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aria-labelledby=\"hero-title\">\r\n    <div class=\"bio-hero-grid\">\r\n      <div class=\"bio-hero-text\">\r\n        <div class=\"bio-hero-eyebrow\">\r\n          <span class=\"stripe\"><\/span>\r\n          <span>Original Data Study | 2025 CRIS Data<\/span>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <h1 id=\"hero-title\">\r\n          <span class=\"first\">The Texas Rear End<\/span>\r\n          <span class=\"last\">Crash Index<\/span>\r\n        <\/h1>\r\n        <p style=\"order:2;font-family:var(--heading);font-weight:600;font-size:clamp(17px,1.7vw,21px);line-height:1.45;color:var(--text-2);margin:0 0 14px;letter-spacing:-0.01em;max-width:560px\">In 2025, 136,250 reportable Texas crashes were rear ends, about one in four, and rear ends were the most frequent manner of collision category in TxDOT&#39;s crash records.<\/p>\r\n        <p style=\"order:2;font-size:15px;line-height:1.6;color:var(--text-2);margin:0 0 26px;max-width:560px\">A statewide and city level analysis prepared from TxDOT&#39;s public CRIS query data for Texas and 12 selected cities, 2019 through 2025.<\/p>\r\n        <div class=\"role\">\r\n          <span class=\"pill\">TxDOT CRIS | 2019 to 2025<\/span>\r\n          <span>Texas &middot; 12 cities &middot; TxDOT CRIS public query accessed September 23, 2026<\/span>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"meta-stack\">\r\n          <div class=\"cell\">\r\n            <div class=\"k\">Rear end crashes, 2025<\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"v gold\">136,250<\/div>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n          <div class=\"cell\">\r\n            <div class=\"k\">Share of all Texas crashes<\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"v\">25.3%<\/div>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n          <div class=\"cell\">\r\n            <div class=\"k\">Highest city share<\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"v\">McAllen, 31.8%<\/div>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n          <div class=\"cell\">\r\n            <div class=\"k\">Fatal rear end crashes, 2025<\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"v\">297<\/div>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"bio-hero-photo\" style=\"aspect-ratio:auto;min-height:440px;display:flex\">\r\n        <div style=\"position:relative;z-index:1;display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;gap:1rem;padding:2.4rem;width:100%\">\r\n          <div style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:10.5px;letter-spacing:.2em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted);font-weight:600\">Texas, 2025<\/div>\r\n          <div style=\"font-family:var(--serif);font-style:italic;font-size:clamp(2.6rem,4.5vw,3.6rem);line-height:1;color:var(--gold)\">1 in 4 crashes<\/div>\r\n          <div style=\"display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:.65rem;margin-top:.4rem\">\r\n            <div style=\"display:flex;gap:.7rem;align-items:baseline;border-top:1px solid var(--rule-2);padding-top:.65rem\"><span style=\"font-family:var(--heading);font-weight:800;color:var(--gold);min-width:4.4rem\">25.3%<\/span><span style=\"color:var(--text-2);font-size:.88rem\">of reportable crashes were rear ends<\/span><\/div>\r\n            <div style=\"display:flex;gap:.7rem;align-items:baseline;border-top:1px solid var(--rule-2);padding-top:.65rem\"><span style=\"font-family:var(--heading);font-weight:800;color:var(--text);min-width:4.4rem\">#1<\/span><span style=\"color:var(--text-2);font-size:.88rem\">manner of collision in Texas, and in 11 of 12 study cities<\/span><\/div>\r\n            <div style=\"display:flex;gap:.7rem;align-items:baseline;border-top:1px solid var(--rule-2);padding-top:.65rem\"><span style=\"font-family:var(--heading);font-weight:800;color:var(--text);min-width:4.4rem\">2,351<\/span><span style=\"color:var(--text-2);font-size:.88rem\">fatal or serious rear end crashes<\/span><\/div>\r\n            <div style=\"display:flex;gap:.7rem;align-items:baseline;border-top:1px solid var(--rule-2);padding-top:.65rem\"><span style=\"font-family:var(--heading);font-weight:800;color:var(--gold);min-width:4.4rem\">90.9%<\/span><span style=\"color:var(--text-2);font-size:.88rem\">of fatal rear ends were on the state highway system<\/span><\/div>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/section>\r\n\r\n  <div class=\"service-ribbon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n    <div class=\"ribbon-track\">\r\n      <div class=\"item\">\r\n        <span>&#9733;<\/span>\r\n        <span>TxDOT CRIS<\/span><span class=\"dot\">&middot;<\/span><span>2025 Data<\/span><span class=\"dot\">&middot;<\/span><span>Texas and 12 Cities<\/span><span class=\"dot\">&middot;<\/span><span>Census Vintage 2025<\/span><span class=\"dot\">&middot;<\/span><span>Public Records Only<\/span><span class=\"dot\">&middot;<\/span>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"item\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n        <span>&#9733;<\/span>\r\n        <span>TxDOT CRIS<\/span><span class=\"dot\">&middot;<\/span><span>2025 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crashes among 539,112 reportable crashes, as queried September 23, 2026. Rear end crashes accounted for 25.3% of the total, the most frequent manner of collision category in CRIS. <span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.62rem;letter-spacing:.06em;color:var(--muted);white-space:nowrap\">[TX-001, TX-002, TX-003]<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.04em;color:var(--muted);line-height:1.6;margin:1rem 0 0\">TxDOT&#39;s published 2025 Crash Facts total is 538,860 reportable crashes, processed through April 7, 2026. A CRIS public query run on September 23, 2026 returned 539,112, a difference of 252 crashes, or 0.05%, consistent with later processed reports. <span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.62rem;letter-spacing:.06em;color:var(--muted);white-space:nowrap\">[TX-002]<\/span><\/p><div style=\"background:rgba(243,185,55,.08);border:1px solid rgba(243,185,55,.35);border-radius:6px;padding:1rem 1.2rem;color:var(--text);font-weight:600;font-size:.98rem;line-height:1.65;margin:1.2rem 0\">Definition used throughout: A rear end crash is a crash coded in CRIS under manner of collision code 20, &quot;Same direction, both going straight, rear end,&quot; or code 22, &quot;Same direction, one straight, one stopped.&quot; In 2025, Texas recorded 76,370 crashes under code 20 and 59,880 under code 22. <span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.62rem;letter-spacing:.06em;color:var(--muted);white-space:nowrap\">[TX-004]<\/span><\/div>            <p>This is a statewide and city level analysis prepared from TxDOT&#39;s public CRIS query data. TxDOT&#39;s annual Crash Facts reports do not include a manner of collision table. The figures on this page were calculated directly from TxDOT&#39;s <a href=\"https:\/\/cris.dot.state.tx.us\/public\/Query\/app\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"color:var(--gold)\">Crash Records Information System<\/a> and checked against TxDOT&#39;s published totals.<\/p>\r\n            <p>Rear end crashes have declined faster than crashes overall since 2019. Rear end crashes fell 15.7%, compared with a 4.1% decline in all crashes. <span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.62rem;letter-spacing:.06em;color:var(--muted);white-space:nowrap\">[TX-006]<\/span><\/p>\r\n<figure style=\"margin:1.4rem 0;background:var(--bg-2);border:1px solid var(--rule-2);border-radius:6px;padding:1.2rem 1.2rem 1rem\" aria-label=\"Bar chart of the rear end share of Texas crashes by year, 2019 to 2025\"><figcaption style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.68rem;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold);margin:0 0 .9rem\">Rear End Share of All Texas Crashes<\/figcaption><ul role=\"list\" style=\"list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:.55rem\"><li style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(92px,32%) minmax(60px,1fr) 78px;gap:.6rem;align-items:center\"><span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.68rem;letter-spacing:.02em;color:var(--muted);line-height:1.35\">2019<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"display:block;height:12px;background:rgba(250,250,250,0.06);border-radius:2px\"><span style=\"display:block;height:12px;width:100.0%;background:rgba(250,250,250,0.35);border-radius:2px\"><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.72rem;color:var(--text-2);text-align:right\">28.8%<\/span><\/li><li style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(92px,32%) minmax(60px,1fr) 78px;gap:.6rem;align-items:center\"><span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.68rem;letter-spacing:.02em;color:var(--muted);line-height:1.35\">2020<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"display:block;height:12px;background:rgba(250,250,250,0.06);border-radius:2px\"><span style=\"display:block;height:12px;width:86.6%;background:rgba(250,250,250,0.35);border-radius:2px\"><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.72rem;color:var(--text-2);text-align:right\">24.9%<\/span><\/li><li style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(92px,32%) minmax(60px,1fr) 78px;gap:.6rem;align-items:center\"><span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.68rem;letter-spacing:.02em;color:var(--muted);line-height:1.35\">2021<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"display:block;height:12px;background:rgba(250,250,250,0.06);border-radius:2px\"><span style=\"display:block;height:12px;width:89.0%;background:rgba(250,250,250,0.35);border-radius:2px\"><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.72rem;color:var(--text-2);text-align:right\">25.6%<\/span><\/li><li style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(92px,32%) minmax(60px,1fr) 78px;gap:.6rem;align-items:center\"><span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.68rem;letter-spacing:.02em;color:var(--muted);line-height:1.35\">2022<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"display:block;height:12px;background:rgba(250,250,250,0.06);border-radius:2px\"><span style=\"display:block;height:12px;width:89.4%;background:rgba(250,250,250,0.35);border-radius:2px\"><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.72rem;color:var(--text-2);text-align:right\">25.7%<\/span><\/li><li style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(92px,32%) minmax(60px,1fr) 78px;gap:.6rem;align-items:center\"><span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.68rem;letter-spacing:.02em;color:var(--muted);line-height:1.35\">2023<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"display:block;height:12px;background:rgba(250,250,250,0.06);border-radius:2px\"><span style=\"display:block;height:12px;width:88.5%;background:rgba(250,250,250,0.35);border-radius:2px\"><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.72rem;color:var(--text-2);text-align:right\">25.4%<\/span><\/li><li style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(92px,32%) minmax(60px,1fr) 78px;gap:.6rem;align-items:center\"><span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.68rem;letter-spacing:.02em;color:var(--muted);line-height:1.35\">2024<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"display:block;height:12px;background:rgba(250,250,250,0.06);border-radius:2px\"><span