Traffic Collisions in Butte County

2014 – 2025
201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
10,438
Collisions
426
People killed
13,848
People injured
31%
On state highways

Between 2014 and 2025, 10,438 collisions were reported to the CHP in Butte County. They killed 426 people and injured 13,848. Annual collisions have fallen 14% since 2014. The single most common time for a crash here is 5 PM on a Thursday.

Collisions by year

2014 878
2015 878
2016 1,029
2017 1,022
2018 1,010
2019 953
2020 791
2021 827
2022 776
2023 715
2024 804
2025 755

When crashes happen

12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM11 PM
Sunday 1,526
Monday 1,512
Tuesday 1,532
Wednesday 1,604
Thursday 1,662
Friday 1,404
Saturday 1,198

Roads With the Most Collisions

Freeways

  1. SR-991,384
  2. SR-70498
  3. SR-32354
  4. SR-162297
  5. Olive Hwy90
  6. Oro Bangor Hwy82
  7. SR-19177
  8. SR-14957

City Streets

  1. Skyway741
  2. Esplanade236
  3. East Ave181
  4. Oroville Dam Bl East172
  5. Clark Rd171
  6. Lincoln Blvd168
  7. Cohasset Rd156
  8. Nord Ave114

Intersections With the Most Collisions

Involving a freeway

  1. SR-32 & SR-99136
  2. Neal Rd & SR-99123
  3. Cohasset Rd & SR-9967
  4. East Ave & SR-9967
  5. Ophir Rd & SR-7067
  6. Garner Ln & SR-9958
  7. SR-99 & Southgate Ave53
  8. SR-99 & Skyway52

City streets only

  1. Dogtown Rd & Skyway40
  2. Nord Ave & W Sacramento Ave37
  3. Forest Ave & Springfield Dr36
  4. Honey Run Rd & Skyway34
  5. Lincoln Blvd & Ophir Rd33
  6. East Ave & Esplanade32
  7. Clark Rd & Pearson Rd25
  8. Coutolenc Rd & Skyway24

Driving in Butte County?

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Source: California Highway Patrol Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System (SWITRS), via the Transportation Injury Mapping System at UC Berkeley. Figures cover collisions reported to the CHP; minor crashes that were never reported do not appear. Road and intersection names are as recorded by the reporting officer.