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YEAR-OVER-YEAR CRASH REPORT · AUSTIN, TX · 2024
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Yearly Traffic Safety Analysis
12,059 CRASHES IN
AUSTIN, TX
2024
In 2024, Austin recorded 12,059 total crashes, a 7.5% decrease from the 13,040 crashes reported in 2023. Despite the overall decline in collisions, the number of fatalities increased by 7.8% from 90 to 97. This rise in fatalities amidst fewer total crashes represents the most significant year-over-year trend in the data.
12,059
▼ -7.5%was 13,040
Total Crash Events
97
▲ 7.8%was 90
Persons Killed
8,421
▼ -2.8%was 8,661
Persons Injured
92
▼ -1.1%was 93
Fatal Crash Events
Note: "Persons Killed" (97) counts individual fatalities across all crash events. "Fatal" in the severity table below (92) counts crash events where at least one fatality occurred. A single crash can result in multiple fatalities.
Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records
Trend Summary
Year-over-year data indicates a general downward trend in traffic collisions in Austin, with total crashes falling by 7.5% and total injuries decreasing by 2.8%. However, this positive trend in volume is contrasted by a negative trend in severity. The number of people killed in crashes rose by 7.8% from 90 in 2023 to 97 in 2024.
Vulnerable Road User Casualties
39
Pedestrians Killed
3
Cyclists Killed
42
Motorists Killed
0
Pedestrians Injured
0
Cyclists Injured
0
Motorists Injured
Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · Mode classified from person records (driver/passenger → motorist; pedestrian; bicyclist → cyclist; in-line skater / unspecified → other)
When Crashes Happen
The temporal patterns of crashes in Austin showed consistency between 2023 and 2024. Friday remained the day with the highest number of crashes, though the count dropped from 2,169 to 1,997. Similarly, the 5 PM hour continued to be the peak time for collisions in both years, with the crash volume decreasing from 974 to 837. No significant shifts in the timing of when crashes occur were observed.
Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday
Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)
Crash Severity Breakdown
Although the total number of crashes decreased, the proportion of crashes resulting in a fatality increased from 0.71% in 2023 to 0.76% in 2024. The share of crashes involving serious injuries saw a minor decrease from 3.1% to 3.0%. Conversely, the proportion of crashes with minor injuries increased from 20.4% to 21.8%, while crashes with no injuries decreased as a share of the total from 47.6% to 46.8%.
Severity is per crash event (most severe injury). 92 fatal crash events resulted in 97 persons killed.
Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)
Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · KABCO injury classification scale
Severity Distribution (Crash Events)
Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · Most severe injury per crash record
Speed Limit Zones
A comparison of crash data by speed limit reveals a shift in crash locations between the two periods. Collisions in lower and mid-range speed zones (55 mph and below) decreased, while crashes in high-speed zones (60 mph and above) increased by 7.2% year-over-year. Fatal crashes also saw a distributional shift, increasing from 16 to 24 in zones posted at 35 mph or less and from 23 to 31 in zones at 60 mph or higher. Conversely, the number of fatal crashes in mid-range speed zones (40-55 mph) decreased from 42 to 32.
Fatal crashes by zone: 20 mph: 1 of 45 (2.222%) · 25 mph: 1 of 297 (0.337%) · 30 mph: 4 of 986 (0.406%) · 35 mph: 18 of 2,072 (0.869%) · 40 mph: 7 of 882 (0.794%) · 45 mph: 15 of 2,012 (0.746%) · 50 mph: 3 of 673 (0.446%) · 55 mph: 7 of 1,075 (0.651%) · 60 mph: 7 of 820 (0.854%) · 65 mph: 15 of 1,794 (0.836%) · 70 mph: 7 of 420 (1.667%) · 75 mph: 2 of 175 (1.143%)
Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · Posted speed limit at crash location
Data Sources & Methodology
Primary Data Source
All crash data in this report is sourced from Austin Crash Reports (https://data.austintexas.gov/d/y2wy-tgr5), accessed programmatically via the Socrata Open Data API (SODA). This dataset contains official police-reported motor vehicle traffic crash records maintained by the reporting jurisdiction's law enforcement agency. Records are published to the open data portal by the municipality and are subject to the portal's terms of use.
