Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Shelby County, Texas
County in Texas · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 8
- Fatal crashes
- 8
- Population
- 24.3K
In 2024, 8 people died in 8 fatal crashes in Shelby County, Texas. That was the same as in 2023. The death rate was 32.9 per 100,000 residents, compared with 13.3 in Texas and 11.5 in the United States. Shelby County had the 106th most traffic deaths among Texas's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 36 people died, an average of 7.2 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 13% of deaths, and 63% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
32.9
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
29.8
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About double the average in Texas: 14.1
- About double the average in the United States: 12.3
+0%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
8 deaths in 2023, 8 in 2024
- Texas: -3%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 10 | 5 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 |
| 2023 | 8 | 8 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 |
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 | 41.6 |
| 2021 | 16.6 |
| 2022 | 24.8 |
| 2023 | 33.0 |
| 2024 | 32.9 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
13%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About two-thirds of the share in Texas: 18%
- About two-thirds of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 6 |
| Pedestrians | 1 |
| Motorcyclists | 1 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Shelby County | Share in Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 1 | 13% | 18% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 13% | 14% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 4 | 50% | 40% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 5 | 63% | 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
63%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 1.8 times the share in Texas: 36%
- About double the share in the United States: 28%
38%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 1.5 times the share in Texas: 25%
- About 1.5 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Shelby County | Texas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 37.5% | 24.9% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 62.5% | 35.7% | 28.1% |
| At night | 62.5% | 59.5% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 12.5% | 34.1% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
63%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About the same as the share in Texas: 60%
- About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 54%
13%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 35 percent of the share in Texas: 34%
- About 40 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 2 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 3 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 2 |
| 9am | 3 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 2 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 5 |
| 9pm | 5 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 4 |
| Mon | 2 |
| Tue | 8 |
| Wed | 3 |
| Thu | 4 |
| Fri | 6 |
| Sat | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 5 |
| Feb | 2 |
| Mar | 2 |
| Apr | 2 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 4 |
| Aug | 6 |
| Sep | 3 |
| Oct | 1 |
| Nov | 3 |
| Dec | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 16 |
| Cloudy | 11 |
| Rain | 3 |
| Sleet or Hail | 1 |
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 | 12 |
| Dark - Lighted | 3 |
| 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
- SR-75
- SR-874
- US-963
- FM 1393
- US-593
- FM 19702
- FM 26942
- FM 20261
- US-841
- SR-500 LP1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Pickup trucks | 11 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 10 |
| Cars | 9 |
| SUVs | 8 |
| Motorcycles | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- GMC Sierra3
- Chevrolet Silverado2
- Hyundai Elantra2
- Ram 15002
- Chevrolet GMT-4001
- Chevrolet Tahoe1
- Dodge Challenger1
- Ford F-1501
- Ford F-3501
- Freightliner Cascadia1
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 4, 2024 | — | US-59 | 1 |
| Nov 4, 2024 | Center | SR-500 LP | 1 |
| Jul 24, 2024 | — | FM 139 | 1 |
| Jul 5, 2024 | — | SR-7 | 1 |
| Jun 28, 2024 | — | US-59 | 1 |
| Mar 2, 2024 | — | FM 139 | 1 |
| Jan 15, 2024 | — | FM 2694 | 1 |
| Jan 9, 2024 | — | SR-87 | 1 |
| Dec 26, 2023 | — | US-96 | 1 |
| Nov 23, 2023 | Center | FM 699/COTTONFORD RD | 1 |
| Oct 26, 2023 | — | SR-87 | 1 |
| Sep 29, 2023 | — | FM 2694 | 1 |
| Aug 29, 2023 | — | SR-87 | 1 |
| Aug 5, 2023 | — | US-96 | 1 |
| Apr 30, 2023 | — | SR-7 | 1 |
| Feb 14, 2023 | — | SR-7 | 1 |
| Nov 30, 2022 | — | FM 3172 | 1 |
| Sep 18, 2022 | — | CR-2865 | 1 |
| Aug 18, 2022 | — | SR-7 | 1 |
| Aug 14, 2022 | — | FM 139 | 1 |
| Jul 12, 2022 | — | FM 1970 | 1 |
| Feb 1, 2022 | Center | US-96/HURST ST | 1 |
| Sep 21, 2021 | — | SR-87 | 1 |
| Aug 6, 2021 | — | US-84 | 1 |
| Apr 13, 2021 | — | SR-7 | 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.