California Crash PulseUpdated Sep 26, 2026

What the latest available California crash records show.

A rolling 90-day briefing, reduced to the hours, streets, and places worth understanding.

Window
Jun 29, 2026 to Sep 26, 2026

Counts may change as agencies revise public records.

Recorded crashes
71,892
1,661 ZIP areas represented
People injured
42,703
2,639 severe crash records
People killed
178
Reported deaths in this window
Street-matched
15,271
Mapped from road names with OpenStreetMap
The crash clock

Busy hours and serious outcomes tell different stories.

4p had the most reported crashes. Around 10p, the share of serious or fatal crashes was 1.79 times the average across all hours.

12a
3a
6a
9a
12p
3p
6p
9p
Crash volumeSerious-or-fatal share at least 1.2x the hourly average
Repeat road pairs

Streets the data keeps returning to.

01
Greenwood Ave at Washington Blvd
Montebello, ZIP 90640
5 crashes
2 severe
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02
Haven Avenue at Sr-210 W/B (Foothill Fwy)
Rancho Cucamonga, ZIP 91737
5 crashes
2 severe
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03
5th St at Brannan St
San Francisco, ZIP 94107
4 crashes
2 severe
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04
Baker St at Truxtun Ave
Bakersfield, ZIP 93305
4 crashes
2 severe
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05
Sierra Ave at Slover Ave
Fontana, ZIP 92337
5 crashes
1 severe
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06
I-5 S/B at Louise Ave
Unincorporated, ZIP 95330
5 crashes
1 severe
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Quiet danger

Not the most crashes. A harder outcome.

These ZIPs clear a meaningful volume threshold, then rank by the share of crashes with fatal or suspected-serious injuries.

Moving now

Places gaining crash volume.

A simple same-length comparison highlights where recent volume is moving, with minimum counts in both periods to reduce noise.

Source: California public crash records processed in BigQuery. Fatal or suspected-serious-injury crash records. Quiet danger requires at least 80 crashes in the window. Rising places require at least 40 crashes in both windows.

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