Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Walnut Creek, California
City in Contra Costa County · California · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 4
- Fatal crashes
- 4
- Population
- 70.3K
In 2024, 4 people died in 4 fatal crashes in Walnut Creek, California. That was the same as in 2023. The death rate was 5.7 per 100,000 residents, compared with 5.6 in Contra Costa County, 9.8 in California and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2024, 17 people died, an average of 3.4 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 25% of deaths, and 50% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
5.7
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About the same as the rate in Contra Costa County, California: 5.6
- About 60 percent of the rate in California: 9.8
- About half the rate in the United States: 11.5
+0%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
4 deaths in 2023, 4 in 2024
- Contra Costa County, California: -33%
- California: -7%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 |
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 | 5.7 |
| 2021 | 1.4 |
| 2022 | 5.8 |
| 2023 | 5.7 |
| 2024 | 5.7 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
25%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About the same as the share in Contra Costa County, California: 27%
- About 90 percent of the share in California: 28%
- About 1.4 times the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 3 |
| Pedestrians | 1 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Walnut Creek | Share in Contra Costa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 1 | 25% | 27% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 15% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 5% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 3 | 75% | 39% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 2 | 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 the same as the share in Contra Costa County, California: 53%
- About 1.7 times the share in California: 29%
- About 1.8 times the share in the United States: 28%
50%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 1.3 times the share in Contra Costa County, California: 38%
- About 1.9 times the share in California: 27%
- About double the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Walnut Creek | Contra Costa County | California | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 50.0% | 37.5% | 26.6% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 50.0% | 53.1% | 28.8% | 28.1% |
| At night | 50.0% | 71.9% | 62.0% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 25.0% | 50.0% | 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 two-thirds of the share in Contra Costa County, California: 72%
- About 80 percent of the share in California: 62%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 54%
25%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About half the share in Contra Costa County, California: 50%
- About three-quarters of the share in California: 34%
- About three-quarters of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 2 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 1 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 2 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 1 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 2 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 1 |
| Mon | 2 |
| Tue | 2 |
| Wed | 0 |
| Thu | 3 |
| Fri | 2 |
| Sat | 5 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 2 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 2 |
| Aug | 3 |
| Sep | 0 |
| Oct | 2 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 10 |
| Rain | 3 |
| Cloudy | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Lighted | 9 |
| Daylight | 4 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 1 |
| Dawn | 1 |
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
- YGNACIO VALLEY RD5
- I-6804
- APPIAN WY1
- N CALIFORNIA BLVD1
- N MAIN ST1
- NEWELL AVE1
- STANLEY DOLLAR DR1
- TICE CREEK DR1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 11 |
| SUVs | 5 |
| Buses | 1 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 1 |
| Pickup trucks | 1 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Honda Civic3
- Acura TSX1
- Chevrolet Astro Van1
- Chevrolet Tahoe1
- Chrysler Sebring1
- Gillig Low Floor Bus1
- Honda CR-V1
- Hyundai Sonata1
- Infiniti G371
- Jeep Wrangler1
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 | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 29, 2024 | NEWELL AVE | 1 |
| Dec 13, 2024 | YGNACIO VALLEY RD | 1 |
| Aug 15, 2024 | APPIAN WY | 1 |
| Aug 1, 2024 | YGNACIO VALLEY RD | 1 |
| Jul 3, 2023 | YGNACIO VALLEY RD | 1 |
| Mar 21, 2023 | STANLEY DOLLAR DR | 1 |
| Mar 9, 2023 | I-680 | 1 |
| Feb 18, 2023 | I-680 | 1 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | YGNACIO VALLEY RD | 1 |
| Oct 1, 2022 | N CALIFORNIA BLVD | 1 |
| Jul 30, 2022 | N MAIN ST | 1 |
| Apr 16, 2022 | TICE CREEK DR | 1 |
| Oct 15, 2021 | YGNACIO VALLEY RD | 1 |
| Nov 16, 2020 | I-680 | 1 |
| Aug 25, 2020 | I-680 | 3 |
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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.