Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Pleasanton, California
City in Alameda County · California · United States
- Deaths, 2023
- 2
- Fatal crashes
- 2
- Population
- 75.3K
In 2023, 2 people died in 2 fatal crashes in Pleasanton, California. That was 66.7% fewer than in 2022 (6). The death rate was 2.7 per 100,000 residents, compared with 6.1 in Alameda County, 10.6 in California and 12.2 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2023, 16 people died, an average of 4.0 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 50% of deaths, and 50% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
2.7
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2023
- About 45 percent of the rate in Alameda County, California: 6.1
- About one-quarter of the rate in California: 9.8
- About 25 percent of the rate in the United States: 11.5
-67%
change in deaths from 2022 to 2023
6 deaths in 2022, 2 in 2023
- Alameda County, California: +1%
- California: -7%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | 3 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 |
People who died within 30 days of a crash. A fatal crash can kill more than one person.
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| Category | Deaths per 100,000 |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 5.0 |
| 2021 | 5.2 |
| 2022 | 7.9 |
| 2023 | 2.7 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
50%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 1.8 times the share in Alameda County, California: 28%
- About 1.8 times the share in California: 28%
- About 3 times the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 1 |
| Pedestrians | 1 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Pleasanton | Share in Alameda County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 1 | 50% | 37% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 9% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 6% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 0 | 0% | 27% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 1 | 50% | 53% |
Alcohol-impaired and speeding-related count everyone killed in those crashes, so a death can appear in more than one row.
Crash factors
Speeding, alcohol, night and weekend crashes
50%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 1.2 times the share in Alameda County, California: 42%
- About 1.7 times the share in California: 29%
- About 1.8 times the share in the United States: 28%
0%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 5 percent of the share in Alameda County, California: 28%
- About 5 percent of the share in California: 27%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Pleasanton | Alameda County | California | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 28.0% | 26.6% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 50.0% | 41.9% | 28.8% | 28.1% |
| At night | 50.0% | 65.6% | 62.0% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 0.0% | 34.4% | 34.4% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
50%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About three-quarters of the share in Alameda County, California: 66%
- About 80 percent of the share in California: 62%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 54%
0%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 5 percent of the share in Alameda County, California: 34%
- About 5 percent of the share in California: 34%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 2 |
| 3am | 1 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 2 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 1 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 2 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2023.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 2 |
| Mon | 3 |
| Tue | 1 |
| Wed | 1 |
| Thu | 3 |
| Fri | 2 |
| Sat | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2023.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 2 |
| Mar | 2 |
| Apr | 3 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 1 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 1 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2023.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 10 |
| Cloudy | 4 |
| Rain | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2023. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Not Lighted | 5 |
| Daylight | 4 |
| Dark - Lighted | 3 |
| Dawn | 2 |
| Dusk | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2023. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Roads and vehicles
Where and what, 2020–2023
Roads with the most fatal crashes
- I-5805
- I-6804
- W LAS POSITAS BLVD1
- STONERIDGE DR1
- JOHNSON DR1
- I-801
- HOPYARD RD1
- HACIENDA DR1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 13 |
| SUVs | 6 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 3 |
| Vans | 2 |
| Motorcycles | 1 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2023.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Toyota Highlander2
- Toyota Corolla2
- Toyota Avalon1
- Tesla Model S1
- Peterbilt 5671
- Nissan NV1
- Mercedes-Benz M-Class1
- Mercedes-Benz CL-Class1
- Mercedes-Benz C-Class1
- Lexus SC1
Reflects how common a vehicle is as well as crash involvement; not a safety rating.
Crashes
Fatal crashes
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Fatal crashes in 2023. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.
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| Date | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23, 2023 | I-580 | 1 |
| Apr 27, 2023 | I-680 | 1 |
| Dec 8, 2022 | I-580 | 1 |
| Sep 10, 2022 | I-680 | 1 |
| Aug 14, 2022 | I-680 | 1 |
| Apr 16, 2022 | I-580 | 1 |
| Mar 2, 2022 | I-580 | 1 |
| Feb 14, 2022 | HOPYARD RD | 1 |
| Dec 19, 2021 | I-580 | 1 |
| Nov 4, 2021 | W LAS POSITAS BLVD | 1 |
| May 10, 2021 | STONERIDGE DR | 1 |
| Feb 19, 2021 | JOHNSON DR | 1 |
| Apr 17, 2020 | I-680 | 2 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | I-80 | 1 |
| Jan 18, 2020 | HACIENDA DR | 1 |
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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2023. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.