Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in San Mateo, California
City in San Mateo County · California · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 5
- Fatal crashes
- 3
- Population
- 102.9K
In 2024, 5 people died in 3 fatal crashes in San Mateo, California. That was 66.7% more than in 2023 (3) and the most since 2020. The death rate was 4.9 per 100,000 residents, compared with 4.1 in San Mateo County, 9.8 in California and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2024, 19 people died, an average of 3.8 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 20% of deaths.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
4.9
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.2 times the rate in San Mateo County, California: 4.1
- About half the rate in California: 9.8
- About 40 percent of the rate in the United States: 11.5
+67%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
3 deaths in 2023, 5 in 2024
- San Mateo County, California: -21%
- California: -7%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | 6 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 |
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 | 5.7 |
| 2021 | 1.0 |
| 2022 | 3.9 |
| 2023 | 2.9 |
| 2024 | 4.9 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
20%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 60 percent of the share in San Mateo County, California: 33%
- About 70 percent of the share in California: 28%
- About 1.1 times the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 4 |
| Pedestrians | 1 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in San Mateo | Share in San Mateo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 1 | 20% | 33% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 10% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 7% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 2 | 40% | 13% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 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
0%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 5 percent of the share in San Mateo County, California: 33%
- About 5 percent of the share in California: 29%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
33%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About double the share in San Mateo County, California: 15%
- About 1.3 times the share in California: 27%
- About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | San Mateo | San Mateo County | California | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 33.3% | 14.8% | 26.6% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 33.3% | 28.8% | 28.1% |
| At night | 33.3% | 48.1% | 62.0% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 0.0% | 22.2% | 34.4% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
33%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About two-thirds of the share in San Mateo County, California: 48%
- About half the share in California: 62%
- About two-thirds of the share in the United States: 54%
0%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 5 percent of the share in San Mateo County, California: 22%
- About 5 percent of the share in California: 34%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 2 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 1 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 2 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 3 |
| Mon | 1 |
| Tue | 0 |
| Wed | 2 |
| Thu | 3 |
| Fri | 3 |
| Sat | 5 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 2 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 2 |
| May | 2 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 3 |
| Aug | 1 |
| Sep | 2 |
| Oct | 0 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 11 |
| Cloudy | 5 |
| Rain | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Lighted | 7 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 5 |
| Daylight | 3 |
| 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
- US-1015
- SR-922
- SR-11
- US-101 N BAYSHORE FWY1
- SR-92 J ARTHUR YOUNGER FWY1
- SR-82 S EL CAMINO REAL1
- SR-821
- SR- 82 S EL CAMINO REAL1
- SOUTH BLVD1
- S DELAWARE ST1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 18 |
| SUVs | 6 |
| Motorcycles | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Toyota Corolla3
- Dodge Charger2
- Toyota Camry2
- Acura ILX1
- Ford Mustang1
- Honda Accord1
- Honda CBR6001
- Honda Civic1
- Honda CR-V1
- Honda VFR800Fi (INTERCEPTOR)1
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 | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 27, 2024 | SR- 82 S EL CAMINO REAL | 1 |
| Jul 29, 2024 | US-101 RAMP | 1 |
| Jul 26, 2024 | SR-1 | 3 |
| Sep 20, 2023 | SR-92 | 1 |
| Apr 29, 2023 | US-101 | 1 |
| Apr 22, 2023 | US-101 | 1 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | SR-82 S EL CAMINO REAL | 1 |
| Dec 15, 2022 | US-101 N BAYSHORE FWY | 1 |
| Jul 30, 2022 | SR-92 | 1 |
| May 19, 2022 | SOUTH BLVD | 1 |
| Sep 26, 2021 | N HUMBOLDT ST | 1 |
| Aug 7, 2020 | SR-82 | 1 |
| Jun 20, 2020 | SR-92 J ARTHUR YOUNGER FWY | 1 |
| May 3, 2020 | S DELAWARE ST | 1 |
| Feb 21, 2020 | US-101 | 1 |
| Jan 23, 2020 | US-101 | 1 |
| Jan 19, 2020 | US-101 | 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.