style=\"display:block;height:12px;width:88.3%;background:rgba(250,250,250,0.35);border-radius:2px\"><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.72rem;color:var(--text-2);text-align:right\">25.4%<\/span><\/li><li style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(92px,32%) minmax(60px,1fr) 78px;gap:.6rem;align-items:center\"><span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.68rem;letter-spacing:.02em;color:var(--muted);line-height:1.35\">2025<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"display:block;height:12px;background:rgba(250,250,250,0.06);border-radius:2px\"><span style=\"display:block;height:12px;width:87.9%;background:linear-gradient(90deg,var(--gold),var(--gold-deep));border-radius:2px\"><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.72rem;color:var(--gold);text-align:right\">25.3%<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.64rem;letter-spacing:.04em;color:var(--muted);margin-top:.9rem;line-height:1.6\">Rear end crashes ranked first among manner of collision categories every year except 2020. Counts reflect a CRIS public query run September 23, 2026. <span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.62rem;letter-spacing:.06em;color:var(--muted);white-space:nowrap\">[TX-005]<\/span><\/div><\/figure><div class=\"ledger-wrap\"><table class=\"dtable\" style=\"min-width:560px\">\r\n              <caption>Texas Rear End Crashes by Year<\/caption>\r\n              <thead><tr><th scope=\"col\">Year<\/th><th scope=\"col\">All Crashes<\/th><th scope=\"col\">Both Straight<\/th><th scope=\"col\">One Stopped<\/th><th scope=\"col\">Rear Ends<\/th><th scope=\"col\">Share<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\r\n              <tbody>\r\n                <tr><td>2019<\/td><td>562,258<\/td><td>86,006<\/td><td>75,659<\/td><td class=\"g\">161,665<\/td><td>28.8%<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>2020<\/td><td>475,275<\/td><td>63,250<\/td><td>55,027<\/td><td class=\"g\">118,277<\/td><td>24.9%<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>2021<\/td><td>552,707<\/td><td>76,393<\/td><td>64,991<\/td><td class=\"g\">141,384<\/td><td>25.6%<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>2022<\/td><td>555,691<\/td><td>75,659<\/td><td>67,166<\/td><td class=\"g\">142,825<\/td><td>25.7%<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>2023<\/td><td>559,734<\/td><td>77,404<\/td><td>65,005<\/td><td class=\"g\">142,409<\/td><td>25.4%<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>2024<\/td><td>555,039<\/td><td>77,778<\/td><td>63,077<\/td><td class=\"g\">140,855<\/td><td>25.4%<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>2025<\/td><td>539,112<\/td><td>76,370<\/td><td>59,880<\/td><td class=\"g\">136,250<\/td><td>25.3%<\/td><\/tr>\r\n              <\/tbody>\r\n            <\/table><\/div>\r\n          <\/section>\r\n          <section id=\"cities\" aria-labelledby=\"cities-title\">\r\n            <span class=\"eyebrow\"><span class=\"num\">02<\/span>City Rankings<\/span>\r\n            <h2 id=\"cities-title\">Where Rear End Crashes <span class=\"accent\">Hit Hardest in 2025<\/span><\/h2>\r\n            <p>Among the 12 selected cities in this study, rear end was the most frequent manner of collision category in 11 during 2025. McAllen had the highest rear end share, at 31.8%, while Midland had the lowest, at 20.2%. On a per resident basis, Odessa had the highest rate: 713.1 rear end crashes per 100,000 people. <span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.62rem;letter-spacing:.06em;color:var(--muted);white-space:nowrap\">[TX-019, TX-014, TX-015]<\/span><\/p>\r\n<figure style=\"margin:1.4rem 0;background:var(--bg-2);border:1px solid var(--rule-2);border-radius:6px;padding:1.2rem 1.2rem 1rem\" aria-label=\"Bar chart of the rear end share of crashes in 12 Texas cities, 2025\"><figcaption style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.68rem;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold);margin:0 0 .9rem\">Rear end share of all crashes, 2025<\/figcaption><ul role=\"list\" style=\"list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:.55rem\"><li style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(92px,32%) minmax(60px,1fr) 78px;gap:.6rem;align-items:center\"><span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.68rem;letter-spacing:.02em;color:var(--muted);line-height:1.35\">McAllen<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"display:block;height:12px;background:rgba(250,250,250,0.06);border-radius:2px\"><span style=\"display:block;height:12px;width:100.0%;background:linear-gradient(90deg,var(--gold),var(--gold-deep));border-radius:2px\"><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.72rem;color:var(--gold);text-align:right\">31.8%<\/span><\/li><li style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(92px,32%) minmax(60px,1fr) 78px;gap:.6rem;align-items:center\"><span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.68rem;letter-spacing:.02em;color:var(--muted);line-height:1.35\">Austin<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"display:block;height:12px;background:rgba(250,250,250,0.06);border-radius:2px\"><span style=\"display:block;height:12px;width:91.2%;background:linear-gradient(90deg,var(--gold),var(--gold-deep));border-radius:2px\"><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.72rem;color:var(--gold);text-align:right\">29.0%<\/span><\/li><li style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(92px,32%) minmax(60px,1fr) 78px;gap:.6rem;align-items:center\"><span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.68rem;letter-spacing:.02em;color:var(--muted);line-height:1.35\">Houston<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"display:block;height:12px;background:rgba(250,250,250,0.06);border-radius:2px\"><span style=\"display:block;height:12px;width:88.7%;background:linear-gradient(90deg,var(--gold),var(--gold-deep));border-radius:2px\"><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.72rem;color:var(--gold);text-align:right\">28.2%<\/span><\/li><li style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(92px,32%) minmax(60px,1fr) 78px;gap:.6rem;align-items:center\"><span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.68rem;letter-spacing:.02em;color:var(--muted);line-height:1.35\">Dallas<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"display:block;height:12px;background:rgba(250,250,250,0.06);border-radius:2px\"><span style=\"display:block;height:12px;width:85.4%;background:linear-gradient(90deg,var(--gold),var(--gold-deep));border-radius:2px\"><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.72rem;color:var(--gold);text-align:right\">27.2%<\/span><\/li><li style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(92px,32%) minmax(60px,1fr) 78px;gap:.6rem;align-items:center\"><span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.68rem;letter-spacing:.02em;color:var(--muted);line-height:1.35\">Laredo<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"display:block;height:12px;background:rgba(250,250,250,0.06);border-radius:2px\"><span style=\"display:block;height:12px;width:85.3%;background:linear-gradient(90deg,var(--gold),var(--gold-deep));border-radius:2px\"><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.72rem;color:var(--gold);text-align:right\">27.1%<\/span><\/li><li style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(92px,32%) minmax(60px,1fr) 78px;gap:.6rem;align-items:center\"><span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.68rem;letter-spacing:.02em;color:var(--muted);line-height:1.35\">San Antonio<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"display:block;height:12px;background:rgba(250,250,250,0.06);border-radius:2px\"><span style=\"display:block;height:12px;width:84.8%;background:linear-gradient(90deg,var(--gold),var(--gold-deep));border-radius:2px\"><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.72rem;color:var(--gold);text-align:right\">27.0%<\/span><\/li><li style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(92px,32%) minmax(60px,1fr) 78px;gap:.6rem;align-items:center\"><span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.68rem;letter-spacing:.02em;color:var(--muted);line-height:1.35\">Fort Worth<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"display:block;height:12px;background:rgba(250,250,250,0.06);border-radius:2px\"><span style=\"display:block;height:12px;width:82.6%;background:linear-gradient(90deg,var(--gold),var(--gold-deep));border-radius:2px\"><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.72rem;color:var(--gold);text-align:right\">26.3%<\/span><\/li><li style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(92px,32%) minmax(60px,1fr) 78px;gap:.6rem;align-items:center\"><span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.68rem;letter-spacing:.02em;color:var(--muted);line-height:1.35\">El Paso<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"display:block;height:12px;background:rgba(250,250,250,0.06);border-radius:2px\"><span style=\"display:block;height:12px;width:82.5%;background:linear-gradient(90deg,var(--gold),var(--gold-deep));border-radius:2px\"><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.72rem;color:var(--gold);text-align:right\">26.3%<\/span><\/li><li style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(92px,32%) minmax(60px,1fr) 78px;gap:.6rem;align-items:center\"><span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.68rem;letter-spacing:.02em;color:var(--muted);line-height:1.35\">Corpus Christi<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"display:block;height:12px;background:rgba(250,250,250,0.06);border-radius:2px\"><span style=\"display:block;height:12px;width:79.8%;background:linear-gradient(90deg,var(--gold),var(--gold-deep));border-radius:2px\"><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.72rem;color:var(--gold);text-align:right\">25.4%<\/span><\/li><li style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(92px,32%) minmax(60px,1fr) 78px;gap:.6rem;align-items:center\"><span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.68rem;letter-spacing:.02em;color:var(--muted);line-height:1.35\">Odessa<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"display:block;height:12px;background:rgba(250,250,250,0.06);border-radius:2px\"><span style=\"display:block;height:12px;width:77.9%;background:rgba(250,250,250,0.35);border-radius:2px\"><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.72rem;color:var(--text-2);text-align:right\">24.8%<\/span><\/li><li style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(92px,32%) minmax(60px,1fr) 78px;gap:.6rem;align-items:center\"><span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.68rem;letter-spacing:.02em;color:var(--muted);line-height:1.35\">Lubbock<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"display:block;height:12px;background:rgba(250,250,250,0.06);border-radius:2px\"><span style=\"display:block;height:12px;width:65.1%;background:rgba(250,250,250,0.35);border-radius:2px\"><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.72rem;color:var(--text-2);text-align:right\">20.7%<\/span><\/li><li style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(92px,32%) minmax(60px,1fr) 78px;gap:.6rem;align-items:center\"><span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.68rem;letter-spacing:.02em;color:var(--muted);line-height:1.35\">Midland<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"display:block;height:12px;background:rgba(250,250,250,0.06);border-radius:2px\"><span style=\"display:block;height:12px;width:63.6%;background:rgba(250,250,250,0.35);border-radius:2px\"><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.72rem;color:var(--text-2);text-align:right\">20.2%<\/span><\/li><li style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(92px,32%) minmax(60px,1fr) 78px;gap:.6rem;align-items:center\"><span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.68rem;letter-spacing:.02em;color:var(--muted);line-height:1.35\">Texas<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"display:block;height:12px;background:rgba(250,250,250,0.06);border-radius:2px\"><span style=\"display:block;height:12px;width:79.5%;background:linear-gradient(90deg,var(--gold),var(--gold-deep));border-radius:2px\"><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.72rem;color:var(--gold);text-align:right\">25.3%<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.64rem;letter-spacing:.04em;color:var(--muted);margin-top:.9rem;line-height:1.6\">Gold bars are at or above the statewide share. Reportable crashes, CRIS City field (crash location city).