San Jose Metro Crash Analysis · CHP CCRS · 2022–2024

Crashes, Corridors & Dangerous Streets

Where, when, and why traffic crashes happen across San Jose, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, Mountain View, and 9 more cities — built from CHP CCRS crash records.

13,545
Reported crashes (metro, 2024)
89
Traffic fatalities (metro, 2024)
498
Pedestrian crashes (metro, 2024)
40.8%
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 Jose Metro Crash Map
39 intersections · 14 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.

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03 — Dangerous Intersections

The Top 10 Crash Sites

Ranked by total crash volume across San Jose Metro. 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 · 39 locations tracked
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04 — City Overview

Crash Rates Across the Metro

How each city in San Jose Metro 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 Jose Metro.

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?

89 people died on San Jose Metro 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

1,161 crashes in 2024 involved impairment — 8.6% 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

40.8% of crashes are speed-related. Mountain View has the highest rate at 53.2%.

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

22.0% of Drivers Flee the Scene

2,979 hit-and-run crashes across the metro. Santa Clara leads at 35.3%.

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

498 pedestrian crashes and 536 cyclist crashes across the metro in 2024.

Pedestrian & Cyclist Crashes Per 1,000 Residents
Population-adjusted rate · CHP CCRS 2024
498 pedestrian crashes in 2024. San Jose accounts for 306 — 61% of the metro total despite having 54% 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. 13,545 crashes in Santa Clara 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 43 (Santa Clara). Party-level data is joined by Collision ID to extract DUI/impairment status and speed limits. Records without valid coordinates are excluded. 13,545 records processed for 2024.