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8Source: NHTSA FARS 2024 Annual Report File
Fatal crashes in Westminster, 2024
8Source: NHTSA FARS 2024 Annual Report File
Deaths in Westminster fatal crashes, 2024
0.2%Source: Computed from the NHTSA FARS 2024 Annual Report File
Share of California's 3,583 fatal crashes, 2024
88%Source: Computed from the NHTSA FARS 2024 Annual Report File (7 of 8)
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.
Westminster quick facts list the newest sourced crash figures for Westminster, 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 Westminster'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.
These agencies hold crash reports for Westminster. Open one to see how to request its reports.
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Each dot is a fatal crash in Westminster, 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 47 crashes and 49 deaths; the few crashes coded to Westminster, California but reported far outside it are left off. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
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The deadliest hour is 4a–5a and the deadliest day is Monday. 64% 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 | 0 | 0 |
| 1a–2a | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2a–3a | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3a–4a | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4a–5a | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 5a–6a | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 6a–7a | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7a–8a | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8a–9a | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9a–10a | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 10a–11a | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11a–12p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12p–1p | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1p–2p | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2p–3p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3p–4p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4p–5p | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5p–6p | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6p–7p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7p–8p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8p–9p | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 9p–10p | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10p–11p | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 11p–12a | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
49 people died and 24 more were injured, including 22 pedestrians and 3 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 7.
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 Westminster recorded in NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) for 2024, the latest year NHTSA has published crash-level data. FARS counts 8 fatal crashes and 8 deaths in Westminster 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62464 | Orange | Westminster | Oct 30, 2024 | 21:35 | I-405 | Front-to-Rear | 1 |
| 63252 | Orange | Westminster | Oct 21, 2024 | 22:17 | WESTMINISTR BLVD at YOCKEY ST | Single/non-collision: Pedestrian | 1 |
| 63242 | Orange | Westminster | Sep 17, 2024 | 16:12 | NEWLAND ST | Single/non-collision: Pedalcyclist | 1 |
| 63122 | Orange | Westminster | Aug 25, 2024 | 22:13 | WESTMINSTER BLVD | Single/non-collision: Pedestrian | 1 |
| 63181 | Orange | Westminster | Jul 26, 2024 | 20:51 | MAGNOLIA ST at JENNRICH AVE | Single/non-collision: Pedestrian | 1 |
| 63105 | Orange | Westminster | Jun 21, 2024 | 05:01 | SR-39 BEACH BLVD | Single/non-collision: Pedalcyclist | 1 |
| 61458 | Orange | Westminster | Mar 26, 2024 | 05:28 | BOLSA | Single/non-collision: Pedestrian | 1 |
| 61106 | Orange | Westminster | Jan 23, 2024 | 02:04 | SR-39 BEACH BL | Single/non-collision: Pedestrian | 1 |
Questions
You can get a copy of your Westminster police report at AccidentReports.com, or you can go through the Westminster Police Department. The Westminster Police Department offers three ways to get a copy of your crash report.
For in-person requests, you must first visit the PD’s website and print the Request for Release of Police Records Form and fill it out. To obtain a copy of your report, you must also show your valid photo ID and pay the accident report fee. The Westminster Police Department is located at:8200 Westminster Blvd.Westminster, CA92683.
Business Hours: Monday-Sunday 8 am to 5 pm.
Phone: (714) 898-3315
Visit the Westminster Police Department’s website to learn how to obtain a copy of your Westminster crash report online.
To request a report of your collision report by mail, you must first visit the PD’s website to print the Request for Release of Police Records Form. Send your request to: ATTN: Records Division8200 Westminster Blvd.Westminster, CA92683Your Westminster police records must be picked up in person and will not be mailed back to you. The department must verify your identity. When the report request has been processed you will be contacted by phone. When you pick up the report in person you must show your valid photo ID.
On average, it can take ten business days before you are able to obtain a copy of your report after you have made a request.
A Westminster Police Department accident report is $10.00 per copy.
If you were injured in an auto accident that was not your fault, you might be eligible for compensation that can cover the cost of all accident-related damages. Obtaining a motor vehicle accident report is a smart move since it contains important information that was gathered by the reporting police officer immediately following the accident. This information can be used by a personal injury attorney to help you receive the compensation you deserve for the harm you have suffered. This important information can include the responding police officer’s accident investigation findings, which detail how and why the accident took place and which driver was negligent, a diagram of the accident scene, any citations issued or arrests made, and a description of the injuries you sustained in the accident, a description of vehicle damage and personal property damage, and more. An experienced attorney will use this valuable evidence when building a case against the negligent driver.
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