Crash Stats – McAllen, TX
McAllen had 1,331 car crashes so far in 2025. In 2024, there were 2,853 crashes—a 2% decrease from 2023. The city had more crashes per person than the Texas average. McAllen makes up about 17% of all car accidents in Hidalgo County. That’s an average of 7.8 crashes per day in the city. This shows that traffic safety is a daily keeping McAllen’s hospital and urgent care centers busy.
McAllen makes up about 17% of all car accidents in Hidalgo County, with an average of 7.8 crashes per day.
Deadly and Serious Crashes in McAllen
Deadly and serious crashes show the biggest risks to public safety. In 2025 so far, McAllen had 7 fatal crashes that killed 9 people and injured 7 others. In 2024, the numbers looked like this:
- 6 fatal crashes resulted in 6 deaths.
- 55 serious injury crashes caused 65 serious injuries.
- 590 minor injury crashes led to 839 injuries.
- 957 possible injury crashes involved 1,732 possible injuries.
- 1,184 crashes in 2024 had no reported injuries.
McAllen’s Safety Plans
McAllen is working on ways to make roads safer and cut down on deadly crashes. One major project is the city’s Vision Zero Action Plan. This plan hopes to end all traffic deaths and serious injuries by the year 2040.
“This plan aims to eliminate traffic fatalities and severe injuries on McAllen roadways by 2040.”
Vision Zero understands that people will make mistakes, but those mistakes shouldn’t lead to deaths. It encourages teamwork from city leaders, police, planners, and the public.
The plan focuses on fixing roads, teaching safe habits, and protecting walkers and bikers. It uses crash data to decide where and how to improve safety. These steps show that McAllen is serious about keeping everyone safe on its streets.