Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in San Jose, California
City in Santa Clara County · California · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 54
- Fatal crashes
- 53
- Population
- 987.8K
In 2024, 54 people died in 53 fatal crashes in San Jose, California. That was 14.3% fewer than in 2023 (63) and the fewest in any year since 2020. The death rate was 5.5 per 100,000 residents, compared with 5.2 in Santa Clara County, 9.8 in California and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2024, 326 people died, an average of 65 a year. Pedestrians accounted for 46% of deaths, and 17% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
5.5
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About the same as the rate in Santa Clara County, California: 5.2
- About 55 percent of the rate in California: 9.8
- About half the rate in the United States: 11.5
-14%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
63 deaths in 2023, 54 in 2024
- Santa Clara County, California: -20%
- California: -7%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 63 | 59 |
| 2021 | 80 | 79 |
| 2022 | 66 | 62 |
| 2023 | 63 | 62 |
| 2024 | 54 | 53 |
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 | 6.2 |
| 2021 | 8.2 |
| 2022 | 6.8 |
| 2023 | 6.4 |
| 2024 | 5.5 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
46%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 1.3 times the share in Santa Clara County, California: 36%
- About 1.6 times the share in California: 28%
- About 3 times the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 19 |
| Pedestrians | 25 |
| Motorcyclists | 6 |
| Cyclists | 4 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in San Jose | Share in Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 25 | 46% | 36% |
| Motorcyclists | 6 | 11% | 13% |
| Cyclists | 4 | 7% | 8% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 12 | 22% | 27% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 9 | 17% | 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 Santa Clara County, California: 26%
- About 60 percent of the share in California: 29%
- About 60 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
25%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About the same as the share in Santa Clara County, California: 25%
- About the same as the share in California: 27%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | San Jose | Santa Clara County | California | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 24.5% | 25.0% | 26.6% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 17.0% | 26.0% | 28.8% | 28.1% |
| At night | 60.4% | 59.4% | 62.0% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 32.1% | 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%
32%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About the same as the share in Santa Clara County, California: 33%
- About the same as the share in California: 34%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 13 |
| 1am | 21 |
| 2am | 15 |
| 3am | 10 |
| 4am | 18 |
| 5am | 18 |
| 6am | 11 |
| 7am | 5 |
| 8am | 9 |
| 9am | 3 |
| 10am | 4 |
| 11am | 9 |
| 12pm | 4 |
| 1pm | 7 |
| 2pm | 5 |
| 3pm | 9 |
| 4pm | 18 |
| 5pm | 13 |
| 6pm | 16 |
| 7pm | 12 |
| 8pm | 22 |
| 9pm | 23 |
| 10pm | 24 |
| 11pm | 24 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 55 |
| Mon | 40 |
| Tue | 42 |
| Wed | 42 |
| Thu | 38 |
| Fri | 44 |
| Sat | 54 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 25 |
| Feb | 31 |
| Mar | 33 |
| Apr | 18 |
| May | 27 |
| Jun | 22 |
| Jul | 27 |
| Aug | 32 |
| Sep | 40 |
| Oct | 19 |
| Nov | 17 |
| Dec | 24 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 266 |
| Cloudy | 12 |
| Rain | 11 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Lighted | 130 |
| Daylight | 93 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 58 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 14 |
| Dawn | 7 |
| Dusk | 5 |
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-10143
- I-68013
- I-28010
- MONTEREY RD10
- SR-8710
- SR-858
- MCKEE RD8
- STORY RD8
- TULLY RD8
- I-8806
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 218 |
| SUVs | 70 |
| Pickup trucks | 50 |
| Motorcycles | 43 |
| Other vehicles | 27 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 22 |
| Vans | 13 |
| Buses | 2 |
| Other light trucks | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Honda Accord22
- Honda Civic19
- Toyota Camry15
- Toyota Corolla13
- Ford F-1509
- Chevrolet Silverado8
- Nissan Altima7
- Nissan Sentra6
- Toyota Sienna6
- Nissan Pathfinder5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 2024 | MCLAUGHLIN AVE | 1 |
| Dec 13, 2024 | I-280 | 1 |
| Dec 9, 2024 | SNELL AVE | 1 |
| Nov 26, 2024 | I-680 | 1 |
| Nov 24, 2024 | S BASCOM AV | 1 |
| Nov 18, 2024 | BIRD AV | 1 |
| Oct 16, 2024 | N KING RD | 1 |
| Oct 8, 2024 | CINDERELLA LN | 1 |
| Oct 1, 2024 | S 5TH ST | 1 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | I-880 | 1 |
| Sep 29, 2024 | SANTA TERESA BLVD | 1 |
| Sep 21, 2024 | I-680 | 1 |
| Sep 19, 2024 | STEVENS CREEK BL | 1 |
| Sep 12, 2024 | US-101 | 1 |
| Sep 10, 2024 | I-680 | 1 |
| Sep 1, 2024 | US-101 | 1 |
| Aug 29, 2024 | OLD BAYSHORE HWY | 1 |
| Aug 26, 2024 | SR-85 | 2 |
| Aug 22, 2024 | AUTOMATION PKWY | 1 |
| Aug 19, 2024 | SNELL AVE | 1 |
| Aug 10, 2024 | US-101 | 1 |
| Aug 6, 2024 | CAMDEN AVE | 1 |
| Aug 3, 2024 | MONTEREY HWY | 1 |
| Jul 28, 2024 | E 11 ST | 1 |
| Jul 26, 2024 | E JULIAN ST | 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.