<\/div><\/figure><div class=\"ledger-wrap\"><table class=\"dtable\" style=\"min-width:620px\">\r\n              <caption>Rear End Crashes by City, 2025<\/caption>\r\n              <thead><tr><th scope=\"col\">City<\/th><th scope=\"col\">All Crashes<\/th><th scope=\"col\">Rear Ends<\/th><th scope=\"col\">Share<\/th><th scope=\"col\">Per 100,000<\/th><th scope=\"col\">Fatal or Serious<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\r\n              <tbody>\r\n                <tr><td>McAllen<\/td><td>2,798<\/td><td>890<\/td><td class=\"g\">31.8%<\/td><td>590.8<\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>Austin<\/td><td>11,143<\/td><td>3,232<\/td><td class=\"g\">29.0%<\/td><td>322.4<\/td><td>50<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>Houston<\/td><td>60,379<\/td><td>17,031<\/td><td class=\"g\">28.2%<\/td><td>710.4<\/td><td>264<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>Dallas<\/td><td>24,685<\/td><td>6,702<\/td><td class=\"g\">27.2%<\/td><td>504.1<\/td><td>158<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>Laredo<\/td><td>6,020<\/td><td>1,633<\/td><td class=\"g\">27.1%<\/td><td>605.9<\/td><td>10<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>San Antonio<\/td><td>37,304<\/td><td>10,058<\/td><td class=\"g\">27.0%<\/td><td>649.6<\/td><td>92<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>Fort Worth<\/td><td>15,679<\/td><td>4,120<\/td><td class=\"g\">26.3%<\/td><td>400.7<\/td><td>93<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>El Paso<\/td><td>14,728<\/td><td>3,867<\/td><td class=\"g\">26.3%<\/td><td>566.2<\/td><td>53<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>Corpus Christi<\/td><td>7,245<\/td><td>1,839<\/td><td class=\"g\">25.4%<\/td><td>579.7<\/td><td>15<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>Odessa<\/td><td>3,533<\/td><td>875<\/td><td class=\"g\">24.8%<\/td><td>713.1<\/td><td>8<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>Lubbock<\/td><td>5,124<\/td><td>1,061<\/td><td class=\"g\">20.7%<\/td><td>388.5<\/td><td>8<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>Midland<\/td><td>2,643<\/td><td>535<\/td><td class=\"g\">20.2%<\/td><td>362.4<\/td><td>14<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>Texas, statewide<\/td><td>539,112<\/td><td>136,250<\/td><td class=\"g\">25.3%<\/td><td>429.7<\/td><td>2,351<\/td><\/tr>\r\n              <\/tbody>\r\n            <\/table><\/div>            <p>The population rates use the <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.census.gov\/programs-surveys\/popest\/datasets\/2020-2025\/cities\/totals\/sub-est2025_48.csv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"color:var(--gold)\">Census Bureau&#39;s July 1, 2025 population estimates<\/a> from its Vintage 2025 release. Lubbock was the only selected city where rear end crashes ranked second rather than first among manner of collision categories. <span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.62rem;letter-spacing:.06em;color:var(--muted);white-space:nowrap\">[TX-007, TX-020]<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.04em;color:var(--muted);line-height:1.6;margin:1rem 0 0\">As a check against TxDOT&#39;s published figures, every city&#39;s 2025 CRIS crash total was within 1.0% of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.txdot.gov\/content\/dam\/docs\/division\/trf\/crash-records\/2025\/2025-crashes-injuries-cities-towns.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"color:var(--gold)\">TxDOT Crash Facts 2025 city table<\/a>. The totals matched exactly for Midland, Laredo, and McAllen. The small differences elsewhere reflect reports TxDOT processed after its April 7, 2026 snapshot. <span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.62rem;letter-spacing:.06em;color:var(--muted);white-space:nowrap\">[TX-021]<\/span><\/p>\r\n          <\/section>\r\n          <section id=\"severity\" aria-labelledby=\"severity-title\">\r\n            <span class=\"eyebrow\"><span class=\"num\">03<\/span>Severity<\/span>\r\n            <h2 id=\"severity-title\">Frequent, Usually Survivable, <span class=\"accent\">and Still Deadly at Scale<\/span><\/h2>\r\n            <p>Rear end crashes were about half as likely as the average Texas crash to be coded fatal or suspected serious injury. In 2025, 1.73% of rear end crashes carried a fatal or suspected serious injury code, classified as KA crashes, compared with 3.32% of all Texas crashes. <span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.62rem;letter-spacing:.06em;color:var(--muted);white-space:nowrap\">[TX-022]<\/span><\/p>\r\n<div style=\"background:rgba(243,185,55,.08);border:1px solid rgba(243,185,55,.35);border-radius:6px;padding:1rem 1.2rem;color:var(--text);font-weight:600;font-size:.98rem;line-height:1.65;margin:1.2rem 0\">Their volume still produces substantial harm. Rear end crashes accounted for 2,351 fatal or serious crashes in 2025, or 13.2% of the statewide total. That figure included 297 fatal crashes. <span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.62rem;letter-spacing:.06em;color:var(--muted);white-space:nowrap\">[TX-023]<\/span><\/div><figure style=\"margin:1.4rem 0;background:var(--bg-2);border:1px solid var(--rule-2);border-radius:6px;padding:1.2rem 1.2rem 1rem\" aria-label=\"Bar chart of Texas rear end crashes by injury severity, 2025\"><figcaption style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.68rem;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold);margin:0 0 .9rem\">Texas Rear End Crashes by Severity, 2025<\/figcaption><ul role=\"list\" style=\"list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:.55rem\"><li style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(92px,32%) minmax(60px,1fr) 78px;gap:.6rem;align-items:center\"><span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.68rem;letter-spacing:.02em;color:var(--muted);line-height:1.35\">K, fatal<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"display:block;height:12px;background:rgba(250,250,250,0.06);border-radius:2px\"><span style=\"display:block;height:12px;width:0.3%;background:linear-gradient(90deg,var(--gold),var(--gold-deep));border-radius:2px\"><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.72rem;color:var(--gold);text-align:right\">297<\/span><\/li><li style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(92px,32%) minmax(60px,1fr) 78px;gap:.6rem;align-items:center\"><span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.68rem;letter-spacing:.02em;color:var(--muted);line-height:1.35\">A, suspected serious injury<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"display:block;height:12px;background:rgba(250,250,250,0.06);border-radius:2px\"><span style=\"display:block;height:12px;width:2.2%;background:linear-gradient(90deg,var(--gold),var(--gold-deep));border-radius:2px\"><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.72rem;color:var(--gold);text-align:right\">2,054<\/span><\/li><li style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(92px,32%) minmax(60px,1fr) 78px;gap:.6rem;align-items:center\"><span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.68rem;letter-spacing:.02em;color:var(--muted);line-height:1.35\">B, suspected minor injury<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"display:block;height:12px;background:rgba(250,250,250,0.06);border-radius:2px\"><span style=\"display:block;height:12px;width:19.1%;background:rgba(250,250,250,0.35);border-radius:2px\"><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.72rem;color:var(--text-2);text-align:right\">17,732<\/span><\/li><li style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(92px,32%) minmax(60px,1fr) 78px;gap:.6rem;align-items:center\"><span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.68rem;letter-spacing:.02em;color:var(--muted);line-height:1.35\">C, possible injury<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"display:block;height:12px;background:rgba(250,250,250,0.06);border-radius:2px\"><span style=\"display:block;height:12px;width:24.4%;background:rgba(250,250,250,0.35);border-radius:2px\"><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.72rem;color:var(--text-2);text-align:right\">22,673<\/span><\/li><li style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(92px,32%) minmax(60px,1fr) 78px;gap:.6rem;align-items:center\"><span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.68rem;letter-spacing:.02em;color:var(--muted);line-height:1.35\">O, no apparent injury<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"display:block;height:12px;background:rgba(250,250,250,0.06);border-radius:2px\"><span style=\"display:block;height:12px;width:100.0%;background:rgba(250,250,250,0.35);border-radius:2px\"><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.72rem;color:var(--text-2);text-align:right\">92,739<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.64rem;letter-spacing:.04em;color:var(--muted);margin-top:.9rem;line-height:1.6\">KABCO severity reflects the investigating officer&#39;s coding. Another 755 crashes had unknown severity. <span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.62rem;letter-spacing:.06em;color:var(--muted);white-space:nowrap\">[TX-024]<\/span><\/div><\/figure>            <p>Most rear end crashes were coded by the investigating officer as no apparent injury crashes: 68.1%. Another 40,405 rear end crashes in 2025 were coded as suspected minor or possible injury crashes.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.04em;color:var(--muted);line-height:1.6;margin:1rem 0 0\">Crash severity is a crash level code assigned by the investigating officer, based on the most severe injury observed. It does not capture injuries reported, treated, or diagnosed after the crash.