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According to crimebycity.com's analysis of NHTSA data, the most dangerous city to drive in in Texas is Orange, TX with 38.8 traffic deaths per 100,000 residents per year (2020–2024; Road Danger Score 99/100), vs a US average of 12.3.
Highest Traffic-Fatality Rates in Texas
Cities ranked by Road Danger Score — 5-year traffic deaths per 100,000 residents from NHTSA FARS.
| # | City | Danger Score | Deaths per 100K/yr | Deaths 2020–2024 | Alcohol % | Speeding % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orange | 99/100 | 38.8 | 37 | 0% | 18% |
| 2 | Vidor | 98/100 | 31.2 | 16 | 7% | 13% |
| 3 | Bellmead | 97/100 | 26.3 | 14 | 14% | 50% |
| 4 | Granbury | 97/100 | 25.8 | 17 | 6% | 29% |
| 5 | Rockport | 96/100 | 23.2 | 13 | 55% | 27% |
| 6 | Galveston | 96/100 | 22.6 | 60 | 26% | 40% |
| 7 | Buda | 96/100 | 22.1 | 18 | 6% | 31% |
| 8 | Pecos | 95/100 | 21.3 | 11 | 11% | 33% |
| 9 | La Marque | 95/100 | 21.0 | 21 | 30% | 40% |
| 10 | Lufkin | 94/100 | 20.5 | 35 | 19% | 31% |
| 11 | Athens | 94/100 | 20.4 | 14 | 0% | 21% |
| 12 | Balch Springs | 94/100 | 20.1 | 27 | 29% | 67% |
| 13 | Odessa | 93/100 | 19.6 | 114 | 43% | 44% |
| 14 | Jacksonville | 93/100 | 19.2 | 14 | 0% | 36% |
| 15 | Port Arthur | 93/100 | 19.1 | 53 | 8% | 16% |
| 16 | Beaumont | 92/100 | 18.9 | 105 | 20% | 40% |
| 17 | Big Spring | 92/100 | 18.8 | 20 | 12% | 12% |
| 18 | Gainesville | 92/100 | 18.5 | 17 | 20% | 40% |
| 19 | Webster | 92/100 | 18.2 | 11 | 46% | 36% |
| 20 | Taylor | 91/100 | 18.1 | 16 | 31% | 31% |
| 21 | Sanger | 91/100 | 17.7 | 9 | 43% | 29% |
| 22 | Mont Belvieu | 91/100 | 17.5 | 9 | 14% | 71% |
| 23 | Nacogdoches | 90/100 | 17.4 | 28 | 11% | 19% |
| 24 | Azle | 90/100 | 17.4 | 13 | 8% | 15% |
| 25 | San Marcos | 90/100 | 17.3 | 63 | 16% | 53% |
| 26 | Greenville | 89/100 | 16.9 | 29 | 24% | 36% |
| 27 | Forest Hill | 89/100 | 16.9 | 12 | 8% | 25% |
| 28 | Dallas | 89/100 | 16.8 | 1,112 | 30% | 41% |
| 29 | Clute | 89/100 | 16.8 | 9 | 38% | 38% |
| 30 | Marshall | 88/100 | 16.4 | 20 | 25% | 60% |
| 31 | Paris | 87/100 | 15.9 | 20 | 16% | 47% |
| 32 | Midlothian | 87/100 | 15.6 | 34 | 43% | 32% |
| 33 | Helotes | 87/100 | 15.6 | 8 | 57% | 43% |
| 34 | Donna | 86/100 | 15.5 | 13 | 42% | 58% |
| 35 | Belton | 86/100 | 15.5 | 20 | 11% | 37% |
| 36 | Ennis | 86/100 | 15.2 | 19 | 33% | 33% |
| 37 | Seguin | 86/100 | 15.1 | 29 | 14% | 32% |
| 38 | Mount Pleasant | 85/100 | 15.0 | 12 | 33% | 22% |
| 39 | Bastrop | 84/100 | 14.5 | 9 | 22% | 22% |
| 40 | Baytown | 84/100 | 14.3 | 60 | 18% | 30% |
| 41 | Denison | 83/100 | 14.1 | 19 | 6% | 39% |
| 42 | Tyler | 82/100 | 13.8 | 77 | 11% | 25% |
| 43 | Sweetwater | 82/100 | 13.8 | 7 | 14% | 43% |
| 44 | Houston | 82/100 | 13.6 | 1,582 | 30% | 33% |
| 45 | Midland | 81/100 | 13.5 | 95 | 26% | 43% |
