Sacramento Crash Analysis · CHP CCRS · 2022–2024

Crashes, Corridors & Dangerous Streets

Where, when, and why traffic crashes happen across Sacramento, Elk Grove, Citrus Heights, Folsom, and 2 more cities — built from CHP CCRS crash records.

19,499
Reported crashes (metro, 2024)
149
Traffic fatalities (metro, 2024)
665
Pedestrian crashes (metro, 2024)
28.8%
Speed-related rate (metro, 2024)
Unincorporated crashes are classified this way because CHP reports all freeway incidents as Unincorporated regardless of the city the freeway passes through. The remainder are surface street crashes in unincorporated communities and rural areas throughout Sacramento County.
01 — Crash Map

Where It Happens

Search an address, filter by crash type, compare years, or enter your commute to see every crash hotspot along your route.

Sacramento Crash Map
61 intersections · 7 cities · CHP CCRS 2022–2024
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02 — Look Up Your Street

How Safe Is Your Area?

Search any address or intersection to see a crash summary for that location. CHP CCRS 2022–2024.

RADIUS
03 — Dangerous Intersections

The Top 10 Crash Sites

Ranked by total crash volume across Sacramento. Freeway interchanges dominate due to high traffic volumes — use the Per Vehicle toggle to normalize by traffic count.

Top 10 Crash Intersections — All Metro
CHP CCRS 2022–2024 · 61 locations tracked
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04 — City Overview

Crash Rates Across the Metro

How each city in Sacramento compares on total crashes, fatalities, and behavioral factors.

City Comparison
All cities · CHP CCRS 2024
Overview
CityCrashesFatalDUISpeedHit & RunPed
Crashes Per 1,000 Residents
Population-adjusted crash rate · CHP CCRS 2024
05 — When It Happens

The Calendar of Risk

Crash patterns by hour, day of week, and month across the metro.

Crashes by Hour
All Metro · CHP CCRS 2024
Crashes by Day of Week
All Metro · CHP CCRS 2024
Crashes by Month
All Metro · CHP CCRS 2024
Weekday vs Weekend by Hour
All Metro · CHP CCRS 2024
06 — Year Over Year

Is the Metro Getting Safer?

Three years of CHP CCRS records show how crashes, fatalities, and behavioral factors are trending across Sacramento.

Total Crashes
Metro-wide · CHP CCRS 2022–2024
Fatalities & Pedestrian Crashes
Metro-wide · CHP CCRS 2022–2024
DUI Crashes
2022–2024
Speed-Related
2022–2024
Hit & Run
2022–2024
07 — Severity

How Bad Are the Crashes?

149 people died on Sacramento roads in 2024. The severity breakdown tells us how crashes distribute between fatal, serious, minor, and property-damage-only.

Severity Distribution
All Metro · CHP CCRS 2024
Fatalities by City
CHP CCRS 2024
Fatal
Crash Type Breakdown
All Metro · CHP CCRS 2024
Contributing Factors
All Metro · CHP CCRS 2024
08 — Impaired Driving

DUI Crashes Across the Metro

1,832 crashes in 2024 involved impairment — 9.4% of the total.

DUI Rate by Hour
% of crashes involving DUI · All Metro
DUI by City
Total DUI crashes · CHP CCRS 2024
09 — Speed

Speed Kills Disproportionately

28.8% of crashes are speed-related. Elk Grove has the highest rate at 31.9%.

Speed Rate by Hour
% of crashes involving speed · All Metro
Speed's Share of Fatalities
By city · CHP CCRS 2024
Fatal
Crashes by Speed Limit Zone
All Metro · CHP CCRS 2024
10 — Hit-and-Run

25.2% of Drivers Flee the Scene

4,917 hit-and-run crashes across the metro. Citrus Heights leads at 36.4%.

Hit-and-Run Rate by Hour
% of crashes that are H&R · All Metro
Hit-and-Run Rate by City
% of crashes · CHP CCRS 2024
11 — Pedestrians & Cyclists

The Most Vulnerable on Metro Streets

665 pedestrian crashes and 564 cyclist crashes across the metro in 2024.

Pedestrian Crashes by City
CHP CCRS · CHP CCRS 2024
665 pedestrian crashes in 2024. Unincorporated accounts for 289 — 43% of the metro total despite having 34% of the population.
12 — Sources

Where This Data Comes From

CHP CCRS
California Highway Patrol publishes all crash records through the Crash Records System (CCRS) on data.ca.gov. 19,499 crashes in Sacramento County in 2024, each geocoded with coordinates, severity, and behavioral flags from the Parties detail table.

CCRS Dataset on data.ca.gov
13 — Methodology

How I Built This

Raw CCRS crash records are queried from the CKAN DataStore API, filtered to County Code 34 (Sacramento). Party-level data is joined by Collision ID to extract DUI/impairment status and speed limits. Records without valid coordinates are excluded. 19,499 records processed for 2024.