Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Lassen County, California
County in California · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 3
- Fatal crashes
- 2
- Population
- 28.6K
In 2024, 3 people died in 2 fatal crashes in Lassen County, California. That was 57.1% fewer than in 2023 (7) and the fewest in any year since 2020. The death rate was 10.5 per 100,000 residents, compared with 9.8 in California and 11.5 in the United States. Lassen County had the 54th most traffic deaths among California's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 45 people died, an average of 9.0 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 50% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
10.5
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About the same as the rate in California: 9.8
- About the same as the rate in the United States: 11.5
29.6
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
-57%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
7 deaths in 2023, 3 in 2024
- California: -7%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 11 | 8 |
| 2021 | 17 | 14 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 |
| 2023 | 7 | 6 |
| 2024 | 3 | 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 | 34.0 |
| 2021 | 53.2 |
| 2022 | 23.1 |
| 2023 | 24.4 |
| 2024 | 10.5 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
0%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 5 percent of the share in California: 28%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 1 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 2 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Lassen County | Share in California |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 28% |
| Motorcyclists | 2 | 67% | 13% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 4% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 0 | 0% | 34% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 1 | 33% | 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
50%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- 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 California: 27%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Lassen County | California | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 26.6% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 50.0% | 28.8% | 28.1% |
| At night | 0.0% | 62.0% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 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
0%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 5 percent of the share in California: 62%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 54%
50%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 1.5 times the share in California: 34%
- About 1.5 times the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 1 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 3 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 4 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 3 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 2 |
| 3pm | 2 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 4 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 2 |
| 8pm | 2 |
| 9pm | 3 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 5 |
| Mon | 2 |
| Tue | 7 |
| Wed | 9 |
| Thu | 1 |
| Fri | 7 |
| Sat | 6 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 3 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 2 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 3 |
| Jun | 5 |
| Jul | 5 |
| Aug | 6 |
| Sep | 4 |
| Oct | 2 |
| Nov | 3 |
| Dec | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 28 |
| Cloudy | 5 |
| Rain | 2 |
| Severe Crosswinds | 1 |
| Snow | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 19 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 12 |
| Dark - Lighted | 3 |
| Dawn | 2 |
| Dusk | 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
- US-39523
- SR-443
- SR-1393
- SR-36 MAIN ST2
- SUSANVILLE RD1
- SR-44 FEATHER LAKE HWY1
- SKYLINE RD1
- PAUL BUNYAN RD1
- COUNTY RD A31
- CONSTANTIA RD1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Medium and heavy trucks | 12 |
| SUVs | 11 |
| Cars | 11 |
| Pickup trucks | 11 |
| Motorcycles | 7 |
| Other vehicles | 3 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Freightliner Cascadia4
- Chevrolet Silverado4
- Volvo Truck VNL2
- Toyota Tundra2
- Toyota Highlander2
- Ford F-1502
- Chevrolet Suburban2
- Kawasaki CONCOURS1
- Infiniti FX351
- Honda CB5001
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2024 | — | US-395 | 2 |
| Jun 19, 2024 | — | US-395 | 1 |
| Sep 15, 2023 | — | COUNTY RD A3 | 1 |
| Aug 16, 2023 | — | US-395 | 2 |
| Jun 28, 2023 | — | SR-44 | 1 |
| Apr 12, 2023 | Susanville | PAUL BUNYAN RD | 1 |
| Mar 14, 2023 | — | US-395 | 1 |
| Jan 14, 2023 | Susanville | SKYLINE RD | 1 |
| Dec 6, 2022 | — | SR-44 FEATHER LAKE HWY | 1 |
| Sep 9, 2022 | — | US-395 | 1 |
| Jul 15, 2022 | — | CONSTANTIA RD | 1 |
| Jul 2, 2022 | — | US-395 | 1 |
| May 27, 2022 | — | US-395 | 1 |
| May 26, 2022 | — | US-395 | 1 |
| May 15, 2022 | — | US-395 | 1 |
| Dec 28, 2021 | — | US-395 | 2 |
| Nov 22, 2021 | — | SR-44 | 1 |
| Nov 10, 2021 | — | US-395 | 1 |
| Oct 30, 2021 | — | US-395 | 1 |
| Sep 3, 2021 | — | US-395 | 2 |
| Aug 24, 2021 | — | US-395 | 1 |
| Aug 22, 2021 | — | SR-44 | 1 |
| Aug 18, 2021 | — | SUSANVILLE RD | 1 |
| Aug 13, 2021 | — | SR-139 | 1 |
| Jul 14, 2021 | — | US-395 | 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.