Fatal crash profile · City

Traffic deaths in Woodland, California

City in Yolo County · California · United States

Deaths, 2024
1
Fatal crashes
1
Population
62.3K

In 2024, 1 person died in 1 fatal crash in Woodland, California. That was 80.0% fewer than in 2023 (5) and the fewest in any year since 2020. The death rate was 1.6 per 100,000 residents, compared with 9.4 in Yolo County, 9.8 in California and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2024, 16 people died, an average of 3.2 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 100% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

1.6

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

  • About 15 percent of the rate in Yolo County, California: 9.4
  • About 15 percent of the rate in California: 9.8
  • About 15 percent of the rate in the United States: 11.5

-80%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

5 deaths in 2023, 1 in 2024

  • Yolo County, California: -13%
  • California: -7%
  • The United States: -4%
Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2020 3 2
2021 4 4
2022 3 3
2023 5 4
2024 1 1

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 4.9
2021 6.5
2022 4.9
2023 8.1
2024 1.6

Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.

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Road users

Who died

0%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About 5 percent of the share in Yolo County, California: 19%
  • About 5 percent of the share in California: 28%
  • About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 1
Pedestrians 0
Motorcyclists 0
Cyclists 0
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Woodland Share in Yolo County
Pedestrians 0 0% 19%
Motorcyclists 0 0% 10%
Cyclists 0 0% 10%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 0 0% 24%
Speeding-related crashes 1 100% 24%

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

100%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About 4 times the share in Yolo County, California: 25%
  • About 3 times the share in California: 29%
  • About 4 times the share in the United States: 28%

0%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About 5 percent of the share in Yolo County, California: 10%
  • About 5 percent of the share in California: 27%
  • About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Woodland Yolo County California United States
Speeding-related 0.0% 10.0% 26.6% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 100.0% 25.0% 28.8% 28.1%
At night 100.0% 50.0% 62.0% 53.6%
At weekends 100.0% 40.0% 34.4% 32.6%

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

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Timing

When crashes happen

100%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About double the share in Yolo County, California: 50%
  • About 1.6 times the share in California: 62%
  • About 1.9 times the share in the United States: 54%

100%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About 3 times the share in Yolo County, California: 40%
  • About 3 times the share in California: 34%
  • About 3 times the share in the United States: 33%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 2
1am 1
2am 1
3am 0
4am 0
5am 0
6am 0
7am 0
8am 0
9am 0
10am 2
11am 0
12pm 0
1pm 0
2pm 1
3pm 0
4pm 2
5pm 0
6pm 0
7pm 1
8pm 0
9pm 1
10pm 1
11pm 1

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 5
Mon 0
Tue 1
Wed 0
Thu 1
Fri 3
Sat 4

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 0
Feb 4
Mar 1
Apr 2
May 0
Jun 1
Jul 2
Aug 1
Sep 0
Oct 1
Nov 1
Dec 1

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 12
Cloudy 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 6
Dark - Lighted 4
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

  1. I-53
  2. COLLEGE ST1
  3. E GUM AVE1
  4. E MAIN ST1
  5. I-5 NB1
  6. I-5 WEST SIDE HWY1
  7. I-5 WESTSIDE HWY1
  8. NORTH ST1
  9. PIONEER AVE1
  10. SR-113 RAMP1

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 6
SUVs 5
Pickup trucks 4
Motorcycles 3
Other vehicles 1
Medium and heavy trucks 1
Vans 1

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes

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Fatal crashes in 2024. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.

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Date Deaths
Oct 20, 2024 1
Nov 21, 2023 1
Jul 2, 2023 1
Jun 8, 2023 1
Apr 8, 2023 2
Jul 9, 2022 1
Apr 30, 2022 1
Mar 19, 2022 1
Dec 5, 2021 1
Aug 15, 2021 1
Feb 26, 2021 1
Feb 19, 2021 1
Feb 14, 2020 1
Feb 2, 2020 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.