Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Garden Grove, California
City in Orange County · California · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 6
- Fatal crashes
- 6
- Population
- 170.9K
In 2024, 6 people died in 6 fatal crashes in Garden Grove, California. That was 60.0% fewer than in 2023 (15) and the fewest in any year since 2020. The death rate was 3.5 per 100,000 residents, compared with 6.3 in Orange County, 9.8 in California and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2024, 59 people died, an average of 12 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 50% of deaths, and 50% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
3.5
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 55 percent of the rate in Orange County, California: 6.3
- About one-third of the rate in California: 9.8
- About one-third of the rate in the United States: 11.5
-60%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
15 deaths in 2023, 6 in 2024
- Orange County, California: -14%
- California: -7%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 10 | 10 |
| 2021 | 18 | 16 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 |
| 2023 | 15 | 14 |
| 2024 | 6 | 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 | 10.6 |
| 2022 | 5.9 |
| 2023 | 8.8 |
| 2024 | 3.5 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
50%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 1.4 times the share in Orange County, California: 35%
- About 1.8 times the share in California: 28%
- About 3 times the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 1 |
| Pedestrians | 3 |
| Motorcyclists | 1 |
| Cyclists | 1 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Garden Grove | Share in Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 3 | 50% | 35% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 17% | 21% |
| Cyclists | 1 | 17% | 6% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 17% | 33% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 3 | 50% | 28% |
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 1.8 times the share in Orange County, California: 28%
- About 1.7 times the share in California: 29%
- About 1.8 times the share in the United States: 28%
33%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 1.5 times the share in Orange County, California: 23%
- About 1.3 times the share in California: 27%
- About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Garden Grove | Orange County | California | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 33.3% | 22.7% | 26.6% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 50.0% | 27.8% | 28.8% | 28.1% |
| At night | 83.3% | 63.9% | 62.0% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 33.3% | 30.4% | 34.4% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
83%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 1.3 times the share in Orange County, California: 64%
- About 1.3 times the share in California: 62%
- About 1.6 times the share in the United States: 54%
33%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About the same as the share in Orange County, California: 30%
- About the same as the share in California: 34%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 5 |
| 1am | 2 |
| 2am | 3 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 3 |
| 6am | 3 |
| 7am | 2 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 2 |
| 1pm | 2 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 2 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 4 |
| 6pm | 5 |
| 7pm | 4 |
| 8pm | 2 |
| 9pm | 1 |
| 10pm | 7 |
| 11pm | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 11 |
| Mon | 6 |
| Tue | 11 |
| Wed | 7 |
| Thu | 5 |
| Fri | 6 |
| Sat | 10 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 3 |
| Feb | 5 |
| Mar | 8 |
| Apr | 3 |
| May | 3 |
| Jun | 4 |
| Jul | 9 |
| Aug | 4 |
| Sep | 3 |
| Oct | 7 |
| Nov | 6 |
| Dec | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 46 |
| Cloudy | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Lighted | 24 |
| Daylight | 21 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 5 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 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
- SR-227
- SR-22 GARDEN GROVE FWY4
- GARDEN GROVE BLVD4
- CHAPMAN AVE4
- BROOKHURST ST4
- WESTMINSTER AVE3
- MAGNOLIA ST3
- LAMPSON AVE3
- HASTER ST3
- EUCLID ST3
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 45 |
| SUVs | 13 |
| Motorcycles | 11 |
| Pickup trucks | 10 |
| Vans | 6 |
| Other vehicles | 5 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 4 |
| Other light trucks | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Toyota Camry10
- Honda Civic8
- Toyota Sienna4
- Toyota Tacoma3
- Lexus ES3
- Chevrolet Silverado3
- Toyota RAV42
- Toyota Corolla2
- Nissan Sentra2
- Lexus RX2
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2024 | EUCLID ST | 1 |
| Jul 17, 2024 | BROOKHURST ST | 1 |
| Jul 7, 2024 | HASTER ST | 1 |
| Jun 26, 2024 | CHAPMAN AV | 1 |
| May 12, 2024 | MAGNOLIA ST | 1 |
| Jan 19, 2024 | SR-22 | 1 |
| Dec 12, 2023 | BROOKHURST ST | 1 |
| Nov 16, 2023 | DALE ST | 1 |
| Oct 30, 2023 | SR-22 OFF-RAMP | 2 |
| Oct 29, 2023 | NEWHOPE ST | 1 |
| Sep 24, 2023 | SR-22 | 1 |
| Sep 9, 2023 | SR-22 | 1 |
| Aug 28, 2023 | GARDEN GROVE BLVD | 1 |
| Jul 17, 2023 | WESTMINSTER AVE | 1 |
| Jun 25, 2023 | CHAPMAN AVE | 1 |
| Jun 22, 2023 | WESTMINSTER AVE | 1 |
| Apr 22, 2023 | GARDEN GROVE BLVD | 1 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | SR-22 | 1 |
| Mar 3, 2023 | SR-22 GARDEN GROVE FWY | 1 |
| Feb 8, 2023 | SR-22 | 1 |
| Nov 28, 2022 | CHAPMAN AVE | 1 |
| Nov 11, 2022 | GARDEN GROVE BLVD | 1 |
| Nov 6, 2022 | BROOKHURST ST | 1 |
| Oct 13, 2022 | YOCKEY ST | 1 |
| Aug 11, 2022 | LAMPSON 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.