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49Source: NHTSA FARS 2024 Annual Report File
Fatal crashes in Sacramento, 2024
49Source: NHTSA FARS 2024 Annual Report File
Deaths in Sacramento fatal crashes, 2024
1.4%Source: Computed from the NHTSA FARS 2024 Annual Report File
Share of California's 3,583 fatal crashes, 2024
78%Source: Computed from the NHTSA FARS 2024 Annual Report File (38 of 49)
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.
Sacramento quick facts list the newest sourced crash figures for Sacramento, 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 Sacramento's 2024 fatal crashes by manner of collision, as coded in FARS. The first-listed type is the most common.
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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 Sacramento, 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 296 crashes and 311 deaths; the few crashes coded to Sacramento, California but reported far outside it are left off. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
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The deadliest hour is 12a–1a and the deadliest day is Saturday. 68% of crashes with a known time happened between 6 PM and 6 AM.
| Hour | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | All |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12a–1a | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 23 |
| 1a–2a | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 18 |
| 2a–3a | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 3a–4a | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 4a–5a | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 5a–6a | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| 6a–7a | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 7a–8a | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 8a–9a | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 9a–10a | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 10a–11a | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 11a–12p | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 12p–1p | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 1p–2p | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 2p–3p | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 3p–4p | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 4p–5p | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| 5p–6p | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 15 |
| 6p–7p | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 23 |
| 7p–8p | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
| 8p–9p | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 23 |
| 9p–10p | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 22 |
| 10p–11p | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 17 |
| 11p–12a | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 18 |
311 people died and 176 more were injured, including 125 pedestrians and 25 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 44.
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 Sacramento recorded in NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) for 2024, the latest year NHTSA has published crash-level data. FARS counts 49 fatal crashes and 49 deaths in Sacramento that year; the table lists the 25 most recent, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63290 | Sacramento | Sacramento | Nov 29, 2024 | 19:36 | NORTHGATE BL at TURNSTONE DR | Single/non-collision: Pedestrian | 1 |
| 62776 | Sacramento | Sacramento | Nov 6, 2024 | 18:18 | BELL AVE | Single/non-collision: Pedestrian | 1 |
| 62889 | Sacramento | Sacramento | Oct 27, 2024 | 01:35 | MARYSVILLE BLVD at NORTH AVE | Front-to-Rear | 1 |
| 61884 | Sacramento | Sacramento | Oct 19, 2024 | 02:10 | US-50 | Front-to-Rear | 1 |
| 61779 | Sacramento | Sacramento | Oct 16, 2024 | 05:15 | US-50 | Single/non-collision: Pedestrian | 1 |
| 62726 | Sacramento | Sacramento | Oct 12, 2024 | 23:29 | MARYSVILLE BLVD | Single/non-collision: Pedalcyclist | 1 |
| 62077 | Sacramento | Sacramento | Oct 12, 2024 | 13:29 | I-5 | Front-to-Rear | 1 |
| 62307 | Sacramento | Sacramento | Oct 7, 2024 | 00:48 | FARNKLIN BLVD | Single/non-collision: Parked Motor Vehicle | 1 |
| 62309 | Sacramento | Sacramento | Sep 29, 2024 | 04:37 | AUBURN BLVD | Single/non-collision: Curb | 1 |
| 61854 | Sacramento | Sacramento | Sep 18, 2024 | 19:25 | SR-160 | Angle | 1 |
| 62330 | Sacramento | Sacramento | Sep 12, 2024 | 21:01 | SUTTERVILLE RD at 21ST ST | Single/non-collision: Pedestrian | 1 |
| 62230 | Sacramento | Sacramento | Sep 9, 2024 | 08:39 | CLUB CENTER at BANFIELD DR | Single/non-collision: Pedestrian | 1 |
| 62233 | Sacramento | Sacramento | Sep 4, 2024 | 18:21 | CONSUMNES RIVER BLVD at FRANKLIN BLVD | Single/non-collision: Non-Motorist on Personal Conveyance | 1 |
| 61792 | Sacramento | Sacramento | Aug 31, 2024 | 22:55 | SR-99 | Angle | 1 |
| 62185 | Sacramento | Sacramento | Aug 29, 2024 | 10:27 | ALHAMBRA BLVD | Single/non-collision: Non-Motorist on Personal Conveyance | 1 |
| 61568 | Sacramento | Sacramento | Aug 25, 2024 | 11:53 | J ST at 24TH ST | Angle | 1 |
| 61784 | Sacramento | Sacramento | Aug 23, 2024 | 23:15 | I-5 | Front-to-Rear | 1 |
| 61565 | Sacramento | Sacramento | Aug 21, 2024 | 10:51 | BRUCEVILLE RD | Front-to-Rear | 1 |
| 61670 | Sacramento | Sacramento | Aug 10, 2024 | 22:30 | US-50 | Single/non-collision: Traffic Sign Support | 1 |
| 61443 | Sacramento | Sacramento | Jul 30, 2024 | 02:30 | I-80 | Single/non-collision: Pedestrian | 1 |
| 63486 | Sacramento | Sacramento | Jul 4, 2024 | 03:35 | AUBURN BL | Single/non-collision: Pedalcyclist | 1 |
| 60825 | Sacramento | Sacramento | Jun 25, 2024 | 04:10 | SR-51 | Single/non-collision: Embankment | 1 |
| 61226 | Sacramento | Sacramento | Jun 11, 2024 | 07:32 | CLUB CENTER DR at BANFIELD DR | Single/non-collision: Pedalcyclist | 1 |
| 62098 | Sacramento | Sacramento | Jun 10, 2024 | 23:23 | ARDEN WY at HERITAGE LN | Single/non-collision: Pedestrian | 1 |
| 61227 | Sacramento | Sacramento | Jun 10, 2024 | 22:17 | FRUITRIDGE RD | Single/non-collision: Pedalcyclist | 1 |
Questions
You can get a copy of your Sacramento police report at AccidentReports.com, or you can go through the Sacramento Police Department. The Sacramento Police Department offers two ways to get a copy of your crash report.
You can visit the Sacramento Police Department in person to fill out a Records Request form and submit it to receive a copy of your traffic incident report.
The Sacramento Police Department is located at:
5770 Freeport Blvd
Sacramento, CA
95822
Hours of operation: Monday-Friday 8 am to 5 pm
You must show your driver’s license or government-issued photo ID when filling out the application form. A credit card, debit card, money order, or personal check is an acceptable form of payment.
Contact the department before you pick up your vehicle accident report to ensure it’s available.
Phone: (916) 808-5471
You can send a written request to the Sacramento Police Department, along with a self-addressed, stamped envelope, copy of your driver’s license, current email, payment for the report, and send it to:
5770 Freeport Blvd
Sacramento, CA
95822
Personal check or money order is an acceptable form of payment for mailed requests.
This type of car crash report is $10 per copy. A credit card, debit card, personal check, or money order is an acceptable form of payment.
If your accident occurred outside of the South Sacramento Police Department’s jurisdiction, it would be filed with the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department.
Contact the South Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department to learn more.
Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department phone: 916-874-5115
The South Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department handles accidents that occur on highways, in rural areas and in other areas outside of the SPD’s jurisdiction.
If you were injured in an auto accident and/or your vehicle was damaged, you may be eligible to file an auto insurance claim or personal injury lawsuit. These types of reports contain important information that can help you prove the other driver should be held liable for their negligence.
This information includes:
An experienced accident injury attorney can use the information in a collision report to negotiate a full and fair settlement from the other driver’s insurance company.
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