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Traffic deaths in Lodi, California

City in San Joaquin County · California · United States

Deaths, 2024
7
Fatal crashes
6
Population
68.7K

In 2024, 7 people died in 6 fatal crashes in Lodi, California. That was 12.5% fewer than in 2023 (8) and the fewest since 2022. The death rate was 10.2 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, 26 people died, an average of 5.2 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 14% of deaths, and 17% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

10.2

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

  • About 60 percent of the rate in San Joaquin County, California: 17.0
  • About the same as the rate in California: 9.8
  • About 90 percent of the rate in the United States: 11.5

-13%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

8 deaths in 2023, 7 in 2024

  • San Joaquin County, California: +3%
  • California: -7%
  • The United States: -4%
Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2020 5 5
2021 2 2
2022 4 4
2023 8 7
2024 7 6

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 7.5
2021 3.0
2022 5.9
2023 11.8
2024 10.2

Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.

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Road users

Who died

14%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About 60 percent of the share in San Joaquin County, California: 24%
  • About half the share in California: 28%
  • About 80 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 6
Pedestrians 1
Motorcyclists 0
Cyclists 0
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Lodi Share in San Joaquin County
Pedestrians 1 14% 24%
Motorcyclists 0 0% 11%
Cyclists 0 0% 6%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 5 71% 37%
Speeding-related crashes 1 14% 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

17%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About two-thirds of the share in San Joaquin County, California: 26%
  • About 60 percent of the share in California: 29%
  • About 60 percent of the share in the United States: 28%

67%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About double the share in San Joaquin County, California: 31%
  • About 3 times the share in California: 27%
  • About 3 times the share in the United States: 25%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Lodi San Joaquin County California United States
Speeding-related 66.7% 30.9% 26.6% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 16.7% 26.0% 28.8% 28.1%
At night 66.7% 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

67%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About 1.1 times the share in San Joaquin County, California: 60%
  • About the same as the share in California: 62%
  • About 1.2 times 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 3
2am 1
3am 1
4am 0
5am 0
6am 0
7am 1
8am 1
9am 2
10am 1
11am 0
12pm 0
1pm 1
2pm 1
3pm 0
4pm 2
5pm 2
6pm 0
7pm 1
8pm 1
9pm 2
10pm 1
11pm 2

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 8
Mon 3
Tue 3
Wed 2
Thu 3
Fri 1
Sat 4

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 0
Feb 1
Mar 0
Apr 3
May 2
Jun 2
Jul 2
Aug 3
Sep 1
Oct 4
Nov 2
Dec 4

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 20
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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Light conditions at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Dark - Lighted 9
Daylight 9
Dark - Not Lighted 5
Dusk 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

  1. SR-999
  2. CHEROKEE LN2
  3. CENTRAL AVE2
  4. ELM ST1
  5. TURNER RD1
  6. SR-99 RAMP1
  7. SR-99 OFF RAMP1
  8. S HUTCHINS ST1
  9. N SACRAMENTO ST1
  10. KETTLEMAN LN1

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 13
Pickup trucks 5
SUVs 5
Vans 2
Medium and heavy trucks 2
Motorcycles 2
Other vehicles 1

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Toyota Camry2
  2. Honda Civic2
  3. Chevrolet Silverado2
  4. Toyota Tacoma1
  5. Toyota Sienna1
  6. Subaru BRZ1
  7. Nissan Versa1
  8. Nissan Rogue Sport1
  9. Nissan Maxima1
  10. Nissan Cube1

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 22, 2024 1
Nov 14, 2024 1
Jul 1, 2024 1
May 12, 2024 1
Apr 21, 2024 2
Apr 17, 2024 1
Dec 15, 2023 1
Dec 5, 2023 1
Nov 7, 2023 1
Oct 29, 2023 1
Aug 26, 2023 1
Aug 3, 2023 1
May 8, 2023 2
Dec 27, 2022 1
Oct 20, 2022 1
Sep 11, 2022 1
Jul 30, 2022 1
Jun 16, 2021 1
Feb 28, 2021 1
Oct 17, 2020 1
Oct 10, 2020 1
Aug 24, 2020 1
Jun 28, 2020 1
Apr 26, 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.