Fatal crash profile · City

Traffic deaths in Colton, California

City in San Bernardino County · California · United States

Deaths, 2024
13
Fatal crashes
10
Population
53.7K

In 2024, 13 people died in 10 fatal crashes in Colton, California. That was 116.7% more than in 2023 (6) and the most since 2022. The death rate was 24.2 per 100,000 residents, compared with 15.8 in San Bernardino County, 9.8 in California and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2024, 47 people died, an average of 9.4 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 15% of deaths, and 50% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

24.2

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

  • About 1.5 times the rate in San Bernardino County, California: 15.8
  • About double the rate in California: 9.8
  • About double the rate in the United States: 11.5

+117%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

6 deaths in 2023, 13 in 2024

  • San Bernardino County, California: -9%
  • California: -7%
  • The United States: -4%
Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2020 5 5
2021 9 9
2022 14 13
2023 6 6
2024 13 10

People who died within 30 days of a crash. A fatal crash can kill more than one person.

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Deaths per 100,000 residents, 2020–2024
Category Deaths per 100,000
2020 9.3
2021 16.7
2022 26.0
2023 11.2
2024 24.2

Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.

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Road users

Who died

15%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About 60 percent of the share in San Bernardino County, California: 27%
  • About half the share in California: 28%
  • About 85 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 9
Pedestrians 2
Motorcyclists 2
Cyclists 0
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Colton Share in San Bernardino County
Pedestrians 2 15% 27%
Motorcyclists 2 15% 13%
Cyclists 0 0% 2%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 5 38% 34%
Speeding-related crashes 5 38% 34%

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 1.6 times the share in San Bernardino County, California: 32%
  • About 1.7 times the share in California: 29%
  • About 1.8 times the share in the United States: 28%

30%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About 1.4 times the share in San Bernardino County, California: 22%
  • About 1.1 times the share in California: 27%
  • About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 25%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Colton San Bernardino County California United States
Speeding-related 30.0% 21.9% 26.6% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 50.0% 32.3% 28.8% 28.1%
At night 70.0% 61.3% 62.0% 53.6%
At weekends 70.0% 34.8% 34.4% 32.6%

Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.

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Timing

When crashes happen

70%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About 1.1 times the share in San Bernardino County, California: 61%
  • About 1.1 times the share in California: 62%
  • About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 54%

70%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About double the share in San Bernardino County, California: 35%
  • About double the share in California: 34%
  • About double the share in the United States: 33%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 3
1am 5
2am 2
3am 3
4am 2
5am 3
6am 2
7am 0
8am 0
9am 0
10am 1
11am 1
12pm 1
1pm 1
2pm 1
3pm 2
4pm 2
5pm 1
6pm 0
7pm 6
8pm 1
9pm 1
10pm 2
11pm 3

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 10
Mon 10
Tue 2
Wed 6
Thu 3
Fri 5
Sat 7

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 2
Feb 0
Mar 3
Apr 3
May 2
Jun 4
Jul 6
Aug 0
Sep 3
Oct 5
Nov 6
Dec 9

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 41
Cloudy 1

All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Light conditions at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Dark - Lighted 18
Daylight 11
Dark - Not Lighted 9
Dawn 3
Dark - Unknown Lighting 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

  1. I-108
  2. I-2158
  3. WASHINGTON ST2
  4. S LA CADENA DR2
  5. E STEEL RD1
  6. DE BERRY ST1
  7. I-10 RAMP1
  8. I-10 /1-2151
  9. E WASHINGTON ST1
  10. CAHUILLA ST1

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 26
Pickup trucks 11
SUVs 11
Other vehicles 4
Motorcycles 3
Medium and heavy trucks 3
Buses 1

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Chevrolet Silverado4
  2. Toyota Tacoma4
  3. Honda Accord3
  4. Nissan Altima3
  5. Acura TL2
  6. Ford F-1502
  7. GMC Yukon XL2
  8. Nissan Versa2
  9. Toyota Camry2
  10. Toyota Corolla2

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 Deaths
May 4, 2022 1
Mar 18, 2022 1
Jan 12, 2022 1
Jan 3, 2022 1
Dec 19, 2021 1
Dec 4, 2021 1
Nov 24, 2021 1
Nov 9, 2021 1
Jul 19, 2021 1
Jul 12, 2021 1
Apr 11, 2021 1
Mar 15, 2021 1
Mar 1, 2021 1
Dec 4, 2020 1
Oct 13, 2020 1
Sep 2, 2020 1
Jul 11, 2020 1
Jun 8, 2020 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.