Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Mariposa County, California
County in California · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 2
- Fatal crashes
- 2
- Population
- 16.9K
In 2024, 2 people died in 2 fatal crashes in Mariposa County, California. That was 33.3% fewer than in 2023 (3) and the fewest since 2022. The death rate was 11.8 per 100,000 residents, compared with 9.8 in California and 11.5 in the United States. Mariposa County had the 55th most traffic deaths among California's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 8 people died, an average of 1.6 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
11.8
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.2 times the rate in California: 9.8
- About the same as the rate in the United States: 11.5
9.4
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 85 percent of the average in California: 10.7
- About three-quarters of the average in the United States: 12.3
-33%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
3 deaths in 2023, 2 in 2024
- California: -7%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 | 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 | 5.8 |
| 2021 | 5.8 |
| 2022 | 5.9 |
| 2023 | 17.7 |
| 2024 | 11.8 |
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 | 2 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Mariposa County | Share in California |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 28% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 13% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 4% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 0 | 0% | 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%
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 | Mariposa County | California | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 26.6% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 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 | 0 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 1 |
| 7pm | 2 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 0 |
| Mon | 2 |
| Tue | 1 |
| Wed | 2 |
| Thu | 1 |
| Fri | 1 |
| Sat | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 3 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 0 |
| Oct | 1 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 5 |
| Cloudy | 2 |
| Rain | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 6 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 2 |
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-492
- SR-1402
- SR-49 GOLDEN CHAIN HWY1
- GREELE HILL RD1
- DEXTER RD1
- DARRAH RD1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 4 |
| Pickup trucks | 4 |
| Motorcycles | 2 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 1 |
| SUVs | 1 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Toyota Tacoma1
- Toyota Sienna1
- Suzuki GSX-R1000K1
- Subaru Outback1
- Ram 25001
- Peterbilt 5671
- Jeep Wrangler1
- Honda Insight1
- Honda Civic1
- Honda CBR6001
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 14, 2024 | — | SR-140 | 1 |
| Jun 10, 2024 | — | SR-140 | 1 |
| Jun 14, 2023 | — | GREELE HILL RD | 1 |
| Jun 6, 2023 | — | DARRAH RD | 1 |
| Mar 29, 2023 | — | SR-49 | 1 |
| Apr 28, 2022 | — | SR-49 GOLDEN CHAIN HWY | 1 |
| Nov 22, 2021 | — | DEXTER RD | 1 |
| Oct 23, 2020 | — | SR-49 | 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.