Texas

Core Outcome Measures	Year
Traffic Fatalities	Total	3,699	3,536	3,531	3,466	3,382
Rural	2,053	1,974	1,998	1,894	1,745
Urban	1,646	1,557	1,532	1,565	1,552
Unknown	0	5	1	7	85
Fatalities Per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Driven**	Total	1.60	1.50	1.48	1.42
Rural	2.50	2.36	2.37	2.20
Urban	1.11	1.03	1.00	0.99
Passenger Vehicle Occupant Fatalities (All Seat Positions)	Total	2,790	2,545	2,601	2,466	2,248
Restrained	1,493	1,291	1,280	1,269	1,106
Unrestrained	1,224	1,203	1,147	1,013	951
Unknown	73	51	174	184	191
Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities (BAC=.08+)***	1,336	1,320	1,400	1,333	1,269
Speeding-Related Fatalities	1,466	1,439	1,496	1,380	1,422
Motorcyclist Fatalities	Total	290	364	353	407	516
Helmeted	116	146	128	158	191
Unhelmeted	171	214	220	239	316
Unknown	3	4	5	10	9
Drivers Involved in Fatal Crashes	Total	5,040	4,774	4,741	4,718	4,585
Aged Under 15	13	14	12	7	8
Aged 15-20	689	622	637	591	586
Aged Under 21	702	636	649	598	594
Aged 21 and Over	4,227	4,040	3,980	4,011	3,884
Unknown Age	111	98	112	109	107
Pedestrian Fatalities	447	427	385	410	416

Year	Fatalities	Total Vehicle Miles Traveled (Millions)	Fatalities Per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled	Total Population	Fatalities Per 100,000 Population
2004	Texas	3,699	231,008	1.60	22,424,884	16.50
US	42,836	2,964,788	1.44	292,892,127	14.63
Best State*			0.87		7.39
2005	Texas	3,536	235,170	1.50	22,811,128	15.50
US	43,510	2,989,430	1.46	295,560,549	14.72
Best State*			0.80		6.85
2006	Texas	3,531	238,256	1.48	23,367,534	15.11
US	42,708	3,014,371	1.42	298,362,973	14.31
Best State*			0.78		6.32
2007	Texas	3,466	243,443	1.42	23,843,432	14.54
US	41,259	3,029,822	1.36	301,290,332	13.69
Best State*			0.79		6.55
2008	Texas	3,382			24,326,974	13.90
US	37,261	2,925,503	1.27	304,059,724	12.25
Best State*					5.59

Year	Total Fatalities in all Crashes	Highest BAC level in the Crash
2004	Texas	3,699	1,704	46	1,481	40	0.64
US	42,836	16,919	39	14,593	34	0.49
Best State*			25		21	0.27
2005	Texas	3,536	1,672	47	1,462	41	0.62
US	43,510	17,590	40	15,102	35	0.51
Best State*			14		12	0.14
2006	Texas	3,531	1,745	49	1,540	44	0.65
US	42,708	17,738	42	15,144	35	0.50
Best State*			24		20	0.22
2007	Texas	3,466	1,672	48	1,463	42	0.60
US	41,259	17,158	42	14,603	35	0.48
Best State*			24		21	0.23
2008	Texas	3,382	1,616	48	1,417	42
US	37,261	15,438	41	13,294	36	0.45
Best State*			21		16

Year	Total Fatalities in all Crashes	Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities (BAC = .08+)
2004	Texas	3,699	1,336	36	0.58
US	42,836	13,099	31	0.44
Best State*			20	0.25
2005	Texas	3,536	1,320	37	0.56
US	43,510	13,582	31	0.45
Best State*			12	0.13
2006	Texas	3,531	1,400	40	0.59
US	42,708	13,491	32	0.45
Best State*			18	0.20
2007	Texas	3,466	1,333	38	0.55
US	41,259	13,041	32	0.43
Best State*			19	0.21
2008	Texas	3,382	1,269	38
US	37,261	11,773	32	0.40
Best State*			16

