Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Seal Beach, California
City in Orange County · California · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 3
- Fatal crashes
- 3
- Population
- 24.3K
In 2024, 3 people died in 3 fatal crashes in Seal Beach, California. That was 50.0% more than in 2023 (2) and the most since 2021. The death rate was 12.3 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, 14 people died, an average of 2.8 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 33% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
12.3
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About double the rate in Orange County, California: 6.3
- About 1.3 times the rate in California: 9.8
- About the same as the rate in the United States: 11.5
+50%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
2 deaths in 2023, 3 in 2024
- Orange County, California: -14%
- California: -7%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021 | 4 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 |
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 | 15.9 |
| 2021 | 16.1 |
| 2022 | 4.1 |
| 2023 | 8.2 |
| 2024 | 12.4 |
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 Orange County, California: 35%
- 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 | 3 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Seal Beach | Share in Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 35% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 21% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 6% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 2 | 67% | 33% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 1 | 33% | 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
33%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 1.2 times the share in Orange County, California: 28%
- About 1.2 times the share in California: 29%
- About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 28%
67%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 3 times the share in Orange County, California: 23%
- About 3 times the share in California: 27%
- About 3 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Seal Beach | Orange County | California | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 66.7% | 22.7% | 26.6% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 33.3% | 27.8% | 28.8% | 28.1% |
| At night | 100.0% | 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
100%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 1.6 times the share in Orange County, California: 64%
- About 1.6 times the share in California: 62%
- About 1.9 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 | 2 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 3 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 2 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 4 |
| Mon | 2 |
| Tue | 0 |
| Wed | 0 |
| Thu | 2 |
| Fri | 1 |
| Sat | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 2 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 0 |
| Nov | 3 |
| Dec | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 10 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
| Rain | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Lighted | 9 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 2 |
| Daylight | 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
- I-4056
- SEAL BEACH BLVD3
- SR-12
- I-405 SAN DIEGO FWY1
- SEAL BEACH BL1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 12 |
| SUVs | 4 |
| Motorcycles | 3 |
| Vans | 1 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 1 |
| Pickup trucks | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Volkswagen Passat1
- Volkswagen GTI1
- Suzuki GSX-R7501
- Suzuki GSX-R600L1
- Suzuki GSX-R1000R1
- Subaru Outback1
- Subaru Impreza1
- Subaru Crosstrek1
- Nissan Versa1
- Kia Soul1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 2024 | SEAL BEACH BLVD | 1 |
| May 27, 2024 | I-405 | 1 |
| Mar 4, 2024 | SEAL BEACH BL | 1 |
| Apr 30, 2023 | I-405 | 1 |
| Jan 22, 2023 | I-405 SAN DIEGO FWY | 1 |
| Nov 10, 2022 | I-405 | 1 |
| Dec 16, 2021 | I-405 | 1 |
| Nov 13, 2021 | I-405 | 2 |
| Nov 6, 2021 | SEAL BEACH BLVD | 1 |
| Dec 19, 2020 | SR-1 | 1 |
| Dec 4, 2020 | SEAL BEACH BLVD | 1 |
| Sep 20, 2020 | SR-1 | 1 |
| Apr 26, 2020 | I-405 | 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.