NHTSA FARS 2020–2024
Deadliest Highways and Roads in California
Quick answer: I-5 is the deadliest road in California: 804 people died in crashes on it from 2020 to 2024, the worst stretch being near San Joaquin County (29 deaths within about 7 miles). Next: US-101 (559) and SR-99 (467).
| # | Road | Deaths | Fatal crashes | 2020 · 2024 | Deadliest ~7-mile stretch | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I-5 Interstate · live page |
804 | 711 | 142 → 164 | near San Joaquin County: 29 deaths map | San Diego County, Los Angeles County, Orange County, San Joaquin County |
| 2 | US-101 U.S. Highway |
559 | 529 | 91 → 100 | near Los Angeles County: 27 deaths map | Santa Clara County, Los Angeles County, Santa Barbara County, Monterey County |
| 3 | SR-99 State Highway |
467 | 427 | 88 → 78 | near San Joaquin County: 22 deaths map | San Joaquin County, Kern County, Sacramento County, Fresno County |
| 4 | I-10 Interstate · live page |
373 | 347 | 58 → 65 | near Los Angeles County: 31 deaths map | Los Angeles County, Riverside County, San Bernardino County |
| 5 | I-15 Interstate · live page |
365 | 323 | 73 → 59 | near San Bernardino County: 21 deaths map | San Bernardino County, Riverside County, San Diego County, Los Angeles County |
| 6 | SR-1 State Highway |
312 | 284 | 57 → 52 | near Los Angeles County: 26 deaths map | Los Angeles County, Orange County, Monterey County, Ventura County |
| 7 | I-80 Interstate · live page |
259 | 234 | 63 → 35 | near Contra Costa County: 29 deaths map | Solano County, Contra Costa County, Placer County, Sacramento County |
| 8 | SR-91 State Highway |
154 | 147 | 21 → 31 | near Los Angeles County: 25 deaths map | Riverside County, Los Angeles County, Orange County |
| 9 | SR-4 State Highway |
146 | 129 | 33 → 16 | near Contra Costa County: 19 deaths map | Contra Costa County, San Joaquin County, Calaveras County, Stanislaus County |
| 10 | SR-60 State Highway |
140 | 136 | 30 → 25 | near San Bernardino County: 19 deaths map | Los Angeles County, Riverside County, San Bernardino County |
| 11 | I-405 Interstate |
139 | 132 | 22 → 25 | near Los Angeles County: 22 deaths map | Los Angeles County, Orange County |
| 12 | I-8 Interstate |
124 | 115 | 28 → 18 | near San Diego County: 20 deaths map | San Diego County, Imperial County |
| 13 | I-215 Interstate |
119 | 110 | 28 → 17 | near San Bernardino County: 25 deaths map | Riverside County, San Bernardino County, San Diego County |
| 14 | SR-138 State Highway |
116 | 100 | 24 → 23 | near Los Angeles County: 21 deaths map | Los Angeles County, San Bernardino County, Kern County |
| 15 | US-395 U.S. Highway |
112 | 89 | 27 → 22 | near Inyo County: 10 deaths map | Lassen County, San Bernardino County, Inyo County, Mono County |
| 16 | SR-41 State Highway |
105 | 86 | 33 → 16 | near Fresno County: 11 deaths map | Fresno County, Kings County, Madera County, San Luis Obispo County |
| 17 | I-580 Interstate |
100 | 95 | 18 → 26 | near Alameda County: 24 deaths map | Alameda County, San Joaquin County, Contra Costa County, Marin County |
| 18 | SR-20 State Highway |
95 | 85 | 19 → 16 | near Lake County: 9 deaths map | Lake County, Colusa County, Nevada County, Sutter County |
| 19 | SR-74 State Highway |
94 | 92 | 21 → 17 | near Riverside County: 19 deaths map | Riverside County, Orange County |
| 20 | I-110 Interstate |
92 | 83 | 18 → 23 | near Los Angeles County: 48 deaths map | Los Angeles County |
| 21 | SR-33 State Highway |
90 | 70 | 15 → 14 | near Fresno County: 9 deaths map | Fresno County, Ventura County, Kern County, Merced County |
| 22 | SR-210 State Highway |
86 | 74 | 15 → 17 | near San Bernardino County: 25 deaths map | San Bernardino County, Los Angeles County, San Joaquin County |
| 23 | I-880 Interstate |
86 | 81 | 17 → 14 | near Alameda County: 17 deaths map | Alameda County, Santa Clara County |
| 24 | SR-78 State Highway |
84 | 74 | 18 → 18 | near San Diego County: 18 deaths map | San Diego County, Imperial County, Riverside County |
| 25 | SR-14 State Highway |
82 | 73 | 20 → 10 | near Kern County: 10 deaths map | Los Angeles County, Kern County |
| 26 | US-50 U.S. Highway |
82 | 78 | 9 → 11 | near Sacramento County: 17 deaths map | Sacramento County, El Dorado County, Yolo County |
| 27 | I-680 Interstate |
82 | 74 | 21 → 15 | near Alameda County: 16 deaths map | Contra Costa County, Alameda County, Santa Clara County, Solano County |
| 28 | SR-18 State Highway |
80 | 68 | 23 → 17 | near San Bernardino County: 15 deaths map | San Bernardino County, Los Angeles County |
| 29 | SR-49 State Highway |
79 | 76 | 11 → 11 | near Placer County: 10 deaths map | Nevada County, El Dorado County, Calaveras County, Placer County |
| 30 | SR-58 State Highway |
78 | 74 | 17 → 11 | near Kern County: 10 deaths map | Kern County, San Bernardino County, San Luis Obispo County |
| 31 | SR-39 State Highway |
73 | 69 | 18 → 6 | near Orange County: 24 deaths map | Orange County, Los Angeles County, Napa County |
| 32 | SR-178 State Highway |
