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Traffic deaths in Naval Air Station San Diego, California

City in San Diego County · California · United States

Deaths, 2024
5
Fatal crashes
5

In 2024, 5 people died in 5 fatal crashes in Naval Air Station San Diego, California. That was 54.5% fewer than in 2023 (11) and the fewest since 2022. Between 2022 and 2024, 17 people died, an average of 5.7 a year. Pedestrians accounted for 60% of deaths, and 20% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

-55%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

11 deaths in 2023, 5 in 2024

  • San Diego County, California: +5%
  • California: -7%
  • The United States: -4%
Traffic deaths by year, 2022–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2022 1 1
2023 11 8
2024 5 5

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

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Road users

Who died

60%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About 1.9 times the share in San Diego County, California: 32%
  • About double the share in California: 28%
  • About 3 times the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 1
Pedestrians 3
Motorcyclists 1
Cyclists 0
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Naval Air Station San Diego Share in San Diego County
Pedestrians 3 60% 32%
Motorcyclists 1 20% 19%
Cyclists 0 0% 4%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 2 40% 32%
Speeding-related crashes 1 20% 30%

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

20%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About two-thirds of the share in San Diego County, California: 31%
  • About two-thirds of the share in California: 29%
  • About 70 percent of the share in the United States: 28%

20%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About 60 percent of the share in San Diego County, California: 33%
  • About three-quarters of the share in California: 27%
  • About 80 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Naval Air Station San Diego San Diego County California United States
Speeding-related 20.0% 32.6% 26.6% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 20.0% 30.9% 28.8% 28.1%
At night 80.0% 60.3% 62.0% 53.6%
At weekends 40.0% 35.8% 34.4% 32.6%

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

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Timing

When crashes happen

80%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About 1.3 times the share in San Diego County, California: 60%
  • About 1.3 times the share in California: 62%
  • About 1.5 times the share in the United States: 54%

40%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About 1.1 times the share in San Diego County, California: 36%
  • About 1.2 times the share in California: 34%
  • About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 33%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 0
1am 1
2am 1
3am 1
4am 0
5am 0
6am 0
7am 0
8am 1
9am 0
10am 1
11am 0
12pm 1
1pm 1
2pm 0
3pm 0
4pm 0
5pm 0
6pm 1
7pm 1
8pm 3
9pm 1
10pm 0
11pm 1

All crashes 2022–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 3
Mon 0
Tue 1
Wed 1
Thu 4
Fri 2
Sat 3

All crashes 2022–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 0
Feb 1
Mar 1
Apr 0
May 1
Jun 2
Jul 0
Aug 2
Sep 1
Oct 0
Nov 4
Dec 2

All crashes 2022–2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 13
Cloudy 1

All crashes 2022–2024. 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 7
Daylight 5
Dark - Not Lighted 2

All crashes 2022–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Roads and vehicles

Where and what, 2022–2024

Roads with the most fatal crashes

  1. SR-942
  2. BLACK MTN RD1
  3. CAMINO SANTE FE1
  4. CLAIREMONT DR1
  5. GENESEE AVE1
  6. HOME AVE1
  7. MISSION BAY DR1
  8. OTAY LAKES RD1
  9. PARADISE VALLEY RD1
  10. PARK BL1

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 12
Motorcycles 2
Medium and heavy trucks 1
Pickup trucks 1
SUVs 1
Vans 1

All crashes 2022–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. BMW 645i1
  2. BMW M81
  3. BMW S 1000 RR1
  4. Chrysler Pacifica1
  5. Harley-Davidson Nightster1
  6. Hino Conventional Type Truck1
  7. Honda Insight1
  8. Kia Forte1
  9. Lexus IS1
  10. MINI Cooper Coupe1

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
Dec 25, 2024 1
Nov 10, 2024 1
Aug 24, 2024 1
Jun 20, 2024 1
Mar 29, 2024 1
Dec 23, 2023 1
Nov 28, 2023 1
Nov 23, 2023 4
Nov 2, 2023 1
Aug 11, 2023 1
Jun 18, 2023 1
May 25, 2023 1
Feb 26, 2023 1
Sep 24, 2022 1

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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2022–2024. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.