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19Source: NHTSA FARS 2024 Annual Report File
Fatal crashes in Modesto, 2024
20Source: NHTSA FARS 2024 Annual Report File
Deaths in Modesto fatal crashes, 2024
0.5%Source: Computed from the NHTSA FARS 2024 Annual Report File
Share of California's 3,583 fatal crashes, 2024
63%Source: Computed from the NHTSA FARS 2024 Annual Report File (12 of 19)
Of fatal crashes with a known time happened between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m.
Crash-level figures are from the NHTSA FARS 2024 Annual Report File, the latest year published; the file can still be revised.
Modesto quick facts list the newest sourced crash figures for Modesto, taken from NHTSA publications.
Figures come from NHTSA; the 2025 numbers are early estimates and NHTSA revises them in early 2027, and the 2024 crash-level file can still be revised.
The bars count Modesto's 2024 fatal crashes by manner of collision, as coded in FARS. The first-listed type is the most common.
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At AccidentReports.com, you’ll find a crash report data center that you can use to search for a copy of your CA crash report as soon as it’s available. We know how devastating a motor vehicle crash can be and how difficult it is for an injured accident victim to pick up a copy of their traffic report in person or wait for it to arrive in the mail. Because of this, we have created this easy to use crash report information center. Now, you can obtain a copy of this important document as soon as possible. Begin your search now by filling out the form on this page and submitting your accident information.
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Private citizens in Arizona are not required to file a crash report, however, a police officer that responds to the scene of an auto accident is required to fill one out if:
You must remain at the scene of the accident until law enforcement arrives. After you’ve spoken to the responding police officer, you will be cleared to leave. During this time, the police officer will ask you a series of questions regarding the events that led up to the accident and will obtain your personal information. All of this information will be documented in the accident report.
If you were involved in an auto accident and it meets the conditions mentioned above, a police officer must fill out an accident report. In most cases, they will be required to complete the form within twenty-four hours.
The crash report will contain the following information regarding traffic collisions:
Identifying information regarding all of the parties involved including witnesses, such as:
The form will also include a narrative description concerning the facts surrounding the accident, as well as a simple diagram of the accident scene, the police officer’s name, identification number, and police agency.
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Each dot is a fatal crash in Modesto, California from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020 to 2024, placed at the latitude and longitude the investigating agency reported. The map shows 99 crashes and 104 deaths; the few crashes coded to Modesto, California but reported far outside it are left off. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
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The deadliest hour is 9p–10p and the deadliest day is Saturday. 65% of crashes with a known time happened between 6 PM and 6 AM.
| Hour | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | All |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12a–1a | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1a–2a | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2a–3a | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 3a–4a | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4a–5a | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5a–6a | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6a–7a | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 7a–8a | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8a–9a | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9a–10a | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10a–11a | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11a–12p | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 12p–1p | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 1p–2p | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2p–3p | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3p–4p | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4p–5p | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5p–6p | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 6p–7p | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 7p–8p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 8p–9p | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9p–10p | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 |
| 10p–11p | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 11p–12a | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
104 people died and 40 more were injured, including 42 pedestrians and 10 cyclists killed.
Everyone involved in these fatal crashes, by the most serious injury recorded.
Cars were in the most fatal crashes; motorcycles and mopeds were in 16.
Every vehicle in these fatal crashes, by body type.
Source: NHTSA FARS Annual Report Files 2020-2024 (accident.csv), 2020–2024. Fatal crashes only (FARS covers every crash in which someone died within 30 days); an intersection is listed when two or more fatal crashes were reported at the same pair of roads. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors, OpenFreeMap.
These are fatal crashes in Modesto recorded in NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) for 2024, the latest year NHTSA has published crash-level data. FARS counts 19 fatal crashes and 20 deaths in Modesto that year; the table lists all of them, newest first. The 2024 file is NHTSA's Annual Report File and can still be revised. A dash means the field was not reported or the crash happened outside city limits.