65 | 57 | 17 → 14 | near Kern County: 14 deaths map | Kern County, Inyo County, San Bernardino County |
| 33 | SR-152 State Highway |
65 | 58 | 8 → 14 | near Merced County: 9 deaths map | Merced County, Santa Clara County, Madera County, Santa Cruz County |
| 34 | SR-29 State Highway |
65 | 60 | 14 → 10 | near Napa County: 10 deaths map | Napa County, Lake County, Solano County, Orange County |
| 35 | I-605 Interstate |
64 | 60 | 9 → 13 | near Los Angeles County: 25 deaths map | Los Angeles County, Orange County |
| 36 | I-280 Interstate |
62 | 59 | 10 → 12 | near Santa Clara County: 13 deaths map | San Mateo County, Santa Clara County, San Francisco County |
| 37 | SR-94 State Highway |
62 | 57 | 10 → 18 | near San Diego County: 27 deaths map | San Diego County |
| 38 | I-710 Interstate |
62 | 56 | 8 → 11 | near Los Angeles County: 27 deaths map | Los Angeles County |
| 39 | SR-12 State Highway |
61 | 50 | 12 → 8 | near San Joaquin County: 9 deaths map | San Joaquin County, Sonoma County, Solano County, Sacramento County |
| 40 | I-805 Interstate |
61 | 56 | 7 → 6 | near San Diego County: 29 deaths map | San Diego County |
| 41 | SR-65 State Highway |
60 | 51 | 18 → 8 | near Placer County: 10 deaths map | Placer County, Kern County, Tulare County, Yuba County |
| 42 | SR-132 State Highway |
60 | 47 | 13 → 12 | near Stanislaus County: 19 deaths map | Stanislaus County, San Joaquin County, Tuolumne County |
| 43 | I-40 Interstate · live page |
59 | 55 | 8 → 15 | near San Bernardino County: 7 deaths map | San Bernardino County |
| 44 | I-210 Interstate |
58 | 53 | 15 → 5 | near Los Angeles County: 12 deaths map | Los Angeles County |
| 45 | SR-62 State Highway |
57 | 55 | 10 → 11 | near San Bernardino County: 12 deaths map | San Bernardino County, Riverside County, Santa Clara County |
| 46 | SR-79 State Highway |
57 | 53 | 15 → 5 | near Riverside County: 11 deaths map | Riverside County, San Diego County, Butte County |
| 47 | SR-70 State Highway |
57 | 49 | 11 → 10 | near Butte County: 9 deaths map | Yuba County, Butte County, Plumas County |
| 48 | SR-299 State Highway |
56 | 51 | 15 → 10 | near Shasta County: 4 deaths map | Shasta County, Trinity County, Humboldt County, Modoc County |
| 49 | SR-180 State Highway |
56 | 53 | 8 → 9 | near Fresno County: 10 deaths map | Fresno County |
| 50 | SR-198 State Highway |
56 | 52 | 10 → 8 | near Tulare County: 11 deaths map | Tulare County, Kings County, Fresno County, Monterey County |
| 51 | SR-120 State Highway |
55 | 51 | 7 → 13 | near San Joaquin County: 12 deaths map | San Joaquin County, Tuolumne County, Stanislaus County, San Diego County |
| 52 | SR-43 State Highway |
55 | 45 | 7 → 11 | near Tulare County: 10 deaths map | Kern County, Tulare County, Kings County, Fresno County |
| 53 | SR-118 State Highway |
51 | 47 | 9 → 13 | near Los Angeles County: 13 deaths map | Ventura County, Los Angeles County |
| 54 | SR-111 State Highway |
49 | 42 | 9 → 13 | near Riverside County: 12 deaths map | Riverside County, Imperial County |
| 55 | SR-160 State Highway |
44 | 35 | 8 → 7 | near Sacramento County: 16 deaths map | Sacramento County, Contra Costa County |
| 56 | SR-108 State Highway |
43 | 39 | 11 → 4 | near Stanislaus County: 17 deaths map | Stanislaus County, Tuolumne County |
| 57 | I-105 Interstate |
43 | 41 | 6 → 9 | near Los Angeles County: 16 deaths map | Los Angeles County |
| 58 | SR-57 State Highway |
41 | 37 | 7 → 6 | near Orange County: 16 deaths map | Orange County, Los Angeles County |
| 59 | SR-76 State Highway |
39 | 33 | 11 → 10 | near San Diego County: 8 deaths map | San Diego County |
| 60 | SR-2 State Highway |
39 | 35 | 6 → 6 | near Los Angeles County: 10 deaths map | Los Angeles County, San Bernardino County, Santa Clara County |
Deaths = people killed in crashes on the road, 2020–2024. A crash counts for the first signed Interstate, US or State route of its location; county and unsigned roads are not ranked because their numbers repeat. The stretch is the ~7-mile square with the most deaths on that road. Source: NHTSA FARS.
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Questions
Deadliest roads — FAQ
What is the deadliest highway in California?
I-5 is the deadliest road in California: 804 people died in crashes on it from 2020 to 2024, the worst stretch being near San Joaquin County (29 deaths within about 7 miles). Next: US-101 (559) and SR-99 (467). Long, busy highways lead on totals; the deadliest-stretch column shows where on each road the deaths cluster.
Why is there no deaths-per-mile figure?
FARS records where each fatal crash happened but not how long each route is or how much traffic it carries, so we show totals and the worst ~7-mile stretch rather than a rate we would have to estimate.
Where does this data come from?
NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, which records every fatal crash on US public roads, for 2020–2024. Each crash is credited to the first signed Interstate, US or State route of its trafficway.