Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Forest Hill, Texas
City in Tarrant County · Texas · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 4
- Fatal crashes
- 4
- Population
- 14.2K
In 2024, 4 people died in 4 fatal crashes in Forest Hill, Texas. That was 100.0% more than in 2023 (2) and the most in any year since 2020. The death rate was 28.1 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, 12 people died, an average of 2.4 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 100% of deaths, and 25% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
28.1
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 3 times the rate in Tarrant County, Texas: 9.2
- About double the rate in Texas: 13.3
- About double the rate in the United States: 11.5
+100%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
2 deaths in 2023, 4 in 2024
- Tarrant County, Texas: -6%
- Texas: -3%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 |
| 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 | 21.5 |
| 2021 | 14.5 |
| 2022 | 7.2 |
| 2023 | 14.0 |
| 2024 | 28.1 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
100%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 4 times the share in Tarrant County, Texas: 25%
- About 5 times the share in Texas: 18%
- About 6 times the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 0 |
| Pedestrians | 4 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Forest Hill | Share in Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 4 | 100% | 25% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 21% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 25% | 44% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 1 | 25% | 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
25%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 55 percent of the share in Tarrant County, Texas: 45%
- About two-thirds of the share in Texas: 36%
- About 90 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
0%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 5 percent of the share in Tarrant County, Texas: 17%
- About 5 percent of the share in Texas: 25%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Forest Hill | Tarrant County | Texas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 17.1% | 24.9% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 25.0% | 45.1% | 35.7% | 28.1% |
| At night | 100.0% | 69.4% | 59.5% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 50.0% | 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
100%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 1.4 times the share in Tarrant County, Texas: 69%
- About 1.7 times the share in Texas: 60%
- About 1.9 times the share in the United States: 54%
50%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 1.5 times the share in Tarrant County, Texas: 34%
- About 1.5 times the share in Texas: 34%
- About 1.5 times the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 3 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 1 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 2 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 5 |
| Mon | 1 |
| Tue | 3 |
| Wed | 1 |
| Thu | 0 |
| Fri | 1 |
| Sat | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 2 |
| Aug | 2 |
| Sep | 2 |
| Oct | 1 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 12 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Lighted | 6 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 5 |
| Daylight | 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-205
- CENTENNIAL RD1
- HERITAGE LN1
- I-20/820 LP1
- MU-MANSFIELD1
- SR-287 BUSINESS/ MANSFIELD HWY1
- US-287 BU/MANSFIELD HWY1
- US-287P BUS/MANSFIELD HWY1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Pickup trucks | 6 |
| Cars | 5 |
| SUVs | 4 |
| Motorcycles | 1 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Ford F-1502
- Yamaha FZ071
- Toyota RAV41
- Toyota Highlander1
- Toyota Corolla1
- Nissan Frontier1
- Infiniti G351
- Honda Ridgeline1
- Ford Mustang1
- Dodge Ram1
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 18, 2024 | MU-MANSFIELD | 1 |
| Oct 8, 2024 | I-20 | 1 |
| Jul 14, 2024 | I-20 | 1 |
| Feb 25, 2024 | US-287P BUS/MANSFIELD HWY | 1 |
| Sep 10, 2023 | SR-287 BUSINESS/ MANSFIELD HWY | 1 |
| Jan 22, 2023 | I-20 | 1 |
| Aug 13, 2022 | US-287 BU/MANSFIELD HWY | 1 |
| Jul 27, 2021 | I-20 | 1 |
| Jun 9, 2021 | I-20 | 1 |
| Sep 29, 2020 | HERITAGE LN | 1 |
| Aug 28, 2020 | I-20/820 LP | 1 |
| Apr 26, 2020 | CENTENNIAL 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.