Reviewed by Ryan Orsatti, Texas personal injury attorney.
Quick Answer
- Bexar County recorded 46,744 reportable motor vehicle crashes in 2025, killing 190 people and leaving 759 people with suspected serious injuries, according to TxDOT’s official county crash tables.
- That is an average of about 128 crashes per day in Bexar County, and one traffic death roughly every two days.
- Deaths and serious injuries both fell from 2024: fatalities dropped 11.6 percent (215 to 190) and suspected serious injuries dropped 15.4 percent (897 to 759).
- Alcohol-related crashes remain a serious risk. TxDOT recorded 46 deaths in DUI-alcohol crashes in Bexar County in 2025, about one in four of the county’s 190 traffic deaths. Its separate speed-involved table reports 72 deaths. A crash can involve more than one factor, so these totals should not be added together or treated as separate causes.
Key Takeaways
- Bexar County accounted for 8.7 percent of all reportable Texas crashes in 2025 (46,744 of 538,860) but 5.0 percent of the state’s traffic deaths (190 of 3,769). These counts do not establish why the shares differ.
- Counting suspected serious, suspected minor, and possible injuries together, 19,763 people were reported injured on Bexar County roads in 2025.
- Bexar County’s 1,621 DUI-alcohol crashes in 2025 were the third-most of any Texas county, behind only Harris (3,090) and Dallas (1,986).
- Commercial motor vehicles were involved in 2,581 Bexar County crashes in 2025, killing 16 people. The county table does not identify which corridors account for those crashes.
- The declines from 2024 to 2025 are real progress, but the county still averaged more than one serious-injury crash every 14 hours.
- All figures below come from the Texas Department of Transportation’s annual crash tables, which are built from officer-filed CR-3 crash reports in the Crash Records Information System (CRIS).
About This Report: Method and Sources
This report is compiled by Ryan Orsatti Law from the Texas Department of Transportation’s official annual crash statistics. The 2025 figures come from TxDOT’s 2025 tables, which reflect reportable data from Texas Peace Officer’s Crash Reports (CR-3) received and processed by the Department as of April 7, 2026. The 2024 comparison figures come from TxDOT’s 2024 tables, processed as of April 9, 2025. TxDOT may revise figures as late reports are processed, so small differences between editions of these tables are normal.
Definitions follow TxDOT’s: a “suspected serious injury” is the category previously called an incapacitating injury, and a “reportable” crash is one meeting the CR-3 reporting threshold. This report focuses on county-level data, with a separately identified city figure in the FAQ. It does not rank intersections or corridors. Those questions require a separate analysis of location-level crash records. This report may be cited with attribution to Ryan Orsatti Law and the underlying TxDOT tables.
Bexar County Crash Totals: 2025 vs. 2024
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total reportable crashes | 46,744 | 48,522 | -1,778 (-3.7%) |
| Fatal crashes | 182 | 205 | -23 (-11.2%) |
| Traffic deaths | 190 | 215 | -25 (-11.6%) |
| Suspected serious injury crashes | 644 | 773 | -129 (-16.7%) |
| Suspected serious injuries | 759 | 897 | -138 (-15.4%) |
Showing the math on the headline rates: 46,744 crashes divided by 365 days is 128.1 crashes per day. With 190 deaths, the county averaged one traffic death every 46 hours (8,760 hours divided by 190). With 644 serious-injury crashes, the county averaged one every 13.6 hours.
The injury picture beyond serious injuries: TxDOT’s 2025 Bexar County row also reports 9,470 suspected minor injuries and 9,534 possible injuries. Adding the 759 suspected serious injuries, 19,763 people were reported hurt in Bexar County crashes in 2025, before counting the 11,962 people whose injury status was unknown to the reporting officer.
