Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in San Francisco County, California
County in California · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 48
- Fatal crashes
- 42
- Population
- 820.9K
In 2024, 48 people died in 42 fatal crashes in San Francisco County, California. That was 37.1% more than in 2023 (35) and the most in any year since 2020. The death rate was 5.8 per 100,000 residents, compared with 9.8 in California and 11.5 in the United States. San Francisco County had the 16th most traffic deaths among California's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 191 people died, an average of 38 a year. Pedestrians accounted for 54% of deaths, and 36% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
5.8
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 60 percent of the rate in California: 9.8
- About half the rate in the United States: 11.5
4.6
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 45 percent of the average in California: 10.7
- About 40 percent of the average in the United States: 12.3
+37%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
35 deaths in 2023, 48 in 2024
- California: -7%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 32 | 30 |
| 2021 | 34 | 33 |
| 2022 | 42 | 41 |
| 2023 | 35 | 34 |
| 2024 | 48 | 42 |
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 | 3.7 |
| 2021 | 4.2 |
| 2022 | 5.2 |
| 2023 | 4.3 |
| 2024 | 5.9 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
54%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 1.9 times the share in California: 28%
- About 3 times the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 15 |
| Pedestrians | 26 |
| Motorcyclists | 5 |
| Cyclists | 2 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in San Francisco County | Share in California |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 26 | 54% | 28% |
| Motorcyclists | 5 | 10% | 13% |
| Cyclists | 2 | 4% | 4% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 14 | 29% | 34% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 21 | 44% | 29% |
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
36%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 1.2 times the share in California: 29%
- About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 28%
14%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About half the share in California: 27%
- About 60 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | San Francisco County | California | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 14.3% | 26.6% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 35.7% | 28.8% | 28.1% |
| At night | 61.9% | 62.0% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 31.0% | 34.4% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
62%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About the same as the share in California: 62%
- About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 54%
31%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About the same as the share in California: 34%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 10 |
| 1am | 14 |
| 2am | 11 |
| 3am | 6 |
| 4am | 8 |
| 5am | 8 |
| 6am | 6 |
| 7am | 8 |
| 8am | 5 |
| 9am | 4 |
| 10am | 5 |
| 11am | 3 |
| 12pm | 7 |
| 1pm | 5 |
| 2pm | 7 |
| 3pm | 8 |
| 4pm | 9 |
| 5pm | 3 |
| 6pm | 7 |
| 7pm | 9 |
| 8pm | 7 |
| 9pm | 8 |
| 10pm | 5 |
| 11pm | 15 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 23 |
| Mon | 19 |
| Tue | 28 |
| Wed | 25 |
| Thu | 24 |
| Fri | 28 |
| Sat | 33 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 19 |
| Feb | 10 |
| Mar | 17 |
| Apr | 9 |
| May | 16 |
| Jun | 14 |
| Jul | 7 |
| Aug | 18 |
| Sep | 19 |
| Oct | 21 |
| Nov | 10 |
| Dec | 20 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 151 |
| Cloudy | 19 |
| Rain | 6 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
| Freezing Rain or Drizzle | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Lighted | 87 |
| Daylight | 71 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 15 |
| Dusk | 5 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 1 |
| Dawn | 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
- I-8011
- US-10111
- I-2807
- HARRISON ST6
- 16TH ST6
- GENEVA AVE5
- MISSION ST4
- US-101 RAMP4
- 3RD ST3
- MARKET ST3
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 94 |
| SUVs | 52 |
| Motorcycles | 39 |
| Other vehicles | 23 |
| Pickup trucks | 22 |
| Vans | 11 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 11 |
| Buses | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Honda Civic10
- Honda Accord9
- Toyota Camry8
- Toyota PRIUS7
- Toyota Corolla6
- Toyota Sienna4
- Honda CR-V4
- Honda CBR6004
- Ford Ranger4
- Volkswagen Jetta3
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 | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2020 | San Francisco | 2ND ST | 2 |
| Dec 30, 2020 | San Francisco | MARKET ST | 1 |
| Dec 1, 2020 | San Francisco | GEARY BLVD | 1 |
| Dec 1, 2020 | San Francisco | BRYANT ST | 1 |
| Nov 21, 2020 | San Francisco | 16TH ST | 1 |
| Nov 16, 2020 | San Francisco | I-80 | 1 |
| Oct 27, 2020 | San Francisco | FRANKLIN ST | 1 |
| Oct 14, 2020 | San Francisco | MASONIC AVE | 1 |
| Oct 13, 2020 | San Francisco | BALBOA ST | 1 |
| Oct 2, 2020 | San Francisco | CESAR CHAVEZ ST | 1 |
| Sep 7, 2020 | San Francisco | TURK BLVD | 1 |
| Sep 5, 2020 | San Francisco | US-101 RAMP | 1 |
| Aug 15, 2020 | San Francisco | GENEVA AVE | 1 |
| Aug 11, 2020 | San Francisco | GEARY BLVD | 1 |
| Aug 8, 2020 | San Francisco | I-280 | 1 |
| Jul 19, 2020 | San Francisco | BAYSHORE BLVD | 1 |
| Jul 10, 2020 | San Francisco | SR-101 VAN NESS AVE | 1 |
| Jun 18, 2020 | San Francisco | SR-1 | 1 |
| Jun 18, 2020 | San Francisco | SAN BRUNO AV | 1 |
| May 29, 2020 | San Francisco | FREDERICK ST | 1 |
| Apr 21, 2020 | San Francisco | 25TH ST | 2 |
| Mar 17, 2020 | San Francisco | GUERRERO ST | 1 |
| Mar 5, 2020 | San Francisco | VALENCIA ST | 1 |
| Mar 1, 2020 | San Francisco | GEARY ST | 1 |
| Feb 21, 2020 | San Francisco | OFARRELL ST | 1 |
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|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 47 | 5.7 |
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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.