Car accident statistics for Tarrant County, Texas (2020-2024)

Car accident deaths in Tarrant County by year

Car accident deaths in Tarrant County varied across the five years covered here. The county recorded 149 deaths in 2020, 200 in 2021, 179 in 2022, 190 in 2023 and 174 in 2024. The highest year was 2021 with 200 deaths, and the lowest was 2020 with 149 deaths. Comparing the start and end of the period, 2024's count of 174 was 25 deaths higher than 2020's count of 149.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Deaths within 30 days in crashes on public roads. 2024 figures come from the FARS Annual Report File and can be revised.

Who died in Tarrant County car accidents

Among the 892 car accident deaths recorded in Tarrant County from 2020 through 2024, People in cars, SUVs, pickups or vans accounted for 522 deaths, a share of 58.5%, making up the majority of the total. People in other vehicles accounted for 129 deaths, or 14.5%. Nonoccupants (FARS person-type grouping) accounted for 241 deaths, representing 27.0% of the total.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

How the fatal car crashes happened

Looking at manner of collision for the 892 car accident deaths, 502 deaths, or 56.3%, fell under Not a collision with a motor vehicle in transport, meaning the crash's first harmful event was something other than a collision between motor vehicles in transport, such as striking a nonoccupant, a parked vehicle or a fixed object, or a rollover. Of the 892 car accident deaths, Angle (side impact) crashes recorded 168 deaths (18.8%), Rear-end crashes 104 deaths (11.7%), Head-on crashes 75 deaths (8.4%) and Sideswipe crashes 19 deaths (2.1%). Other and Unknown manners accounted for 9 and 15 deaths respectively.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Time of day and setting

Of the 892 car accident deaths in Tarrant County from 2020 through 2024, Nighttime hours (6 p.m. to 5:59 a.m.) accounted for 606 deaths, or 67.9%, while Daytime hours (6 a.m. to 5:59 p.m.) accounted for 286 deaths, or 32.1%. By land use, Urban areas accounted for 882 deaths, or 98.9%, and Rural areas accounted for 8 deaths, or 0.9%. Crashes that also involved a large truck accounted for 83 car accident deaths, a share of 9.3%.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Car accident death rate compared with Texas and the United States

Tarrant County's average annual rate of car accident deaths was 8.2 per 100,000 residents between 2020 and 2024. That rate is lower than the Texas rate of 12.1 and lower than the national rate of 10.5. Among the four listed neighboring counties, Dallas County, Texas recorded a rate of 11.2, Denton County, Texas recorded 4.7, Ellis County, Texas recorded 14.9 and Johnson County, Texas recorded 13.6. Tarrant County's rate is lower than Dallas, Ellis and Johnson counties but higher than Denton County. This rate reflects average annual deaths per 100,000 residents and does not adjust for miles driven or for visitors to the county.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Rates divide deaths by the sum of annual Census population estimates, so they show deaths per 100,000 residents per year. They do not adjust for miles driven or for visitors.

Recorded characteristics of all fatal crashes

Across all fatal crashes in Tarrant County of any vehicle type, certain characteristics were recorded as shares of all traffic deaths. Speeding-related crashes accounted for 40.6% of all traffic deaths (427 deaths), and roadway departure accounted for 39.0% (410 deaths). Crashes at an intersection accounted for 23.0% (242 deaths), those involving a pedestrian accounted for 26.6% (280 deaths), and those involving a motorcycle accounted for 19.3% (203 deaths). Hit-and-run crashes accounted for 11.8% (124 deaths), driver distraction was reported in 9.1% (96 deaths), and crashes in a work zone accounted for 4.4% (46 deaths). Because a single crash can carry several characteristics, these shares overlap and do not add to 100%.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

A crash can carry several characteristics, so the rows overlap and do not add to 100%. These are recorded characteristics, not findings of fault.

About these figures

These statistics come from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, a census of fatal motor vehicle traffic crashes on public trafficways where someone dies within 30 days of the crash. Deaths are grouped by the county where the crash occurred, not by where the people killed resided. Data for 2020 through 2023 come from FARS Final Files, while the 2024 figures come from the FARS Annual Report File and may be revised once NHTSA issues the Final File. Rates are calculated using Census Bureau Vintage 2025 population estimates summed across the five years, and they do not account for miles driven or visitors passing through the county. Readers such as a car accident lawyer reviewing these figures should note that FARS covers fatal crashes only, excluding nonfatal crashes and injuries entirely.^[8][6][7]

See also

• Car accident statistics for Dallas County, Texas (2020-2024)
• Car accident statistics for Ellis County, Texas (2020-2024)
• Car accident statistics for Denton County, Texas (2020-2024)
• Texas car accident statistics (2020-2024)

On related publications

• Truck accident statistics for Tarrant County, Texas (2020-2024) (truckaccidentlawyer.wiki)