Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Santa Barbara, California
City in Santa Barbara County · California · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 4
- Fatal crashes
- 4
- Population
- 86.8K
In 2024, 4 people died in 4 fatal crashes in Santa Barbara, California. That was 33.3% more than in 2023 (3) and the most since 2022. The death rate was 4.6 per 100,000 residents, compared with 8.6 in Santa Barbara County, 9.8 in California and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2024, 23 people died, an average of 4.6 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 50% of deaths.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
4.6
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About half the rate in Santa Barbara County, California: 8.6
- About half the rate in California: 9.8
- About 40 percent of the rate in the United States: 11.5
+33%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
3 deaths in 2023, 4 in 2024
- Santa Barbara County, California: -5%
- California: -7%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 11 | 10 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 |
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 | 1.1 |
| 2021 | 12.5 |
| 2022 | 4.6 |
| 2023 | 3.5 |
| 2024 | 4.6 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
50%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 3 times the share in Santa Barbara County, California: 18%
- About 1.8 times the share in California: 28%
- About 3 times the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 0 |
| Pedestrians | 2 |
| Motorcyclists | 1 |
| Cyclists | 1 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Santa Barbara | Share in Santa Barbara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 2 | 50% | 18% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 25% | 16% |
| Cyclists | 1 | 25% | 5% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 25% | 34% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 26% |
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 Santa Barbara County, California: 23%
- About 5 percent of the share in California: 29%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
0%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 5 percent of the share in Santa Barbara County, California: 29%
- About 5 percent of the share in California: 27%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara County | California | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 28.6% | 26.6% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 22.9% | 28.8% | 28.1% |
| At night | 75.0% | 42.9% | 62.0% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 50.0% | 28.6% | 34.4% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
75%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 1.8 times the share in Santa Barbara County, California: 43%
- About 1.2 times the share in California: 62%
- About 1.4 times the share in the United States: 54%
50%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 1.8 times the share in Santa Barbara County, California: 29%
- About 1.5 times the share in California: 34%
- About 1.5 times the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 2 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 2 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 2 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 2 |
| 6pm | 3 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 2 |
| 9pm | 1 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 3 |
| Mon | 1 |
| Tue | 2 |
| Wed | 5 |
| Thu | 4 |
| Fri | 2 |
| Sat | 5 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 2 |
| Mar | 2 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 2 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 1 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 3 |
| Nov | 4 |
| Dec | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 19 |
| Cloudy | 2 |
| Rain | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Lighted | 11 |
| Daylight | 7 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 4 |
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-1017
- US-101 OFF RAMP2
- W MONTECITO ST1
- W CARRILLO ST1
- US-101 SB1
- US-101 RAMP1
- CANON PERDIDO ST1
- CLIFF DR1
- CORONA DEL MAR1
- LAS POSITAS RD1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 12 |
| SUVs | 8 |
| Pickup trucks | 5 |
| Motorcycles | 4 |
| Other vehicles | 2 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 2 |
| Vans | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Honda HR-V2
- Ford F-2502
- Toyota Avalon1
- Subaru Impreza1
- Piaggio and Vespa MP31
- Peterbilt 5791
- Nissan Sentra1
- Nissan Altima1
- Mercedes-Benz Sprinter1
- Mercedes-Benz S-Class1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 2024 | CLIFF DR | 1 |
| May 21, 2024 | MISSION ST | 1 |
| Mar 8, 2024 | STATE ST | 1 |
| Feb 24, 2024 | SANTA BARBARA ST | 1 |
| Oct 28, 2023 | US-101 RAMP | 1 |
| Oct 13, 2023 | US-101 SB | 1 |
| Feb 9, 2023 | US-101 | 1 |
| Sep 1, 2022 | US-101 | 1 |
| Aug 31, 2022 | US-101 | 1 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | CORONA DEL MAR | 1 |
| Apr 4, 2022 | US-101 | 1 |
| Dec 29, 2021 | US-101 | 1 |
| Dec 15, 2021 | CANON PERDIDO ST | 1 |
| Dec 11, 2021 | SHORELINE DR | 1 |
| Nov 27, 2021 | SALSIPUEDES ST | 1 |
| Nov 14, 2021 | W CARRILLO ST | 1 |
| Nov 4, 2021 | LAS POSITAS RD | 1 |
| Oct 20, 2021 | US-101 OFF RAMP | 2 |
| Jul 11, 2021 | US-101 | 1 |
| Mar 24, 2021 | W MONTECITO ST | 1 |
| Jan 19, 2021 | US-101 | 1 |
| Nov 29, 2020 | US-101 OFF RAMP | 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.