Fatal crash profile · City

Traffic deaths in Laredo, Texas

City in Webb County · Texas · United States

Deaths, 2024
20
Fatal crashes
20
Population
268.7K

In 2024, 20 people died in 20 fatal crashes in Laredo, Texas. That was 13.0% fewer than in 2023 (23) and the fewest since 2021. The death rate was 7.4 per 100,000 residents, compared with 8.2 in Webb County, 13.3 in Texas and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2024, 94 people died, an average of 19 a year. Pedestrians accounted for 35% of deaths, and 45% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

7.4

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

  • About the same as the rate in Webb County, Texas: 8.2
  • About 55 percent of the rate in Texas: 13.3
  • About two-thirds of the rate in the United States: 11.5

-13%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

23 deaths in 2023, 20 in 2024

  • Webb County, Texas: -15%
  • Texas: -3%
  • The United States: -4%
Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2020 11 11
2021 19 15
2022 21 21
2023 23 17
2024 20 20

People who died within 30 days of a crash. A fatal crash can kill more than one person.

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Deaths per 100,000 residents, 2020–2024
Category Deaths per 100,000
2020 4.3
2021 7.4
2022 8.2
2023 8.8
2024 7.4

Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.

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Road users

Who died

35%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About 1.2 times the share in Webb County, Texas: 30%
  • About 1.9 times the share in Texas: 18%
  • About 1.9 times the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 10
Pedestrians 7
Motorcyclists 3
Cyclists 0
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Laredo Share in Webb County
Pedestrians 7 35% 30%
Motorcyclists 3 15% 13%
Cyclists 0 0% 0%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 9 45% 43%
Speeding-related crashes 9 45% 43%

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

45%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About the same as the share in Webb County, Texas: 45%
  • About 1.3 times the share in Texas: 36%
  • About 1.6 times the share in the United States: 28%

15%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About 1.1 times the share in Webb County, Texas: 14%
  • About 60 percent of the share in Texas: 25%
  • About 60 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Laredo Webb County Texas United States
Speeding-related 15.0% 13.6% 24.9% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 45.0% 45.5% 35.7% 28.1%
At night 85.0% 86.4% 59.5% 53.6%
At weekends 25.0% 27.3% 34.1% 32.6%

Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.

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Timing

When crashes happen

85%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About the same as the share in Webb County, Texas: 86%
  • About 1.4 times the share in Texas: 60%
  • About 1.6 times the share in the United States: 54%

25%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About the same as the share in Webb County, Texas: 27%
  • About three-quarters of the share in Texas: 34%
  • About three-quarters of the share in the United States: 33%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 1
1am 11
2am 6
3am 2
4am 3
5am 3
6am 2
7am 3
8am 2
9am 0
10am 1
11am 2
12pm 2
1pm 1
2pm 1
3pm 2
4pm 4
5pm 1
6pm 7
7pm 7
8pm 5
9pm 10
10pm 3
11pm 5

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 12
Mon 14
Tue 9
Wed 13
Thu 8
Fri 14
Sat 14

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 7
Feb 6
Mar 5
Apr 6
May 8
Jun 6
Jul 10
Aug 9
Sep 5
Oct 6
Nov 9
Dec 7

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 72
Cloudy 6
Rain 5
Fog, Smog, Smoke 1

All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Light conditions at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Dark - Lighted 38
Daylight 30
Dark - Not Lighted 16

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

  1. I-357
  2. SR-206
  3. US-83/ZAPATA HWY4
  4. SR-3593
  5. MAIN AVE2
  6. US-832
  7. FM 14722
  8. FM 1472/CR-MINES RD2
  9. FM 1472/MINES RD2
  10. MCPHERSON RD2

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 43
SUVs 30
Pickup trucks 20
Medium and heavy trucks 16
Motorcycles 12
Vans 3
Other vehicles 1

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Ford Expedition6
  2. Freightliner Cascadia5
  3. Ford F-1505
  4. Chevrolet Silverado5
  5. GMC Sierra4
  6. Ford Mustang4
  7. Chevrolet Traverse3
  8. Chevrolet Malibu3
  9. Chevrolet Camaro3
  10. Ram 15002

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 Deaths
Dec 18, 2024 1
Dec 12, 2024 1
Nov 23, 2024 1
Oct 25, 2024 1
Oct 3, 2024 1
Sep 13, 2024 1
Aug 11, 2024 1
Aug 7, 2024 1
Jul 15, 2024 1
Jun 19, 2024 1
Jun 18, 2024 1
May 5, 2024 1
May 2, 2024 1
Mar 5, 2024 1
Feb 12, 2024 1
Feb 4, 2024 1
Jan 29, 2024 1
Jan 23, 2024 1
Jan 7, 2024 1
Jan 3, 2024 1
Dec 24, 2023 1
Dec 18, 2023 1
Oct 28, 2023 1
Sep 1, 2023 2
Aug 13, 2023 4

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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.