Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Winkler County, Texas
County in Texas · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 5
- Fatal crashes
- 4
- Population
- 7.6K
In 2024, 5 people died in 4 fatal crashes in Winkler County, Texas. That was 28.6% fewer than in 2023 (7) and the fewest since 2021. The death rate was 66.1 per 100,000 residents, compared with 13.3 in Texas and 11.5 in the United States. Winkler County had the 140th most traffic deaths among Texas's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 34 people died, an average of 6.8 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
66.1
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 5 times the rate in Texas: 13.3
- About 6 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
90.1
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 6 times the average in Texas: 14.1
- About 7 times the average in the United States: 12.3
-29%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
7 deaths in 2023, 5 in 2024
- Texas: -3%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8 | 7 |
| 2021 | 3 | 2 |
| 2022 | 11 | 8 |
| 2023 | 7 | 6 |
| 2024 | 5 | 4 |
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 | 103.1 |
| 2021 | 40.6 |
| 2022 | 148.8 |
| 2023 | 91.8 |
| 2024 | 66.1 |
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 Texas: 18%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 5 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Winkler County | Share in Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 18% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 14% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 2 | 40% | 40% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 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
0%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 5 percent of the share in Texas: 36%
- About 5 percent of 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 | Winkler County | Texas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 25.0% | 24.9% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 35.7% | 28.1% |
| At night | 75.0% | 59.5% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 25.0% | 34.1% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
75%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 1.3 times the share in Texas: 60%
- About 1.4 times the share in the United States: 54%
25%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About three-quarters of the share in Texas: 34%
- About three-quarters of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 4 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 2 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 2 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 2 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 2 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 2 |
| 7pm | 4 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 2 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 5 |
| Mon | 2 |
| Tue | 5 |
| Wed | 5 |
| Thu | 6 |
| Fri | 1 |
| Sat | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 2 |
| Feb | 4 |
| Mar | 2 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 2 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 4 |
| Sep | 2 |
| Oct | 2 |
| Nov | 3 |
| Dec | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 17 |
| Rain | 6 |
| Cloudy | 2 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Not Lighted | 12 |
| Daylight | 11 |
| Dark - Lighted | 3 |
| 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
- SR-30216
- SR-1155
- SR-182
- SR-302/JIM SHARP BLVD1
- SR-302 JIM SHARP BLVD1
- SR-115/AUSTIN ST1
- CAMPBELL ST1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Medium and heavy trucks | 28 |
| Pickup trucks | 14 |
| Cars | 7 |
| SUVs | 6 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Silverado6
- Ford F-3504
- Freightliner Columbia4
- Ford F-2503
- Freightliner Cascadia3
- Chevrolet Camaro2
- Dodge Ram2
- Kenworth T8802
- Peterbilt 5792
- Ram 25002
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 2024 | — | SR-302 | 1 |
| May 22, 2024 | — | SR-302 | 1 |
| Apr 18, 2024 | — | SR-302 | 1 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | — | SR-18 | 2 |
| Dec 23, 2023 | Kermit | SR-302 JIM SHARP BLVD | 1 |
| Aug 31, 2023 | — | SR-302 | 1 |
| Aug 13, 2023 | — | SR-18 | 1 |
| Jun 17, 2023 | — | SR-302/JIM SHARP BLVD | 1 |
| May 4, 2023 | Kermit | SR-115/AUSTIN ST | 1 |
| Feb 4, 2023 | — | SR-302 | 2 |
| Nov 16, 2022 | — | SR-115 | 1 |
| Oct 16, 2022 | — | SR-115 | 1 |
| Sep 1, 2022 | — | SR-115 | 4 |
| Aug 30, 2022 | Kermit | CAMPBELL ST | 1 |
| Aug 2, 2022 | — | SR-302 | 1 |
| Jul 31, 2022 | — | SR-302 | 1 |
| Jan 31, 2022 | — | SR-302 | 1 |
| Jan 27, 2022 | — | SR-302 | 1 |
| Nov 10, 2021 | — | SR-302 | 1 |
| Feb 8, 2021 | — | SR-302 | 2 |
| Dec 18, 2020 | — | SR-302 | 2 |
| Dec 17, 2020 | — | SR-302 | 1 |
| Oct 20, 2020 | — | SR-115 | 1 |
| Sep 27, 2020 | — | SR-302 | 1 |
| Mar 18, 2020 | — | SR-115 | 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.