San Diego Crash Analysis · CHP CCRS · 2022–2024

Crashes, Corridors & Dangerous Streets

Where, when, and why traffic crashes happen across San Diego, Chula Vista, El Cajon, National City, La Mesa — built from CHP CCRS crash records.

14,858
Reported crashes (metro, 2024)
171
Traffic fatalities (metro, 2024)
864
Pedestrian crashes (metro, 2024)
31.5%
Speed-related rate (metro, 2024)
Unincorporated refers to crashes in the metro area not assigned to a specific city.
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.

San Diego Crash Map
56 intersections · 6 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 San Diego. 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 · 56 locations tracked
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04 — City Overview

Crash Rates Across the Metro

How each city in San Diego 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 San Diego.

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?

171 people died on San Diego 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 Per 1,000 Residents
Population-adjusted rate · 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

1,729 crashes in 2024 involved impairment — 11.6% of the total.

DUI Rate by Hour
% of crashes involving DUI · All Metro
DUI Crashes Per 1,000 Residents
Population-adjusted rate · CHP CCRS 2024
09 — Speed

Speed Kills Disproportionately

31.5% of crashes are speed-related. El Cajon has the highest rate at 32.4%.

Speed Rate by Hour
% of crashes involving speed · All Metro
Speed's Share of Fatalities
Per 1,000 residents · CHP CCRS 2024
Fatal
Crashes by Speed Limit Zone
All Metro · CHP CCRS 2024
10 — Hit-and-Run

20.7% of Drivers Flee the Scene

3,069 hit-and-run crashes across the metro. National City leads at 27.8%.

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

864 pedestrian crashes and 551 cyclist crashes across the metro in 2024.

Pedestrian & Cyclist Crashes Per 1,000 Residents
Population-adjusted rate · CHP CCRS 2024
864 pedestrian crashes in 2024. San Diego accounts for 639 — 74% of the metro total despite having 68% of the population.
12 — Vision Zero San Diego

Vision Zero San Diego: Progress Toward Zero

San Diego adopted Vision Zero San Diego in 2015, setting a target of 0 traffic fatalities by 2025. The baseline was 80 fatalities in 2015.

Fatalities: Goal vs. Actual
2022–2025
13 — 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. 14,858 crashes in the San Diego area in 2024, each geocoded with coordinates, severity, and behavioral flags from the Parties detail table.

CCRS Dataset on data.ca.gov
14 — Methodology

How I Built This

Raw CCRS crash records are queried from the CKAN DataStore API, filtered to County Code 37 (San Diego). Party-level data is joined by Collision ID to extract DUI/impairment status and speed limits. Records outside the core metro area and without valid coordinates are excluded. 14,858 records processed for 2024.