California Crash PulseUpdated Aug 6, 2026
What the latest available California crash records show.
A rolling 90-day briefing, reduced to the hours, streets, and places worth understanding.
Window
May 9, 2026 to Aug 6, 2026
Counts may change as agencies revise public records.
Recorded crashes
70,708
1,668 ZIP areas represented
People injured
41,946
2,678 severe crash records
People killed
184
Reported deaths in this window
Street-matched
13,775
Mapped from road names with OpenStreetMap
The crash clock
Busy hours and serious outcomes tell different stories.
4p had the most reported crashes. Around 9p, the share of serious or fatal crashes was 1.56 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.
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.