<\/p>\r\n          <\/section>\r\n          <section id=\"where\" aria-labelledby=\"where-title\">\r\n            <span class=\"eyebrow\"><span class=\"num\">04<\/span>Where They Happen<\/span>\r\n            <h2 id=\"where-title\">State Highways Carry <span class=\"accent\">Most Rear End Crashes<\/span><\/h2>\r\n            <p>Rear end crashes in this analysis were more likely than all crashes to occur on roadways coded in CRIS as part of the state highway system (On System Flag = Yes). In 2025, 71.1% of Texas rear end crashes carried that code, compared with 58.1% of all crashes. <span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.62rem;letter-spacing:.06em;color:var(--muted);white-space:nowrap\">[TX-025]<\/span><\/p>\r\n<div style=\"background:rgba(243,185,55,.08);border:1px solid rgba(243,185,55,.35);border-radius:6px;padding:1rem 1.2rem;color:var(--text);font-weight:600;font-size:.98rem;line-height:1.65;margin:1.2rem 0\">Fatal rear end crashes were even more concentrated on the state system. Of the 297 fatal rear end crashes in 2025, 270, or 90.9%, occurred on roadways coded as part of the state highway system. <span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.62rem;letter-spacing:.06em;color:var(--muted);white-space:nowrap\">[TX-026]<\/span><\/div><div class=\"ledger-wrap\"><table class=\"dtable\" style=\"min-width:420px\">\r\n              <caption>Share on the TxDOT State Highway System, 2025<\/caption>\r\n              <thead><tr><th scope=\"col\">Area<\/th><th scope=\"col\">Rear End Crashes<\/th><th scope=\"col\">All Crashes<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\r\n              <tbody>\r\n                <tr><td>Texas<\/td><td class=\"g\">71.1%<\/td><td>58.1%<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>Houston<\/td><td class=\"g\">65.6%<\/td><td>46.4%<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>Dallas<\/td><td class=\"g\">70.3%<\/td><td>51.6%<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>Fort Worth<\/td><td class=\"g\">76.8%<\/td><td>55.2%<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>Austin<\/td><td class=\"g\">68.4%<\/td><td>51.2%<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>San Antonio<\/td><td class=\"g\">69.0%<\/td><td>54.1%<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>El Paso<\/td><td class=\"g\">64.7%<\/td><td>50.8%<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>Midland<\/td><td class=\"g\">76.1%<\/td><td>57.2%<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>Odessa<\/td><td class=\"g\">74.4%<\/td><td>56.8%<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>Laredo<\/td><td class=\"g\">49.4%<\/td><td>40.1%<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>Lubbock<\/td><td class=\"g\">54.9%<\/td><td>45.0%<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>Corpus Christi<\/td><td class=\"g\">58.6%<\/td><td>45.5%<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>McAllen<\/td><td class=\"g\">66.7%<\/td><td>59.2%<\/td><\/tr>\r\n              <\/tbody>\r\n            <\/table><\/div>            <p>The same pattern appears in all 12 selected cities. It also aligns with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.waco-texas.com\/files\/sharedassets\/public\/v\/1\/departments\/mpo\/documents\/plans-amp-programs\/csap\/csap-chapter-6.7.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"color:var(--gold)\">Waco MPO Safety Action Plan<\/a>, which found that rear end crashes accounted for 47% of injury crashes on TxDOT roads in Woodway, compared with 22% on city streets.<\/p>\r\n            <p>Austin&#39;s data shows the same distinction. In 2025, rear end crashes accounted for 39.6% of injury crashes on state system roads and 18.4% on other roads. <span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.62rem;letter-spacing:.06em;color:var(--muted);white-space:nowrap\">[TX-027, TX-028]<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n          <\/section>\r\n          <section id=\"why\" aria-labelledby=\"why-title\">\r\n            <span class=\"eyebrow\"><span class=\"num\">05<\/span>Contributing Factors Recorded by Officers<\/span>\r\n            <h2 id=\"why-title\">Failed to Control Speed Was <span class=\"accent\">the Most Frequently Cited Factor<\/span><\/h2>\r\n            <p>&quot;Failed to control speed&quot; was the factor officers cited most often in Texas rear end crashes. It appeared in 89,553 of the 136,250 rear end crashes recorded in 2025, or 65.7%. Driver inattention was cited in 17.9% of crashes, and following too closely was cited in 13.2%. <span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.62rem;letter-spacing:.06em;color:var(--muted);white-space:nowrap\">[TX-029]<\/span><\/p>\r\n<figure style=\"margin:1.4rem 0;background:var(--bg-2);border:1px solid var(--rule-2);border-radius:6px;padding:1.2rem 1.2rem 1rem\" aria-label=\"Bar chart of contributing factors in Texas rear end crashes, 2025\"><figcaption style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.68rem;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold);margin:0 0 .9rem\">Factors Cited in Texas Rear End Crashes, 2025<\/figcaption><ul role=\"list\" style=\"list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:.55rem\"><li style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(92px,32%) minmax(60px,1fr) 78px;gap:.6rem;align-items:center\"><span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.68rem;letter-spacing:.02em;color:var(--muted);line-height:1.35\">Failed to control speed<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"display:block;height:12px;background:rgba(250,250,250,0.06);border-radius:2px\"><span style=\"display:block;height:12px;width:100.0%;background:linear-gradient(90deg,var(--gold),var(--gold-deep));border-radius:2px\"><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.72rem;color:var(--gold);text-align:right\">65.7%<\/span><\/li><li style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(92px,32%) minmax(60px,1fr) 78px;gap:.6rem;align-items:center\"><span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.68rem;letter-spacing:.02em;color:var(--muted);line-height:1.35\">Driver inattention<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"display:block;height:12px;background:rgba(250,250,250,0.06);border-radius:2px\"><span style=\"display:block;height:12px;width:27.3%;background:rgba(250,250,250,0.35);border-radius:2px\"><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.72rem;color:var(--text-2);text-align:right\">17.9%<\/span><\/li><li style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(92px,32%) minmax(60px,1fr) 78px;gap:.6rem;align-items:center\"><span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.68rem;letter-spacing:.02em;color:var(--muted);line-height:1.35\">Followed too closely<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"display:block;height:12px;background:rgba(250,250,250,0.06);border-radius:2px\"><span style=\"display:block;height:12px;width:20.1%;background:rgba(250,250,250,0.35);border-radius:2px\"><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.72rem;color:var(--text-2);text-align:right\">13.2%<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.64rem;letter-spacing:.04em;color:var(--muted);margin-top:.9rem;line-height:1.6\">A crash can list more than one contributing factor. These figures include factors marked as possibly contributing.<\/div><\/figure>            <p>For 67,359 rear end crashes, about half of all rear end crashes, failed to control speed was the only factor listed. <span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.62rem;letter-spacing:.06em;color:var(--muted);white-space:nowrap\">[TX-030]<\/span><\/p>\r\n            <p>Alcohol appeared in 190 of the 2,351 fatal or serious rear end crashes. It also appeared in 39 of the 297 fatal rear end crashes. <span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.62rem;letter-spacing:.06em;color:var(--muted);white-space:nowrap\">[TX-031]<\/span><\/p>\r\n            <p>TxDOT&#39;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.txdot.gov\/content\/dam\/docs\/division\/trf\/crash-records\/2025\/2025-crash-contributing-factors.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"color:var(--gold)\">2025 contributing factor table<\/a> counted 20,429 crashes of every type that cited following too closely. <span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.62rem;letter-spacing:.06em;color:var(--muted);white-space:nowrap\">[TX-032]<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.04em;color:var(--muted);line-height:1.6;margin:1rem 0 0\">Contributing factors are coded by the investigating officer. A crash can list several, and they are not determinations of legal liability or of a single cause.<\/p>\r\n          <\/section>\r\n          <section id=\"austin\" aria-labelledby=\"austin-title\">\r\n            <span class=\"eyebrow\"><span class=\"num\">06<\/span>Austin Spotlight<\/span>\r\n            <h2 id=\"austin-title\">What Street Level Data <span class=\"accent\">Shows in Austin<\/span><\/h2>\r\n            <p>Austin publishes its CRIS crash records as <a href=\"https:\/\/data.austintexas.gov\/Transportation-and-Mobility\/Austin-Crash-Report-Data-Crash-Level-Records\/y2wy-tgr5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"color:var(--gold)\">open data<\/a>, which makes a more detailed local analysis possible. In 2025, the city&#39;s Full Purpose jurisdiction recorded 3,489 rear end crashes out of 12,006 total crashes, or 29.1%. <span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.62rem;letter-spacing:.06em;color:var(--muted);white-space:nowrap\">[TX-033]<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul style=\"display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:.65rem;margin:1rem 0 1.2rem;padding:0;list-style:none\" role=\"list\"><li style=\"display:flex;gap:.7rem;align-items:flex-start;color:var(--text-2);font-size:.95rem;line-height:1.6\"><span style=\"flex:none;width:3px;align-self:stretch;background:var(--gold);border-radius:2px\"><\/span><span>Speed: 32.7% of Austin rear end crashes occurred on roads posted at 65 mph or higher. Another 30.0% occurred on roads posted at 50 to 60 mph. <span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.62rem;letter-spacing:.06em;color:var(--muted);white-space:nowrap\">[TX-034]<\/span><\/span><\/li><li style=\"display:flex;gap:.7rem;align-items:flex-start;color:var(--text-2);font-size:.95rem;line-height:1.6\"><span style=\"flex:none;width:3px;align-self:stretch;background:var(--gold);border-radius:2px\"><\/span><span>Work zones: 717 crashes, 20.6%, were coded with the CRIS road construction zone flag (road_constr_zone_fl = true). Crashes without the flag were counted as outside a zone. <span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.62rem;letter-spacing:.06em;color:var(--muted);white-space:nowrap\">[TX-035]<\/span><\/span><\/li><li style=\"display:flex;gap:.7rem;align-items:flex-start;color:var(--text-2);font-size:.95rem;line-height:1.6\"><span style=\"flex:none;width:3px;align-self:stretch;background:var(--gold);border-radius:2px\"><\/span><span>Time: Among Austin Full Purpose rear end crashes in 2025, the largest one hour interval was 4:00 to 4:59 p.m., with 287 crashes. Weekday crashes from 4:00 to 6:59 p.m. accounted for 637 crashes, or 18.3% of all Austin rear end crashes. Times are local US Central time. <span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.62rem;letter-spacing:.06em;color:var(--muted);white-space:nowrap\">[TX-036]<\/span><\/span><\/li><li style=\"display:flex;gap:.7rem;align-items:flex-start;color:var(--text-2);font-size:.95rem;line-height:1.6\"><span style=\"flex:none;width:3px;align-self:stretch;background:var(--gold);border-radius:2px\"><\/span><span>Cost: The City of Austin&#39;s cost estimates place the total cost of these crashes at $583,375,000, or 21.1% of the estimated cost of all Austin crashes in 2025. These are the city&#39;s comprehensive cost planning values, not documented damages. <span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.62rem;letter-spacing:.06em;color:var(--muted);white-space:nowrap\">[TX-037]<\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ul><figure style=\"margin:1.4rem 0;background:var(--bg-2);border:1px solid var(--rule-2);border-radius:6px;padding:1.2rem 