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About two-thirds of the share in Texas: 60%
- About three-quarters of the share in the United States: 54%
20%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 60 percent of the share in Texas: 34%
- About 60 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 2 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 2 |
| 8am | 2 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 3 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 2 |
| 3pm | 3 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 3 |
| 6pm | 3 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 4 |
| 9pm | 2 |
| 10pm | 3 |
| 11pm | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 4 |
| Mon | 10 |
| Tue | 5 |
| Wed | 7 |
| Thu | 3 |
| Fri | 2 |
| Sat | 7 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 2 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 5 |
| Jun | 4 |
| Jul | 5 |
| Aug | 6 |
| Sep | 4 |
| Oct | 5 |
| Nov | 3 |
| Dec | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 28 |
| Cloudy | 5 |
| Rain | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 23 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 9 |
| Dark - Lighted | 5 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 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
- I-309
- SR-2055
- SR-2764
- SR-663
- I30 FRONTAGE3
- FM 7402
- CR-OLD MILLWOOD RD1
- I-30/RALPH HALL MEMORIAL PKY1
- MISS MAY DR1
- JOHN KING BLVD1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 21 |
| SUVs | 21 |
| Pickup trucks | 17 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 11 |
| Motorcycles | 10 |
| Vans | 5 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Silverado4
- Freightliner Cascadia4
- Ford F-1503
- Ford E-1502
- Ford Focus2
- GMC Sierra2
- Honda Accord2
- Honda Civic2
- Nissan Sentra2
- Toyota Highlander2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 16, 2024 | Fate | I30 FRONTAGE | 1 |
| Jul 9, 2024 | McLendon Chisholm | SR-205 | 1 |
| Jun 10, 2024 | Rockwall | I30 FRONTAGE | 1 |
| Mar 2, 2024 | Royse City | I-30 | 1 |
| Jan 18, 2024 | McLendon Chisholm | SR-205 | 1 |
| Nov 25, 2023 | Rockwall | SR-276 | 1 |
| Oct 12, 2023 | Rockwall | I30 FRONTAGE | 1 |
| Sep 3, 2023 | Rockwall | I-30 | 1 |
| Aug 7, 2023 | Royse City | I-30/RALPH HALL MEMORIAL PKY | 2 |
| Jul 17, 2023 | Rockwall | I-30 | 1 |
| Jul 12, 2023 | — | SR-276 | 1 |
| Jul 7, 2023 | Royse City | I-30 | 1 |
| Jun 27, 2023 | Rockwall | SR-66 | 1 |
| Jun 14, 2023 | Rockwall | SR-205 | 1 |
| Jun 12, 2023 | Heath | FM 740/LAURENCE DR | 1 |
| Jan 24, 2023 | Heath | FM 550 | 1 |
| Dec 3, 2022 | — | I-30 | 1 |
| Nov 16, 2022 | Heath | FM 740 | 1 |
| Oct 17, 2022 | Fate | I-30 | 1 |
| May 28, 2022 | — | FM 548 | 1 |
| May 24, 2022 | Rockwall | SR-276 | 1 |
| May 15, 2022 | — | SR-66 | 1 |
| Oct 26, 2021 | Royse City | I-30/US-67/CONGRESSMAN RALPH H | 1 |
| Sep 22, 2021 | Rockwall | SR-205 | 1 |
| Sep 20, 2021 | Fate | MISS MAY DR | 1 |
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| Area | Deaths, 2024 | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Rockwall | 1 | 1.9 |
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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.