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Traffic deaths in Stanislaus County, California

County in California · United States

Deaths, 2024
88
Fatal crashes
76
Population
557.4K

In 2024, 88 people died in 76 fatal crashes in Stanislaus County, California. That was 1.1% fewer than in 2023 (89) and the fewest since 2022. The death rate was 15.8 per 100,000 residents, compared with 9.8 in California and 11.5 in the United States. Stanislaus County had the 12th most traffic deaths among California's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 468 people died, an average of 94 a year. Pedestrians accounted for 23% of deaths, and 24% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

15.8

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

  • About 1.6 times the rate in California: 9.8
  • About 1.4 times the rate in the United States: 11.5

16.9

average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024

  • About 1.6 times the average in California: 10.7
  • About 1.4 times the average in the United States: 12.3

-1%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

89 deaths in 2023, 88 in 2024

  • California: -7%
  • The United States: -4%
Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2020 84 78
2021 119 107
2022 88 78
2023 89 77
2024 88 76

People who died within 30 days of a crash. A fatal crash can kill more than one person.

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Deaths per 100,000 residents, 2020–2024
Category Deaths per 100,000
2020 15.2
2021 21.5
2022 15.9
2023 16.1
2024 15.8

Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.

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Road users

Who died

23%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About 80 percent of the share in California: 28%
  • About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 55
Pedestrians 20
Motorcyclists 9
Cyclists 4
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Stanislaus County Share in California
Pedestrians 20 23% 28%
Motorcyclists 9 10% 13%
Cyclists 4 5% 4%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 29 33% 34%
Speeding-related crashes 24 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

24%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About 80 percent of the share in California: 29%
  • About 85 percent of the share in the United States: 28%

30%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About 1.1 times the share in California: 27%
  • About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 25%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Stanislaus County California United States
Speeding-related 30.3% 26.6% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 23.7% 28.8% 28.1%
At night 56.6% 62.0% 53.6%
At weekends 30.3% 34.4% 32.6%

Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.

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Timing

When crashes happen

57%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About the same as the share in California: 62%
  • About the same as the share in the United States: 54%

30%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About 90 percent of the share in California: 34%
  • About the same as the share in the United States: 33%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 12
1am 16
2am 20
3am 14
4am 13
5am 12
6am 20
7am 8
8am 6
9am 4
10am 10
11am 14
12pm 12
1pm 17
2pm 13
3pm 26
4pm 17
5pm 20
6pm 28
7pm 31
8pm 19
9pm 37
10pm 18
11pm 19

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 46
Mon 56
Tue 62
Wed 58
Thu 53
Fri 68
Sat 73

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 24
Feb 31
Mar 36
Apr 31
May 29
Jun 33
Jul 40
Aug 35
Sep 34
Oct 37
Nov 45
Dec 41

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 364
Cloudy 30
Rain 15
Fog, Smog, Smoke 4
Severe Crosswinds 2

All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Light conditions at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Daylight 159
Dark - Not Lighted 123
Dark - Lighted 114
Dusk 10
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

  1. SR-9946
  2. SR-13223
  3. CROWS LANDING RD17
  4. I-511
  5. SR-10811
  6. SR-108 MCHENRY AVE9
  7. HATCH RD7
  8. SR-337
  9. SR-132 YOSEMITE BLVD7
  10. LANDER AVE7

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 272
Pickup trucks 103
SUVs 100
Medium and heavy trucks 67
Motorcycles 53
Other vehicles 32
Vans 21
Other light trucks 1

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Chevrolet Silverado34
  2. Toyota Camry25
  3. Freightliner Cascadia25
  4. Honda Accord20
  5. Honda Civic19
  6. Chevrolet Tahoe14
  7. Toyota Corolla12
  8. Nissan Altima12
  9. Ford Fusion12
  10. GMC Sierra9

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 Deaths
Dec 26, 2024 — 1
Dec 24, 2024 — 1
Dec 23, 2024 — 1
Dec 15, 2024 — 5
Dec 10, 2024 — 1
Dec 5, 2024 Modesto 1
Dec 5, 2024 Modesto 1
Dec 2, 2024 — 1
Nov 26, 2024 Modesto 1
Nov 25, 2024 — 1
Nov 23, 2024 Newman 1
Nov 23, 2024 — 1
Nov 20, 2024 — 1
Nov 17, 2024 — 1
Nov 11, 2024 Modesto 1
Nov 10, 2024 — 1
Nov 2, 2024 Modesto 1
Oct 26, 2024 Turlock 1
Oct 25, 2024 Modesto 1
Oct 25, 2024 — 1
Oct 18, 2024 Modesto 1
Oct 17, 2024 Modesto 1
Oct 16, 2024 Turlock 1
Oct 16, 2024 — 1
Oct 5, 2024 — 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.