1.2rem 1rem\" aria-label=\"Bar chart of Austin streets with the most rear end crashes, 2025\"><figcaption style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.68rem;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold);margin:0 0 .9rem\">Top Reported Austin Streets for Rear End Crashes, 2025<\/figcaption><ul role=\"list\" style=\"list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:.55rem\"><li style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(92px,32%) minmax(60px,1fr) 78px;gap:.6rem;align-items:center\"><span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.68rem;letter-spacing:.02em;color:var(--muted);line-height:1.35\">N IH 35 SB<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"display:block;height:12px;background:rgba(250,250,250,0.06);border-radius:2px\"><span style=\"display:block;height:12px;width:100.0%;background:linear-gradient(90deg,var(--gold),var(--gold-deep));border-radius:2px\"><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.72rem;color:var(--gold);text-align:right\">177<\/span><\/li><li style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(92px,32%) minmax(60px,1fr) 78px;gap:.6rem;align-items:center\"><span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.68rem;letter-spacing:.02em;color:var(--muted);line-height:1.35\">IH 35<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"display:block;height:12px;background:rgba(250,250,250,0.06);border-radius:2px\"><span style=\"display:block;height:12px;width:67.8%;background:rgba(250,250,250,0.35);border-radius:2px\"><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.72rem;color:var(--text-2);text-align:right\">120<\/span><\/li><li style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(92px,32%) minmax(60px,1fr) 78px;gap:.6rem;align-items:center\"><span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.68rem;letter-spacing:.02em;color:var(--muted);line-height:1.35\">N MOPAC EXPY SB<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"display:block;height:12px;background:rgba(250,250,250,0.06);border-radius:2px\"><span style=\"display:block;height:12px;width:59.9%;background:rgba(250,250,250,0.35);border-radius:2px\"><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.72rem;color:var(--text-2);text-align:right\">106<\/span><\/li><li style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(92px,32%) minmax(60px,1fr) 78px;gap:.6rem;align-items:center\"><span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.68rem;letter-spacing:.02em;color:var(--muted);line-height:1.35\">N IH 35 NB<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"display:block;height:12px;background:rgba(250,250,250,0.06);border-radius:2px\"><span style=\"display:block;height:12px;width:54.2%;background:rgba(250,250,250,0.35);border-radius:2px\"><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.72rem;color:var(--text-2);text-align:right\">96<\/span><\/li><li style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(92px,32%) minmax(60px,1fr) 78px;gap:.6rem;align-items:center\"><span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.68rem;letter-spacing:.02em;color:var(--muted);line-height:1.35\">S IH 35 NB<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"display:block;height:12px;background:rgba(250,250,250,0.06);border-radius:2px\"><span style=\"display:block;height:12px;width:49.2%;background:rgba(250,250,250,0.35);border-radius:2px\"><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.72rem;color:var(--text-2);text-align:right\">87<\/span><\/li><li style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(92px,32%) minmax(60px,1fr) 78px;gap:.6rem;align-items:center\"><span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.68rem;letter-spacing:.02em;color:var(--muted);line-height:1.35\">RESEARCH BLVD SB<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"display:block;height:12px;background:rgba(250,250,250,0.06);border-radius:2px\"><span style=\"display:block;height:12px;width:47.5%;background:rgba(250,250,250,0.35);border-radius:2px\"><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.72rem;color:var(--text-2);text-align:right\">84<\/span><\/li><li style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(92px,32%) minmax(60px,1fr) 78px;gap:.6rem;align-items:center\"><span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.68rem;letter-spacing:.02em;color:var(--muted);line-height:1.35\">S IH 35 SB<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"display:block;height:12px;background:rgba(250,250,250,0.06);border-radius:2px\"><span style=\"display:block;height:12px;width:42.9%;background:rgba(250,250,250,0.35);border-radius:2px\"><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.72rem;color:var(--text-2);text-align:right\">76<\/span><\/li><li style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(92px,32%) minmax(60px,1fr) 78px;gap:.6rem;align-items:center\"><span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.68rem;letter-spacing:.02em;color:var(--muted);line-height:1.35\">MOPAC<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"display:block;height:12px;background:rgba(250,250,250,0.06);border-radius:2px\"><span style=\"display:block;height:12px;width:41.2%;background:rgba(250,250,250,0.35);border-radius:2px\"><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.72rem;color:var(--text-2);text-align:right\">73<\/span><\/li><li style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(92px,32%) minmax(60px,1fr) 78px;gap:.6rem;align-items:center\"><span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.68rem;letter-spacing:.02em;color:var(--muted);line-height:1.35\">N MOPAC EXPY NB<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"display:block;height:12px;background:rgba(250,250,250,0.06);border-radius:2px\"><span style=\"display:block;height:12px;width:40.1%;background:rgba(250,250,250,0.35);border-radius:2px\"><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.72rem;color:var(--text-2);text-align:right\">71<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.64rem;letter-spacing:.04em;color:var(--muted);margin-top:.9rem;line-height:1.6\">Street names appear exactly as written on crash reports. As a result, I-35 appears under multiple spellings and directional descriptions. <span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.62rem;letter-spacing:.06em;color:var(--muted);white-space:nowrap\">[TX-038]<\/span><\/div><\/figure>\r\n          <\/section>\r\n          <section id=\"trucks\" aria-labelledby=\"trucks-title\">\r\n            <span class=\"eyebrow\"><span class=\"num\">07<\/span>Heavy Trucks<\/span>\r\n            <h2 id=\"trucks-title\">When a Car Hits <span class=\"accent\">the Back of a Truck<\/span><\/h2>\r\n            <p>The most detailed Texas analysis of truck rear end crashes comes from the <a href=\"https:\/\/cts.tti.tamu.edu\/files\/2023\/08\/CMV_rear_end_statewideLEO_v3.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"color:var(--gold)\">Texas A&amp;M Transportation Institute<\/a> and covers 2017 through 2021. No newer edition had been published.<\/p>\r\n            <p>The study counted 33,132 two vehicle rear end crashes involving a heavy truck. In 51.2% of those crashes, a passenger car struck the rear of the truck. <span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.62rem;letter-spacing:.06em;color:var(--muted);white-space:nowrap\">[TX-039, TX-040]<\/span><\/p>\r\n<figure style=\"margin:1.4rem 0;background:var(--bg-2);border:1px solid var(--rule-2);border-radius:6px;padding:1.2rem 1.2rem 1rem\" aria-label=\"Bar chart of KA shares for truck rear end crashes\"><figcaption style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.68rem;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold);margin:0 0 .9rem\">Fatal or Serious Share, Texas Rear End Crashes, 2017 to 2021<\/figcaption><ul role=\"list\" style=\"list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:.55rem\"><li style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(92px,32%) minmax(60px,1fr) 78px;gap:.6rem;align-items:center\"><span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.68rem;letter-spacing:.02em;color:var(--muted);line-height:1.35\">All rear end crashes<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"display:block;height:12px;background:rgba(250,250,250,0.06);border-radius:2px\"><span style=\"display:block;height:12px;width:14.3%;background:rgba(250,250,250,0.35);border-radius:2px\"><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.72rem;color:var(--text-2);text-align:right\">1.8%<\/span><\/li><li style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(92px,32%) minmax(60px,1fr) 78px;gap:.6rem;align-items:center\"><span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.68rem;letter-spacing:.02em;color:var(--muted);line-height:1.35\">Car strikes heavy truck<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"display:block;height:12px;background:rgba(250,250,250,0.06);border-radius:2px\"><span style=\"display:block;height:12px;width:54.8%;background:linear-gradient(90deg,var(--gold),var(--gold-deep));border-radius:2px\"><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.72rem;color:var(--gold);text-align:right\">6.9%<\/span><\/li><li style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(92px,32%) minmax(60px,1fr) 78px;gap:.6rem;align-items:center\"><span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.68rem;letter-spacing:.02em;color:var(--muted);line-height:1.35\">Car strikes truck, rural<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"display:block;height:12px;background:rgba(250,250,250,0.06);border-radius:2px\"><span style=\"display:block;height:12px;width:100.0%;background:linear-gradient(90deg,var(--gold),var(--gold-deep));border-radius:2px\"><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.72rem;color:var(--gold);text-align:right\">12.6%<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.64rem;letter-spacing:.04em;color:var(--muted);margin-top:.9rem;line-height:1.6\">Source: TTI (2023). <span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.62rem;letter-spacing:.06em;color:var(--muted);white-space:nowrap\">[TX-041]<\/span><\/div><\/figure>            <p>When a car struck a heavy truck from behind, the crash was about 3.8 times as likely to end in death or serious injury as the average rear end crash. On rural roads, it was about 7 times as likely. <span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.62rem;letter-spacing:.06em;color:var(--muted);white-space:nowrap\">[TX-041]<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n          <\/section>\r\n          <section id=\"trauma\" aria-labelledby=\"trauma-title\">\r\n            <span class=\"eyebrow\"><span class=\"num\">08<\/span>Trauma Care<\/span>\r\n            <h2 id=\"trauma-title\">Rear End Crashes in <span class=\"accent\">Linked Health Records<\/span><\/h2>\r\n            <p>The Texas Department of State Health Services links crash reports with EMS and trauma registry records. In its most recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dshs.texas.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/injury\/EMST-Registries\/Data\/dshs-emstr-linkedreport-sept2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"color:var(--gold)\">linkage, for 2023<\/a>, the two rear end codes accounted for 1,038 of 8,297 linked patients, or 12.51%. A 2024 edition had not been published as of September 23, 2026. <span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.62rem;letter-spacing:.06em;color:var(--muted);white-space:nowrap\">[TX-042]<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.04em;color:var(--muted);line-height:1.6;margin:1rem 0 0\">Scope note: DSHS reports do not provide a consistent year to year series. The 2021 trauma only linkage, covering 16,105 patients, used a different design from the 2023 crash, EMS, and trauma linkage. Inclusion rules changed again in 2022 and 2023.