Traffic fatalities in San Diego County

Traffic fatalities in San Diego County was 303 in 2024, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. That is up 5.2% from 2023. That is the 3rd highest of 58 counties in 2024.

2024, count303 Provisional
Change on 2023+5.2%
Series high3162021
Series low1862010

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Traffic fatalities in San Diego County, 2000 to 2024

15020025030035020002004200820122016202020242000: 265 count2001: 289 count2002: 309 count2003: 295 count2004: 299 count2005: 309 count2006: 303 count2007: 292 count2008: 263 count2009: 232 count2010: 186 count2011: 203 count2012: 216 count2013: 198 count2014: 233 count2015: 246 count2016: 243 count2017: 240 count2018: 267 count2019: 253 count2020: 293 count2021: 316 count2022: 286 count2023: 288 count2024: 303 count1502002503003502000200920242000: 265 count2001: 289 count2002: 309 count2003: 295 count2004: 299 count2005: 309 count2006: 303 count2007: 292 count2008: 263 count2009: 232 count2010: 186 count2011: 203 count2012: 216 count2013: 198 count2014: 233 count2015: 246 count2016: 243 count2017: 240 count2018: 267 count2019: 253 count2020: 293 count2021: 316 count2022: 286 count2023: 288 count2024: 303 count
count. Source: NHTSA, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv) by county of the crash. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-06-24.
All 25 values
Periodcount
2024303 Provisional
2023288
2022286
2021316
2020293
2019253
2018267
2017240
2016243
2015246
2014233
2013198
2012216
2011203
2010186
2009232
2008263
2007292
2006303
2005309
2004299
2003295
2002309
2001289
2000265

Compared with California and United States

Place2024
San Diego County303
California3,876
United States39,254

San Diego County compared with nearby places

Alameda County: 100 countAlpine County: 1 countAmador County: 7 countButte County: 34 countCalaveras County: 13 countColusa County: 8 countContra Costa County: 66 countDel Norte County: 6 countEl Dorado County: 17 countFresno County: 169 countGlenn County: 8 countHumboldt County: 26 countImperial County: 26 countInyo County: 15 countKern County: 194 countKings County: 30 countLake County: 25 countLassen County: 3 countLos Angeles County: 778 countMadera County: 33 countMarin County: 11 countMariposa County: 2 countMendocino County: 14 countMerced County: 46 countModoc County: 4 countMono County: 6 countMonterey County: 45 countNapa County: 11 countNevada County: 8 countOrange County: 199 countPlacer County: 40 countPlumas County: 2 countRiverside County: 289 countSacramento County: 156 countSan Benito County: 11 countSan Bernardino County: 350 countSan Diego County: 303 countSan Francisco County: 48 countSan Joaquin County: 139 countSan Luis Obispo County: 30 countSan Mateo County: 30 countSanta Barbara County: 38 countSanta Clara County: 100 countSanta Cruz County: 16 countShasta County: 33 countSierra County: 1 countSiskiyou County: 12 countSolano County: 41 countSonoma County: 29 countStanislaus County: 88 countSutter County: 20 countTehama County: 13 countTrinity County: 6 countTulare County: 72 countTuolumne County: 11 countVentura County: 58 countYolo County: 21 countYuba County: 14 count
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  • 8 to 13
  • 13 to 26
  • 26 to 40
  • 40 to 100
  • 100 and over
Traffic fatalities, 2024, count. San Diego County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

People killed in motor vehicle traffic crashes during the year. FARS counts people who die within 30 days of a crash involving a motor vehicle travelling on a public road, by the place of the crash, not of residence.

A police-based count of deaths. It differs from death certificate counts (CDC) and from the WHO road traffic death rate (road_traffic_death_rate), which is modelled for international comparison.

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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Fatality Analysis Reporting System. Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv) by county of the crash. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. (2026). Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv) by county of the crash (Traffic fatalities, San Diego County, 2000 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip

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Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv) by county of the crash, Traffic fatalities, San Diego County, 2000 to 2024. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 24 June 2026, https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/traffic-fatalities/san-diego-county-california. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. 2026. Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv) by county of the crash. Traffic fatalities, San Diego County, 2000 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/traffic-fatalities/san-diego-county-california.

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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (2026) Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv) by county of the crash, Traffic fatalities, San Diego County, 2000 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/nhtsa/downloads/FARS/2024/National/FARS2024NationalCSV.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/traffic-fatalities/san-diego-county-california (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the traffic fatalities in San Diego County?

Traffic fatalities in San Diego County was 303 in 2024, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. That is up 5.2% from 2023. That is the 3rd highest of 58 counties in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), national CSV files: people killed (sum of FATALS in accident.csv) by county of the crash. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest traffic fatalities in San Diego County?

316 in 2021, the highest value since 2000 in this series.

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