Kaufman County, Texas: fatal crash statistics

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FARS records 24 deaths in 22 fatal crashes in Kaufman County in 2024.

FARS records 273 deaths in 239 fatal crashes in the county from 2015 to 2024.

From 2015 to 2024 the rate is 18.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year.

The rate of Texas in the same years is 13.6.

By deaths from 2015 to 2024, Kaufman County was number 28 of 254 counties of Texas.

Deaths in Kaufman County rose by 24.1% between the ten years 2005 to 2014 (220) and the ten years 2015 to 2024 (273).

In the counties of Texas the deaths rose by 18.2% between the same years.

From 2015 to 2024, 61.8% of the fatal crashes in Kaufman County with a known setting were rural, against 38.1% in Texas.

To qualify as a FARS case, the crash had to involve a motor vehicle traveling on a trafficway customarily open to the public and must have resulted in the death of a motorist or a non-motorist within 30 days of the crash.
The set of first files, known as the Annual Report File (ARF), is released following the crash year. The ARF is replaced about a year later with a final file, which contains additional cases or updates to cases that had become available after the ARF was released.
NHTSA's words. Source: NHTSA, Fatality Analysis Reporting System Analytical User's Manual, 1975-2024 (DOT HS 813 794, April 2026), copied on 2 Oct 2026.

This page rests on the FARS 2024 annual file. NHTSA released it on 1 Apr 2026. NHTSA can revise the counts in the final file. Release dates

Figure 1.Deaths in Kaufman County by year, 2015 to 2024

Table 1 has the numbers. Go to the table

Since the last update: no figure of this county has a change on record.

Deaths and fatal crashes by year

Table 1.Kaufman County: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 2015 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes	Crashes with a driver recorded as drinking
2024	24	22	8
2023	23	21	5
2022	26	21	8
2021	36	32	10
2020	32	29	5
2019	31	26	7
2018	25	23	5
2017	31	27	7
2016	27	20	6
2015	18	18	4
2015 to 2024	273	239	65

Each year from 1975

Figure 2.Deaths in Kaufman County by year, 1975 to 2024

Tallest column: 37 (2000)2024: 24

The columns with a stronger shade are the years 2015 to 2024.

Table 2.Kaufman County: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 1975 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes
2024	24	22
2023	23	21
2022	26	21
2021	36	32
2020	32	29
2019	31	26
2018	25	23
2017	31	27
2016	27	20
2015	18	18
2014	24	22
2013	12	11
2012	34	28
2011	19	14
2010	22	18
2009	21	17
2008	19	17
2007	26	24
2006	25	20
2005	18	17
2004	26	22
2003	31	30
2002	26	19
2001	20	19
2000	37	35
1999	26	21
1998	21	19
1997	34	26
1996	34	26
1995	12	10
1994	18	16
1993	20	18
1992	19	13
1991	20	14
1990	22	19
1989	26	22
1988	28	21
1987	28	24
1986	23	18
1985	22	21
1984	22	20
1983	21	19
1982	24	21
1981	11	11
1980	13	11
1979	14	12
1978	19	18
1977	22	21
1976	21	18
1975	22	20

Note: a count of 1 or 2 is written "1 or 2". A death is in FARS when it occurs in 30 days or less after the crash.

Rate for each 100,000 residents

Table 3.Kaufman County beside Texas and the United States: deaths for each 100,000 residents
Period	Kaufman County	Texas	United States
2024	12.1	13.3	11.5
2015 to 2024, in a year	18.4	13.6	11.8

Note: the rate divides the deaths in the county by its residents. Persons who do not live in the county are in the deaths, not in the residents.

Population: Census Bureau estimates, vintage 2025. Kaufman County had 198,010 residents in 2024.

Factors that NHTSA records

Table 4.Kaufman County: counts by recorded factor, 2015 to 2024
Factor	Count	Counted among	Share	Share in Texas
A driver recorded as drinkingof 239 fatal crashes	65	239 fatal crashes	27.2%	25.5%
A speeding-related driverof 239 fatal crashes	68	239 fatal crashes	28.5%	32.1%
No restraint usedof 182 occupant deaths with restraint use known	88	182 occupant deathswith restraint use known	48.4%	45.1%
Pedestriansof 273 deaths	29	273 deaths	10.6%	17.6%
Bicyclistsof 273 deaths	1 or 2	273 deaths	0.4%	1.9%
Motorcyclistsof 273 deaths	38	273 deaths	13.9%	12.7%
On a rural roadof 238 fatal crashes with the condition reported	147	238 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	61.8%	38.1%
In the darkof 238 fatal crashes with the condition reported	115	238 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	48.3%	55.9%

Note: FARS records a driver as drinking when police reported alcohol involvement or a test of the driver was positive for alcohol. It is not NHTSA's alcohol-impaired measure, which uses a blood alcohol concentration of .08 g/dL or higher. One crash can be in two or more rows. NHTSA's definitions

Note that alcohol data is often missing. For that reason, this data element may under-count the actual number of drinking drivers.

