"Although Austin has fewer overall automobile crashes than other major Texas cities, the percentage of crashes involving serious injury or death of a pedestrian is still at the same rate - 27.9 percent- as other large Texas cities. That is one conclusion of the special report from the Austin City Auditor's Office. Council members Zo Qadri and Paige Ellis requested the report to try to understand how Austin police officers respond to crashes, especially those involving pedestrians and enforcement of the Lisa Torry Smith Act."
"Members of the audit report team compared data involving pedestrian fatalities and serious injuries. They found that Austin had the highest percentage of crashes that involved a pedestrian at 3.2 percent."
Although Austin has fewer overall automobile crashes than other major Texas cities, the percentage of crashes involving serious injury or death of a pedestrian is 27.9 percent, matching other large Texas cities. Between September 2021 and July 2025 there were more than 52,000 crash reports in Austin. Pedestrians were involved in about 3 percent of those crashes, and about 28 percent of pedestrian-involved crashes resulted in serious injury or death. Austin recorded the highest percentage of crashes involving a pedestrian at 3.2 percent, possibly due to higher pedestrian activity. A Vision Zero study found Austin has the lowest per capita serious injury and fatality rate among large Texas cities but still records too many pedestrian deaths. Travis County has seen one conviction under the Lisa Torry Smith Act and one case pending.
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