Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Wharton County, Texas
County in Texas · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 14
- Fatal crashes
- 12
- Population
- 42.1K
In 2024, 14 people died in 12 fatal crashes in Wharton County, Texas. That was the same as in 2023. The death rate was 33.3 per 100,000 residents, compared with 13.3 in Texas and 11.5 in the United States. Wharton County had the 59th most traffic deaths among Texas's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 86 people died, an average of 17 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 14% of deaths, and 33% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
33.3
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 3 times the rate in Texas: 13.3
- About 3 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
41.1
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 3 times 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
14 deaths in 2023, 14 in 2024
- Texas: -3%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 20 | 14 |
| 2021 | 20 | 16 |
| 2022 | 18 | 14 |
| 2023 | 14 | 13 |
| 2024 | 14 | 12 |
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 | 48.1 |
| 2021 | 48.0 |
| 2022 | 43.1 |
| 2023 | 33.4 |
| 2024 | 33.3 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
14%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About three-quarters of the share in Texas: 18%
- About 80 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 10 |
| Pedestrians | 2 |
| Motorcyclists | 1 |
| Cyclists | 1 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Wharton County | Share in Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 2 | 14% | 18% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 7% | 14% |
| Cyclists | 1 | 7% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 4 | 29% | 40% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 5 | 36% | 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
33%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About the same as the share in Texas: 36%
- About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 28%
25%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About the same as the share in Texas: 25%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Wharton County | Texas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 25.0% | 24.9% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 33.3% | 35.7% | 28.1% |
| At night | 58.3% | 59.5% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 16.7% | 34.1% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
58%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About the same as the share in Texas: 60%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 54%
17%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About half the share in Texas: 34%
- About half the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 2 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 4 |
| 4am | 3 |
| 5am | 2 |
| 6am | 5 |
| 7am | 4 |
| 8am | 2 |
| 9am | 3 |
| 10am | 2 |
| 11am | 2 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 4 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 2 |
| 4pm | 3 |
| 5pm | 5 |
| 6pm | 3 |
| 7pm | 3 |
| 8pm | 6 |
| 9pm | 4 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 5 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 9 |
| Mon | 6 |
| Tue | 8 |
| Wed | 9 |
| Thu | 11 |
| Fri | 14 |
| Sat | 12 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 2 |
| Feb | 3 |
| Mar | 9 |
| Apr | 8 |
| May | 10 |
| Jun | 3 |
| Jul | 4 |
| Aug | 8 |
| Sep | 6 |
| Oct | 6 |
| Nov | 2 |
| Dec | 8 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 52 |
| Cloudy | 10 |
| Rain | 5 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 34 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 30 |
| 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
- US-5921
- SR-608
- SR-717
- FM 13013
- FM 4422
- US-59 RAMP2
- FM 25462
- CANEY ST1
- CR-166/CR-CEMETARY RD1
- CR-1351
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 32 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 27 |
| Pickup trucks | 27 |
| SUVs | 22 |
| Motorcycles | 3 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Silverado6
- Ram 15004
- Toyota Tacoma4
- Toyota Tundra4
- Ford F-3503
- Hyundai Sonata3
- Chevrolet Tahoe2
- Ford Expedition2
- Ford F-1502
- Ford F-2502
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 21, 2024 | — | FM 442 | 1 |
| Dec 16, 2024 | — | US-59 | 1 |
| Sep 6, 2024 | Wharton | US-59 | 1 |
| Aug 22, 2024 | — | US-59 | 1 |
| Jun 7, 2024 | — | SR-71 | 1 |
| May 24, 2024 | — | US-59 | 2 |
| May 1, 2024 | — | FM 2546 | 1 |
| Apr 20, 2024 | — | SR-71 | 1 |
| Apr 5, 2024 | — | CR-317 | 1 |
| Apr 2, 2024 | — | US-59 | 1 |
| Mar 13, 2024 | El Campo | MU-SANDY CORNER RD | 1 |
| Mar 8, 2024 | — | SR-60 | 2 |
| Dec 27, 2023 | Hungerford | SR-60 | 1 |
| Oct 20, 2023 | — | SR-71 | 1 |
| Sep 10, 2023 | — | CR-135 | 1 |
| Aug 29, 2023 | — | CR-211 | 1 |
| Aug 19, 2023 | — | SR-60 | 1 |
| Aug 11, 2023 | Wharton | FM 1301 | 1 |
| Aug 9, 2023 | — | FM 3012 | 1 |
| Jul 4, 2023 | — | SR-60 | 2 |
| Apr 22, 2023 | — | FM 2674 | 1 |
| Mar 25, 2023 | — | US-59 | 1 |
| Mar 17, 2023 | — | US-59 RAMP | 1 |
| Mar 16, 2023 | — | US-59 | 1 |
| Feb 9, 2023 | — | CR-370 | 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.