How Bexar County Compares to Other Large Texas Counties
| County | Traffic deaths | Total crashes |
|---|---|---|
| Harris | 503 | 107,472 |
| Dallas | 274 | 43,946 |
| Bexar | 190 | 46,744 |
| Tarrant | 190 | 30,433 |
| Travis | 143 | 15,939 |
| El Paso | 70 | 17,848 |
| Texas statewide | 3,769 | 538,860 |
Two things stand out. Bexar County recorded more total crashes than Dallas County in 2025 (46,744 vs. 43,946) despite fewer deaths, and Bexar tied Tarrant County for the third-most traffic deaths in the state. Comparing the published county-table editions used in this report, statewide deaths fell from 4,150 in 2024 to 3,769 in 2025, a 9.2 percent decline. TxDOT’s separate 2025 Crash Facts sheet uses a revised 2024 total of 4,159 and reports a 9.38 percent decline. The figures reflect different source editions; Bexar County’s 11.6 percent decline exceeds either statewide percentage.
Alcohol-Related Crashes in Bexar County
TxDOT’s DUI-alcohol county table shows Bexar County recorded 1,621 DUI-alcohol crashes in 2025, which killed 46 people and left 99 people with suspected serious injuries. That gives Bexar County the third-highest DUI crash count in Texas, behind Harris County (3,090) and Dallas County (1,986).
Put against the county’s overall numbers, alcohol-involved crashes were about 3.5 percent of all Bexar County crashes (1,621 of 46,744) but produced 24.2 percent of the county’s traffic deaths (46 of 190). The alcohol-related death share was higher than the alcohol-related crash share. These figures describe crashes involving alcohol; they do not prove that alcohol was the only cause. Depending on the evidence, a drunk-driving crash may raise questions about exemplary damages or a claim against an alcohol provider. Neither follows automatically from the fact that a driver drank alcohol. The firm’s San Antonio drunk driving accident page discusses these issues.
Commercial Vehicles and 18-Wheelers
TxDOT’s commercial motor vehicle county table shows 2,581 CMV-involved crashes in Bexar County in 2025, killing 16 people and causing 37 suspected serious injuries. About 1 of every 18 crashes in the county involved a commercial vehicle (2,581 of 46,744, or 5.5 percent). These county totals do not show which roads account for the commercial-vehicle crashes.
Commercial vehicle cases may involve driver logs, telematics, and carrier safety records. Retention periods vary by record and applicable rule, so prompt steps to identify and preserve relevant evidence can matter. The firm’s San Antonio truck accident page and commercial vehicle accident page explain preservation letters and carrier identification.
What the Decline Does and Does Not Mean
Bexar County’s 2025 numbers improved across every headline measure: crashes down 3.7 percent, deaths down 11.6 percent, serious injuries down 15.4 percent. The statewide trend moved the same direction. What the county tables cannot tell us is why: the annual tables do not isolate enforcement changes, road projects, or vehicle-mix shifts, and this edition does not break out city-limits figures. What the data does establish is scale. Even in an improving year, Bexar County produced 128 crashes a day, about 54 reported injuries a day across the suspected serious, suspected minor, and possible injury categories, a serious-injury crash every 14 hours, and a death every two days.
What these totals cannot tell you. Countywide crash numbers do not establish the value of an individual injury claim. This report does not show how insurers priced claims or how a person’s injuries changed after the crash. Keep the crash report and medical records together so the facts of the individual case can be reviewed.
If You Were One of These Numbers
- Get the crash report. The officer’s CR-3 report for a Bexar County crash is purchased through TxDOT’s CRIS crash report system once it is processed.
- Get medical care and follow through. The injury classification on the report is a snapshot at the scene, not a diagnosis.
- Preserve evidence early: photographs, witness contacts, and, in commercial vehicle cases, a preservation letter before carrier data cycles out.
- Know the deadline. Most Texas personal-injury lawsuits have a two-year filing deadline, but the starting date and exceptions depend on the claim. Claims involving a governmental unit can also require much earlier notice. Check the lawsuit deadline and any separate notice requirement promptly.
- Understand the insurance stack: liability limits, your own UM/UIM and PIP or MedPay coverage, and health-plan reimbursement claims all shape what a recovery is really worth.
About Ryan Orsatti Law and This Data Series
Ryan Orsatti Law is a San Antonio plaintiff-side personal injury firm representing injured people and families across Texas in car accident, truck accident, motorcycle, pedestrian, and wrongful death matters. The firm publishes this Bexar County crash-data report from TxDOT’s official tables so that injured Texans, journalists, and researchers have the county’s numbers in one verified place. This edition identifies the tables and processing dates it uses. Future data releases may change reported totals.
