Traffic Collisions in Monterey County

2014 – 2025
201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
21,399
Collisions
547
People killed
29,550
People injured
34%
On state highways

Between 2014 and 2025, 21,399 collisions were reported to the CHP in Monterey County. They killed 547 people and injured 29,550. Annual collisions have risen 20% since 2014 — against the statewide trend. The single most common time for a crash here is 5 PM on a Thursday.

Collisions by year

2014 1,517
2015 1,741
2016 2,012
2017 1,991
2018 2,097
2019 1,957
2020 1,393
2021 1,673
2022 1,714
2023 1,696
2024 1,781
2025 1,827

When crashes happen

12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM11 PM
Sunday 3,033
Monday 3,090
Tuesday 2,977
Wednesday 2,998
Thursday 3,396
Friday 3,036
Saturday 2,869

Roads With the Most Collisions

Freeways

  1. US-1012,844
  2. SR-12,216
  3. SR-68787
  4. SR-183344
  5. SR-156298
  6. SR-19881
  7. SR-14623
  8. SR-2519

City Streets

  1. North Main St458
  2. San Miguel Canyon Rd345
  3. Carmel Valley Rd331
  4. Del Monte Ave319
  5. Reservation Rd271
  6. San Juan Rd254
  7. Old Stage Rd246
  8. East Laurel Dr236

Intersections With the Most Collisions

Involving a freeway

  1. SR-1 & SR-68168
  2. Boronda Rd & US-101108
  3. SR-1 & Struve Rd97
  4. Spence Rd & US-10195
  5. Fremont Blvd & SR-187
  6. Crazy Horse Canyon Rd & US-10186
  7. Castroville Blvd & SR-15685
  8. Imjin Pkwy & SR-180

City streets only

  1. Blanco Rd & Davis Rd79
  2. Blanco Rd & Cooper Rd69
  3. Castroville Blvd & San Miguel Canyon Rd66
  4. East Laurel Dr & Natividad Rd64
  5. Crazy Horse Canyon Rd & San Juan Grade Rd59
  6. Chualar River Rd & River Rd54
  7. East Boronda Rd & Natividad Rd51
  8. Elkhorn Rd & Werner Rd48

Driving in Monterey County?

Compare your route against every one of these 21,399 collisions and take the one with the fewest.

Plan a safer route

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.