Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Orange, California
City in Orange County · California · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 9
- Fatal crashes
- 9
- Population
- 138.3K
In 2024, 9 people died in 9 fatal crashes in Orange, California. That was 18.2% fewer than in 2023 (11) and the fewest since 2021. The death rate was 6.5 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, 61 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 22% of deaths, and 56% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
6.5
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About the same as the rate in Orange County, California: 6.3
- About two-thirds of the rate in California: 9.8
- About 55 percent of the rate in the United States: 11.5
-18%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
11 deaths in 2023, 9 in 2024
- Orange County, California: -14%
- California: -7%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 11 | 11 |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 |
| 2022 | 21 | 19 |
| 2023 | 11 | 10 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 |
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 | 7.9 |
| 2021 | 6.5 |
| 2022 | 15.2 |
| 2023 | 7.9 |
| 2024 | 6.5 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
22%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About two-thirds of the share in Orange County, California: 35%
- About 80 percent of the share in California: 28%
- About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 2 |
| Pedestrians | 2 |
| Motorcyclists | 5 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Orange | Share in Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 2 | 22% | 35% |
| Motorcyclists | 5 | 56% | 21% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 6% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 3 | 33% | 33% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 5 | 56% | 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
56%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About double the share in Orange County, California: 28%
- About 1.9 times the share in California: 29%
- About double the share in the United States: 28%
22%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About the same as the share in Orange County, California: 23%
- About 85 percent of the share in California: 27%
- About 90 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Orange | Orange County | California | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 22.2% | 22.7% | 26.6% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 55.6% | 27.8% | 28.8% | 28.1% |
| At night | 33.3% | 63.9% | 62.0% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 44.4% | 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
33%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About half the share in Orange County, California: 64%
- About half the share in California: 62%
- About two-thirds of the share in the United States: 54%
44%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 1.5 times the share in Orange County, California: 30%
- About 1.3 times the share in California: 34%
- About 1.4 times the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 2 |
| 3am | 4 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 2 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 2 |
| 8am | 3 |
| 9am | 3 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 2 |
| 1pm | 2 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 2 |
| 4pm | 2 |
| 5pm | 4 |
| 6pm | 3 |
| 7pm | 4 |
| 8pm | 6 |
| 9pm | 5 |
| 10pm | 5 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 7 |
| Mon | 5 |
| Tue | 11 |
| Wed | 7 |
| Thu | 8 |
| Fri | 11 |
| Sat | 9 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 6 |
| Feb | 3 |
| Mar | 4 |
| Apr | 4 |
| May | 5 |
| Jun | 3 |
| Jul | 4 |
| Aug | 6 |
| Sep | 8 |
| Oct | 2 |
| Nov | 6 |
| Dec | 7 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 51 |
| Cloudy | 5 |
| Rain | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Lighted | 31 |
| Daylight | 25 |
| 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
- TUSTIN ST7
- SR-554
- SR-223
- MAIN ST3
- I-5 RAMP3
- I-53
- CHAPMAN AVE3
- BATAVIA ST3
- THE CITY DR2
- SR-572
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 38 |
| SUVs | 16 |
| Motorcycles | 12 |
| Pickup trucks | 11 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 5 |
| Vans | 3 |
| Other vehicles | 3 |
| Buses | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Honda Accord4
- Nissan Altima4
- Toyota Camry3
- Toyota Tundra3
- Chevrolet GMT-4002
- Ford F-2502
- Porsche 9112
- Tesla Model 32
- Toyota PRIUS2
- Ford E-3501
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 2024 | I-5 RAMP | 1 |
| Nov 20, 2024 | SR-57 | 1 |
| Sep 29, 2024 | TUSTIN ST | 1 |
| Sep 6, 2024 | CHAPMAN AVE | 1 |
| Aug 9, 2024 | I-5 RAMP | 1 |
| Jun 15, 2024 | BATAVIA ST | 1 |
| Apr 23, 2024 | SR-55 | 1 |
| Mar 12, 2024 | N TUSTIN ST | 1 |
| Jan 20, 2024 | TUSTIN ST | 1 |
| Nov 23, 2023 | SHATTUCK PL | 2 |
| Nov 1, 2023 | LINCOLN AVE | 1 |
| Oct 19, 2023 | CANYON VIEW AVE | 1 |
| Aug 30, 2023 | SR-22 | 1 |
| Aug 25, 2023 | E CHAPMAN AVE | 1 |
| Jul 30, 2023 | SR-22 | 1 |
| Apr 22, 2023 | CHAPMAN AVE | 1 |
| Mar 3, 2023 | LINCOLN AV | 1 |
| Jan 24, 2023 | BATAVIA ST | 1 |
| Jan 4, 2023 | LA VETA AVE | 1 |
| Dec 25, 2022 | E CHAPMAN AVE | 1 |
| Dec 23, 2022 | SR-55 | 1 |
| Dec 12, 2022 | CHAPMAN AVE | 1 |
| Nov 27, 2022 | MAIN ST | 1 |
| Nov 8, 2022 | I-5 | 1 |
| Sep 19, 2022 | LEWIS ST | 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.