Fatal crash profile · City

Traffic deaths in Georgetown, Texas

City in Williamson County · Texas · United States

Deaths, 2024
6
Fatal crashes
6
Population
101.5K

In 2024, 6 people died in 6 fatal crashes in Georgetown, Texas. That was 20.0% more than in 2023 (5) and the most since 2022. The death rate was 5.9 per 100,000 residents, compared with 7.0 in Williamson County, 13.3 in Texas and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2024, 30 people died, an average of 6.0 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 33% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

5.9

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

  • About 85 percent of the rate in Williamson County, Texas: 7.0
  • About 45 percent of the rate in Texas: 13.3
  • About half the rate in the United States: 11.5

+20%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

5 deaths in 2023, 6 in 2024

  • Williamson County, Texas: +19%
  • Texas: -3%
  • The United States: -4%
Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2020 8 8
2021 5 5
2022 6 5
2023 5 5
2024 6 6

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 11.6
2021 6.6
2022 6.9
2023 5.2
2024 5.9

Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.

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Road users

Who died

0%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About 5 percent of the share in Williamson County, Texas: 16%
  • About 5 percent of the share in Texas: 18%
  • About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 5
Pedestrians 0
Motorcyclists 0
Cyclists 1
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Georgetown Share in Williamson County
Pedestrians 0 0% 16%
Motorcyclists 0 0% 10%
Cyclists 1 17% 4%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 2 33% 29%
Speeding-related crashes 2 33% 25%

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 1.3 times the share in Williamson County, Texas: 26%
  • About the same as the share in Texas: 36%
  • About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 28%

0%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About 5 percent of the share in Williamson County, Texas: 16%
  • About 5 percent of the share in Texas: 25%
  • About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Georgetown Williamson County Texas United States
Speeding-related 0.0% 16.0% 24.9% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 33.3% 26.0% 35.7% 28.1%
At night 66.7% 46.0% 59.5% 53.6%
At weekends 0.0% 22.0% 34.1% 32.6%

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

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Timing

When crashes happen

67%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About 1.4 times the share in Williamson County, Texas: 46%
  • About 1.1 times the share in Texas: 60%
  • About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 54%

0%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About 5 percent of the share in Williamson County, Texas: 22%
  • About 5 percent of the share in Texas: 34%
  • About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 0
1am 0
2am 3
3am 1
4am 3
5am 1
6am 1
7am 2
8am 2
9am 1
10am 0
11am 2
12pm 0
1pm 1
2pm 0
3pm 0
4pm 1
5pm 2
6pm 0
7pm 2
8pm 3
9pm 2
10pm 2
11pm 0

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 3
Mon 1
Tue 4
Wed 6
Thu 5
Fri 8
Sat 2

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 1
Feb 2
Mar 0
Apr 1
May 3
Jun 3
Jul 2
Aug 2
Sep 1
Oct 5
Nov 3
Dec 6

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 22
Cloudy 4
Rain 3

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
Daylight 11
Dark - Not Lighted 9
Dark - Lighted 5
Dawn 2
Dusk 2

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. SR-295
  2. I-353
  3. I-35/PURPLE HEART TRL2
  4. SR-130 TL2
  5. SR-1951
  6. SR-158 SPUR AUSTIN AVE1
  7. RM 22431
  8. RM 23381
  9. RONALD REAGAN BLVD1
  10. SR-29/UNIVERSITY DR1

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Pickup trucks 17
Cars 12
SUVs 11
Medium and heavy trucks 6
Vans 3
Other vehicles 1
Motorcycles 1

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Chevrolet Silverado5
  2. Ford F-2503
  3. Freightliner Cascadia3
  4. Chevrolet Malibu2
  5. Chevrolet Trax2
  6. Ford F-1502
  7. Honda Odyssey2
  8. Nissan Altima2
  9. Buick Enclave1
  10. Cadillac STS1

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
Nov 26, 2024 1
Nov 25, 2024 1
Aug 14, 2024 1
Aug 8, 2024 1
Jun 19, 2024 1
Feb 23, 2024 1
Dec 1, 2023 1
Oct 10, 2023 1
May 17, 2023 1
Apr 26, 2023 1
Feb 12, 2023 1
Dec 17, 2022 2
Dec 15, 2022 1
Nov 27, 2022 1
Jul 23, 2022 1
Jan 4, 2022 1
Dec 17, 2021 1
Oct 8, 2021 1
Jun 23, 2021 1
May 20, 2021 1
May 6, 2021 1
Dec 27, 2020 1
Dec 18, 2020 1
Oct 29, 2020 1
Oct 23, 2020 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.