<\/p><p style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.04em;color:var(--muted);line-height:1.6;margin:1rem 0 0\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dshs.texas.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/injury\/EMST-Registries\/Data\/DSHS-EMSTR-CRIS-2021-LinkedData-Sept2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"color:var(--gold)\">2021 three dataset report<\/a> is the closest match, but the shares across years should not be interpreted as a trend.<\/p>\r\n          <\/section>\r\n          <section id=\"cost\" aria-labelledby=\"cost-title\">\r\n            <span class=\"eyebrow\"><span class=\"num\">09<\/span>What It Costs<\/span>\r\n            <h2 id=\"cost-title\">The Minimum <span class=\"accent\">Measurable Cost<\/span><\/h2>\r\n            <p>For its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.txdot.gov\/content\/dam\/docs\/division\/trf\/highway-safety-engineering\/hsip-guidance-program.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"color:var(--gold)\">Highway Safety Improvement Program<\/a>, TxDOT assigns crash values of $4,290,000 for each fatal or serious injury crash and $360,000 for each minor injury crash in its 2026 program call. <span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.62rem;letter-spacing:.06em;color:var(--muted);white-space:nowrap\">[TX-043]<\/span><\/p>\r\n            <p>These values establish a floor, not a complete cost estimate. TxDOT does not publish a value for possible injury, or C, crashes or no injury, or O, crashes. Those categories accounted for 115,412 of the 2025 rear end crashes.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.04em;color:var(--muted);line-height:1.6;margin:1rem 0 0\">TxDOT&#39;s figures are comprehensive costs based on National Safety Council values. The program call does not identify a dollar year. They are planning values used to rank safety projects, not medical bills, insurance payments, settlements, or verdicts.<\/p>\r\n          <\/section>\r\n          <section id=\"av\" aria-labelledby=\"av-title\">\r\n            <span class=\"eyebrow\"><span class=\"num\">10<\/span>Automated Vehicles<\/span>\r\n            <h2 id=\"av-title\">What Texas <span class=\"accent\">Crash Reports Show<\/span><\/h2>\r\n            <p>NHTSA&#39;s Standing General Order database contains qualifying incidents reported by manufacturers and operators; it is not a measure of all automated vehicle or driver assistance crashes in Texas.<\/p>\r\n            <p>Manufacturers and operators of automated driving systems and Level 2 driver assistance systems must report qualifying crashes to NHTSA. When the <a href=\"https:\/\/static.nhtsa.gov\/odi\/ffdd\/sgo-2021-01\/SGO-2021-01_Incident_Reports_ADS.csv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"color:var(--gold)\">Standing General Order files<\/a> are filtered to Texas, they show 261 crash reports for 2025: 120 involving fully automated systems and 141 involving Level 2 driver assistance. <span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.62rem;letter-spacing:.06em;color:var(--muted);white-space:nowrap\">[TX-045]<\/span><\/p>\r\n            <p>In 10 reports, the automated vehicle was struck directly from behind. Under a broader definition that includes rear corner impacts, the total rises to 48 reports.<\/p>\r\n            <p>Automated vehicles struck another vehicle from behind in 3 reports. Under the broader definition, that total rises to 17 reports.<\/p>\r\n            <p>Austin accounted for 113 of the Texas reports, including 101 involving fully automated systems. The Austin records included 34 rear impacts to an automated vehicle under the broader definition. <span style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.62rem;letter-spacing:.06em;color:var(--muted);white-space:nowrap\">[TX-046, TX-047, TX-048]<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.04em;color:var(--muted);line-height:1.6;margin:1rem 0 0\">These reports do not assign fault, and no mileage data is available to calculate crash rates. The counts were calculated by this project from NHTSA&#39;s incident files; NHTSA does not publish these Texas totals. They should not be used to compare the safety of automated and human drivers.<\/p>\r\n          <\/section>\r\n          <section id=\"data\" aria-labelledby=\"data-title\">\r\n            <span class=\"eyebrow\"><span class=\"num\">11<\/span>Get the Data<\/span>\r\n            <h2 id=\"data-title\">The Dataset <span class=\"accent\">Behind Every Number<\/span><\/h2>\r\n            <p>The complete city by year dataset covers Texas and all 12 cities from 2019 through 2025. It includes all crashes, both rear end codes, and rear end crashes by severity.<\/p>\r\n            <p>Every figure on this page appears in the ledger with one of three labels:<\/p>\r\n<ul style=\"display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:.65rem;margin:1rem 0 1.2rem;padding:0;list-style:none\" role=\"list\"><li style=\"display:flex;gap:.7rem;align-items:flex-start;color:var(--text-2);font-size:.95rem;line-height:1.6\"><span style=\"flex:none;width:3px;align-self:stretch;background:var(--gold);border-radius:2px\"><\/span><span>ORIGINAL: Calculated by this project from public records.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"display:flex;gap:.7rem;align-items:flex-start;color:var(--text-2);font-size:.95rem;line-height:1.6\"><span style=\"flex:none;width:3px;align-self:stretch;background:var(--gold);border-radius:2px\"><\/span><span>SOURCED: Quoted from a cited document.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"display:flex;gap:.7rem;align-items:flex-start;color:var(--text-2);font-size:.95rem;line-height:1.6\"><span style=\"flex:none;width:3px;align-self:stretch;background:var(--gold);border-radius:2px\"><\/span><span>DERIVED: Calculated from the original and sourced figures.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><details class=\"data-box\"><summary>City by year dataset, CSV (91 rows)<\/summary><pre class=\"data-pre\">geography,year,all_crashes,rear_both_straight,rear_one_stopped,rear_combined,rear_share_pct,rear_k,rear_a,rear_b,rear_c,rear_o,rear_unknown,all_ka\r\nTexas,2019,562258,86006,75659,161665,28.75,304,1931,13763,37220,107711,736,16210\r\nTexas,2020,475275,63250,55027,118277,24.89,296,1642,9785,25192,80698,664,15665\r\nTexas,2021,552707,76393,64991,141384,25.58,379,2213,13849,27462,96669,812,19799\r\nTexas,2022,555691,75659,67166,142825,25.70,364,2078,15147,26400,97951,885,19272\r\nTexas,2023,559734,77404,65005,142409,25.44,332,2026,16181,25586,97350,934,19105\r\nTexas,2024,555039,77778,63077,140855,25.38,321,2084,17182,24721,95746,801,18694\r\nTexas,2025,539112,76370,59880,136250,25.27,297,2054,17732,22673,92739,755,17878\r\nHouston,2019,68850,15527,5792,21319,30.96,28,213,1565,5605,13673,235,1451\r\nHouston,2020,58172,11415,4559,15974,27.46,29,191,1099,3872,10588,195,1448\r\nHouston,2021,66887,13785,5157,18942,28.32,32,243,1470,4561,12407,229,1698\r\nHouston,2022,67358,13854,5243,19097,28.35,27,243,1531,4628,12392,276,1629\r\nHouston,2023,67498,14125,5016,19141,28.36,31,212,1508,4615,12469,306,1633\r\nHouston,2024,66322,13832,4745,18577,28.01,34,228,1520,4662,11874,259,1619\r\nHouston,2025,60379,12859,4172,17031,28.21,21,243,1404,4025,11097,241,1525\r\nDallas,2019,36825,6161,4126,10287,27.93,15,136,896,2423,6770,47,1080\r\nDallas,2020,31986,4862,2970,7832,24.49,19,115,676,1644,5332,46,1019\r\nDallas,2021,35326,5624,3262,8886,25.15,26,163,857,1689,6077,74,1282\r\nDallas,2022,33959,5267,3233,8500,25.03,31,150,857,1528,5871,63,1214\r\nDallas,2023,31638,5228,2816,8044,25.43,28,124,810,1441,5584,57,1157\r\nDallas,2024,26126,4389,2306,6695,25.63,15,129,788,1290,4446,27,1115\r\nDallas,2025,24685,4565,2137,6702,27.15,14,144,857,1147,4516,24,1048\r\nFort Worth,2019,14874,2390,1713,4103,27.59,6,63,339,1215,2459,21,429\r\nFort Worth,2020,12796,1839,1284,3123,24.41,7,70,321,854,1864,7,510\r\nFort Worth,2021,14720,2112,1530,3642,24.74,15,56,419,884,2256,12,554\r\nFort Worth,2022,13437,1902,1361,3263,24.28,10,66,435,730,2004,18,569\r\nFort Worth,2023,13519,1974,1370,3344,24.74,8,57,515,678,2080,6,546\r\nFort Worth,2024,12941,1964,1130,3094,23.91,10,57,458,590,1960,19,499\r\nFort Worth,2025,15679,2583,1537,4120,26.28,12,81,626,684,2692,25,582\r\nAustin,2019,16028,2775,2275,5050,31.51,5,81,1060,1279,2607,18,575\r\nAustin,2020,11819,1728,1424,3152,26.67,7,48,697,782,1602,16,453\r\nAustin,2021,12571,1883,1462,3345,26.61,9,61,671,975,1612,17,559\r\nAustin,2022,12938,1822,1618,3440,26.59,7,71,705,937,1707,13,574\r\nAustin,2023,12327,1936,1500,3436,27.87,9,60,704,882,1767,14,507\r\nAustin,2024,11401,1945,1397,3342,29.31,7,61,744,793,1718,19,459\r\nAustin,2025,11143,1912,1320,3232,29.00,10,40,788,744,1637,13,371\r\nSan Antonio,2019,43096,6595,7021,13616,31.59,12,115,941,3892,8590,66,693\r\nSan Antonio,2020,33574,4300,4582,8882,26.45,12,69,603,2291,5869,38,585\r\nSan Antonio,2021,38852,5280,5206,10486,26.99,16,81,1073,2425,6816,75,726\r\nSan Antonio,2022,39646,5422,5432,10854,27.38,10,73,1280,2293,7113,85,734\r\nSan Antonio,2023,40345,5645,5302,10947,27.13,12,77,1346,2121,7293,98,705\r\nSan Antonio,2024,39690,5771,5002,10773,27.14,16,70,1649,1917,7008,113,754\r\nSan Antonio,2025,37304,5385,4673,10058,26.96,14,78,1636,1746,6501,83,654\r\nEl Paso,2019,16263,2374,2592,4966,30.54,5,20,336,976,3599,30,247\r\nEl Paso,2020,12497,1626,1644,3270,26.17,12,17,231,596,2366,48,194\r\nEl Paso,2021,15661,2144,2249,4393,28.05,12,28,463,634,3213,43,257\r\nEl Paso,2022,16299,2050,2506,4556,27.95,7,34,556,662,3279,18,292\r\nEl Paso,2023,15920,2066,2171,4237,26.61,10,37,669,593,2900,28,303\r\nEl Paso,2024,15205,2088,1966,4054,26.66,11,32,692,572,2731,16,279\r\nEl Paso,2025,14728,1998,1869,3867,26.26,6,47,702,519,2576,17,276\r\nMidland,2019,4175,471,783,1254,30.04,0,6,108,256,883,1,75\r\nMidland,2020,2520,248,372,620,24.60,2,5,60,128,423,2,65\r\nMidland,2021,2628,250,371,621,23.63,4,14,67,101,433,2,76\r\nMidland,2022,2818,327,384,711,25.23,3,5,60,158,483,2,100\r\nMidland,2023,2933,329,354,683,23.29,1,7,72,151,449,3,91\r\nMidland,2024,2677,307,290,597,22.30,1,10,86,103,395,2,79\r\nMidland,2025,2643,246,289,535,20.24,2,12,69,93,358,1,88\r\nOdessa,2019,3739,505,516,1021,27.31,3,10,108,132,768,0,81\r\nOdessa,2020,2791,328,376,704,25.22,4,5,59,93,542,1,64\r\nOdessa,2021,2909,277,467,744,25.58,3,9,82,100,548,2,70\r\nOdessa,2022,3272,350,494,844,25.79,5,5,80,107,646,1,66\r\nOdessa,2023,3493,368,505,873,24.99,0,7,96,111,656,3,60\r\nOdessa,2024,3578,429,515,944,26.38,0,8,113,108,714,1,93\r\nOdessa,2025,3533,409,466,875,24.77,1,7,137,93,635,2,70\r\nLaredo,2019,5702,950,844,1794,31.46,3,8,173,340,1266,4,72\r\nLaredo,2020,4418,666,602,1268,28.70,1,6,105,227,927,2,53\r\nLaredo,2021,5527,772,790,1562,28.26,1,6,163,261,1121,10,76\r\nLaredo,2022,6040,860,785,1645,27.24,0,7,197,235,1204,2,98\r\nLaredo,2023,6312,962,720,1682,26.65,1,9,173,209,1285,5,77\r\nLaredo,2024,6508,1093,720,1813,27.86,1,12,182,291,1304,23,76\r\nLaredo,2025,6020,957,676,1633,27.13,0,10,168,259,1193,3,64\r\nLubbock,2019,6677,829,990,1819,27.24,3,3,82,669,1061,1,99\r\nLubbock,2020,6145,689,762,1451,23.61,0,10,78,526,836,1,86\r\nLubbock,2021,7448,839,941,1780,23.90,1,6,94,659,1018,2,115\r\nLubbock,2022,6623,779,809,1588,23.98,2,3,90,562,930,1,98\r\nLubbock,2023,6089,691,718,1409,23.14,1,6,78,580,740,4,97\r\nLubbock,2024,5167,582,569,1151,22.28,1,7,76,476,591,0,86\r\nLubbock,2025,5124,536,525,1061,20.71,0,8,66,429,558,0,87\r\nCorpus