Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Santa Clara County, California
County in California · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 100
- Fatal crashes
- 96
- Population
- 1.9M
In 2024, 100 people died in 96 fatal crashes in Santa Clara County, California. That was 20.0% fewer than in 2023 (125) and the fewest in any year since 2020. The death rate was 5.2 per 100,000 residents, compared with 9.8 in California and 11.5 in the United States. Santa Clara County had the 10th most traffic deaths among California's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 584 people died, an average of 117 a year. Pedestrians accounted for 36% of deaths, and 26% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
5.2
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About half the rate in California: 9.8
- About half the rate in the United States: 11.5
6.2
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 55 percent of the average in California: 10.7
- About half the average in the United States: 12.3
-20%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
125 deaths in 2023, 100 in 2024
- California: -7%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 117 | 111 |
| 2021 | 129 | 126 |
| 2022 | 113 | 108 |
| 2023 | 125 | 117 |
| 2024 | 100 | 96 |
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 | 6.1 |
| 2021 | 6.9 |
| 2022 | 6.0 |
| 2023 | 6.6 |
| 2024 | 5.2 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
36%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 1.3 times the share in California: 28%
- About double the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 43 |
| Pedestrians | 36 |
| Motorcyclists | 13 |
| Cyclists | 8 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Santa Clara County | Share in California |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 36 | 36% | 28% |
| Motorcyclists | 13 | 13% | 13% |
| Cyclists | 8 | 8% | 4% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 27 | 27% | 34% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 27 | 27% | 29% |
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
26%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About the same as the share in California: 29%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 28%
25%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About the same as the share in California: 27%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Santa Clara County | California | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 25.0% | 26.6% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 26.0% | 28.8% | 28.1% |
| At night | 59.4% | 62.0% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 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
59%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About the same as the share in California: 62%
- About 1.1 times the share in the United States: 54%
33%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About the same as the share in California: 34%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 25 |
| 1am | 36 |
| 2am | 25 |
| 3am | 20 |
| 4am | 23 |
| 5am | 24 |
| 6am | 21 |
| 7am | 10 |
| 8am | 20 |
| 9am | 13 |
| 10am | 10 |
| 11am | 19 |
| 12pm | 10 |
| 1pm | 15 |
| 2pm | 11 |
| 3pm | 17 |
| 4pm | 32 |
| 5pm | 24 |
| 6pm | 25 |
| 7pm | 24 |
| 8pm | 35 |
| 9pm | 40 |
| 10pm | 37 |
| 11pm | 36 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 101 |
| Mon | 79 |
| Tue | 61 |
| Wed | 70 |
| Thu | 70 |
| Fri | 74 |
| Sat | 103 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 46 |
| Feb | 56 |
| Mar | 49 |
| Apr | 34 |
| May | 49 |
| Jun | 38 |
| Jul | 43 |
| Aug | 61 |
| Sep | 65 |
| Oct | 33 |
| Nov | 39 |
| Dec | 45 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 477 |
| Cloudy | 30 |
| Rain | 22 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 196 |
| Dark - Lighted | 194 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 121 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 17 |
| Dusk | 12 |
| Dawn | 10 |
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-10183
- SR-15218
- MONTEREY RD18
- I-28017
- I-68016
- SR-1712
- SR-8511
- SR-8711
- I-8809
- SR-2378
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 408 |
| SUVs | 121 |
| Pickup trucks | 89 |
| Motorcycles | 81 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 40 |
| Other vehicles | 36 |
| Vans | 30 |
| Buses | 2 |
| Other light trucks | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Honda Accord39
- Toyota Camry31
- Honda Civic29
- Toyota Corolla21
- Ford F-15020
- Nissan Altima14
- Chevrolet Silverado13
- Tesla Model 310
- Toyota Sienna9
- Toyota RAV48
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 | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 2023 | San Jose | CAPITOL EXPY | 1 |
| Jul 18, 2023 | San Jose | KING RD | 1 |
| Jul 15, 2023 | San Jose | SR-87 GUADALUPE PKWY | 1 |
| Jul 8, 2023 | San Jose | E CAPITOL EX | 1 |
| Jul 8, 2023 | San Jose | SR-237 | 1 |
| Jul 8, 2023 | — | US-101 | 1 |
| Jul 7, 2023 | San Jose | S WHITE RD | 1 |
| Jul 4, 2023 | San Jose | SR-85 | 1 |
| Jun 25, 2023 | Sunnyvale | OLD SAN FRANCISCO RD | 1 |
| Jun 20, 2023 | San Jose | S CAPITOL AVE | 1 |
| Jun 14, 2023 | Santa Clara | SR-4 SAN TOMAS EXPY | 2 |
| Jun 14, 2023 | San Jose | I-680 | 1 |
| Jun 12, 2023 | San Jose | MCKEE RD | 1 |
| Jun 8, 2023 | Milpitas | I-880 | 1 |
| Jun 7, 2023 | San Jose | RINCONADA DR | 1 |
| Jun 5, 2023 | San Jose | MERIDIAN AVE | 1 |
| Jun 4, 2023 | San Jose | GOLDEN WHEEL PARK DR | 1 |
| May 26, 2023 | Campbell | SR-17 | 2 |
| May 22, 2023 | Sunnyvale | US-101 | 3 |
| May 22, 2023 | — | SR-152 | 1 |
| May 21, 2023 | San Jose | LEIGH AV | 1 |
| May 16, 2023 | Los Gatos | SR-17 | 1 |
| May 13, 2023 | Mountain View | US-101 | 1 |
| May 13, 2023 | San Jose | US-101 | 1 |
| May 13, 2023 | Cupertino | DE ANZA BL | 1 |
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Cities in Santa Clara County
| Area | Deaths, 2024 | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Cupertino | 2 | 3.4 |
| Gilroy | 2 | 3.3 |
| Milpitas | 0 | — |
| Mountain View | 0 | — |
| Palo Alto | 2 | 3.0 |
| San Jose | 54 | 5.5 |
| Santa Clara | 6 | 4.5 |
| Sunnyvale | 5 | 3.2 |
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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.