Fatal crashes in Blanco County, Texas
In 2024, 10 people died in 9 fatal crashes in Blanco County, 25.0% more than in 2023. From 2015 to 2024 the county recorded 50 fatal crashes and 61 deaths.
74.9 deaths per 100,000 residents, against 13.3 across Texas in 2024; 51 against 13.6 a year over 2015 to 2024. Population 13,358, Census Bureau estimate. All fatal crashes in Texas.
Deaths in Blanco County by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9 | 10 |
| 2023 | 5 | 8 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 |
| 2021 | 5 | 6 |
| 2020 | 4 | 6 |
| 2019 | 4 | 6 |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 |
| 2017 | 2 | 3 |
| 2016 | 7 | 8 |
| 2015 | 4 | 4 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
The deadliest roads in Blanco County
US 281 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Blanco County from 2015 to 2024: 32, with 42 deaths. The 1 road listed held 64% of all fatal crashes in Blanco County from 2015 to 2024; 1 US route. 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 | US 281 | 32 | 42 | 13 |
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 Blanco 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 | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 6.0 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 6.0 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 6.0 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 4.0 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 4.0 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 4.0 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 4.0 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 4.0 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 4.0 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 4.0 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 6.0 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 4.0 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 4.0 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 6.0 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 8.0 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 6.0 percent, 3 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan6.0%
- Feb4.0%
- Mar10.0%
- Apr8.0%
- May8.0%
- Jun12.0%
- Jul4.0%
- Aug10.0%
- Sep8.0%
- Oct8.0%
- Nov12.0%
- Dec10.0%
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
What fatal crashes in Blanco County first hit
The first harmful event was a collision with another vehicle in most fatal crashes, 62%; a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 18%, a rollover in 12%, a pedestrian in 4.0%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Collision with another vehicle | 31 | 62% |
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 9 | 18% |
| Rollover | 6 | 12% |
| Pedestrian | 2 | 4.0% |
| Cyclist | 1 | 2.0% |
| Other | 1 | 2.0% |
| 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 Blanco County compare with Texas
A drinking driver was recorded in 28% of fatal crashes in Blanco County from 2015 to 2024, above the Texas share of 26%; speeding in 28%, below the Texas share of 32%; a hit-and-run in 0.0%, below the Texas share of 7.6%; a driver recorded as distracted in 14%, above the Texas share of 10%; 33% of passenger-vehicle occupants killed with belt use known were unbelted, below the Texas share of 45%. Shares of fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024, against the share across all of Texas. A share is only given over 20 crashes.
| Blanco | Texas | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural roads | 96% | 38% | above the Texas share |
| At or near an intersection | 12% | 22% | below the Texas share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 28% | 31% | below the Texas share |
| A drinking driver | 28% | 26% | above the Texas share |
| Speeding | 28% | 32% | below the Texas share |
| A distracted driver (as recorded) | 14% | 10% | above the Texas share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 33% | 45% | below the Texas share |
| Hit-and-run | 0.0% | 7.6% | below the Texas share |
| A motorcycle involved | 14% | 14% | about the same as the Texas share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 4.9% | 18% | below the Texas 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 Blanco County
- How many people died in car accidents in Blanco County in 2024?
- 10 people died in 9 fatal crashes in Blanco County, Texas, in 2024, 25.0% more than in 2023. That is 74.9 deaths per 100,000 residents, against 13.3 across Texas.
- What is the deadliest road in Blanco County?
- US 281 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Blanco County from 2015 to 2024: 32, with 42 deaths.
- How many fatal crashes in Blanco County involved a drinking driver?
- 14 of 50 fatal crashes in Blanco County from 2015 to 2024 involved a driver NHTSA recorded as drinking, 28%, against 26% across Texas.
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Where the Blanco County numbers come from
Counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024 Annual Report File: every fatal crash NHTSA filed in Blanco County (county code 31). 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.