Data Retrieval
- Access method: Socrata Open Data API (SoQL queries)
- Dataset URL: https://data.austintexas.gov/d/y2wy-tgr5
- Data format: Structured JSON via REST API
- Record types queried: Crash events, person records, and vehicle unit records
- Date filter applied: 2024-01-01 through 2024-12-31
- Report generated: July 5, 2026
Data Coverage
- Reporting period: 2024-01-01 through 2024-12-31 (366 days)
- Geographic scope: Austin, TX
- Total crash records analyzed: 12,059
Analytical Methodology
- Severity classification: Uses the KABCO injury scale (K=Fatal, A=Incapacitating injury, B=Non-incapacitating injury, C=Possible injury, O=No injury/property damage only), the standard classification in U.S. Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria (MMUCC). Severity is assigned per crash event based on the most severe injury in that crash. A single fatal crash (K) may involve multiple fatalities; therefore the "Persons Killed" count in the headline KPIs may differ from the "Fatal" crash count in the severity breakdown.
- Contributing factors: Reflect the officer-determined primary contributory cause recorded at the time of the crash report. These are preliminary determinations and may not reflect final investigation findings.
- Hit-and-run classification: Based on the hit-and-run indicator field in the official crash report, as determined by the responding officer at the scene.
- Temporal analysis: Day-of-week and hour-of-day distributions are computed from the crash date/time timestamp in each record.
- Demographics: Age and sex distributions are drawn from person-level records linked to each crash event. A single crash may involve multiple persons.
- Vehicle data: Make information is drawn from vehicle unit records linked to each crash event.
- AI commentary: Narrative sections are generated by Google Gemini (large language model) based on the structured data. Commentary is descriptive, not predictive, and should not be interpreted as expert opinion.
Limitations & Disclaimers
- Only crashes reported to and documented by law enforcement are included. Minor incidents, unreported crashes, and near-misses are not captured in this dataset.
- Data reflects conditions at the time of the initial police report and may be subject to subsequent corrections, reclassifications, or supplements by the reporting agency.
- Open data portal records may experience a publication lag - recently occurring crashes may not yet appear in the dataset at the time of report generation.
- AI-generated commentary is produced by a large language model and is intended to highlight patterns in the data. It does not constitute legal, medical, or professional analysis.
- Percentages are calculated from reported data and are subject to rounding.
Non-Affiliation Disclosure
This report is produced independently by ThatCarHitMe.com (Injuria.ai). It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced in partnership with any law enforcement agency, municipal government, state department of transportation, or the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Data is sourced from publicly available government open data portals.
Data License
The underlying crash data is provided under the municipality's Open Data Terms of Use and is made available to the public for unrestricted use. This analysis and report is © 2026 Injuria.ai and may be cited with attribution using the suggested citation below.
Corrections & Feedback
If you believe any data in this report is inaccurate or have questions about our methodology, please contact: data@injuria.ai. We are committed to accuracy and will issue corrections promptly.
Suggested Citation
ThatCarHitMe.com (Injuria.ai). "Austin, TX Crash Intelligence Report: 2024." Published July 5, 2026. Reporting period: 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Data source: Austin Crash Reports, Socrata Open Data. Dataset: https://data.austintexas.gov/d/y2wy-tgr5. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/texas/austin/2024-annual-report
About the Publisher
ThatCarHitMe.com is a crash data intelligence platform developed by Injuria.ai, a legal technology company specializing in traffic safety analytics. We aggregate and analyze publicly available government crash data to produce structured intelligence reports for communities, researchers, journalists, and legal professionals. Our reports combine programmatic data retrieval from official open data portals with AI-assisted narrative analysis.
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ThatCarHitMe.com
An Injuria.ai Company
Crash Data Intelligence
Data: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata
Period: 2024-01-01 – 2024-12-31
Generated: July 5, 2026 · All rights reserved