Year	Surviving Drivers/Motorcycle Rider	Killed Drivers/Motorcycle Rider	Total Drivers/Motorcycle Rider
2004	Texas	2,847	600	21	2,193	1,201	55	5,040	1,801	36
US	31,524	8,215	26	26,871	18,275	68	58,395	26,490	45
Best State*			80			97			82
2005	Texas	2,667	549	21	2,107	982	47	4,774	1,531	32
US	31,729	7,415	23	27,491	18,773	68	59,220	26,188	44
Best State*			77			98			84
2006	Texas	2,541	433	17	2,200	735	33	4,741	1,168	25
US	30,498	7,482	25	27,348	18,911	69	57,846	26,393	46
Best State*			81			99			85
2007	Texas	2,521	328	13	2,197	930	42	4,718	1,258	27
US	29,449	7,631	26	26,570	19,434	73	56,019	27,065	48
Best State*			82			100			84
2008	Texas	2,437	343	14	2,148	1,224	57	4,585	1,567	34
US	26,011	6,677	26	24,175	17,045	71	50,186	23,722	47
Best State*			80			95			84

Year	Fatalities - Restrained**	Observed - Restrained***
2004	Texas	70	83
US	56	80
Best State*	82	95
2005	Texas	68	90
US	55	82
Best State*	88	95
2006	Texas	65	90
US	55	81
Best State*	77	96
2007	Texas	70	92
US	57	82
Best State*	82	98
2008	Texas	67	91
US	56	83
Best State*	78	97

Year	Fatalities Age 5 and Above*	Lives Saved Estimates**
2004	2,716	1,455	1,193	68	55	1,777	540
2005	2,475	1,254	1,171	50	52	1,563	316
2006	2,550	1,249	1,129	172	53	1,611	376
2007	2,395	1,239	983	173	56	1,622	281
2008	2,198	1,092	934	172	54	1,477	309

Year	Fatalities Age 4 and Under*	Lives Saved Estimates**
2004	73	38	30	5	56	54
2005	62	33	29	0	53	45
2006	44	29	15	0	66	41
2007	56	30	24	2	56	43
2008	39	13	15	11	46	14

Year	Fatalities	Lives Saved Estimates**
2004	290	116	171	3	40	69	65
2005	364	146	214	4	41	88	81
2006	353	128	220	5	37	74	82
2007	407	158	239	10	40	94	89
2008	516	191	316	9	38	115	120

Person Type	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Occupants	Passenger Car	1,473	40	1,270	36	1,256	36	1,197	35	1,104	33
Light Truck - Pickup	692	19	704	20	752	21	706	20	624	18
Light Truck - Utility	470	13	394	11	460	13	418	12	409	12
Light Truck - Van	151	4	171	5	129	4	142	4	108	3
Light Truck - Other	4	0	6	0	4	0	3	0	3	0
Large Truck	74	2	76	2	90	3	79	2	85	3
Bus	2	0	24	1	2	0	0	0	20	1
Other/Unknown Occupants	25	1	31	1	25	1	39	1	31	1
Total Occupants	2,891	78	2,676	76	2,718	77	2,584	75	2,384	70
Motorcyclists	Total Motorcyclists	290	8	364	10	353	10	407	12	516	15
Nonoccupants	Pedestrian	447	12	427	12	385	11	410	12	416	12
Bicyclist and Other Cyclist	51	1	47	1	52	1	48	1	53	2
Other/Unknown Nonoccupants	20	1	22	1	23	1	17	0	13	0
��Total Nonoccupants	518	14	496	14	460	13	475	14	482	14
Total	Total	3,699	100	3,536	100	3,531	100	3,466	100	3,382	100

Crash Type	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Total Fatalities (All Crashes)*	3,699	3,536	3,531	3,466	3,382
- (1) Single Vehicle	1,906	1,907	1,931	1,841	1,897
- (2) Involving a Large Truck	483	506	500	502	441
- (3) Involving Speeding	1,466	1,439	1,496	1,380	1,422
- (4) Involving a Rollover	1,062	1,067	1,158	1,007	1,018
- (5) Involving a Roadway Departure	1,890	1,765	1,812	1,778	1,681
- (6) Involving an Intersection (or Intersection Related)	779	694	619	675	642

Year	Age	Total
2004	14	76	69	71	43	17	0	290
2005	30	104	84	66	51	29	0	364
2006	26	108	65	78	58	18	0	353
2007	17	107	83	101	67	30	2	407
2008	16	142	90	120	102	46	0	516

Year	Motorcyclist Fatalities	Total Motorcycle Registrations*	Motorcyclist Fatalities Per 100,000 Motorcycle Registrations
2004	290	286,992	101.0
2005	364	331,213	109.9
2006	353	355,825	99.21
2007	407	387,915	104.9
2008	516

