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AUSTIN (KXAN) — KXAN is keeping track of the number of traffic fatalities in Austin.
As of March 18, 22 traffic fatalities have been reported thus far in 2025.
Last year, 103 fatalities were reported, up from 94 in 2023, but down from a record-high 122 in 2022.
The charts below will be updated as we learn new information. Scroll down for a map of where each crash occurred.
The chart below shows how the number of traffic fatalities reported in recent years changed through the year.
Below is a map showing where traffic fatalities occurred in 2025. The map is interactive, so clicking on or hovering over a dot will reveal information about that incident.
The chart below shows the number of traffic fatalities reported in 2025 by type.
The chart below shows the number of traffic fatalities reported each month in 2025.
January
- Jan. 10: 36-year-old man identified as victim in Austin’s 1st fatal crash of 2025
- Jan. 26: 1 person dead, driver left scene after north Austin crash, police say
- Jan. 27: Police identify man who died after northeast Austin crash
- Jan. 30: Person hit, killed by vehicle in northwest Austin early Thursday
- Jan. 31: APD identifies woman involved in deadly northwest Austin hit-and-run
February
- Feb. 15: APD identifies woman in deadly 2-vehicle crash
- Feb. 18: APD identifies man in fatal vehicle, pedestrian crash
- Feb. 21: Woman dies 4 days after southeast Austin hit-and-run
March
- March 2: APD investigating fatal motorcycle crash, city’s 9th fatal crash
- March 4: 1 dead after crash involving Austin fire truck near airport
- March 5: ATCEMS: Pedestrian killed by vehicle on MoPac, traffic diverted
- March 9: 1 dead, 6 injured after overnight crash
- March 10: Police ID person killed in east Austin crash early Monday morning
- March 10: 4-year-old dies days after crash involving APD vehicle
- March 12: ATCEMS: 1 dead, 1 injured in crash on US 290
- March 13: Arrest made after crash kills at least 5 people, shuts down I-35 in north Austin
- March 16: Motorcyclist killed in north Austin crash Sunday
- March 18: ATCEMS: 1 dead after vehicle, motorcycle crash on Loop 360
