Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Azle, Texas
City in Tarrant County · Texas · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 5
- Fatal crashes
- 5
- Population
- 15K
In 2024, 5 people died in 5 fatal crashes in Azle, Texas. That was 150.0% more than in 2023 (2) and the most in any year since 2020. The death rate was 33.3 per 100,000 residents, compared with 9.2 in Tarrant County, 13.3 in Texas and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2024, 13 people died, an average of 2.6 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 20% of deaths.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
33.3
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 4 times the rate in Tarrant County, Texas: 9.2
- About 3 times the rate in Texas: 13.3
- About 3 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
+150%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
2 deaths in 2023, 5 in 2024
- Tarrant County, Texas: -6%
- Texas: -3%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 |
| 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 | 7.5 |
| 2021 | 14.8 |
| 2022 | 21.5 |
| 2023 | 13.7 |
| 2024 | 33.3 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
20%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 80 percent of the share in Tarrant County, Texas: 25%
- About the same as the share in Texas: 18%
- About 1.1 times the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 3 |
| Pedestrians | 1 |
| Motorcyclists | 1 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Azle | Share in Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 1 | 20% | 25% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 20% | 21% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 3 | 60% | 44% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 46% |
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 Tarrant County, Texas: 45%
- About 5 percent of the share in Texas: 36%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
20%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 1.2 times the share in Tarrant County, Texas: 17%
- About 80 percent of the share in Texas: 25%
- About 80 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Azle | Tarrant County | Texas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 20.0% | 17.1% | 24.9% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 45.1% | 35.7% | 28.1% |
| At night | 60.0% | 69.4% | 59.5% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 40.0% | 33.7% | 34.1% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
60%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 85 percent of the share in Tarrant County, Texas: 69%
- About the same as the share in Texas: 60%
- About 1.1 times the share in the United States: 54%
40%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 1.2 times the share in Tarrant County, Texas: 34%
- About 1.2 times the share in Texas: 34%
- About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 2 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 2 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 2 |
| Mon | 0 |
| Tue | 3 |
| Wed | 3 |
| Thu | 1 |
| Fri | 1 |
| Sat | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 2 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 1 |
| Sep | 0 |
| Oct | 3 |
| Nov | 3 |
| Dec | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 13 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Not Lighted | 8 |
| Daylight | 3 |
| Dark - Lighted | 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-1992
- WELLS BURNETT RD1
- SR-199W/NORTHWEST FWY1
- SR-199/PKWY ST1
- SR-199/NORTHWEST PKWY1
- SR-199 W1
- SR-199 FRONTAGE/SOUTHEAST PKWY1
- SR-199 FRONTAGE1
- SANDY BEACH RD1
- FM 730/BOYD RD1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Pickup trucks | 7 |
| Motorcycles | 3 |
| SUVs | 3 |
| Cars | 2 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Ford F-1503
- Nissan Rogue1
- Kenworth T8001
- Jeep Cherokee1
- Honda CR-V1
- Harley Davidson XL883N / IRON 8831
- Harley-Davidson Street Glide1
- Ducati Multistrada1
- Dodge Ram1
- Chevrolet Silverado1
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 | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 16, 2024 | SR-199 FRONTAGE/SOUTHEAST PKWY | 1 |
| Nov 6, 2024 | SR-199 FRONTAGE | 1 |
| Oct 29, 2024 | FM 730/BOYD CT | 1 |
| Oct 18, 2024 | FM 730 | 1 |
| Aug 11, 2024 | SR-199 | 1 |
| Jul 25, 2023 | SR-199/NORTHWEST PKWY | 1 |
| Jun 24, 2023 | SR-199 W | 1 |
| Dec 14, 2022 | SANDY BEACH RD | 1 |
| Oct 19, 2022 | SR-199/PKWY ST | 1 |
| May 19, 2022 | WELLS BURNETT RD | 1 |
| Nov 20, 2021 | SR-199 | 1 |
| Feb 23, 2021 | SR-199W/NORTHWEST FWY | 1 |
| Feb 2, 2020 | FM 730/BOYD RD | 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.