Person Type by Race/Hispanic Origin	2004	2005	2006	2007
Occupants (All Vehicle Types)	Hispanic	999	945	722	142
White Non-Hispanic	1,762	1,639	1,436	307
Black, Non-Hispanic	298	308	252	73
American Indian, Non-Hispanic/Unknown	7	8	10	0
Asian, Non-Hispanic/Unknown	17	26	27	4
Pacific Islander, Non-Hispanic/Unknown	0	1	0	0
Multiple Races, Non-Hispanic/Unknown	0	1	0	0
All Other Non-Hispanic or Race	30	29	19	1
Unknown Race and Unknown Hispanic	68	83	605	2,464
Total	3,181	3,040	3,071	2,991
Non-Occupants (Pedestrians, Pedalcyclists and Other/Unknown NonOccupants)	Hispanic	179	169	123	31
White Non-Hispanic	222	213	153	41
Black, Non-Hispanic	93	81	59	14
American Indian, Non-Hispanic/Unknown	3	1	5	0
Asian, Non-Hispanic/Unknown	2	4	8	2
All Other Non-Hispanic or Race	10	10	2	1
Unknown Race and Unknown Hispanic	9	18	110	386
Total	518	496	460	475
Total	Hispanic	1,178	1,114	845	173
White Non-Hispanic	1,984	1,852	1,589	348
Black, Non-Hispanic	391	389	311	87
American Indian, Non-Hispanic/Unknown	10	9	15	0
Asian, Non-Hispanic/Unknown	19	30	35	6
Pacific Islander, Non-Hispanic/Unknown	0	1	0	0
Multiple Races, Non-Hispanic/Unknown	0	1	0	0
All Other Non-Hispanic or Race	40	39	21	2
Unknown Race and Unknown Hispanic	77	101	715	2,850
Total	3,699	3,536	3,531	3,466

Counties by 2008 Ranking	Fatalities	Percent of Total
1	Harris County	397	388	345	370	354	11	11	10	11	10
2	Dallas County	276	234	225	224	202	7	7	6	6	6
3	Bexar County	196	169	148	140	159	5	5	4	4	5
4	Tarrant County	131	145	165	159	138	4	4	5	5	4
5	Travis County	112	94	103	94	89	3	3	3	3	3
6	Hidalgo County	83	92	62	75	75	2	3	2	2	2
7	Montgomery County	64	64	74	71	67	2	2	2	2	2
8	El Paso County	63	65	44	56	63	2	2	1	2	2
9	Jefferson County	44	61	64	46	51	1	2	2	1	2
10	Mclennan County	38	41	43	22	47	1	1	1	1	1
Sub Total 1.*	Top Ten Counties	1,441	1,367	1,283	1,285	1,245	39	39	36	37	37
Sub Total 2.**	All Other Counties	2,258	2,168	2,248	2,181	2,137	61	61	64	63	63
Total	All Counties	3,699	3,535	3,531	3,466	3,382	100	100	100	100	100

1

Harris County

397

388

345

370

354

11

10

11

10

2

Dallas County

276

234

225

224

202

7

6

3

Bexar County

196

169

148

140

159

5

4

5

4

Tarrant County

131

145

165

159

138

4

5

4

5

Travis County

112

94

103

94

89

3

6

Hidalgo County

83

92

62

75

2

3

2

7

Montgomery County

64

74

71

67

2

8

El Paso County

63

65

44

56

63

2

1

2

9

Jefferson County

44

61

64

46

51

1

2

1

2

10

Mclennan County

38

41

43

22

47

1

Sub Total 1.*

Top Ten Counties

1,441

1,367

1,283

1,285

1,245

39

36

37

Sub Total 2.**

All Other Counties

2,258

2,168

2,248

2,181

2,137

61

64

63

Total

All Counties

3,699

3,535

3,531

3,466

3,382

100

Counties by 2008 Ranking		Fatalities Per 100,000 Population
Counties by 2008 Ranking		2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
1	Loving County	0.00	0.00	3,508.77	0.00	2,380.95
2	Kenedy County	472.81	461.89	246.91	1,015.23	773.20
3	Hudspeth County	251.26	280.55	279.50	92.54	286.90
4	Borden County	450.45	158.23	0.00	342.47	168.63
5	Oldham County	236.18	239.35	383.14	339.64	145.49
6	Stonewall County	71.63	147.82	0.00	0.00	138.89
7	Sherman County	33.22	102.81	138.99	0.00	136.52
8	La Salle County	84.73	83.33	101.01	33.50	136.50
9	Brooks County	65.66	0.00	132.05	185.60	132.47
10	Robertson County	94.94	119.43	63.04	171.40	127.45
Sub Rate 1.*	Top Ten Counties	211.24	218.11	250.90	207.15	153.67
Sub Rate 2.**	All Other Counties	16.21	15.31	14.89	14.24	13.67
Total Rate	All Counties	16.50	15.50	15.11	14.54	13.90

