Traffic Collisions in Merced County

2014 – 2025
201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
17,198
Collisions
676
People killed
25,102
People injured
39%
On state highways

Between 2014 and 2025, 17,198 collisions were reported to the CHP in Merced County. They killed 676 people and injured 25,102. Annual collisions are essentially flat since 2014. The single most common time for a crash here is 5 PM on a Thursday.

Collisions by year

2014 1,101
2015 1,242
2016 1,433
2017 1,510
2018 1,502
2019 1,495
2020 1,449
2021 1,747
2022 1,644
2023 1,550
2024 1,403
2025 1,122

When crashes happen

12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM11 PM
Sunday 2,474
Monday 2,346
Tuesday 2,334
Wednesday 2,476
Thursday 2,818
Friday 2,572
Saturday 2,178

Roads With the Most Collisions

Freeways

  1. SR-992,101
  2. SR-1521,250
  3. SR-165674
  4. I-5667
  5. SR-59583
  6. SR-140467
  7. SR-33358
  8. Atwater Merced Expy5

City Streets

  1. G St603
  2. R St441
  3. Santa Fe Dr414
  4. M St369
  5. Winton Way210
  6. West 16th St188
  7. West Olive Ave187
  8. Shaffer Rd146

Intersections With the Most Collisions

Involving a freeway

  1. Applegate Rd & SR-99144
  2. SR-99 & South Ave113
  3. Franklin Rd & SR-99111
  4. I-5 & SR-165109
  5. SR-99 & Westside Blvd106
  6. SR-99 & Winton Pkwy102
  7. I-5 & SR-15293
  8. Dinosaur Point Rd & SR-15292

City streets only

  1. Beachwood Dr & Santa Fe Dr56
  2. Santa Fe Dr & Shaffer Rd49
  3. M St & West Olive Ave48
  4. Franklin Rd & Santa Fe Dr46
  5. Loughborough Dr & M St46
  6. R St & West 16th St42
  7. R St & West Olive Ave42
  8. Buena Vista Dr & M St40

Driving in Merced County?

Compare your route against every one of these 17,198 collisions and take the one with the fewest.

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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.