Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Imperial County, California
County in California · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 26
- Fatal crashes
- 21
- Population
- 182.8K
In 2024, 26 people died in 21 fatal crashes in Imperial County, California. That was 52.9% more than in 2023 (17) and the most since 2022. The death rate was 14.2 per 100,000 residents, compared with 9.8 in California and 11.5 in the United States. Imperial County had the 29th most traffic deaths among California's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 167 people died, an average of 33 a year. Pedestrians accounted for 15% of deaths, and 29% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
14.2
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.4 times the rate in California: 9.8
- About 1.2 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
18.5
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 1.7 times the average in California: 10.7
- About 1.5 times the average in the United States: 12.3
+53%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
17 deaths in 2023, 26 in 2024
- California: -7%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 29 | 25 |
| 2021 | 55 | 41 |
| 2022 | 40 | 36 |
| 2023 | 17 | 13 |
| 2024 | 26 | 21 |
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 | 16.2 |
| 2021 | 30.8 |
| 2022 | 22.3 |
| 2023 | 9.4 |
| 2024 | 14.2 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
15%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About half the share in California: 28%
- About 85 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 19 |
| Pedestrians | 4 |
| Motorcyclists | 3 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Imperial County | Share in California |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 4 | 15% | 28% |
| Motorcyclists | 3 | 12% | 13% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 4% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 8 | 31% | 34% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 8 | 31% | 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
29%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About the same as the share in California: 29%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 28%
29%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About the same as the share in California: 27%
- About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Imperial County | California | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 28.6% | 26.6% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 28.6% | 28.8% | 28.1% |
| At night | 52.4% | 62.0% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 9.5% | 34.4% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
52%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 85 percent of the share in California: 62%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 54%
10%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 30 percent of the share in California: 34%
- About 30 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 4 |
| 2am | 4 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 6 |
| 5am | 7 |
| 6am | 4 |
| 7am | 3 |
| 8am | 2 |
| 9am | 6 |
| 10am | 6 |
| 11am | 5 |
| 12pm | 6 |
| 1pm | 4 |
| 2pm | 9 |
| 3pm | 9 |
| 4pm | 5 |
| 5pm | 8 |
| 6pm | 7 |
| 7pm | 11 |
| 8pm | 7 |
| 9pm | 9 |
| 10pm | 4 |
| 11pm | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 25 |
| Mon | 24 |
| Tue | 19 |
| Wed | 16 |
| Thu | 17 |
| Fri | 18 |
| Sat | 17 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 15 |
| Feb | 11 |
| Mar | 12 |
| Apr | 5 |
| May | 8 |
| Jun | 11 |
| Jul | 12 |
| Aug | 11 |
| Sep | 13 |
| Oct | 8 |
| Nov | 14 |
| Dec | 16 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 119 |
| Cloudy | 6 |
| Severe Crosswinds | 6 |
| Rain | 4 |
| Blowing Sand, Soil, Dirt | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 65 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 55 |
| Dark - Lighted | 12 |
| Dusk | 3 |
| 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
- I-832
- SR-8611
- SR-11111
- SR-989
- SR-787
- DOGWOOD RD7
- SR-1155
- I-8 KUMEYAAY HWY4
- FORRESTER RD4
- OLD HWY 1113
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 85 |
| Pickup trucks | 36 |
| SUVs | 33 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 19 |
| Motorcycles | 17 |
| Other vehicles | 8 |
| Vans | 4 |
| Other light trucks | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Silverado10
- Ford F-1508
- Toyota Camry7
- Honda Civic7
- Honda Accord7
- Toyota Corolla6
- Toyota RAV45
- Hyundai Elantra5
- Freightliner Cascadia5
- Ford F-2505
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 25, 2024 | El Centro | LA BRUCHERIE RD | 1 |
| Dec 23, 2024 | — | CR-EVAN HEWES HWY | 1 |
| Dec 21, 2024 | — | SR-111 | 1 |
| Dec 19, 2024 | — | SR-78 | 3 |
| Dec 11, 2024 | — | FORRESTER RD | 1 |
| Dec 2, 2024 | Brawley | WESTERN AVE | 1 |
| Nov 4, 2024 | — | SR-111 | 1 |
| Oct 8, 2024 | — | SR-115 | 1 |
| Oct 4, 2024 | — | SR-115 | 2 |
| Sep 23, 2024 | — | SR-86 | 1 |
| Sep 20, 2024 | — | I-8 | 1 |
| Sep 4, 2024 | Brawley | MAIN ST | 1 |
| Sep 3, 2024 | — | GENTRY RD | 1 |
| Aug 21, 2024 | — | I-8 | 1 |
| Aug 13, 2024 | — | SR-98 | 1 |
| Aug 7, 2024 | — | LA BRUCHERIE RD | 1 |
| Aug 5, 2024 | — | I-8 | 1 |
| Jul 23, 2024 | El Centro | EVAN HEWES HWY | 1 |
| Jul 5, 2024 | — | WINTERHAVEN DR | 3 |
| Jun 14, 2024 | El Centro | DOGWOOD RD | 1 |
| Mar 9, 2024 | Calexico | SR-111 | 1 |
| Dec 27, 2023 | Imperial | SR-86 | 1 |
| Oct 30, 2023 | — | SR-78 BEN HULSE HWY | 1 |
| Oct 15, 2023 | — | BARBARA WORTH RD | 1 |
| Oct 13, 2023 | El Centro | SR-86 FOURTH ST | 2 |
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| Area | Deaths, 2024 | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| El Centro | 3 | 6.7 |
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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.