| Case number | County | City | Crash date | Time | Road / Highway | Collision type | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63537 | Stanislaus | Modesto | Dec 5, 2024 | 20:59 | N CARPENTER RD at ELM AVE | Angle | 1 |
| 63435 | Stanislaus | Modesto | Dec 5, 2024 | 11:33 | SISK RD | Single/non-collision: Rollover/Overturn | 1 |
| 62410 | Stanislaus | Modesto | Nov 26, 2024 | 06:17 | SR-132 at S SANTA ANA AVE | Single/non-collision: Non-Motorist on Personal Conveyance | 1 |
| 63425 | Stanislaus | Modesto | Nov 11, 2024 | 02:16 | PELENDALE AVE at TULLY RD | Single/non-collision: Curb | 1 |
| 63567 | Stanislaus | Modesto | Nov 2, 2024 | 19:54 | SR-108 MCHENRY AVE at MODESTO AVE | Single/non-collision: Pedalcyclist | 1 |
| 62329 | Stanislaus | Modesto | Oct 25, 2024 | 04:45 | SR-99 | Single/non-collision: Pedestrian | 1 |
| 63619 | Stanislaus | Modesto | Oct 18, 2024 | 02:42 | CREEKWOOD DR | Single/non-collision: Curb | 1 |
| 63618 | Stanislaus | Modesto | Oct 17, 2024 | 01:05 | FLOYD AV at ROSELLE AV | Single/non-collision: Curb | 1 |
| 61847 | Stanislaus | Modesto | Sep 3, 2024 | 14:27 | N CARPENTER RD | Front-to-Front | 1 |
| 63626 | Stanislaus | Modesto | Sep 1, 2024 | 11:28 | BRIGGSMORE AV | Single/non-collision: Tree (Standing Only) | 1 |
| 61810 | Stanislaus | Modesto | Aug 1, 2024 | 13:29 | STANDIFORD AV | Single/non-collision: Curb | 1 |
| 63600 | Stanislaus | Modesto | Jul 30, 2024 | 12:52 | SR-132 YOSEMITE BLVD at KERR AVE | Angle | 1 |
| 61809 | Stanislaus | Modesto | Jul 27, 2024 | 19:44 | SCENIC DR | Single/non-collision: Other Object (not fixed) | 1 |
| 61808 | Stanislaus | Modesto | Jul 13, 2024 | 23:34 | W BRIGGSMORE AVE | Single/non-collision: Pedestrian | 1 |
| 60727 | Stanislaus | Modesto | Jun 16, 2024 | 01:29 | S CARPENTER RD at W HATCH RD | Single/non-collision: Curb | 2 |
| 60783 | Stanislaus | Modesto | Apr 6, 2024 | 05:03 | SR-108 MCHENRY AVE at BOWEN AVE | Single/non-collision: Fire Hydrant | 1 |
| 60361 | Stanislaus | Modesto | Mar 25, 2024 | 22:17 | SR-99 | Single/non-collision: Concrete Traffic Barrier | 1 |
| 61802 | Stanislaus | Modesto | Feb 2, 2024 | 18:54 | COFFEE RD | Single/non-collision: Pedestrian | 1 |
| 60182 | Stanislaus | Modesto | Jan 3, 2024 | 12:48 | TULLY RD at BOWEN AVE | Single/non-collision: Pedestrian | 1 |
Questions
You can get a copy of your Modesto police report at AccidentReports.com, or you can go through the Modesto Police Department. The Modesto Police Department offers two ways to get a copy of your collision report.
Visit the Modesto Police Department in Stanislaus County in person and fill out a request form. At the police station, you will need to fill out a Records Request Form and provide accident information and personal information, including your full name, mailing address, and phone number, and provide some form of identification at the time of the request. You must wait ten days after the date of the accident to request a copy of your report. Contact the police department before you pick up your accident report to ensure it’s available. The Modesto Police Department is located in Stanislaus County at: Modesto – Police Department Records Unit 600 10th StreetModesto, CA 95354Phone: 209-572-9580
You can send a written request to the Modesto Police Department to obtain copies of collision reports. You will need to provide accident information, along with a self-addressed, stamped envelope, payment, and a copy of a valid form of identification. The cost for a traffic report is $0.10 per page.
It can take up to ten business days before your report arrives.
Modesto police record reports are $0.10 per page. Acceptable forms of payment include credit cards, debit cards, personal checks, and money orders.
After an auto accident, if you sustained bodily injuries and/or vehicle damage, you may be eligible to pursue compensation in the form of an auto accident insurance claim or a personal injury lawsuit. An accident report can be used as evidence concerning which party was liable for the accident and can help to strengthen your claim. This important information includes:
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