Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Scurry County, Texas
County in Texas · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 5
- Fatal crashes
- 4
- Population
- 16.2K
In 2024, 5 people died in 4 fatal crashes in Scurry County, Texas. That was 16.7% fewer than in 2023 (6) and the fewest since 2022. The death rate was 30.9 per 100,000 residents, compared with 13.3 in Texas and 11.5 in the United States. Scurry County had the 140th most traffic deaths among Texas's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 28 people died, an average of 5.6 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 25% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
30.9
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About double the rate in Texas: 13.3
- About 3 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
34.0
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About double the average in Texas: 14.1
- About 3 times the average in the United States: 12.3
-17%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
6 deaths in 2023, 5 in 2024
- Texas: -3%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 11 | 6 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 |
| 2024 | 5 | 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 | 65.0 |
| 2021 | 17.8 |
| 2022 | 18.5 |
| 2023 | 37.1 |
| 2024 | 31.0 |
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 | 5 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Scurry County | Share in Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 18% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 14% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 2 | 40% | 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
25%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About two-thirds of the share in Texas: 36%
- About 90 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
25%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About the same as the share in Texas: 25%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Scurry County | Texas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 25.0% | 24.9% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 25.0% | 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 | 0 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 1 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 2 |
| 6am | 2 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 3 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 1 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 2 |
| 9pm | 3 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 4 |
| Mon | 5 |
| Tue | 1 |
| Wed | 4 |
| Thu | 3 |
| Fri | 3 |
| Sat | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 4 |
| Mar | 3 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 2 |
| Sep | 4 |
| Oct | 3 |
| Nov | 2 |
| Dec | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 14 |
| Cloudy | 4 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 2 |
| Rain | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Not Lighted | 9 |
| Daylight | 7 |
| Dark - Lighted | 3 |
| Dawn | 2 |
| 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
- US-846
- US-1803
- SR-2082
- SR-3502
- 48TH ST1
- CAVENDER RD1
- CR-1321
- CR-21341
- CR-2531
- FM 16051
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Pickup trucks | 9 |
| Cars | 8 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 4 |
| Motorcycles | 4 |
| SUVs | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Ford F-2503
- Chevrolet Silverado2
- Chevrolet Silverado HD2
- Nissan Altima2
- Chevrolet GMT-4001
- Dodge Charger1
- Ford Edge1
- Ford F-1501
- Ford Taurus1
- Freightliner CST1201
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 23, 2024 | — | SR-350 | 1 |
| Mar 21, 2024 | — | US-84 | 1 |
| Feb 12, 2024 | — | US-84 | 2 |
| Feb 12, 2024 | — | FM 1609 | 1 |
| Nov 16, 2023 | Snyder | US-180 | 1 |
| Sep 16, 2023 | — | CR-132 | 1 |
| Sep 10, 2023 | Snyder | FM 1605 | 1 |
| Aug 20, 2023 | — | US-84 | 1 |
| Mar 10, 2023 | Snyder | MU-26TH ST | 1 |
| Mar 8, 2023 | — | SR-208/COLLEGE AVE | 1 |
| Oct 4, 2022 | — | SR-208 | 1 |
| Apr 17, 2022 | — | CAVENDER RD | 1 |
| Feb 6, 2022 | — | SR-350 | 1 |
| Oct 11, 2021 | — | US-84 | 1 |
| Sep 23, 2021 | — | US-84 | 1 |
| Feb 17, 2021 | — | CR-2134 | 1 |
| Nov 27, 2020 | — | US-180 | 6 |
| Oct 10, 2020 | — | CR-253 | 1 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | — | US-84 | 1 |
| Aug 28, 2020 | Snyder | 48TH ST | 1 |
| May 20, 2020 | — | US-180 | 1 |
| Jan 27, 2020 | — | SR-208 | 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.