Fatal crash profile · City

Traffic deaths in Lathrop, California

City in San Joaquin County · California · United States

Deaths, 2024
3
Fatal crashes
2
Population
40.9K

In 2024, 3 people died in 2 fatal crashes in Lathrop, California. That was the same as in 2023. The death rate was 7.3 per 100,000 residents, compared with 17.0 in San Joaquin County, 9.8 in California and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2024, 17 people died, an average of 3.4 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 100% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

7.3

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

  • About 45 percent of the rate in San Joaquin County, California: 17.0
  • About three-quarters of the rate in California: 9.8
  • About two-thirds of the rate in the United States: 11.5

+0%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

3 deaths in 2023, 3 in 2024

  • San Joaquin County, California: +3%
  • California: -7%
  • The United States: -4%
Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2020 4 4
2021 5 3
2022 2 2
2023 3 3
2024 3 2

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 13.7
2021 16.0
2022 5.7
2023 7.8
2024 7.3

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 San Joaquin County, California: 24%
  • About 5 percent of the share in California: 28%
  • About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 1
Pedestrians 0
Motorcyclists 2
Cyclists 0
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Lathrop Share in San Joaquin County
Pedestrians 0 0% 24%
Motorcyclists 2 67% 11%
Cyclists 0 0% 6%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 1 33% 37%
Speeding-related crashes 3 100% 27%

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

100%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About 4 times the share in San Joaquin County, California: 26%
  • About 3 times the share in California: 29%
  • About 4 times the share in the United States: 28%

50%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About 1.6 times the share in San Joaquin County, California: 31%
  • About 1.9 times the share in California: 27%
  • About double the share in the United States: 25%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Lathrop San Joaquin County California United States
Speeding-related 50.0% 30.9% 26.6% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 100.0% 26.0% 28.8% 28.1%
At night 50.0% 60.2% 62.0% 53.6%
At weekends 50.0% 41.5% 34.4% 32.6%

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

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Timing

When crashes happen

50%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About 85 percent of the share in San Joaquin County, California: 60%
  • About 80 percent of the share in California: 62%
  • About the same as the share in the United States: 54%

50%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About 1.2 times the share in San Joaquin County, California: 41%
  • About 1.5 times the share in California: 34%
  • About 1.5 times the share in the United States: 33%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 1
1am 0
2am 1
3am 0
4am 0
5am 0
6am 1
7am 1
8am 0
9am 0
10am 0
11am 0
12pm 0
1pm 0
2pm 0
3pm 1
4pm 1
5pm 0
6pm 1
7pm 0
8pm 0
9pm 2
10pm 2
11pm 3

All crashes 2020–2024.

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

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 2
Feb 0
Mar 1
Apr 0
May 1
Jun 1
Jul 0
Aug 2
Sep 3
Oct 2
Nov 0
Dec 2

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

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

All crashes 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 - Not Lighted 6
Daylight 5
Dark - Lighted 3

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. SR-1204
  2. I-52
  3. DOS REIS RD1
  4. HARLAND RD1
  5. SR-120 RAMP1
  6. STEWART RD1
  7. E LOUISE AV1
  8. I-5 SB1
  9. I-5 WESTSIDE FWY1
  10. LAKESIDE DR1

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 6
Medium and heavy trucks 4
SUVs 4
Other vehicles 3
Pickup trucks 1
Motorcycles 1
Vans 1

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Nissan Versa2
  2. Volvo Truck VNL1
  3. Toyota PRIUS1
  4. Toyota Camry1
  5. TICO Manufacturing Division TICO Standard Terminal Tractor1
  6. Nissan Rogue1
  7. Nissan Armada1
  8. Mercedes-Benz E-Class1
  9. Isuzu NRR1
  10. Honda Accord1

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 9, 2024 1
Jan 21, 2024 2
Oct 22, 2023 1
Sep 19, 2023 1
Jun 18, 2023 1
Aug 19, 2022 1
Jan 22, 2022 1
Dec 23, 2021 3
Oct 28, 2021 1
Sep 16, 2021 1
Sep 18, 2020 1
Aug 4, 2020 1
May 31, 2020 1
Mar 3, 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.