If you were injured in a crash in San Antonio or anywhere in Texas, you can talk through your options with Ryan Orsatti Law in a free consultation. Calls are answered 24 hours a day, and consultations are available in English and Spanish. The firm works on a contingency fee. You pay nothing unless the firm recovers money for you, and that covers case expenses as well as the fee: if there is no recovery, you owe no attorney’s fee and no case expenses. Ask for the fee agreement and read the fee and expense section before you sign anything.
Frequently Asked Questions About Bexar County Crash Data
How many car accidents happen in San Antonio each year?
TxDOT reports 37,299 crashes for the City of San Antonio in 2025 in its cities-and-towns table. Its county table reports 46,744 crashes for Bexar County. These are different geographic totals and should not be used interchangeably. Both tables reflect reports received and processed through April 7, 2026.
How many people died in Bexar County crashes in 2025?
190 people died in Bexar County traffic crashes in 2025, per TxDOT’s 2025 county data as processed through April 7, 2026. That is down from 215 in 2024, an 11.6 percent decline, but still averages one death roughly every two days.
What do the 2025 tables say about alcohol and speed?
TxDOT reported 46 deaths in DUI-alcohol crashes and 72 deaths in speed-involved crashes in Bexar County. Some crashes may appear in both groups. These tables do not provide a complete ranking of separate causes of death.
Where does this data come from?
Every figure comes from the Texas Department of Transportation’s published annual crash tables, which compile officer-filed CR-3 crash reports through the Crash Records Information System. Links to each table are in the Source Notes below. TxDOT revises data as late reports arrive, so editions can differ slightly.
Does a “possible injury” on my crash report limit my claim?
Not by itself. TxDOT uses “possible injury” when an injury is reported or indicated without visible wounds. That label does not determine the value of a claim. The evidence must still support what injuries the crash caused and the losses that followed. Medical records and other evidence matter, and the insurer may dispute them. Seek appropriate medical care and describe your symptoms and history accurately.
How long do I have to file an injury claim after a Bexar County crash?
Texas law generally gives a person two years after a personal-injury claim accrues to file suit. For an ordinary crash injury, that is usually the crash date. Wrongful-death claims generally run from the date of death. Exceptions may apply. A claim against a governmental unit may also require notice within six months, and a valid city notice rule can require earlier notice. Do not assume that reporting the crash or contacting an insurer meets every deadline.
Source Notes
- TxDOT, Crashes and Injuries Cities and Towns, 2025, page 37: San Antonio
- TxDOT, 2025 Texas Motor Vehicle Traffic Crash Facts: revised statewide comparison
- TxDOT, Crashes and Injuries by County, 2025 (processed as of April 7, 2026): txdot.gov/content/dam/docs/division/trf/crash-records/2025/2025-crashes-injuries-county.pdf
- TxDOT, Crashes and Injuries by County, 2024 (processed as of April 9, 2025): txdot.gov/content/dam/docs/division/trf/crash-records/2024/13.pdf
- TxDOT, DUI (Alcohol) Crashes and Injuries by County, 2025: txdot.gov/content/dam/docs/division/trf/crash-records/2025/2025-dui-crashes-injuries-county.pdf
- TxDOT, Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) Involved Crashes and Injuries by County, 2025: txdot.gov/content/dam/docs/division/trf/crash-records/2025/2025-cmv-involved-crashes-injuries-county.pdf
- TxDOT, Speed-Involved Crashes and Injuries by County, 2025: 2025 speed-involved county table
- TxDOT, 2025 Crash Statistics index (all annual tables): txdot.gov/data-maps/crash-reports-records/motor-vehicle-crash-statistics/archive/2025-crash-statistics.html
- Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code Chapter 16: limitations
- Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code Chapter 101: government claims and notice
- Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Chapter 2: alcohol-provider liability
- Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code Chapter 41: exemplary damages
- TxDOT CR-100 version 29: injury reporting categories
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Related San Antonio legal resources
Primary legal and public-data sources
- TxDOT: Texas crash reports, data, and statistics
- Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code Chapter 33: proportionate responsibility
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General reference links. Consult each source for its current text.