Where do crashes happen most often on US-50?

The short answer: From October 23, 2025 through October 22, 2026, the US-50 corridor recorded 1,983 matching crash records. The largest recorded location category was Unincorporated with 838 matches. Among named cities, Sacramento had the highest count with 813. This is a count of records, not an exposure-adjusted measure of danger. View the reproducible table or read the methodology and limitations.

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Corridor Heat Map

US-50 crash-record density

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Year-over-year records

How reported US-50 crashes compare by year

Annual counts use the same road-matching method as this profile. The latest year may be incomplete if the source data has not reached year end.

2021 to 2026
Bars show reported crash-record counts, not risk rates or traffic-volume-adjusted danger.

Top Incident Locations along US-50

Unincorporated838 crashes
Sacramento813 crashes
West Sacramento171 crashes
Rancho Cordova26 crashes
Coachella24 crashes
Folsom18 crashes
Palmdale17 crashes
Lancaster13 crashes
Los Angeles12 crashes
Placerville12 crashes

Direction of Travel Split

722
W/B
702
E/B
466
Other/Unknown
50
N/B
43
S/B

Severity & Casualties Summary

7
People reported killed
1,053
Injuries (People)

Reported Lane Patterns

usable
83.4%
Lane data coverage
2
Anomalies (Lane > Total)

Most Frequent Recorded Lanes

lane 1 / total 2417 records
lane ? / total 1355 records
lane 2 / total 2326 records
lane 2 / total 3284 records

Sideswipe Context

Of the sideswipes with clear lane details, 305 crossed multiple reported lanes (lane-departure context), while 49 occurred within a single lane.

Note: Lane numbers are officer-reported (e.g. "Lane 1" is typically the fast lane). They are useful for local review but do not reflect verified road geometry.

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Locations with the most matching US-50 records

Counts reflect the road labels and city fields recorded in the source data for this reporting window. They do not account for traffic volume, road miles, or time spent traveling.

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Top locations in matching US-50 crash records
RankRecorded cityCrashesSerious or fatalPeople killed
1Unincorporated838417
2Sacramento81340
3West Sacramento17120
4Rancho Cordova2600
5Coachella2410
6Folsom1800
7Palmdale1720
8Lancaster1300
9Los Angeles1220
10Placerville1210
Methodology

How this corridor profile is produced

No applied canonical mapping exists for US-50 yet, so this profile temporarily uses the legacy curated alias matcher against the officer-recorded primary-road label. The reporting window is 2025-10-23 through 2026-10-22. Source records come from the California Highway Patrol California Crash Reporting System.

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Limitations

What the numbers cannot establish

  • Raw crash counts do not measure individual risk or identify the “most dangerous” segment.
  • Traffic volume, vehicle miles traveled, road length, construction, and enforcement exposure are not controlled here.
  • Road and city labels can be incomplete, inconsistent, or revised after publication.

Cite or reuse this profile

This is independent analysis of public records. Keep the reporting window, source, and methodology attached when reusing a figure.

Evidence for Zero. "US-50 Highway Crash Records Profile." Updated Oct 22, 2026. https://crashes.meruai.co/california/roads/us-50. Analysis of California Crash Reporting System public records.
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