4,160
People died in Texas traffic crashes
This is the total number of people who died in a motor-vehicle traffic crash in Texas during 2024.
Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2024 Fatality Analysis Reporting System data, 2024.
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Texas Traffic Crash Statistics
A sourced look at the people and places behind Texas fatal-crash data from 2024.
Last updated August 21, 2026. Data year: 2024.
What this page covers
2024 Texas fatal-crash facts at a glance.
These figures describe fatal motor-vehicle traffic crashes in Texas. They are intended as a clear reference for people researching road safety, injury prevention, transportation, and the real impact of crashes on Texas communities.
Every statistic below comes from the 2024 Fatality Analysis Reporting System, a national crash database maintained by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The counts on this page use the Texas records in that dataset.
3,774
Fatal crashes occurred in Texas
One fatal crash can involve more than one death, which is why this total is lower than the number of people killed.
Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2024 Fatality Analysis Reporting System data, 2024.
763
Pedestrians were killed
Pedestrians accounted for about 18% of all people killed in Texas traffic crashes in 2024.
Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2024 Fatality Analysis Reporting System data, 2024.
79
Bicyclists were killed
This count includes bicyclists with a fatal injury in a Texas traffic crash during 2024.
Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2024 Fatality Analysis Reporting System data, 2024.
2,365
People died in crashes reported in darkness
About 57% of Texas traffic deaths occurred in crashes reported as dark, whether lighted, unlighted, or with unknown lighting.
Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2024 Fatality Analysis Reporting System data, 2024.
1,494
People died in rural crashes
Rural crashes accounted for about 36% of Texas traffic deaths in 2024.
Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2024 Fatality Analysis Reporting System data, 2024.
How to read the data
These are fatal-crash statistics, not all Texas crashes.
The Fatality Analysis Reporting System records crashes on public roadways that result in at least one death within 30 days of the crash. It does not represent every collision, injury, or property-damage-only crash reported in Texas.
“Darkness” combines crashes listed as dark and lighted, dark and not lighted, or dark with lighting unknown. “Rural” and “urban” refer to the roadway area recorded for the crash, not where the people involved lived.
Methodology and sources
Built from named public data, with no estimates added.
Primary source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2024 Fatality Analysis Reporting System data. This page uses the 2024 national CSV files published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and filters records to Texas.
How counts were calculated: Total fatal crashes, rural crashes, and darkness conditions come from the dataset’s crash records. Deaths and road-user counts come from its person records, limited to fatal injuries.
Last checked: August 21, 2026. The figures remain tied to the 2024 data year so readers can cite the same underlying dataset. For Texas crash reports and state record resources, visit the Texas Department of Transportation crash reports and records page.
Cite this page
SA Injury Center. “Texas Traffic Crash Statistics: 2024 Fatality Facts.” Accessed August 21, 2026. https://sa-injurycenter.com/texas-traffic-crash-statistics
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