McLennan County, Texas: fatal crash statistics

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FARS records 22 deaths in 22 fatal crashes in McLennan County in 2024.

FARS records 342 deaths in 318 fatal crashes in the county from 2015 to 2024.

From 2015 to 2024 the rate is 13.2 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, McLennan County was number 22 of 254 counties of Texas.

Deaths in McLennan County fell by 11.2% between the ten years 2005 to 2014 (385) and the ten years 2015 to 2024 (342).

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

From 2015 to 2024, 40.3% of the occupants killed in McLennan County with restraint use known had no restraint, against 45.1% 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 McLennan 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.McLennan County: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 2015 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes	Crashes with a driver recorded as drinking
2024	22	22	8
2023	34	32	7
2022	41	38	10
2021	37	35	9
2020	33	32	5
2019	40	37	5
2018	33	30	4
2017	44	40	9
2016	28	25	8
2015	30	27	10
2015 to 2024	342	318	75

Each year from 1975

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

Tallest column: 57 (1984)2024: 22

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

Table 2.McLennan County: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 1975 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes
2024	22	22
2023	34	32
2022	41	38
2021	37	35
2020	33	32
2019	40	37
2018	33	30
2017	44	40
2016	28	25
2015	30	27
2014	39	33
2013	35	33
2012	35	32
2011	46	42
2010	35	35
2009	42	39
2008	47	36
2007	22	21
2006	43	36
2005	41	35
2004	38	30
2003	44	37
2002	44	34
2001	34	32
2000	37	32
1999	39	36
1998	36	30
1997	44	36
1996	41	35
1995	38	32
1994	34	30
1993	53	44
1992	38	30
1991	47	42
1990	47	44
1989	40	29
1988	44	42
1987	38	36
1986	40	39
1985	37	35
1984	57	49
1983	20	19
1982	41	36
1981	50	43
1980	51	45
1979	33	28
1978	40	35
1977	46	41
1976	31	25
1975	37	34

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.McLennan County beside Texas and the United States: deaths for each 100,000 residents
Period	McLennan County	Texas	United States
2024	8.1	13.3	11.5
2015 to 2024, in a year	13.2	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. McLennan County had 270,348 residents in 2024.

Factors that NHTSA records

Table 4.McLennan County: counts by recorded factor, 2015 to 2024
Factor	Count	Counted among	Share	Share in Texas
A driver recorded as drinkingof 318 fatal crashes	75	318 fatal crashes	23.6%	25.5%
A speeding-related driverof 318 fatal crashes	110	318 fatal crashes	34.6%	32.1%
No restraint usedof 191 occupant deaths with restraint use known	77	191 occupant deathswith restraint use known	40.3%	45.1%
Pedestriansof 342 deaths	70	342 deaths	20.5%	17.6%
Bicyclistsof 342 deaths	9	342 deaths	2.6%	1.9%
Motorcyclistsof 342 deaths	41	342 deaths	12.0%	12.7%
On a rural roadof 318 fatal crashes with the condition reported	116	318 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	36.5%	38.1%
In the darkof 316 fatal crashes with the condition reported	175	316 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	55.4%	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.McLennan 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	20	7	10	14	51
Monday	5	5	14	16	40
Tuesday	7	10	11	15	43
Wednesday	8	7	10	13	38
Thursday	6	11	8	16	41
Friday	5	7	14	18	44
Saturday	14	12	10	25	61
All days	65	59	77	117	318

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.McLennan County: fatal crashes by road function class, 2015 to 2024
Road function class	Fatal crashes	Share	Share in Texas
Interstate	62	19.5%	15.8%
Other freeways and expressways	15	4.7%	6.3%
Other principal arterial	80	25.2%	29.8%
Minor arterial	64	20.1%	20.3%
Major collector	63	19.8%	18.9%
Minor collector	0	0.0%	1.7%
Local	34	10.7%	7.1%
Not reported	0	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.McLennan County: fatal crashes by light condition, 2015 to 2024
Light condition	Fatal crashes
Daylight	131
Dark, not lighted	107
Dark, lighted	64
Dawn	3
Dusk	7
Dark, lighting unknown	4
Other or unknown	1 or 2

Table 8.McLennan County: fatal crashes by weather, 2015 to 2024
Weather	Fatal crashes
Clear	246
Cloudy	47
Rain	20
Snow, sleet or freezing rain	0
Fog, smog or smoke	3
Crosswinds or blowing sand/snow	0
Other or not reported	1 or 2

Routes in the county

Table 9.Signed routes in McLennan County that have a page: fatal crashes, 2015 to 2024
Route	Type	In McLennan	In all of Texas
Interstate 35	Interstate	57	915
Interstate 45	Interstate	1 or 2	668
State Route 6	State highway	25	283
State Route 31	State highway	9	111
US Route 77	US highway	7	201
US Route 84	US highway	29	254

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.McLennan 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
McLennan County: 13.2

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 McLennan County
County	State	Deaths, 2024	Deaths, 2015 to 2024	For each 100,000 residents in a year
Bell County	Texas	63	482	13.1
Bosque County	Texas	4	50	27.1
Coryell County	Texas	10	109	13.6
Falls County	Texas	9	63	36.5
Hill County	Texas	16	139	38.1
Limestone County	Texas	5	56	24.5

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 McLennan 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 McLennan in the ten years before 2015?

FARS records 385 deaths in McLennan County from 2005 to 2014. It records 342 deaths from 2015 to 2024.

What was the rate of McLennan in 2024?

The rate of McLennan County in 2024 was 8.1 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 McLennan had a driver recorded as drinking?

FARS records a driver as drinking in 75 of 318 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 McLennan?

6 signed routes in the county have a page. FARS records 128 fatal crashes on them in the county from 2015 to 2024. The table of routes on this page gives the count for each route.