Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Calaveras County, California
County in California · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 13
- Fatal crashes
- 11
- Population
- 46.5K
In 2024, 13 people died in 11 fatal crashes in Calaveras County, California. That was 7.1% fewer than in 2023 (14) and the fewest since 2020. The death rate was 28.0 per 100,000 residents, compared with 9.8 in California and 11.5 in the United States. Calaveras County had the 39th most traffic deaths among California's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 66 people died, an average of 13 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 8% of deaths.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
28.0
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 3 times the rate in California: 9.8
- About double the rate in the United States: 11.5
28.5
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 3 times the average in California: 10.7
- About double the average in the United States: 12.3
-7%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
14 deaths in 2023, 13 in 2024
- California: -7%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 9 | 8 |
| 2021 | 14 | 14 |
| 2022 | 16 | 16 |
| 2023 | 14 | 12 |
| 2024 | 13 | 11 |
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 | 19.9 |
| 2021 | 30.3 |
| 2022 | 34.4 |
| 2023 | 30.1 |
| 2024 | 28.0 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
8%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 25 percent of the share in California: 28%
- About 45 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 8 |
| Pedestrians | 1 |
| Motorcyclists | 4 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Calaveras County | Share in California |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 1 | 8% | 28% |
| Motorcyclists | 4 | 31% | 13% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 4% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 4 | 31% | 34% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 29% |
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
0%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 5 percent of the share in California: 29%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
18%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About two-thirds of the share in California: 27%
- About three-quarters of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Calaveras County | California | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 18.2% | 26.6% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 28.8% | 28.1% |
| At night | 36.4% | 62.0% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 36.4% | 34.4% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
36%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 60 percent of the share in California: 62%
- About two-thirds of the share in the United States: 54%
36%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About the same as the share in California: 34%
- About 1.1 times the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 2 |
| 1am | 2 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 3 |
| 4am | 2 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 6 |
| 11am | 4 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 3 |
| 2pm | 5 |
| 3pm | 5 |
| 4pm | 3 |
| 5pm | 5 |
| 6pm | 3 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 4 |
| 9pm | 2 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 9 |
| Mon | 5 |
| Tue | 7 |
| Wed | 8 |
| Thu | 9 |
| Fri | 8 |
| Sat | 15 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 3 |
| Feb | 6 |
| Mar | 3 |
| Apr | 9 |
| May | 5 |
| Jun | 7 |
| Jul | 6 |
| Aug | 5 |
| Sep | 4 |
| Oct | 1 |
| Nov | 4 |
| Dec | 8 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 53 |
| Cloudy | 5 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
| Rain | 1 |
| Sleet or Hail | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 36 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 22 |
| Dusk | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Roads and vehicles
Where and what, 2020–2024
Roads with the most fatal crashes
- SR-411
- SR-4911
- SR-269
- SR-124
- OBYRNES FERRY RD4
- VALLECITO RD2
- MURPHYS GRADE RD2
- WINTON RD2
- SR-281
- CAMANCHE RD1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 25 |
| Pickup trucks | 23 |
| Motorcycles | 17 |
| SUVs | 15 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 1 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Ford F-1504
- Honda Civic3
- Chevrolet C/K Pickup2
- Chevrolet Silverado2
- Ford Escape2
- Ford F-2502
- Ford Mustang2
- Land Rover Range Rover2
- Lexus RX2
- Nissan Frontier2
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 2024. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.
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| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 2024 | — | MURPHYS GRADE RD | 1 |
| Dec 21, 2024 | — | SR-4 | 1 |
| Dec 20, 2024 | — | SR-49 | 1 |
| Sep 5, 2024 | — | SR-26 | 1 |
| Sep 2, 2024 | — | SR-49 | 1 |
| Sep 1, 2024 | — | SR-12 | 2 |
| Jul 2, 2024 | — | OBYRNES FERRY RD | 1 |
| Jun 8, 2024 | — | OBYRNES FERRY RD | 1 |
| May 18, 2024 | — | OBYRNES FERRY RD | 1 |
| Mar 18, 2024 | — | SR-28 | 2 |
| Feb 7, 2024 | — | SR-26 | 1 |
| Nov 29, 2023 | — | SR-26 | 1 |
| Nov 16, 2023 | — | WINTON RD | 1 |
| Aug 11, 2023 | — | SR-4 | 3 |
| Jul 20, 2023 | — | CR-LITTLE JOHN RD | 1 |
| Jul 20, 2023 | — | SR-4 | 1 |
| Jun 24, 2023 | — | CAMANCHE RD | 1 |
| Apr 22, 2023 | — | SR-12 | 1 |
| Apr 9, 2023 | — | SOUTHWORTH RD | 1 |
| Mar 26, 2023 | — | SR-49 | 1 |
| Feb 14, 2023 | — | MORAN RD | 1 |
| Jan 23, 2023 | — | GOLD STRIKE ROAD | 1 |
| Jan 17, 2023 | — | SR-12 | 1 |
| Dec 25, 2022 | — | RAILROAD FLAT RD | 1 |
| Dec 11, 2022 | — | CR-RAILROAD FLAT RD | 1 |
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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2024. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.