| 46 | Texarkana | 81/100 | 13.5 | 24 | 8% | 25% |
| 47 | Tomball | 81/100 | 13.4 | 10 | 22% | 22% |
| 48 | Lancaster | 81/100 | 13.3 | 27 | 28% | 24% |
| 49 | Longview | 80/100 | 13.1 | 55 | 19% | 26% |
| 50 | Alvin | 80/100 | 13.0 | 19 | 47% | 29% |
| 51 | Pearsall | 79/100 | 13.0 | 7 | 20% | 40% |
| 52 | Lubbock | 79/100 | 13.0 | 175 | 30% | 37% |
| 53 | Lockhart | 78/100 | 12.8 | 10 | 11% | 33% |
| 54 | Palestine | 76/100 | 12.2 | 12 | 33% | 50% |
| 55 | Cleburne | 76/100 | 12.1 | 23 | 9% | 35% |
| 56 | San Antonio | 76/100 | 12.1 | 917 | 29% | 30% |
| 57 | Temple | 75/100 | 12.0 | 58 | 23% | 37% |
| 58 | Sulphur Springs | 75/100 | 11.9 | 10 | 0% | 11% |
| 59 | Sherman | 75/100 | 11.9 | 29 | 18% | 18% |
| 60 | Anna | 74/100 | 11.9 | 19 | 0% | 44% |
| 61 | Henderson | 74/100 | 11.8 | 8 | 0% | 25% |
| 62 | Fort Worth | 74/100 | 11.8 | 588 | 16% | 42% |
| 63 | Kilgore | 74/100 | 11.8 | 8 | 14% | 29% |
| 64 | Angleton | 74/100 | 11.7 | 12 | 18% | 36% |
| 65 | Ingleside | 73/100 | 11.6 | 6 | 17% | 50% |
| 66 | Corsicana | 73/100 | 11.6 | 15 | 13% | 40% |
| 67 | Corpus Christi | 73/100 | 11.6 | 183 | 34% | 41% |
| 68 | Amarillo | 72/100 | 11.5 | 117 | 15% | 53% |
| 69 | Abilene | 71/100 | 11.4 | 74 | 12% | 27% |
| 70 | Brenham | 70/100 | 11.1 | 11 | 20% | 20% |
| 71 | El Paso | 69/100 | 10.9 | 371 | 32% | 40% |
| 72 | Red Oak | 68/100 | 10.8 | 11 | 22% | 33% |
| 73 | Weatherford | 68/100 | 10.8 | 22 | 15% | 45% |
| 74 | Santa Fe | 68/100 | 10.7 | 7 | 40% | 20% |
| 75 | Austin | 67/100 | 10.7 | 525 | 26% | 30% |
| 76 | Kerrville | 67/100 | 10.3 | 13 | 39% | 15% |
| 77 | Wichita Falls | 67/100 | 10.3 | 53 | 38% | 46% |
| 78 | Farmers Branch | 65/100 | 10.1 | 19 | 53% | 53% |
| 79 | Richardson | 65/100 | 10.0 | 59 | 31% | 42% |
| 80 | Live Oak | 65/100 | 10.0 | 8 | 50% | 63% |
| 81 | Vernon | 65/100 | 9.9 | 5 | 0% | 25% |
| 82 | San Benito | 64/100 | 9.8 | 12 | 20% | 40% |
| 83 | Texas City | 62/100 | 9.6 | 28 | 30% | 44% |
| 84 | Manor | 62/100 | 9.6 | 11 | 18% | 55% |
| 85 | Arlington | 62/100 | 9.6 | 192 | 34% | 35% |
| 86 | Harlingen | 61/100 | 9.5 | 34 | 16% | 29% |
| 87 | Freeport | 61/100 | 9.5 | 5 | 0% | 0% |
| 88 | Conroe | 61/100 | 9.4 | 54 | 17% | 30% |
| 89 | Hidalgo | 60/100 | 9.4 | 7 | 14% | 43% |
| 90 | Bay City | 59/100 | 9.2 | 8 | 14% | 71% |
| 91 | Alice | 59/100 | 9.1 | 8 | 25% | 38% |
| 92 | Robinson | 59/100 | 9.1 | 6 | 20% | 40% |
| 93 | La Porte | 58/100 | 9.0 | 17 | 25% | 19% |
| 94 | Uvalde | 58/100 | 9.0 | 7 | 0% | 17% |
| 95 | Stephenville | 58/100 | 9.0 | 10 | 0% | 33% |
| 96 | Waxahachie | 58/100 | 8.9 | 22 | 18% | 41% |
| 97 | Killeen | 57/100 | 8.9 | 72 | 28% | 44% |
| 98 | Grand Prairie | 57/100 | 8.8 | 91 | 28% | 53% |
| 99 | Terrell | 56/100 | 8.7 | 10 | 0% | 10% |
| 100 | Grapevine | 55/100 | 8.6 | 22 | 5% | 46% |