Christi,2019,8177,1213,1423,2636,32.24,5,13,108,636,1870,4,132\r\nCorpus Christi,2020,6788,900,1066,1966,28.96,0,9,106,459,1391,1,145\r\nCorpus Christi,2021,7991,1115,1259,2374,29.71,1,12,191,443,1724,3,161\r\nCorpus Christi,2022,7683,967,1149,2116,27.54,1,16,191,353,1551,4,157\r\nCorpus Christi,2023,7440,931,1121,2052,27.58,1,17,224,333,1475,2,157\r\nCorpus Christi,2024,7238,867,1047,1914,26.44,4,20,209,335,1343,3,153\r\nCorpus Christi,2025,7245,903,936,1839,25.38,1,14,197,286,1340,1,159\r\nMcAllen,2019,2980,455,746,1201,40.30,0,14,162,732,291,2,68\r\nMcAllen,2020,2144,255,481,736,34.33,0,6,87,417,226,0,45\r\nMcAllen,2021,2610,302,575,877,33.60,1,4,139,465,267,1,48\r\nMcAllen,2022,2836,340,562,902,31.81,1,12,152,420,316,1,68\r\nMcAllen,2023,2968,313,647,960,32.35,1,4,168,437,350,0,48\r\nMcAllen,2024,2904,329,626,955,32.89,0,13,192,401,348,1,62\r\nMcAllen,2025,2798,340,550,890,31.81,0,3,196,365,325,1,51<\/pre><\/details><div class=\"ledger-wrap\"><table class=\"dtable ledger\" style=\"min-width:760px\">\r\n              <caption>Data point ledger, 48 rows, in page order<\/caption>\r\n              <thead><tr><th scope=\"col\">ID<\/th><th scope=\"col\">Metric<\/th><th scope=\"col\">Geography<\/th><th scope=\"col\">Years<\/th><th scope=\"col\">Value<\/th><th scope=\"col\">Label<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\r\n              <tbody>\r\n                <tr><td>TX-001<\/td><td>Rear end crashes (codes 20 and 22 combined), reportable<\/td><td>Texas<\/td><td>2025<\/td><td>136,250<\/td><td>ORIGINAL<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>TX-002<\/td><td>All reportable crashes<\/td><td>Texas<\/td><td>2025<\/td><td>539,112<\/td><td>ORIGINAL<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>TX-003<\/td><td>Rear end share of all reportable crashes<\/td><td>Texas<\/td><td>2025<\/td><td>25.3%<\/td><td>DERIVED<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>TX-004<\/td><td>Both going straight \/ one straight, one stopped<\/td><td>Texas<\/td><td>2025<\/td><td>76,370 \/ 59,880<\/td><td>ORIGINAL<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>TX-005<\/td><td>Rank of rear end among manner of collision types<\/td><td>Texas<\/td><td>2019 to 2025<\/td><td>#1 every year except 2020 (#2)<\/td><td>ORIGINAL<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>TX-006<\/td><td>Change in rear end crashes \/ all crashes<\/td><td>Texas<\/td><td>2019 vs 2025<\/td><td>Down 15.7% \/ Down 4.1%<\/td><td>DERIVED<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>TX-007<\/td><td>Resident population estimates (Vintage 2025)<\/td><td>Texas and 12 cities<\/td><td>July 1, 2025<\/td><td>Texas 31,709,821<\/td><td>SOURCED<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>TX-008<\/td><td>Rear ends \/ share of crashes \/ per 100,000 residents<\/td><td>Houston<\/td><td>2025<\/td><td>17,031 \/ 28.2% \/ 710.4<\/td><td>ORIGINAL<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>TX-009<\/td><td>Rear ends \/ share of crashes \/ per 100,000 residents<\/td><td>Dallas<\/td><td>2025<\/td><td>6,702 \/ 27.2% \/ 504.1<\/td><td>ORIGINAL<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>TX-010<\/td><td>Rear ends \/ share of crashes \/ per 100,000 residents<\/td><td>Fort Worth<\/td><td>2025<\/td><td>4,120 \/ 26.3% \/ 400.7<\/td><td>ORIGINAL<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>TX-011<\/td><td>Rear ends \/ share of crashes \/ per 100,000 residents<\/td><td>Austin<\/td><td>2025<\/td><td>3,232 \/ 29.0% \/ 322.4<\/td><td>ORIGINAL<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>TX-012<\/td><td>Rear ends \/ share of crashes \/ per 100,000 residents<\/td><td>San Antonio<\/td><td>2025<\/td><td>10,058 \/ 27.0% \/ 649.6<\/td><td>ORIGINAL<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>TX-013<\/td><td>Rear ends \/ share of crashes \/ per 100,000 residents<\/td><td>El Paso<\/td><td>2025<\/td><td>3,867 \/ 26.3% \/ 566.2<\/td><td>ORIGINAL<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>TX-014<\/td><td>Rear ends \/ share of crashes \/ per 100,000 residents<\/td><td>Midland<\/td><td>2025<\/td><td>535 \/ 20.2% \/ 362.4<\/td><td>ORIGINAL<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>TX-015<\/td><td>Rear ends \/ share of crashes \/ per 100,000 residents<\/td><td>Odessa<\/td><td>2025<\/td><td>875 \/ 24.8% \/ 713.1<\/td><td>ORIGINAL<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>TX-016<\/td><td>Rear ends \/ share of crashes \/ per 100,000 residents<\/td><td>Laredo<\/td><td>2025<\/td><td>1,633 \/ 27.1% \/ 605.9<\/td><td>ORIGINAL<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>TX-017<\/td><td>Rear ends \/ share of crashes \/ per 100,000 residents<\/td><td>Lubbock<\/td><td>2025<\/td><td>1,061 \/ 20.7% \/ 388.5<\/td><td>ORIGINAL<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>TX-018<\/td><td>Rear ends \/ share of crashes \/ per 100,000 residents<\/td><td>Corpus Christi<\/td><td>2025<\/td><td>1,839 \/ 25.4% \/ 579.7<\/td><td>ORIGINAL<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>TX-019<\/td><td>Rear ends \/ share of crashes \/ per 100,000 residents<\/td><td>McAllen<\/td><td>2025<\/td><td>890 \/ 31.8% \/ 590.8<\/td><td>ORIGINAL<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>TX-020<\/td><td>Rear end crashes per 100,000 residents<\/td><td>Texas<\/td><td>2025<\/td><td>429.7<\/td><td>DERIVED<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>TX-021<\/td><td>CRIS 2025 crash totals vs TxDOT Crash Facts 2025<\/td><td>Texas and 12 cities<\/td><td>2025<\/td><td>Within 1.0% everywhere; exact for Midland, Laredo, McAllen<\/td><td>DERIVED<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>TX-022<\/td><td>Fatal or serious (KA) share: rear ends vs all crashes<\/td><td>Texas<\/td><td>2025<\/td><td>1.73% vs 3.32%<\/td><td>DERIVED<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>TX-023<\/td><td>Rear end share of all KA crashes \/ of fatal crashes<\/td><td>Texas<\/td><td>2025<\/td><td>13.15% \/ 8.56%<\/td><td>DERIVED<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>TX-024<\/td><td>Rear end crashes by severity K \/ A \/ B \/ C \/ O \/ unknown<\/td><td>Texas<\/td><td>2025<\/td><td>297 \/ 2,054 \/ 17,732 \/ 22,673 \/ 92,739 \/ 755<\/td><td>ORIGINAL<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>TX-025<\/td><td>Share on the TxDOT state highway system: rear ends vs all crashes<\/td><td>Texas<\/td><td>2025<\/td><td>71.1% vs 58.1%<\/td><td>DERIVED<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>TX-026<\/td><td>Rear end KA crashes \/ fatal crashes on the state highway system<\/td><td>Texas<\/td><td>2025<\/td><td>82.99% of KA (1,951 of 2,351) \/ 90.9% of fatal (270 of 297)<\/td><td>DERIVED<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>TX-027<\/td><td>Rear end share of injury collisions: TxDOT roads vs city streets<\/td><td>Woodway (Waco MPO)<\/td><td>2014 to 2023<\/td><td>47% (53 of 113) vs 22% (21 of 96)<\/td><td>SOURCED<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>TX-028<\/td><td>Rear end share of injury crashes: state system vs other roads<\/td><td>Austin (open data, Full Purpose)<\/td><td>2025<\/td><td>39.6% vs 18.4%<\/td><td>ORIGINAL<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>TX-029<\/td><td>Contributing factors among rear end crashes: failed to control speed \/ driver inattention \/ followed too closely<\/td><td>Texas<\/td><td>2025<\/td><td>89,553 (65.7%) \/ 24,406 (17.9%) \/ 17,991 (13.2%)<\/td><td>ORIGINAL<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>TX-030<\/td><td>Rear end crashes citing failed to control speed as the only factor<\/td><td>Texas<\/td><td>2025<\/td><td>67,359 (49.4%)<\/td><td>ORIGINAL<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>TX-031<\/td><td>Rear end KA \/ fatal crashes citing alcohol<\/td><td>Texas<\/td><td>2025<\/td><td>190 of 2,351 \/ 39 of 297<\/td><td>ORIGINAL<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>TX-032<\/td><td>All crashes citing followed too closely (any manner)<\/td><td>Texas<\/td><td>2025<\/td><td>20,429<\/td><td>SOURCED<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>TX-033<\/td><td>Rear end crashes \/ all crashes<\/td><td>Austin (open data, Full Purpose)<\/td><td>2025<\/td><td>3,489 \/ 12,006 (29.1%)<\/td><td>ORIGINAL<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>TX-034<\/td><td>Rear ends on roads posted 65 mph or more \/ 50 to 60 mph<\/td><td>Austin (open data)<\/td><td>2025<\/td><td>1,142 (32.7%) \/ 1,048 (30.0%)<\/td><td>ORIGINAL<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>TX-035<\/td><td>Rear ends coded road_constr_zone_fl = true<\/td><td>Austin (open data)<\/td><td>2025<\/td><td>717 (20.6%)<\/td><td>ORIGINAL<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>TX-036<\/td><td>Largest one hour interval \/ weekday 4:00 to 6:59 p.m. share<\/td><td>Austin (open data)<\/td><td>2025<\/td><td>4:00 to 4:59 p.m., 287 (8.2%) \/ 637 (18.3%)<\/td><td>ORIGINAL<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>TX-037<\/td><td>City of Austin estimated comprehensive cost of rear end crashes<\/td><td>Austin (open data)<\/td><td>2025<\/td><td>$583,375,000 (21.1% of all crash cost)<\/td><td>SOURCED<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>TX-038<\/td><td>Top reported street for rear ends<\/td><td>Austin (open data)<\/td><td>2025<\/td><td>N IH 35 SB, 177<\/td><td>ORIGINAL<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>TX-039<\/td><td>Two vehicle rear end crashes involving a heavy truck<\/td><td>Texas<\/td><td>2017 to 2021<\/td><td>33,132<\/td><td>SOURCED<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>TX-040<\/td><td>Share where a car struck the truck<\/td><td>Texas<\/td><td>2017 to 2021<\/td><td>51.2% (16,953)<\/td><td>DERIVED<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>TX-041<\/td><td>KA share: all rear ends \/ car strikes truck \/ rural car strikes truck<\/td><td>Texas<\/td><td>2017 to 2021<\/td><td>1.8% \/ 6.9% \/ 12.6%<\/td><td>SOURCED<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>TX-042<\/td><td>Rear end codes among linked crash, EMS, and trauma patients<\/td><td>Texas<\/td><td>2023<\/td><td>1,038 of 8,297 (12.51%)<\/td><td>DERIVED<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>TX-043<\/td><td>TxDOT cost per crash: fatal or serious (K or A) \/ minor injury (B)<\/td><td>Texas<\/td><td>2026 HSIP program call<\/td><td>$4,290,000 \/ $360,000<\/td><td>SOURCED<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>TX-044<\/td><td>Planning value calculation: 2025 K, A, and B rear end crashes at TxDOT 2026 HSIP values (not medical bills, insurance payments, settlements, or total cost)<\/td><td>Texas<\/td><td>2025<\/td><td>$16.5 billion<\/td><td>DERIVED<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>TX-045<\/td><td>Crash reports under the NHTSA Standing General Order (ADS plus Level 2), deduplicated<\/td><td>Texas<\/td><td>2025<\/td><td>261 (ADS 120, Level 2 141)<\/td><td>ORIGINAL<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>TX-046<\/td><td>Automated vehicle struck from behind: strict \/ broad definition<\/td><td>Texas<\/td><td>2025<\/td><td>10 \/ 48<\/td><td>ORIGINAL<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>TX-047<\/td><td>Automated vehicle struck another vehicle from behind: strict \/ broad<\/td><td>Texas<\/td><td>2025<\/td><td>3 \/ 17<\/td><td>ORIGINAL<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>TX-048<\/td><td>SGO crash reports \/ AV struck from behind (broad)<\/td><td>Austin<\/td><td>2025<\/td><td>113 \/ 34<\/td><td>ORIGINAL<\/td><\/tr>\r\n              <\/tbody>\r\n            <\/table><\/div>\r\n          <\/section>\r\n          <section id=\"methods\" aria-labelledby=\"methods-title\">\r\n            <span class=\"eyebrow\"><span class=\"num\">12<\/span>Methods<\/span>\r\n            <h2 id=\"methods-title\">How the Rear End Crash Counts <span class=\"accent\">Were Calculated<\/span><\/h2>\r\n            <p>The study uses TxDOT&#39;s public CRIS query to count reportable crashes in Texas and the 12 selected cities for 2019 through 2025.