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53Source: NHTSA FARS 2024 Annual Report File
Fatal crashes in San Jose, 2024
54Source: NHTSA FARS 2024 Annual Report File
Deaths in San Jose fatal crashes, 2024
1.5%Source: Computed from the NHTSA FARS 2024 Annual Report File
Share of California's 3,583 fatal crashes, 2024
60%Source: Computed from the NHTSA FARS 2024 Annual Report File (32 of 53)
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.
San Jose quick facts list the newest sourced crash figures for San Jose, 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 San Jose's 2024 fatal crashes by manner of collision, as coded in FARS. The first-listed type is the most common.
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Each dot is a fatal crash in San Jose, 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 299 crashes and 310 deaths; the few crashes coded to San Jose, California but reported far outside it are left off. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
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The deadliest hour is 11p–12a and the deadliest day is Sunday. 69% of crashes with a known time happened between 6 PM and 6 AM.
| Hour | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | All |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12a–1a | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| 1a–2a | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 19 |
| 2a–3a | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 15 |
| 3a–4a | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 4a–5a | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 18 |
| 5a–6a | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 18 |
| 6a–7a | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 7a–8a | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 8a–9a | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 9a–10a | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10a–11a | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 11a–12p | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 12p–1p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1p–2p | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 2p–3p | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3p–4p | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 4p–5p | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 18 |
| 5p–6p | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 6p–7p | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
| 7p–8p | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 |
| 8p–9p | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 22 |
| 9p–10p | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 22 |
| 10p–11p | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 21 |
| 11p–12a | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 23 |
310 people died and 111 more were injured, including 126 pedestrians and 15 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 41.
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 San Jose recorded in NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) for 2024, the latest year NHTSA has published crash-level data. FARS counts 53 fatal crashes and 54 deaths in San Jose 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63529 | Santa Clara | San Jose | Dec 28, 2024 | 16:32 | MCLAUGHLIN AVE at QUAMME DR | Angle | 1 |
| 63349 | Santa Clara | San Jose | Dec 13, 2024 | 22:53 | I-280 | Single/non-collision: Pedestrian | 1 |
| 63456 | Santa Clara | San Jose | Dec 9, 2024 | 09:45 | SNELL AVE | Single/non-collision: Curb | 1 |
| 62085 | Santa Clara | San Jose | Nov 26, 2024 | 20:33 | I-680 | Single/non-collision: Pedestrian | 1 |
| 62801 | Santa Clara | San Jose | Nov 24, 2024 | 22:34 | S BASCOM AV at UNION AV | Single/non-collision: Traffic Signal Support | 1 |
| 62932 | Santa Clara | San Jose | Nov 18, 2024 | 20:44 | BIRD AV | Single/non-collision: Pedestrian | 1 |
| 63386 | Santa Clara | San Jose | Oct 16, 2024 | 20:13 | N KING RD at SALAMONI CT | Single/non-collision: Pedestrian | 1 |
| 63385 | Santa Clara | San Jose | Oct 8, 2024 | 00:56 | CINDERELLA LN | Single/non-collision: Parked Motor Vehicle | 1 |
| 63473 | Santa Clara | San Jose | Oct 1, 2024 | 18:31 | S 5TH ST at E SANFERNANDO ST | Single/non-collision: Pedestrian | 1 |
| 61897 | Santa Clara | San Jose | Sep 30, 2024 | 04:45 | I-880 | Front-to-Rear | 1 |
| 63382 | Santa Clara | San Jose | Sep 29, 2024 | 15:10 | SANTA TERESA BLVD at BAYLISS DR | Front-to-Front | 1 |
| 62713 | Santa Clara | San Jose | Sep 21, 2024 | 00:13 | I-680 | Single/non-collision: Pedestrian | 1 |
| 63400 | Santa Clara | San Jose | Sep 19, 2024 | 20:06 | STEVENS CREEK BL at HANSON AV | Single/non-collision: Pedestrian | 1 |
| 61578 | Santa Clara | San Jose | Sep 12, 2024 | 04:29 | US-101 | Single/non-collision: Pedestrian | 1 |
