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29Source: NHTSA FARS 2024 Annual Report File
Fatal crashes in Santa Ana, 2024
29Source: NHTSA FARS 2024 Annual Report File
Deaths in Santa Ana fatal crashes, 2024
0.8%Source: Computed from the NHTSA FARS 2024 Annual Report File
Share of California's 3,583 fatal crashes, 2024
72%Source: Computed from the NHTSA FARS 2024 Annual Report File (21 of 29)
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.
Santa Ana quick facts list the newest sourced crash figures for Santa Ana, 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 Santa Ana'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 Santa Ana, 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 127 crashes and 129 deaths; the few crashes coded to Santa Ana, California but reported far outside it are left off. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
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The deadliest hour is 8p–9p and the deadliest day is Saturday. 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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1a–2a | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2a–3a | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 3a–4a | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 4a–5a | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 5a–6a | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 6a–7a | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 7a–8a | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8a–9a | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 9a–10a | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10a–11a | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11a–12p | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 12p–1p | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1p–2p | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2p–3p | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3p–4p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4p–5p | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5p–6p | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 6p–7p | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7p–8p | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 8p–9p | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| 9p–10p | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 10p–11p | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 11p–12a | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
129 people died and 41 more were injured, including 67 pedestrians and 9 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 18.
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 Santa Ana recorded in NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) for 2024, the latest year NHTSA has published crash-level data. FARS counts 29 fatal crashes and 29 deaths in Santa Ana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63247 | Orange | Santa Ana | Dec 21, 2024 | 09:19 | HARBOR BLVD at CRODDY WAY | Angle | 1 |
| 63420 | Orange | Santa Ana | Nov 12, 2024 | 17:59 | GRAND AV | Single/non-collision: Pedestrian | 1 |
| 63162 | Orange | Santa Ana | Nov 7, 2024 | 06:58 | WARNER AVE at GRAND AVE | Front-to-Front | 1 |
| 62168 | Orange | Santa Ana | Nov 2, 2024 | 06:50 | BRISTOL | Single/non-collision: Tree (Standing Only) | 1 |
| 62870 | Orange | Santa Ana | Oct 20, 2024 | 06:25 | DYER RD | Single/non-collision: Pedestrian | 1 |
| 61499 | Orange | Santa Ana | Oct 20, 2024 | 00:30 | BRISTOL ST | Single/non-collision: Pedestrian | 1 |
| 62590 | Orange | Santa Ana | Oct 13, 2024 | 21:25 | WESTMINSTER AVE | Single/non-collision: Curb | 1 |
| 63384 | Orange | Santa Ana | Oct 7, 2024 | 19:20 | FAIRVIEW ST | Single/non-collision: Pedestrian | 1 |
| 63552 | Orange | Santa Ana | Sep 26, 2024 | 05:42 | YALE ST at WARNER AVE | Single/non-collision: Pedestrian | 1 |
| 62850 | Orange | Santa Ana | Aug 28, 2024 | 22:18 | MCFADDEN AVE | Single/non-collision: Pedestrian | 1 |
| 63484 | Orange | Santa Ana | Aug 28, 2024 | 19:56 | MACARTHUR BLVD | Single/non-collision: Pedestrian | 1 |
| 61444 | Orange | Santa Ana | Aug 16, 2024 | 20:19 | FAIRVIEW ST at HARVARD ST | Single/non-collision: Pedestrian | 1 |
| 63588 | Orange | Santa Ana | Aug 7, 2024 | 17:37 | MAIN ST | Single/non-collision: Fell/Jumped from Vehicle | 1 |
| 61298 | Orange | Santa Ana | Aug 1, 2024 | 12:57 | W MACARTHUR BLVD at S BIRCH ST | Single/non-collision: Pedestrian | 1 |
| 63297 | Orange | Santa Ana | Jul 12, 2024 | 23:40 | I-5 | Single/non-collision: Pedestrian | 1 |
| 60715 | Orange | Santa Ana | Jun 27, 2024 | 03:40 | I-5 | Single/non-collision: Pedestrian | 1 |
| 60904 | Orange | Santa Ana | Jun 8, 2024 | 03:35 | I-5 | Single/non-collision: Impact Attenuator/Crash Cushion | 1 |
| 60948 | Orange | Santa Ana | May 21, 2024 | 04:19 | TUSTIN AV at 17TH ST | Angle | 1 |
| 63413 | Orange | Santa Ana | May 5, 2024 | 20:37 | SEGERSTROM AVENUE at HARBOR BOULEVARD | Angle | 1 |
| 60233 | Orange | Santa Ana | Apr 25, 2024 | 04:31 | 1ST ST | Single/non-collision: Pedestrian | 1 |
| 63391 | Orange | Santa Ana | Apr 21, 2024 | 02:08 | MAIN ST | Single/non-collision: Curb | 1 |
| 62245 | Orange | Santa Ana | Apr 20, 2024 | 22:05 | BRISTOL ST | Single/non-collision: Pedestrian | 1 |
| 63222 | Orange | Santa Ana | Apr 11, 2024 | 02:56 | BRISTOL ST | Front-to-Rear | 1 |
| 61007 | Orange | Santa Ana | Apr 9, 2024 | 22:58 | BRISTOL ST at CENTRAL AVE | Angle | 1 |
| 61739 | Orange | Santa Ana | Mar 30, 2024 | 21:53 | 5TH ST | Single/non-collision: Curb | 1 |
Questions
You can get a copy of your Santa Ana police report at AccidentReports.com, or you can go through the Santa Ana Police Department in Orange County. The SAPD does not offer requests for a report via email at this time. The Santa Ana Police Department offers three ways to obtain a copy of your traffic report.
For in-person requests, you can visit the Santa Ana Police Department in person and fill out a Records Request form to obtain a copy of your traffic report. The Santa Ana Police Department is located at: 60 Civic Center Plaza Santa Ana, CA92701. Contact the department before making an in-person request to ensure your report is available.
Phone: 7142458665
If you don’t want to do an in-person request, you can request your report by mail. For an accident report request by mail, you can send a written request to the Santa Ana Police Department, along with the report fee, contact details, a self-addressed, stamped envelope, and a copy of your photo ID. Mail your request to:60 Civic Center Plaza Santa Ana, CA92701.
Visit the Santa Ana Police Department’s website to learn how to obtain a copy of your online police report.
The fee for traffic accident report is $0.15 per page.
For a non-injury traffic accident, it can take ten to twelve business days to receive your traffic report. If it was a fatal accident, a violent crime, property crime involved, or significant bodily injury, it may be several months before your report is available.
The following parties are eligible to receive police records:
If you were seriously injured in a motor vehicle crash and/or your vehicle was damaged, you may be eligible to pursue compensation in the form of an insurance claim or a personal injury lawsuit.During the report process, a police officer will obtain as many accident details as possible. A crash report contains information that you can use to help strengthen your claim for compensation.This information includes:
An experienced accident attorney can use this document to fight for compensation to cover the costs of medical bills, additional property losses, vehicle damage, and more.
If the SAPD does not have your traffic police record, it’s possible your report was filed by another local law enforcement agency. The Orange County Sheriff’s Department handles traffic accidents that take place outside of the SAPD’s jurisdiction/city limits. Orange County Sheriff’s Department phone: (714) 647-7000. Orange County Sheriff’s Department address: 550 N Flower St.Santa Ana, CA92703. Contact the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, or other local law enforcement agencies, such as the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, to learn more.
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