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

Car accident deaths in Williamson County by year

Car accident deaths rose from 41 in 2020 to 51 in 2021 and 57 in 2022. They then fell to 38 in 2023 before rising to 45 in 2024. The highest count was 57 in 2022, and the lowest was 38 in 2023. The 2024 count was 4 deaths higher than the 2020 count.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

All traffic deaths numbered 43 in 2020, 54 in 2021, 66 in 2022, 43 in 2023 and 51 in 2024. The share occurring in car accidents was 95.3%, 94.4%, 86.4%, 88.4% and 88.2%, respectively. Although 2022 had the highest car accident death count, it had the lowest share of all traffic deaths within this period.^{[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 Williamson County car accidents

People in cars, SUVs, pickups or vans accounted for 158 deaths, or 68.1% of car accident deaths in Williamson County from 2020 through 2024. This was the largest person category. People in other vehicles accounted for 31 deaths, or 13.4%, the smallest category. Nonoccupants (FARS person-type grouping) accounted for 43 deaths, or 18.5%.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

These categories describe the people killed in the selected passenger-vehicle-involved crashes. Nonoccupants (FARS person-type grouping) follows the FARS classification rather than a literal test of a person's position relative to a vehicle.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

How the fatal car crashes happened

Angle (side impact) accounted for 75 car accident deaths, or 32.3%; Head-on for 27, or 11.6%; Rear-end for 24, or 10.3%; Sideswipe for 3, or 1.3%; and Other for 5, or 2.2%. Not a collision with a motor vehicle in transport accounted for 98 deaths, or 42.2%.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Manner of collision describes the first harmful event. The latter category includes events such as a rollover or striking a pedestrian, cyclist, parked vehicle or fixed object. A motor vehicle in transport can be stopped in traffic, so the distinction does not depend on whether another vehicle was physically moving.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Time of day and setting

Daytime (6 a.m. to 5:59 p.m.) accounted for 109 car accident deaths, or 47.0%, from 2020 through 2024. Nighttime (6 p.m. to 5:59 a.m.) accounted for 123 deaths, or 53.0%. The nighttime count was higher than the daytime count.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

The land-use classification recorded 138 deaths in urban settings, or 59.5%, and 94 in rural settings, or 40.5%. Separately, car accident deaths in crashes that also involved a large truck numbered 46, representing 19.8%. That truck figure counts deaths in the qualifying crashes, rather than a count of large trucks or crashes.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Car accident death rate compared with Texas and the United States

Williamson County's car accident death rate was 6.9 average annual deaths per 100,000 residents for 2020 through 2024. The Texas rate was 12.1, and the national rate was 10.5. Williamson County's rate was lower than both.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

The listed neighboring county rates were 10.2 for Travis County, 11.9 for Bell County and 24.3 for Bastrop County. Williamson County's rate was lower than each. Among the listed neighboring counties, Bastrop County had the highest rate and Travis County the lowest. These rates divide deaths by the sum of annual Census population estimates and multiply by 100,000. They do not adjust for miles driven or visitors, and the counts are assigned by crash location.^{[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

Recorded characteristics cover all fatal crashes in Williamson County, of any vehicle type, rather than only car accident crashes. Shares use all traffic deaths: Speeding-related, 33.5%; Roadway departure, 40.9%; At an intersection, 33.9%; Pedestrian involved, 14.8%; Motorcycle involved, 17.9%; Hit-and-run, 5.8%; Driver distraction reported, 7.4%; and In a work zone, 6.6%.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Roadway departure had the largest share among the listed characteristics, while Hit-and-run had the smallest. A crash can have several recorded characteristics, so these rows overlap and do not add to 100%. The classifications are not findings of fault or cause.^{[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

FARS is a census of fatal motor vehicle traffic crashes involving a motor vehicle traveling on a trafficway customarily open to the public and a death within 30 days. Nonfatal crashes and injuries are excluded. For readers searching for a car accident lawyer, remember that these counts group deaths by crash county, not residence.^[8][6][7]

The 2020 through 2023 figures use FARS Final Files; 2024 uses the revisable Annual Report File. Rates divide deaths by summed annual Census Bureau population estimates for 2020 through 2024, Vintage 2025, then multiply by 100,000. The separate July 1, 2024 population estimate is not the denominator. Rates show average annual deaths per 100,000 residents without adjustments for miles driven or visitors.^[8][6][7]

See also

• Car accident statistics for Bell County, Texas (2020-2024)
• Car accident statistics for Travis County, Texas (2020-2024)
• Texas car accident statistics (2020-2024)

On related publications

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