Travis County, Texas Car Accident Statistics
153 people died in 137 fatal crashes in Travis County in 2024, according to NHTSA: 11.2 deaths per 100,000 residents, against 13.3 for Texas and 11.5 nationally. From 2019 through 2024 the county had 900 traffic deaths in 837 crashes, and 30% of the people killed were pedestrians.
Traffic deaths in Travis County by year
| Year | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 153 | 137 |
| 2023 | 159 | 148 |
| 2022 | 169 | 160 |
| 2021 | 156 | 146 |
| 2020 | 140 | 126 |
| 2019 | 123 | 120 |
Who died
People killed in Travis County crashes, 2019–2024.
Roads with the most fatal crashes
| Road | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| I-35 | 108 | 114 |
| SR-71 | 48 | 54 |
| US-183 | 47 | 50 |
| US-290 | 37 | 39 |
| SR-130 | 20 | 25 |
| FM 812 | 19 | 21 |
| FM 973 | 17 | 22 |
| FM 969 | 13 | 13 |
| SR-1 | 12 | 13 |
| FM 734 | 12 | 13 |
As named in crash reports, 2019–2024. Long highways cross many miles of the county, so they tend to rank high.
Fatal crashes inside city limits
| City | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Austin | 561 | 596 |
| Pflugerville | 21 | 22 |
| Manor | 12 | 12 |
| Jonestown | 4 | 5 |
| Sunset Valley | 3 | 3 |
| Del Valle | 3 | 3 |
| Lakeway | 2 | 2 |
| West Lake Hills | 1 | 1 |
| Rollingwood | 1 | 1 |
When fatal crashes happen
Time of day
Day of week (most: Sunday)
66% of fatal crashes in Travis County happened in the dark, and 8% on roads classed as rural.
Drinking and speeding
What the first impact was with:
After a crash in Texas
Injury claims have a filing deadline set by state law. See Texas's car accident statute of limitations, and how shared fault can reduce what you recover.
Car accident lawyers in Austin
Lawbamba lists 24 car accident lawyers with an office in Austin, Texas, the practice area that deals with the fatal crash records on this page. These 4 come first in that listing (how the order is set).
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Source: NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2024, which records every crash on a public road in which someone died within 30 days. Population figures are the Census Bureau's 2024 county estimates. A crash is counted where it happened, not where the people involved lived. “Drinking driver” means police reported a driver had been drinking; “speeding” means police reported at least one driver was speeding or going too fast for conditions. Injury-only crashes aren't in FARS.
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