San Patricio County, Texas: fatal crash statistics

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FARS records 14 deaths in 13 fatal crashes in San Patricio County in 2024.

FARS records 137 deaths in 116 fatal crashes in the county from 2015 to 2024.

From 2015 to 2024 the rate is 20.0 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, San Patricio County was number 59 of 254 counties of Texas.

Deaths in San Patricio County rose by 17.1% between the ten years 2005 to 2014 (117) and the ten years 2015 to 2024 (137).

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

From 2015 to 2024, 63.5% of the fatal crashes in San Patricio 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 San Patricio 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.San Patricio County: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 2015 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes	Crashes with a driver recorded as drinking
2024	14	13	1 or 2
2023	16	14	3
2022	19	17	7
2021	16	11	3
2020	14	13	5
2019	18	12	1 or 2
2018	10	10	3
2017	15	11	1 or 2
2016	8	8	0
2015	7	7	1 or 2
2015 to 2024	137	116	28

Each year from 1975

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

Tallest column: 27 (1979)2024: 14

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

Table 2.San Patricio County: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 1975 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes
2024	14	13
2023	16	14
2022	19	17
2021	16	11
2020	14	13
2019	18	12
2018	10	10
2017	15	11
2016	8	8
2015	7	7
2014	16	15
2013	12	12
2012	12	10
2011	6	6
2010	12	10
2009	9	9
2008	11	11
2007	10	9
2006	13	11
2005	16	15
2004	12	12
2003	9	8
2002	12	11
2001	8	7
2000	20	18
1999	16	12
1998	12	12
1997	17	14
1996	12	12
1995	9	7
1994	10	10
1993	12	12
1992	15	12
1991	7	7
1990	7	6
1989	14	10
1988	10	10
1987	7	7
1986	8	6
1985	14	11
1984	21	19
1983	12	10
1982	27	20
1981	24	22
1980	22	18
1979	27	23
1978	20	17
1977	18	12
1976	17	15
1975	17	15

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.San Patricio County beside Texas and the United States: deaths for each 100,000 residents
Period	San Patricio County	Texas	United States
2024	19.6	13.3	11.5
2015 to 2024, in a year	20.0	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. San Patricio County had 71,534 residents in 2024.

Factors that NHTSA records

Table 4.San Patricio County: counts by recorded factor, 2015 to 2024
Factor	Count	Counted among	Share	Share in Texas
A driver recorded as drinkingof 116 fatal crashes	28	116 fatal crashes	24.1%	25.5%
A speeding-related driverof 116 fatal crashes	35	116 fatal crashes	30.2%	32.1%
No restraint usedof 94 occupant deaths with restraint use known	42	94 occupant deathswith restraint use known	44.7%	45.1%
Pedestriansof 137 deaths	14	137 deaths	10.2%	17.6%
Bicyclistsof 137 deaths	1 or 2	137 deaths	1.5%	1.9%
Motorcyclistsof 137 deaths	14	137 deaths	10.2%	12.7%
On a rural roadof 115 fatal crashes with the condition reported	73	115 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	63.5%	38.1%
In the darkof 116 fatal crashes with the condition reported	56	116 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.San Patricio 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	7	4	1 or 2	5	18
Monday	4	8	1 or 2	4	18
Tuesday	3	1 or 2	9	7	20
Wednesday	1 or 2	1 or 2	3	1 or 2	8
Thursday	0	4	3	5	12
Friday	1 or 2	1 or 2	6	5	15
Saturday	6	4	6	9	25
All days	24	24	31	37	116

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.San Patricio County: fatal crashes by road function class, 2015 to 2024
Road function class	Fatal crashes	Share	Share in Texas
Interstate	13	11.3%	15.8%
Other freeways and expressways	5	4.3%	6.3%
Other principal arterial	24	20.9%	29.8%
Minor arterial	21	18.3%	20.3%
Major collector	33	28.7%	18.9%
Minor collector	3	2.6%	1.7%
Local	16	13.9%	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.San Patricio County: fatal crashes by light condition, 2015 to 2024
Light condition	Fatal crashes
Daylight	56
Dark, not lighted	43
Dark, lighted	13
Dawn	3
Dusk	1 or 2
Dark, lighting unknown	0
Other or unknown	0

Table 8.San Patricio County: fatal crashes by weather, 2015 to 2024
Weather	Fatal crashes
Clear	91
Cloudy	14
Rain	9
Snow, sleet or freezing rain	0
Fog, smog or smoke	1 or 2
Crosswinds or blowing sand/snow	0
Other or not reported	0

Routes in the county

Table 9.Signed routes in San Patricio County that have a page: fatal crashes, 2015 to 2024
Route	Type	In San Patricio	In all of Texas
Interstate 37	Interstate	13	142
State Route 35	State highway	9	126
State Route 359	State highway	5	40
State Route 361	State highway	7	21
US Route 77	US highway	18	201
US Route 181	US highway	8	79

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.San Patricio 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
San Patricio County: 20.0

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 San Patricio County
County	State	Deaths, 2024	Deaths, 2015 to 2024	For each 100,000 residents in a year
Aransas County	Texas	6	51	20.7
Bee County	Texas	10	50	15.6
Jim Wells County	Texas	11	96	24.0
Live Oak County	Texas	8	70	58.9
Nueces County	Texas	48	445	12.5
Refugio County	Texas	1 or 2	35	50.7

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 San Patricio 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 San Patricio in the ten years before 2015?

FARS records 117 deaths in San Patricio County from 2005 to 2014. It records 137 deaths from 2015 to 2024.

What was the rate of San Patricio in 2024?

The rate of San Patricio County in 2024 was 19.6 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 San Patricio had a driver recorded as drinking?

FARS records a driver as drinking in 28 of 116 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 San Patricio?

6 signed routes in the county have a page. FARS records 60 fatal crashes on them in the county from 2015 to 2024. The table of routes on this page gives the count for each route.