Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Mountain View, California
City in Santa Clara County · California · United States
- Deaths, 2023
- 5
- Fatal crashes
- 5
- Population
- 83.6K
In 2023, 5 people died in 5 fatal crashes in Mountain View, California. That was 150.0% more than in 2022 (2). The death rate was 6.0 per 100,000 residents, compared with 6.6 in Santa Clara County, 10.6 in California and 12.2 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2023, 12 people died, an average of 3.0 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, and 20% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
6.0
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2023
- About 1.1 times the rate in Santa Clara County, California: 5.2
- About 60 percent of the rate in California: 9.8
- About half the rate in the United States: 11.5
+150%
change in deaths from 2022 to 2023
2 deaths in 2022, 5 in 2023
- Santa Clara County, California: -20%
- California: -7%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 |
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 | 2.4 |
| 2021 | 3.7 |
| 2022 | 2.4 |
| 2023 | 6.0 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
20%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 55 percent of the share in Santa Clara County, California: 36%
- 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 Mountain View | Share in Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 1 | 20% | 36% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 11% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 3 | 60% | 30% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 1 | 20% | 34% |
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
20%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About three-quarters of the share in Santa Clara County, California: 26%
- About two-thirds of the share in California: 29%
- About 70 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
80%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 3 times the share in Santa Clara County, California: 25%
- About 3 times the share in California: 27%
- About 3 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Mountain View | Santa Clara County | California | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 80.0% | 25.0% | 26.6% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 20.0% | 26.0% | 28.8% | 28.1% |
| At night | 60.0% | 59.4% | 62.0% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 40.0% | 33.3% | 34.4% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
60%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About the same as the share in Santa Clara County, California: 59%
- About the same as the share in California: 62%
- About 1.1 times the share in the United States: 54%
40%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 1.2 times the share in Santa Clara County, California: 33%
- About 1.2 times the share in California: 34%
- About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 4 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 1 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 2 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2023.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 1 |
| Mon | 0 |
| Tue | 1 |
| Wed | 0 |
| Thu | 4 |
| Fri | 2 |
| Sat | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2023.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 3 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 2 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 1 |
| Sep | 2 |
| Oct | 1 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2023.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 11 |
| Rain | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2023. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Lighted | 6 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 3 |
| Daylight | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2023. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Roads and vehicles
Where and what, 2020–2023
Roads with the most fatal crashes
- US-1014
- ESCUELA AV1
- GRANT RD1
- SR-2371
- SR-82 EL CAMINO REAL1
- SR-851
- THE AMERICANA1
- US-101 BAYSHORE FWY1
- US-101 RAMP1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 9 |
| SUVs | 3 |
| Motorcycles | 2 |
| Other vehicles | 2 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2023.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Volkswagen Jetta1
- Toyota RAV41
- Toyota Prius V1
- Suzuki GSX1300R1
- Suzuki GSF600S1
- Subaru Legacy1
- Peterbilt 3891
- Nissan Rogue1
- Nissan Altima1
- Mazda CX-51
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 2023. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.
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| Date | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 2023 | US-101 | 1 |
| Sep 17, 2023 | US-101 | 1 |
| Aug 10, 2023 | US-101 BAYSHORE FWY | 1 |
| May 13, 2023 | US-101 | 1 |
| Feb 9, 2023 | SR-82 EL CAMINO REAL | 1 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | SR-85 | 1 |
| Mar 17, 2022 | GRANT RD | 1 |
| Sep 4, 2021 | US-101 RAMP | 1 |
| Jul 10, 2021 | US-101 | 1 |
| Feb 23, 2021 | THE AMERICANA | 1 |
| May 7, 2020 | SR-237 | 1 |
| Feb 21, 2020 | ESCUELA AV | 1 |
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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2023. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.