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BELL (27) County, Texas: Road Fatality Risk

Gera US Road Fatality Index: 4/10 (Moderate) · 52/yr avg · 13.436/100k. Risk-context signals only.

Data: FARS 2021-2023 / Census PEP 2023 / FHWA VM-2 2023· NHTSA FARS + Census PEP · US public domain · FIPS 48027

What is the road fatality rate for BELL (27) County, Texas?

BELL (27) County, Texas averaged 52 road fatalities per year from 2021 to 2023 (NHTSA FARS), giving a rate of 13.436 per 100,000 population — 0.74/100k above the US average of 12.695/100k. Gera US Road Fatality Index: 4/10 (Moderate).

Source:NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) — annual national CSV ZIPs 2021-2023·as of FARS 2021-2023 / Census PEP 2023 / FHWA VM-2 2023updated annually (last: )
Gera US Road Fatality Index4 / 10Moderate road fatality risk — BELL (27) County, TX (NHTSA FARS 2021-2023). Not a road-safety guarantee.How this index is calculated

Road fatality data — BELL (27) County (FARS 2021-2023 / Census PEP 2023 / FHWA VM-2 2023)

Road fatality metrics for BELL (27) County, Texas (NHTSA FARS 2021-2023 + Census PEP)
MetricValueSource
Road fatalities 202143NHTSA FARS 2021
Road fatalities 202255NHTSA FARS 2022
Road fatalities 202358NHTSA FARS 2023
3yr average annual fatalities52.0Gera calculation
3yr average population387,015Census PEP 2021-2023
Fatalities per 100k population13.436Gera formula
US average per 100k12.695NHTSA FARS 2021-2023
GUSRFI score4/10Moderate

BELL (27) County Road Fatality Risk Explorer

Explore GUSRFI components and compare against the US average.

GUSRFI

4 / 10

Moderate

BELL (27) County, TX

BELL (27) County, TX has a Moderate road fatality index (13.4/100k). Near the US average of 12.7/100k.

Source: NHTSA FARS 2021-2023 + Census PEP 2023 + FHWA VM-2 2023. Risk-context index only.

Risk signal components

Fatalities per 100,000 population (3yr avg 2021-2023)13.44

US avg: 12.7/100k · Source: NHTSA FARS + Census PEP

County GUSRFI uses fatalities per 100k only (per-county VMT not available key-free from FHWA).

Avg annual fatals

52

2021-2023

Per 100k pop

13.44

3yr avg

Texas state context

Texas has a state GUSRFI of 5.6/10 (Moderate), with 14.654/100k (3yr avg). BELL (27) County (13.436/100k) is 1.22/100k below the state average.

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BELL (27) County road fatality rate: frequently asked questions

How many road fatalities occur in BELL (27) County per year?
NHTSA FARS recorded 43 road fatalities in BELL (27) County, Texas in 2021; 55 in 2022; and 58 in 2023 — a 3-year average of 52.0 per year.
How does BELL (27) County compare to the US average for road fatalities?
BELL (27) County has 13.436/100k road fatalities — 0.74/100k above the US average of 12.695/100k (NHTSA FARS 2021-2023 average). The state average for Texas is 14.654/100k (GUSRFI 5.6/10).
What is BELL (27) County's GUSRFI score?
BELL (27) County has a Gera US Road Fatality Index (GUSRFI) of 4/10 (Moderate). County GUSRFI is based on fatalities per 100k population, normalized against the state-level range (min 5.659, max 24.943 per 100k). It ranks among the top 134 counties by road fatality count in the US (out of 350 counties tracked).

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Contains public sector information published by NHTSA / US Census Bureau and licensed under the US Government public domain. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) — annual national CSV ZIPs 2021-2023 (FARS 2021-2023 / Census PEP 2023 / FHWA VM-2 2023, published 2024-2025).

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