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Texas Traffic Fatality Data
Texas averaged more than one pedestrian death a day in 2024: 763 total, or 2.1 a day.
This page tracks Texas's standing across four kinds of traffic death: pedestrian, motorcyclist, large-truck crash, and bicyclist. Each is ranked against all 50 states and the District of Columbia. We rank by total count and by rate for every 100,000 residents. Every number below comes from our national crash record. We show the latest full year and the average of the last five years.
763
pedestrian deaths in Texas, 2024
No. 13 of 51 by rate: 2.44 for every 100,000 residents.
From federal fatal-crash records · 2024 totals
Texas by the numbers
Pedestrian deaths
763
2024 total · 5-year average 773 · 2.44 per 100,000 · No. 2 of 51 by total, No. 13 by rate
See the full 50-state pedestrian deaths ranking → Read pedestrian accident statistics and injury claims →
Motorcyclist deaths
582
2024 total · 5-year average 550 · 1.86 per 100,000 · No. 2 of 51 by total, No. 30 by rate
See the full 50-state motorcyclist deaths ranking → Read motorcycle accident statistics and injury claims →
Large truck crash deaths
723
2024 total · 5-year average 748 · 2.31 per 100,000 · No. 1 of 51 by total, No. 14 by rate
See the full 50-state large-truck crash deaths ranking → Read truck accident statistics and injury claims →
Bicyclist deaths
79
2024 total · 5-year average 89 · 0.25 per 100,000 · No. 3 of 51 by total, No. 25 by rate
Overall traffic deaths
4,160
2024 total · 5-year average 4,248 · 13.29 per 100,000 · No. 1 of 51 by total, No. 18 by rate
Alcohol-involved deaths
1,059
2024 total · 5-year average 1,106 · 3.38 per 100,000 · No. 2 of 51 by total, No. 25 by rate
Where Texas sits on the pedestrian-death map
Signals in the data
These are the patterns Texas's numbers show against the national picture. Each one traces to the numbers above.
- Texas averaged more than one pedestrian death a day in 2024: 763 total, or 2.1 a day.
- Texas ranks 2nd in total motorcyclist deaths but only 30th by rate. That is a gap of 28 places once you adjust for population.
- Texas recorded more deaths in large-truck crashes than any other state in 2024: 723.
- Texas ranks 3rd in total bicyclist deaths but only 25th by rate. That is a gap of 22 places once you adjust for population.
- Texas recorded more traffic deaths than any other state in 2024: 4,160.
- Texas ranks 2nd in total alcohol-involved crash deaths but only 25th by rate. That is a gap of 23 places once you adjust for population.
For journalists
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Cite this data: "Texas Traffic Fatality Data," injured.org, 2024. https://injured.org/texas/
Methodology
We pulled this from federal fatal-crash records, 2000-2024. Read the full methodology →
Updated July 2026
Which years the numbers cover: totals and rates use each category's latest complete year. Which states are counted: all 50 states plus the District of Columbia (51 rows). Full source list on our data sources page.