| 61896 | Santa Clara | San Jose | Sep 10, 2024 | 11:36 | I-680 | Single/non-collision: Pedalcyclist | 1 |
| 61494 | Santa Clara | San Jose | Sep 1, 2024 | 03:32 | US-101 | Single/non-collision: Tree (Standing Only) | 1 |
| 61596 | Santa Clara | San Jose | Aug 29, 2024 | 12:14 | OLD BAYSHORE HWY | Front-to-Rear | 1 |
| 62683 | Santa Clara | San Jose | Aug 26, 2024 | 15:45 | SR-85 | Front-to-Front | 2 |
| 63416 | Santa Clara | San Jose | Aug 22, 2024 | 20:49 | AUTOMATION PKWY | Single/non-collision: Pedestrian | 1 |
| 61563 | Santa Clara | San Jose | Aug 19, 2024 | 05:11 | SNELL AVE at WEST CAPITOL EX | Single/non-collision: Pedestrian | 1 |
| 61473 | Santa Clara | San Jose | Aug 10, 2024 | 23:42 | US-101 | Angle | 1 |
| 61544 | Santa Clara | San Jose | Aug 6, 2024 | 16:20 | CAMDEN AVE at LEIGH AVE | Single/non-collision: Pedestrian | 1 |
| 61542 | Santa Clara | San Jose | Aug 3, 2024 | 22:02 | MONTEREY HWY at PALM AVE | Angle | 1 |
| 63409 | Santa Clara | San Jose | Jul 28, 2024 | 06:18 | E 11 ST | Single/non-collision: Pedestrian | 1 |
| 63410 | Santa Clara | San Jose | Jul 26, 2024 | 12:22 | E JULIAN ST at N 10TH ST | Single/non-collision: Pedalcyclist | 1 |
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The San Jose Police Department in Santa Clara County is the reporting agency for collisions that occur within city limits. The SJPD provides a couple of ways you can request a copy of your accident report.
For mail-in requests, you can send a written request for your accident report to:
201 West Mission Street
San Jose, CA
95110.
You must also include the appropriate fee and provide a copy of proper identification, such as a government-issued photo ID and additional contact information including your mailing address and email address.
Keep in mind, with mail-in requests, you may have to wait significantly longer for your report to arrive since orders for mail-in requests are processed in the order they are received.
For an in-person request, you can visit the San Jose Police Department. You must fill out a public records request form and pay the appropriate fee at the time of pickup. To ensure that copies of reports are available, contact the police department by phone prior to picking it up.
The San Jose Police Department’s hours of operation are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. seven days a week.
During this time, you must also provide proper identification, such as a government-issued photo ID.
Police Station phone: 408-277-4261
The San Jose Police Department Records Unit is located at:
201 West Mission Street
San Jose, CA
95110.
In a San Jose police report, you’ll find the following information:
With this type of report, due to privacy laws, the following parties will be eligible to receive an unredacted copy:
In some cases, if it was a fatal accident, this report may only be available in a redacted version. Eligible parties must provide a valid photo ID or another type of proper identification, such as a valid driver’s license, to receive copies of accident reports.
A crash report may be available as soon as five business days after a collision. However, if it was a fatal collision, there were personal injuries involved, property damage, domestic violence, or another type of crime, the report may be unavailable for several months. These types of collisions may involve an ongoing investigation. Requests for reports may only be made available once the investigation has concluded.
A San Jose and San Francisco accident report will cost $16 per copy. Accepted forms of payment include money orders, debit card, credit card, personal check, or cash. Make a money order or check payable to the San Jose Police Department. Cash payments are not accepted with written requests.
If your accident occurred outside city limits, contact the Santa Clara County Sheriff. The Santa Clara County Sheriff handles accidents that take place outside of the SJPD’s jurisdiction.
Santa Clara County Sheriff phone: (408) 868-6600
After you’ve been involved in an accident, if you sustained injuries and/or your vehicle was damaged or totaled, you may be eligible to file an insurance claim with the other driver’s insurance company, or you may file a lawsuit. An insurance claim or lawsuit can compensate you for medical bills, lost wages from work, property damage, mental distress, pain and suffering, and more. If it was a fatal accident, and a passenger or the driver dies, the surviving family members of the lost loved one may be eligible to file a wrongful death lawsuit.
An experienced San Jose City accident attorney can use the information found in an accident report to help strengthen your claim or personal injury lawsuit. Since the accident report contains an unbiased opinion from the responding police officer, if you are not to blame for the accident, this information can be invaluable.
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