Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Clovis, California
City in Fresno County · California · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 7
- Fatal crashes
- 6
- Population
- 128.9K
In 2024, 7 people died in 6 fatal crashes in Clovis, California. That was the same as in 2023. The death rate was 5.4 per 100,000 residents, compared with 16.3 in Fresno County, 9.8 in California and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2024, 28 people died, an average of 5.6 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 14% of deaths.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
5.4
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About one-third of the rate in Fresno County, California: 16.3
- About 55 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
7 deaths in 2023, 7 in 2024
- Fresno County, California: +11%
- California: -7%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7 | 6 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 |
| 2024 | 7 | 6 |
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 | 5.8 |
| 2021 | 4.1 |
| 2022 | 1.6 |
| 2023 | 5.5 |
| 2024 | 5.4 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
14%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About two-thirds of the share in Fresno County, California: 21%
- About half the share in California: 28%
- About 80 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 4 |
| Pedestrians | 1 |
| Motorcyclists | 1 |
| Cyclists | 1 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Clovis | Share in Fresno County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 1 | 14% | 21% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 14% | 11% |
| Cyclists | 1 | 14% | 5% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 5 | 71% | 41% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 30% |
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 Fresno County, California: 28%
- About 5 percent of the share in California: 29%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
50%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 1.3 times the share in Fresno County, California: 40%
- About 1.9 times the share in California: 27%
- About double the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Clovis | Fresno County | California | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 50.0% | 40.0% | 26.6% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 28.0% | 28.8% | 28.1% |
| At night | 33.3% | 62.0% | 62.0% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 16.7% | 34.0% | 34.4% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
33%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About half the share in Fresno County, California: 62%
- About half the share in California: 62%
- About two-thirds of the share in the United States: 54%
17%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About half the share in Fresno County, California: 34%
- About half the share in California: 34%
- About half the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 2 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 3 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 3 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 3 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 1 |
| 7pm | 2 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 2 |
| 10pm | 4 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 3 |
| Mon | 0 |
| Tue | 1 |
| Wed | 9 |
| Thu | 3 |
| Fri | 4 |
| Sat | 6 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 3 |
| Mar | 3 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 3 |
| Jul | 2 |
| Aug | 2 |
| Sep | 6 |
| Oct | 1 |
| Nov | 3 |
| Dec | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 21 |
| Cloudy | 3 |
| Rain | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Lighted | 14 |
| Daylight | 10 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 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
- SHAW AVE4
- CLOVIS AVE4
- SR-1682
- W SHAW AVE2
- ARMSTRONG1
- GETTYSBURG AV1
- MINNEWAWA AVE1
- N CLOVIS AVE1
- N PEACH AVE1
- N SUNNYSIDE AVE1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 16 |
| Motorcycles | 9 |
| SUVs | 7 |
| Pickup trucks | 4 |
| Vans | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Honda Civic2
- Jeep Cherokee2
- Toyota Camry2
- BMW 328i1
- Chevrolet Cavalier1
- Chevrolet Cobalt1
- Chevrolet Equinox1
- Chevrolet Express1
- Chevrolet Malibu1
- Chevrolet Silverado1
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 1, 2024 | GETTYSBURG AV | 2 |
| Sep 18, 2024 | CLOVIS AVE | 1 |
| Aug 28, 2024 | BARSTOW AVE | 1 |
| Jun 12, 2024 | SR-168 | 1 |
| Mar 27, 2024 | W HERNDON AVE | 1 |
| Mar 1, 2024 | PEACH AVE | 1 |
| Nov 1, 2023 | SHAW AV | 1 |
| Oct 18, 2023 | W SHAW AVE | 1 |
| Sep 2, 2023 | SR-168 | 1 |
| Aug 30, 2023 | WEST NEES AVE | 1 |
| Jul 4, 2023 | CLOVIS AVE | 1 |
| Mar 10, 2023 | SR-168 SIERRA FWY | 1 |
| Jan 6, 2023 | N PEACH AVE | 1 |
| Nov 9, 2022 | N SUNNYSIDE AVE | 1 |
| Sep 1, 2022 | CLOVIS AVE | 1 |
| Nov 27, 2021 | BULLARD AVE | 1 |
| Sep 9, 2021 | CLOVIS AVE | 1 |
| Jul 25, 2021 | SHAW AVE | 1 |
| Jun 12, 2021 | N CLOVIS AVE | 1 |
| Jun 10, 2021 | W SHAW AVE | 1 |
| Sep 27, 2020 | W ASHLAN AVE | 1 |
| Sep 16, 2020 | SHAW AVE | 1 |
| May 2, 2020 | SHAW AVE | 1 |
| Feb 29, 2020 | SHAW AVE | 1 |
| Feb 29, 2020 | MINNEWAWA AVE | 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.