Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Taylor, Texas
City in Williamson County · Texas · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 4
- Fatal crashes
- 3
- Population
- 18K
In 2024, 4 people died in 3 fatal crashes in Taylor, Texas. That was 100.0% more than in 2023 (2) and the most since 2022. The death rate was 22.3 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, 16 people died, an average of 3.2 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 25% of deaths.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
22.3
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 3 times the rate in Williamson County, Texas: 7.0
- About 1.7 times the rate in Texas: 13.3
- About 1.9 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
+100%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
2 deaths in 2023, 4 in 2024
- Williamson County, Texas: +19%
- Texas: -3%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 5 | 4 |
| 2022 | 4 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 4 | 3 |
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 | 6.1 |
| 2021 | 29.5 |
| 2022 | 23.4 |
| 2023 | 11.4 |
| 2024 | 22.3 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
25%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 1.6 times the share in Williamson County, Texas: 16%
- About 1.4 times the share in Texas: 18%
- About 1.4 times the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 3 |
| Pedestrians | 1 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Taylor | Share in Williamson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 1 | 25% | 16% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 10% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 4% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 0 | 0% | 29% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 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
0%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 5 percent of the share in Williamson County, Texas: 26%
- About 5 percent of the share in Texas: 36%
- About 5 percent of 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%
| Category | Taylor | Williamson County | Texas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 16.0% | 24.9% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 26.0% | 35.7% | 28.1% |
| At night | 0.0% | 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
0%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 5 percent of the share in Williamson County, Texas: 46%
- About 5 percent of the share in Texas: 60%
- About 5 percent of 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%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 2 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 3 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 1 |
| Mon | 4 |
| Tue | 0 |
| Wed | 2 |
| Thu | 4 |
| Fri | 1 |
| Sat | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 2 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 3 |
| Oct | 2 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 12 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 6 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 5 |
| Dark - Lighted | 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
- SR-95/MAIN ST3
- SR-952
- MU-CHANDLER RD1
- US-791
- SR-79 BS/CARLOS G PARKER1
- MALLARD LN1
- CR-CHANDLER RD1
- 2ND ST1
- US-79/2ND ST1
- T H JOHNSON DR1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 9 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 5 |
| Motorcycles | 5 |
| Pickup trucks | 5 |
| SUVs | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Malibu2
- Honda Civic2
- Cadillac CTS1
- Chevrolet S-10 Pickup1
- Chevrolet Silverado1
- Chevrolet Suburban1
- Dodge Charger1
- Dodge Ram1
- Freightliner Cascadia1
- GMC Savana1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 31, 2024 | MU-CHANDLER RD | 2 |
| Sep 9, 2024 | SR-95 | 1 |
| Feb 21, 2024 | SR-95/MAIN ST | 1 |
| Dec 14, 2023 | SR-95/MAIN ST | 1 |
| Jan 7, 2023 | SR-95 | 1 |
| Oct 13, 2022 | 2ND ST | 1 |
| Sep 28, 2022 | CR-CHANDLER RD | 1 |
| Sep 5, 2022 | US-79 | 2 |
| Dec 5, 2021 | SR-95/MAIN ST | 2 |
| Jul 15, 2021 | MALLARD LN | 1 |
| Jul 9, 2021 | T H JOHNSON DR | 1 |
| May 3, 2021 | US-79/2ND ST | 1 |
| Jun 1, 2020 | SR-79 BS/CARLOS G PARKER | 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.