Fatal crashes in Houston County, Alabama
In 2024, 12 people died in 10 fatal crashes in Houston County, the same as in 2023. From 2015 to 2024 the county recorded 152 fatal crashes and 162 deaths, the 19th most of any county in Alabama.
11 deaths per 100,000 residents, against 18.7 across Alabama in 2024; 15.2 against 19.3 a year over 2015 to 2024. Population 109,366, Census Bureau estimate. All fatal crashes in Alabama.
Deaths in Houston County by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10 | 12 |
| 2023 | 11 | 12 |
| 2022 | 17 | 17 |
| 2021 | 17 | 17 |
| 2020 | 19 | 21 |
| 2019 | 18 | 18 |
| 2018 | 11 | 11 |
| 2017 | 15 | 15 |
| 2016 | 23 | 27 |
| 2015 | 11 | 12 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
The deadliest roads in Houston County
State Highway 210 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Houston County from 2015 to 2024: 17, with 18 deaths. The 5 roads listed held 36% of all fatal crashes in Houston County from 2015 to 2024; 2 US routes, 3 state highways. Interstate, US and state routes with 5 or more fatal crashes in the county; county roads and city streets are in the county's total but not listed.
| Road | Fatal crashes | Deaths | 2022 to 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | State Highway 210 | 17 | 18 | 5 | no page |
| 2 | US 84 | 14 | 16 | 5 | |
| 3 | US 231 | 10 | 10 | 5 | |
| 4 | State Highway 52 | 7 | 10 | 3 | no page |
| 5 | State Highway 53 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
Cities NHTSA filed, with their fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024: Dothan 70, Ashford 5. The city is not filed for crashes outside a city.
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
When fatal crashes happen in Houston County
Too few crashes to name a heaviest slot. The grid shows the shares; a share is only given over 20 crashes.
| Midnight to 4 | 4 to 8 am | 8 to noon | Noon to 4 | 4 to 8 pm | 8 to midnight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | 4.0 percent, 6 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.7 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.3 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 4.0 percent, 6 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 3 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 1.3 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.6 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 4.6 percent, 7 fatal crashes | 0.7 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 0.7 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.6 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 1.3 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 4.6 percent, 7 fatal crashes | 2.6 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 3 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.7 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.3 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 4.6 percent, 7 fatal crashes | 0.7 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 2.6 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.7 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.6 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 2.6 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 3.3 percent, 5 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 4.0 percent, 6 fatal crashes | 2.6 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 4.6 percent, 7 fatal crashes | 6.0 percent, 9 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 3.3 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 2.6 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 2.6 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 1.3 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.6 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 6.0 percent, 9 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan3.3%
- Feb10.5%
- Mar6.6%
- Apr6.6%
- May9.9%
- Jun9.2%
- Jul5.3%
- Aug12.5%
- Sep7.2%
- Oct11.2%
- Nov8.6%
- Dec9.2%
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
What fatal crashes in Houston County first hit
The first harmful event was a collision with another vehicle in 43%; a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 30%, a pedestrian in 16%, a rollover in 7.2%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Collision with another vehicle | 66 | 43% |
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 46 | 30% |
| Pedestrian | 25 | 16% |
| Rollover | 11 | 7.2% |
| Cyclist | 2 | 1.3% |
| Other | 2 | 1.3% |
| Parked vehicle | 0 | 0.0% |
| Not reported | 0 | 0.0% |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
How fatal crashes in Houston County compare with Alabama
A drinking driver was recorded in 28% of fatal crashes in Houston County from 2015 to 2024, above the Alabama share of 25%; speeding in 19%, below the Alabama share of 27%; a hit-and-run in 2.0%, below the Alabama share of 3.9%; a driver recorded as distracted in 5.3%, about the Alabama share; 57% of passenger-vehicle occupants killed with belt use known were unbelted, about the Alabama share. Shares of fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024, against the share across all of Alabama. A share is only given over 20 crashes.
| Houston | Alabama | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural roads | 47% | 59% | below the Alabama share |
| At or near an intersection | 34% | 18% | above the Alabama share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 40% | 33% | above the Alabama share |
| A drinking driver | 28% | 25% | above the Alabama share |
| Speeding | 19% | 27% | below the Alabama share |
| A distracted driver (as recorded) | 5.3% | 5.5% | about the same as the Alabama share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 57% | 58% | about the same as the Alabama share |
| Hit-and-run | 2.0% | 3.9% | below the Alabama share |
| A motorcycle involved | 15% | 10% | above the Alabama share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 15% | 12% | above the Alabama share |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Questions about fatal crashes in Houston County
- How many people died in car accidents in Houston County in 2024?
- 12 people died in 10 fatal crashes in Houston County, Alabama, in 2024, the same as in 2023. That is 11 deaths per 100,000 residents, against 18.7 across Alabama.
- What is the deadliest road in Houston County?
- State Highway 210 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Houston County from 2015 to 2024: 17, with 18 deaths.
- How many fatal crashes in Houston County involved a drinking driver?
- 43 of 152 fatal crashes in Houston County from 2015 to 2024 involved a driver NHTSA recorded as drinking, 28%, against 25% across Alabama.
Other counties in Alabama with a page
- Jefferson County
- Mobile County
- Madison County
- Montgomery County
- Tuscaloosa County
- Baldwin County
- Limestone County
- Cullman County
- Talladega County
- Calhoun County
- Shelby County
- Lee County
All fatal crashes in Alabama, with every county ranked.
Where the Houston County numbers come from
Counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024 Annual Report File: every fatal crash NHTSA filed in Houston County (county code 69). A fatal crash is one in which someone died within 30 days. The rate per 100,000 uses the Census Bureau's population estimate for the county; it is the only figure here not counted from FARS. The full method.