<\/p>\r\n            <p>Rear end crashes include only the two CRIS manner of collision categories used throughout this study:<\/p>\r\n<ul style=\"display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:.65rem;margin:1rem 0 1.2rem;padding:0;list-style:none\" role=\"list\"><li style=\"display:flex;gap:.7rem;align-items:flex-start;color:var(--text-2);font-size:.95rem;line-height:1.6\"><span style=\"flex:none;width:3px;align-self:stretch;background:var(--gold);border-radius:2px\"><\/span><span>Code 20: &quot;Same direction, both going straight, rear end.&quot;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"display:flex;gap:.7rem;align-items:flex-start;color:var(--text-2);font-size:.95rem;line-height:1.6\"><span style=\"flex:none;width:3px;align-self:stretch;background:var(--gold);border-radius:2px\"><\/span><span>Code 22: &quot;Same direction, one straight, one stopped.&quot;<\/span><\/li><\/ul>            <p>Statewide and city crash counts were checked against TxDOT&#39;s published Crash Facts totals. City results use the CRIS City field, which identifies the crash location city.<\/p>\r\n<h3 style=\"font-size:1.2rem;color:var(--text);margin:2.4rem 0 .9rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.01em\">Query Specification<\/h3><div class=\"ledger-wrap\"><table class=\"dtable\" style=\"min-width:560px\">\r\n              <thead><tr><th scope=\"col\">Item<\/th><th scope=\"col\">Rule used<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\r\n              <tbody>\r\n                <tr><td>Query date<\/td><td>TxDOT CRIS public query, September 23, 2026, between 15:48 and 17:05 UTC (10:48 a.m. to 12:05 p.m. Central); CRIS disclaimer date 09\/23\/2026<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>Unit counted<\/td><td>Crashes (unique Crash IDs), analysis level Crash; never units or persons<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>Year<\/td><td>CRIS Crash Year field, calendar years 2019 through 2025<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>Reportable<\/td><td>TxDOT Reportable Flag = true, the basis TxDOT Crash Facts uses<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>Texas<\/td><td>Location filter All of Texas<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>Cities<\/td><td>CRIS City field (crash location city), not a city limits polygon, full purpose area, or ETJ boundary<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>Rear end<\/td><td>Manner of Collision codes 20 and 22 only; codes 12, 17, 19, 27, 29, 32, 35, 37, 39, and 43 excluded<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>All crashes<\/td><td>Every Manner of Collision value, including other and unknown; no crash lacked a manner value<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>Severity<\/td><td>CRIS Crash Severity, one crash level code for the most severe injury as coded by the officer: K 4, A 1, B 2, C 3, O 5, unknown 0<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>State highway system<\/td><td>CRIS On System Flag = Yes (primary roadway on the TxDOT state highway system)<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>Contributing factors<\/td><td>CRIS crash level factor list: any unit&#39;s contributing factors 1 to 3 and possible contributing factors 1 to 2<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>Austin spotlight<\/td><td>City of Austin open data y2wy-tgr5, Full Purpose jurisdiction, deleted and temporary records excluded, pulled September 23, 2026<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>Austin time<\/td><td>crash_timestamp_ct (US Central); one hour intervals run from :00 to :59; weekdays are Monday through Friday<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>Austin work zone<\/td><td>road_constr_zone_fl = true; all other records counted as outside a zone<\/td><\/tr>\r\n                <tr><td>Raw data<\/td><td>Every raw CRIS response, the query script, and the city by year dataset above are retained with this study<\/td><\/tr>\r\n              <\/tbody>\r\n            <\/table><\/div>            <p>Population rates use Census Bureau Vintage 2025 July 1 population estimates. Severe crashes include K, fatal, and A, suspected serious injury, severity codes. &quot;Fatal or serious&quot; refers to the combined KA category.<\/p>\r\n            <p>The study relies on aggregate public records. It does not identify people involved in any crash.<\/p>\r\n\r\n          <\/section>\r\n          <section id=\"sources\" aria-labelledby=\"sources-title\">\r\n            <span class=\"eyebrow\"><span class=\"num\">13<\/span>Sources<\/span>\r\n            <h2 id=\"sources-title\">Primary Texas Sources <span class=\"accent\">Used in This Index<\/span><\/h2>\r\n            <p>Every source is a Texas agency, a Texas university, or a federal dataset filtered to Texas. Readers can review the underlying sources directly:<\/p>\r\n            <ul class=\"press-row\" role=\"list\">\r\n              <li><a href=\"https:\/\/cris.dot.state.tx.us\/public\/Query\/app\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TxDOT Crash Records Information System <span class=\"arr\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n              <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.txdot.gov\/content\/dam\/docs\/division\/trf\/crash-records\/2025\/2025-texas-motor-vehicle-traffic-crash-facts.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TxDOT 2025 Texas Motor Vehicle Traffic Crash Facts <span class=\"arr\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n              <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.txdot.gov\/content\/dam\/docs\/division\/trf\/crash-records\/2025\/2025-crashes-injuries-cities-towns.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TxDOT 2025 Crashes and Injuries by City and Town <span class=\"arr\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n              <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.txdot.gov\/content\/dam\/docs\/division\/trf\/crash-records\/2025\/2025-crash-contributing-factors.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TxDOT 2025 Crash Contributing Factors <span class=\"arr\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n              <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.census.gov\/programs-surveys\/popest\/datasets\/2020-2025\/cities\/totals\/sub-est2025_48.csv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2025 city population estimates <span class=\"arr\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n              <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.txdot.gov\/content\/dam\/docs\/division\/trf\/highway-safety-engineering\/hsip-guidance-program.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TxDOT Highway Safety Improvement Program guidance <span class=\"arr\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n              <li><a href=\"https:\/\/data.austintexas.gov\/Transportation-and-Mobility\/Austin-Crash-Report-Data-Crash-Level-Records\/y2wy-tgr5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">City of Austin Crash Report Data, crash level records <span class=\"arr\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n              <li><a href=\"https:\/\/static.nhtsa.gov\/odi\/ffdd\/sgo-2021-01\/SGO-2021-01_Incident_Reports_ADS.csv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NHTSA Standing General Order automated driving system and Level 2 incident reports <span class=\"arr\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n              <li><a href=\"https:\/\/cts.tti.tamu.edu\/files\/2023\/08\/CMV_rear_end_statewideLEO_v3.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Texas A&amp;M Transportation Institute analysis of heavy truck rear end crashes <span class=\"arr\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n              <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dshs.texas.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/injury\/EMST-Registries\/Data\/dshs-emstr-linkedreport-sept2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Texas Department of State Health Services EMS, trauma registry, and CRIS linkage reports <span class=\"arr\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n              <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.waco-texas.com\/files\/sharedassets\/public\/v\/1\/departments\/mpo\/documents\/plans-amp-programs\/csap\/csap-chapter-6.7.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Waco MPO Safety Action Plan <span class=\"arr\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n            <\/ul>\r\n\r\n          <\/section>\r\n          <section id=\"about\" aria-labelledby=\"about-title\">\r\n            <span class=\"eyebrow\"><span class=\"num\">14<\/span>About This Study<\/span>\r\n            <h2 id=\"about-title\">Public Interest <span class=\"accent\">Traffic Safety Research<\/span><\/h2>\r\n            <p>The Texas Rear End Crash Index was prepared by J. Alexander Law Firm as public interest traffic safety research. It relies on aggregate public records and does not identify anyone involved in a crash. It is not legal advice.<\/p>\r\n            <p><a href=\"https:\/\/severeinjurylawyers.com\/about-us\/josh-alexander\/\" style=\"color:var(--gold)\">Josh Alexander<\/a>, founder and managing attorney of J. Alexander Law Firm, reviewed the index.<\/p>\r\n            <p>Related research includes <a href=\"https:\/\/severeinjurylawyers.com\/tools\/texas-after-school-crash-window\/\" style=\"color:var(--gold)\">The Texas After School Crash Window<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/severeinjurylawyers.com\/tools\/texas-red-light-camera-study\/\" style=\"color:var(--gold)\">The Texas Red Light Camera Shutdown<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.04em;color:var(--muted);line-height:1.6;margin:1rem 0 0\">This is Edition 1, published September 23, 2026, using a TxDOT CRIS public query accessed September 23, 2026. Planned updates include hour and weekday patterns, corridor hot spots, and post 2023 CRIS fields involving secondary crashes, clearance times, and responders struck.<\/p><p style=\"font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.04em;color:var(--muted);line-height:1.6;margin:1rem 0 0\">For media or research inquiries, use the firm contact page.<\/p>\r\n          <\/section>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/section>\r\n\r\n  <section class=\"cta-band\" id=\"contact\" aria-labelledby=\"contact-title\">\r\n    <div class=\"wrap\">\r\n      <span class=\"eyebrow\"><span class=\"stripe\"><\/span><span class=\"num\">15<\/span>Contact<\/span>\r\n      <h2 id=\"contact-title\">Injured in a <br><span class=\"accent\">Rear End Crash?<\/span><\/h2>\r\n      <p>If another driver struck your vehicle from behind and you were injured, J. 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