Fatal crash profile · State
Traffic deaths in Texas in 2020
State in United States
- Deaths, 2020
- 3,876
- Fatal crashes
- 3,522
- Population
- 29.2M
In 2020, 3,876 people died in 3,522 fatal crashes in Texas, about 11 a day. The death rate was 13.3 per 100,000 residents, compared with 11.8 in the United States. Texas had the 2nd most traffic deaths of the 51 states and DC and the 20th-highest death rate. Pedestrians accounted for 18% of deaths, and 37% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
Road users
Who died
18%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About the same as the share in the United States: 17%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 2,625 |
| Pedestrians | 688 |
| Motorcyclists | 484 |
| Cyclists | 79 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Texas | Share in the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 688 | 18% | 17% |
| Motorcyclists | 484 | 12% | 14% |
| Cyclists | 79 | 2% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1,533 | 40% | 30% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 1,443 | 37% | 29% |
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
37%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 29%
25%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About the same as the share in the United States: 27%
| Category | Texas | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 24.9% | 26.7% |
| Alcohol-involved | 36.7% | 28.6% |
| At night | 58.0% | 53.4% |
| At weekends | 34.4% | 32.9% |
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 the United States: 53%
34%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About the same as the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 144 |
| 1am | 143 |
| 2am | 169 |
| 3am | 123 |
| 4am | 95 |
| 5am | 128 |
| 6am | 135 |
| 7am | 136 |
| 8am | 82 |
| 9am | 85 |
| 10am | 93 |
| 11am | 109 |
| 12pm | 115 |
| 1pm | 121 |
| 2pm | 124 |
| 3pm | 158 |
| 4pm | 165 |
| 5pm | 157 |
| 6pm | 226 |
| 7pm | 190 |
| 8pm | 209 |
| 9pm | 234 |
| 10pm | 204 |
| 11pm | 177 |
All crashes 2020.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 617 |
| Mon | 458 |
| Tue | 420 |
| Wed | 451 |
| Thu | 444 |
| Fri | 538 |
| Sat | 594 |
All crashes 2020.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 270 |
| Feb | 275 |
| Mar | 237 |
| Apr | 219 |
| May | 294 |
| Jun | 310 |
| Jul | 294 |
| Aug | 327 |
| Sep | 284 |
| Oct | 351 |
| Nov | 323 |
| Dec | 338 |
All crashes 2020.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 2,645 |
| Cloudy | 547 |
| Rain | 265 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 43 |
| Sleet or Hail | 4 |
| Severe Crosswinds | 4 |
All crashes 2020. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 1,454 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 1,066 |
| Dark - Lighted | 845 |
| Dusk | 66 |
| Dawn | 50 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 27 |
All crashes 2020. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Roads and vehicles
Where and what, 2020
Roads with the most fatal crashes
- I-1081
- I-2060
- I-4553
- I-3553
- US-5947
- I-3037
- US-28729
- SR-7125
- US-8422
- US-19021
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 1,872 |
| Pickup trucks | 1,180 |
| SUVs | 952 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 625 |
| Motorcycles | 500 |
| Other vehicles | 205 |
| Vans | 119 |
| Buses | 10 |
| Other light trucks | 2 |
All crashes 2020.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Silverado292
- Ford F-150242
- Dodge Ram139
- Honda Accord109
- Ford F-250109
- GMC Sierra103
- Toyota Camry90
- Chevrolet Tahoe86
- Nissan Altima84
- Honda Civic80
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 2020. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.
Filter crashes
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18, 2020 | Austin, Travis County | BURLESON RD | 1 |
| Jan 17, 2020 | Real County | US-83 | 1 |
| Jan 17, 2020 | Brazoria County | FM 1462 | 1 |
| Jan 17, 2020 | Longview, Gregg County | FOURTH ST | 1 |
| Jan 17, 2020 | Fort Bend County | FM 1092 | 1 |
| Jan 17, 2020 | El Paso, El Paso County | Hercules | 3 |
| Jan 17, 2020 | Del Valle, Travis County | SR-130 | 1 |
| Jan 17, 2020 | Fort Worth, Tarrant County | UNIVERSITY DR | 2 |
| Jan 17, 2020 | Shelby County | FM 2787 | 1 |
| Jan 17, 2020 | McCulloch County | SR-71 | 1 |
| Jan 17, 2020 | Odessa, Ector County | US-385 | 1 |
| Jan 16, 2020 | Atlanta, Cass County | US-59 LP | 1 |
| Jan 16, 2020 | Limestone County | SR-0164 | 1 |
| Jan 16, 2020 | Callahan County | I-20 | 1 |
| Jan 16, 2020 | Anderson County | FM 3224 | 1 |
| Jan 16, 2020 | Hale County | I-27 | 2 |
| Jan 16, 2020 | Midland County | FM 1379 | 1 |
| Jan 16, 2020 | Garland, Dallas County | JUPITER RD | 1 |
| Jan 16, 2020 | Gillespie County | US-290 | 1 |
| Jan 16, 2020 | Kilgore, Gregg County | US-259 BUS/SR-31 | 2 |
| Jan 16, 2020 | El Paso, El Paso County | I-10 SR/GATEWAY WEST | 1 |
| Jan 16, 2020 | Freeport, Brazoria County | SR-332 | 1 |
| Jan 16, 2020 | Amarillo, Randall County | 34TH AVE | 1 |
| Jan 15, 2020 | Corpus Christi, Nueces County | SR-24 YORKTOWN BLVD | 1 |
| Jan 15, 2020 | Austin, Travis County | BLUFF SPRINGS RD | 1 |
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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.