Local research brief · September 7, 2026
2026 Lubbock/South Plains Commercial-Vehicle and DWI Crash Data Brief
A focused comparison of the latest available 2024 and 2025 TxDOT crash tables for Lubbock County, the principal population and transportation center of the South Plains.
Research status
Source tables rechecked October 1, 2026
This regional brief is calculated from the same TxDOT source tables used in TSC's statewide research. Regional groupings are editorial study areas unless expressly identified otherwise; raw crash counts are not population-, traffic-, or vehicle-miles-traveled-adjusted risk rates.
Citable regional findings
Suggested citation
Texas Settlement Calculator, “2026 Lubbock/South Plains Commercial-Vehicle and DWI Crash Data Brief,” analysis of TxDOT 2024 and 2025 county crash tables.
Lubbock County CMV-involved crashes
346 → 279
−67 crashes · −19.4%
Lubbock County DUI (Alcohol) crashes
299 → 302
+3 crashes · +1.0%
What changed in Lubbock County
Lubbock CMV crashes declined
Lubbock County CMV-involved crashes declined from 346 in 2024 to 279 in 2025, a reduction of 67 or 19.4%.
The alcohol-involved count was nearly flat
Lubbock County DUI (Alcohol) crashes increased from 299 to 302, a difference of three crashes or 1.0%.
The two categories moved differently
The CMV-involved count declined substantially while the DUI (Alcohol) count changed little. The tables do not establish the cause of either change.
The datasets describe events, not risk
The figures are raw reported crash counts. They do not account for population, vehicle miles traveled, freight exposure or differences in enforcement and reporting.
County comparison
Counts are shown separately because a crash may appear in both datasets.
| County | CMV 2024 | CMV 2025 | CMV change | DUI 2024 | DUI 2025 | DUI change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lubbock | 346 | 279 | -67 (-19.4%) | 299 | 302 | +3 (+1.0%) |
Quotable findings
For reporters and researchers
“Lubbock County’s reported CMV-involved crash count declined 19.4% from 2024 to 2025, while its DUI (Alcohol) crash count increased 1.0%.”
“Lubbock County recorded 279 CMV-involved crashes and 302 DUI (Alcohol) crashes in 2025; the datasets can overlap and should not be combined into a single crash total.”
Attribution: Texas Settlement Calculator analysis of TxDOT 2024 and 2025 county crash tables. Quotations may be reproduced with attribution and a link to this brief.
Methodology and limitations
Texas Settlement Calculator transcribed the Lubbock County values from TxDOT’s 2024 and 2025 CMV-involved and DUI (Alcohol) county tables. Absolute change equals the 2025 count minus the 2024 count. Percentage change equals that difference divided by the 2024 count, multiplied by 100 and rounded to one decimal place.
Lubbock County is used as the statistical anchor for this South Plains comparison. This editorial framing is not an official TxDOT region and does not represent the complete South Plains or attorney territory, which also includes Hale, Hockley, Crosby, Lynn and Terry counties. The two crash datasets can overlap and must not be added together.
These are raw reported crash counts, not population- or exposure-adjusted rates. The figures do not measure individual risk, establish causation, assign fault, determine insurance coverage or predict a legal result. TxDOT administrative data may be revised.
Independent-publication disclosure: This report is not affiliated with, sponsored by, approved by or endorsed by TxDOT or any other governmental agency. TxDOT is identified solely as the source of the underlying public data.
Lubbock/South Plains resources
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Published September 7, 2026 · Data reviewed September 7, 2026
Sources
- TxDOT crash data and crash records (CRIS)
State crash data and the crash-report / records request process relied on by these pages.
- FMCSA minimum insurance requirements — 49 CFR Part 387
Federal minimum financial-responsibility rules for commercial motor carriers.
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