NHTSA's words. Source: NHTSA, Fatality Analysis Reporting System Analytical User's Manual, 1975-2024 (DOT HS 813 794, April 2026), copied on 2 Oct 2026.

Weekday, time and road class

Table 5.Kaufman County: fatal crashes by weekday and time of day, 2015 to 2024
Weekday	Midnight to 6 a.m.	6 a.m. to noon	Noon to 6 p.m.	6 p.m. to midnight	All
Sunday	12	5	11	11	39
Monday	4	10	8	8	30
Tuesday	4	7	6	10	27
Wednesday	0	5	13	3	21
Thursday	4	4	10	8	26
Friday	9	12	11	16	48
Saturday	13	7	10	18	48
All days	46	50	69	74	239

Note: a cell with a stronger shade has a larger count. The table has the fatal crashes with a known hour and weekday.

Table 6.Kaufman County: fatal crashes by road function class, 2015 to 2024
Road function class	Fatal crashes	Share	Share in Texas
Interstate	40	16.8%	15.8%
Other freeways and expressways	24	10.1%	6.3%
Other principal arterial	42	17.6%	29.8%
Minor arterial	56	23.5%	20.3%
Major collector	56	23.5%	18.9%
Minor collector	6	2.5%	1.7%
Local	14	5.9%	7.1%
Not reported	1 or 2	n/a	n/a

Note: the classes are those of the Federal Highway Administration. The shares are of the crashes with a reported class. Road function classes

Light condition and weather

Table 7.Kaufman County: fatal crashes by light condition, 2015 to 2024
Light condition	Fatal crashes
Daylight	116
Dark, not lighted	110
Dark, lighted	3
Dawn	3
Dusk	4
Dark, lighting unknown	1 or 2
Other or unknown	1 or 2

Table 8.Kaufman County: fatal crashes by weather, 2015 to 2024
Weather	Fatal crashes
Clear	186
Cloudy	30
Rain	19
Snow, sleet or freezing rain	1 or 2
Fog, smog or smoke	3
Crosswinds or blowing sand/snow	0
Other or not reported	0

Routes in the county

Table 9.Signed routes in Kaufman County that have a page: fatal crashes, 2015 to 2024
Route	Type	In Kaufman	In all of Texas
Interstate 20	Interstate	40	852
State Route 34	State highway	22	69
State Route 198	State highway	4	22
US Route 80	US highway	35	133
US Route 175	US highway	30	127

Note: the table has each route with a page that has a fatal crash in the county, in name order. Local streets and county roads have no page. Their crashes are in the county totals. All routes in Texas

Adjacent counties

These lists are for navigation. They are in name order.

Figure 3.Kaufman County on the county map of Texas

Deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year, 2015 to 2024

Fewer than 1014 counties
10 to 14.926 counties
15 to 19.924 counties
20 to 29.963 counties
30 or more125 counties
Count of 1 or 2, no rate shown2 counties
Kaufman County: 18.4

The limits of the classes are the same for every state. A county with few residents can show a high rate from few deaths. A class is not a judgement of a county. The full map and the table of counties of Texas

Table 10.Counties that share a boundary line with Kaufman County
County	State	Deaths, 2024	Deaths, 2015 to 2024	For each 100,000 residents in a year
Dallas County	Texas	330	3,126	12.0
Ellis County	Texas	41	326	16.8
Henderson County	Texas	26	185	22.3
Hunt County	Texas	23	257	25.3
Rockwall County	Texas	5	80	7.2
Van Zandt County	Texas	12	174	29.5

Source of the list: Census Bureau county adjacency file, 2026 edition.

Counties of similar population

These counties of Texas have a population nearest to that of Kaufman County. The list is for navigation and is in name order. The number is the deaths from 2015 to 2024.

Official channels

NHTSA Fatality and Injury Reporting System Tool (FIRST)NHTSA's query tool for FARS counts.
NHTSA FARS EncyclopediaNHTSA's tables of FARS data.
Texas Traffic Safety SectionThe highway safety office of Texas.

These links go to the sites of the agencies. They were checked on 2 Oct 2026.

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Source of the figures

Counts: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System, national files of 1975 to 2024. The factors use the vehicle and person files from 2015. Residents: Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, vintage 2025. Map: Census Bureau cartographic boundary file, 2021 edition. Data to 31 Dec 2024. The figures are totals. No page of this site is about one crash or one person.

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Questions

How many deaths did FARS record in Kaufman in the ten years before 2015?

FARS records 220 deaths in Kaufman County from 2005 to 2014. It records 273 deaths from 2015 to 2024.

What was the rate of Kaufman in 2024?

The rate of Kaufman County in 2024 was 12.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents. The rate of Texas was 13.3. The rate of the United States was 11.5.

How many fatal crashes in Kaufman had a driver recorded as drinking?

FARS records a driver as drinking in 65 of 239 fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024. This count is not NHTSA's alcohol-impaired measure. NHTSA says that alcohol data is often missing, so the count may be too low.

How many fatal crashes did FARS record on signed routes in Kaufman?

5 signed routes in the county have a page. FARS records 131 fatal crashes on them in the county from 2015 to 2024. The table of routes on this page gives the count for each route.