Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Uvalde County, Texas
County in Texas · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 5
- Fatal crashes
- 5
- Population
- 25K
In 2024, 5 people died in 5 fatal crashes in Uvalde County, Texas. That was the same as in 2023. The death rate was 20.0 per 100,000 residents, compared with 13.3 in Texas and 11.5 in the United States. Uvalde County had the 140th most traffic deaths among Texas's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 41 people died, an average of 8.2 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 20% of deaths, and 40% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
20.0
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.5 times the rate in Texas: 13.3
- About 1.7 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
33.0
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
+0%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
5 deaths in 2023, 5 in 2024
- Texas: -3%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 9 | 4 |
| 2021 | 8 | 7 |
| 2022 | 14 | 12 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 |
| 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 | 36.6 |
| 2021 | 32.3 |
| 2022 | 56.3 |
| 2023 | 20.0 |
| 2024 | 20.0 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
20%
of deaths were pedestrians
- 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 Uvalde County | Share in Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 1 | 20% | 18% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 20% | 14% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 20% | 40% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 2 | 40% | 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
40%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 1.1 times the share in Texas: 36%
- About 1.4 times the share in the United States: 28%
0%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 5 percent of the share in Texas: 25%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Uvalde County | Texas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 24.9% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 40.0% | 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 | 0 |
| 1am | 2 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 4 |
| 7am | 2 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 2 |
| 1pm | 2 |
| 2pm | 3 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 2 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 3 |
| 7pm | 3 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 8 |
| Mon | 1 |
| Tue | 6 |
| Wed | 4 |
| Thu | 7 |
| Fri | 3 |
| Sat | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 3 |
| Feb | 5 |
| Mar | 2 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 3 |
| Jul | 5 |
| Aug | 1 |
| Sep | 3 |
| Oct | 4 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 27 |
| Cloudy | 4 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
| Sleet or Hail | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 18 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 12 |
| Dark - Lighted | 3 |
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-838
- US-907
- SR-552
- FM 1172
- RR 1871
- US-90/CR-MAIN ST1
- FM 10231
- FM 1401
- FM 14351
- FM 4811
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Pickup trucks | 14 |
| SUVs | 10 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 9 |
| Cars | 8 |
| Motorcycles | 4 |
| Vans | 3 |
| Other light trucks | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Silverado5
- Ford F-1504
- Toyota Sienna2
- Toyota Corolla2
- Harley Davidson FLTRXS / Road Glide Special1
- Harley Davidson Dyna Wide Glide1
- GMC Yukon1
- GMC Silverado Medium Duty (GM515)1
- GMC Envoy1
- Freightliner FLD1321
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 2024 | — | US-83 | 1 |
| Aug 8, 2024 | Uvalde | US-83/GETTY ST | 1 |
| Jul 12, 2024 | — | US-83 | 1 |
| May 19, 2024 | — | US-90 | 1 |
| Jan 25, 2024 | Uvalde | FM 1435 | 1 |
| Oct 31, 2023 | Knippa | US-90 | 1 |
| Oct 11, 2023 | — | SR-55 | 1 |
| Oct 3, 2023 | — | FM 140 | 1 |
| Jun 28, 2023 | — | US-83 | 1 |
| Mar 4, 2023 | — | SR-127 | 1 |
| Dec 14, 2022 | — | FM 481 | 1 |
| Dec 8, 2022 | Uvalde | GARDEN ST | 1 |
| Dec 1, 2022 | — | US-90 | 1 |
| Sep 28, 2022 | Uvalde | US-90 | 2 |
| Sep 25, 2022 | — | US-90 | 1 |
| Jul 29, 2022 | Utopia | RM 187 | 1 |
| Jul 26, 2022 | — | US-90 | 1 |
| Jul 24, 2022 | — | RM 334 | 1 |
| Feb 19, 2022 | — | FORT CLARK RD | 1 |
| Feb 14, 2022 | — | FM 117 | 1 |
| Jan 25, 2022 | — | RR 187 | 2 |
| Jan 9, 2022 | — | FM 1023 | 1 |
| Oct 10, 2021 | — | US-90/CR-MAIN ST | 2 |
| Jul 22, 2021 | Uvalde | SR-83/GETTY ST | 1 |
| Jun 6, 2021 | — | US-83 | 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.