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 remains the county’s deadliest single factor: DUI-alcohol crashes killed 46 people in Bexar County in 2025, about 1 of every 4 county traffic deaths.
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), reflecting its dense urban crash mix.
- 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, consistent with the county’s position on the I-35, I-10, and I-37 freight corridors.
- 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 edition covers county-level data. Intersection-level and corridor-level analysis requires record-level extracts from TxDOT’s public CRIS Query tool and is planned for a future quarterly update; we state that plainly rather than estimating. 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. Statewide, deaths fell from 4,150 in 2024 to 3,769 in 2025, a 9.2 percent decline; Bexar County’s 11.6 percent decline modestly outpaced the state.
Drunk Driving: Bexar County’s Deadliest Factor
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). That disproportion is the clearest single pattern in the county’s data. Injured people and families dealing with a drunk driver face distinct legal issues, including exemplary damages and dram shop claims against over-serving bars; the firm’s San Antonio drunk driving accident page covers those claims.
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. Bexar County sits at the junction of the I-35 freight corridor, I-10, I-37, and the Loop 410 and Loop 1604 distribution routes, and its CMV crash count reflects it: about 1 of every 18 crashes in the county involved a commercial vehicle (2,581 of 46,744, or 5.5 percent).
Commercial vehicle cases differ from ordinary car crashes in the evidence that matters (driver logs, telematics, carrier safety records) and in how quickly that evidence disappears. 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, 54 reported injuries a day counting all severities, a serious-injury crash every 14 hours, and a death every two days.
Attorney Insight. The county’s improving totals have a practical consequence nobody talks about: insurers read the same headlines and price claims as if crashes are getting less serious. The 759 people with suspected serious injuries in 2025 do not experience an 11 percent improvement. In matters we handle, the officer’s initial injury classification on the CR-3 is also routinely imprecise, because adrenaline masks symptoms at the scene. The crash report starts the claim; the medical record decides it. If your injury was classified as “possible” at the scene and turned out to be a surgery, that gap is normal, documentable, and worth correcting early.
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 injury suits must be filed within two years under Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code Section 16.003; claims involving governmental units carry much shorter notice deadlines.
- 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. Updates are planned as TxDOT revises its annual tables and releases new data, including intersection-level analysis from CRIS record extracts in a future edition.
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’s county table shows 46,744 reportable crashes in Bexar County in 2025, about 128 per day. Most occur inside San Antonio, the county’s dominant city, though this edition reports county-level figures; TxDOT publishes a separate cities-and-towns table for municipal breakdowns.
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 causes the most traffic deaths in Bexar County?
Among factors TxDOT isolates at the county level, alcohol stands out: DUI-alcohol crashes were about 3.5 percent of the county’s crashes but 24.2 percent of its traffic deaths in 2025. Speed and distraction are also tracked by TxDOT in separate county tables.
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?
No. The injury box on a CR-3 is the officer’s scene-level impression, not a medical finding. Many serious injuries, including concussions and disc injuries, present hours or days later. Your medical records, not the report’s checkbox, establish the injury; get evaluated promptly and follow through with care.
How long do I have to file an injury claim after a Bexar County crash?
Generally two years from the crash under Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code Section 16.003, with exceptions that can shorten or extend it, including much shorter notice deadlines for claims against governmental units. Evidence disappears far sooner than the deadline, so the practical timeline is shorter than the legal one.
Source Notes
- 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, 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 Sec. 16.003 (limitations): statutes.capitol.texas.gov
Contact
Ryan Orsatti Law
4634 De Zavala Rd, San Antonio, TX 78249
Phone: 210-525-1200
ryanorsattilaw.com
Responsible attorney: Ryan Orsatti. Principal office: San Antonio, Texas.
This blog is for informational purposes only, not legal advice. Reading it does not create an attorney-client relationship. Past results do not guarantee future results.
Hurt in an accident in San Antonio? Learn how a San Antonio car accident lawyer can help with your claim. Call 210-525-1200 or request a free consultation. There is no fee unless we win.
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
Ryan Orsatti Law
4634 De Zavala Road, San Antonio, TX 78249
Source links verified August 7, 2026.