Year		Total Fatalities in all Crashes	Highest BAC level in the Crash
			BAC = .01+		BAC = .08+
			Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Per 100 Million VMT
2004	Texas	3,699	1,704	46	1,481	40	0.64
	US	42,836	16,919	39	14,593	34	0.49
	Best State*			25		21	0.27
2005	Texas	3,536	1,672	47	1,462	41	0.62
	US	43,510	17,590	40	15,102	35	0.51
	Best State*			14		12	0.14
2006	Texas	3,531	1,745	49	1,540	44	0.65
	US	42,708	17,738	42	15,144	35	0.50
	Best State*			24		20	0.22
2007	Texas	3,466	1,672	48	1,463	42	0.60
	US	41,259	17,158	42	14,603	35	0.48
	Best State*			24		21	0.23
2008	Texas	3,382	1,616	48	1,417	42
	US	37,261	15,438	41	13,294	36	0.45
	Best State*			21		16

Year		Surviving Drivers/Motorcycle Rider			Killed Drivers/Motorcycle Rider			Total Drivers/Motorcycle Rider
		Total	With Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) Results Reported to FARS		Total	With Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) Results Reported to FARS		Total	With Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) Results Reported to FARS
		Total	Number	Percent	Total	Number	Percent	Total	Number	Percent
2004	Texas	2,847	600	21	2,193	1,201	55	5,040	1,801	36
	US	31,524	8,215	26	26,871	18,275	68	58,395	26,490	45
	Best State*			80			97			82
2005	Texas	2,667	549	21	2,107	982	47	4,774	1,531	32
	US	31,729	7,415	23	27,491	18,773	68	59,220	26,188	44
	Best State*			77			98			84
2006	Texas	2,541	433	17	2,200	735	33	4,741	1,168	25
	US	30,498	7,482	25	27,348	18,911	69	57,846	26,393	46
	Best State*			81			99			85
2007	Texas	2,521	328	13	2,197	930	42	4,718	1,258	27
	US	29,449	7,631	26	26,570	19,434	73	56,019	27,065	48
	Best State*			82			100			84
2008	Texas	2,437	343	14	2,148	1,224	57	4,585	1,567	34
	US	26,011	6,677	26	24,175	17,045	71	50,186	23,722	47
	Best State*			80			95			84

Person Type		2004		2005		2006		2007		2008
Person Type		Number	Percent*	Number	Percent*	Number	Percent*	Number	Percent*	Number	Percent*
Occupants	Passenger Car	1,473	40	1,270	36	1,256	36	1,197	35	1,104	33
	Light Truck - Pickup	692	19	704	20	752	21	706	20	624	18
	Light Truck - Utility	470	13	394	11	460	13	418	12	409	12
	Light Truck - Van	151	4	171	5	129	4	142	4	108	3
	Light Truck - Other	4	0	6	0	4	0	3	0	3	0
	Large Truck	74	2	76	2	90	3	79	2	85	3
	Bus	2	0	24	1	2	0	0	0	20	1
	Other/Unknown Occupants	25	1	31	1	25	1	39	1	31	1
	Total Occupants	2,891	78	2,676	76	2,718	77	2,584	75	2,384	70
Motorcyclists	Total Motorcyclists	290	8	364	10	353	10	407	12	516	15
Nonoccupants	Pedestrian	447	12	427	12	385	11	410	12	416	12
	Bicyclist and Other Cyclist	51	1	47	1	52	1	48	1	53	2
	Other/Unknown Nonoccupants	20	1	22	1	23	1	17	0	13	0
	��Total Nonoccupants	518	14	496	14	460	13	475	14	482	14
Total	Total	3,699	100	3,536	100	3,531	100	3,466	100	3,382	100

Year	Age							Total
Year	<20	20-29	30-39	40-49	50-59	>59	Unknown	Total
2004	14	76	69	71	43	17	0	290
2005	30	104	84	66	51	29	0	364
2006	26	108	65	78	58	18	0	353
2007	17	107	83	101	67	30	2	407
2008	16	142	90	120	102	46	0	516