Traffic Collisions in Nevada County

2014 – 2025
201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
4,875
Collisions
166
People killed
6,339
People injured
57%
On state highways

Between 2014 and 2025, 4,875 collisions were reported to the CHP in Nevada County. They killed 166 people and injured 6,339. Annual collisions have risen 18% since 2014 — against the statewide trend. The single most common time for a crash here is 4 PM on a Friday.

Collisions by year

2014 339
2015 451
2016 502
2017 435
2018 435
2019 406
2020 375
2021 420
2022 333
2023 388
2024 391
2025 400

When crashes happen

12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM11 PM
Sunday 622
Monday 639
Tuesday 696
Wednesday 730
Thursday 739
Friday 757
Saturday 692

Roads With the Most Collisions

Freeways

  1. I-80991
  2. SR-49752
  3. SR-20691
  4. SR-174206
  5. Rough And Ready Hwy89
  6. SR-26743
  7. SR-8933
  8. Rough And Ready Highway20

City Streets

  1. Donner Pass Rd151
  2. Dog Bar Rd80
  3. Pleasant Valley Rd65
  4. Mccourtney Rd64
  5. Brunswick Rd51
  6. Wolf Rd49
  7. Bitney Springs Rd45
  8. Glenshire Dr45

Intersections With the Most Collisions

Involving a freeway

  1. Hirschdale Rd & I-80106
  2. Donner Pass Rd & I-8079
  3. I-80 & SR-2071
  4. Donner Lake Rd & I-8042
  5. Combie Rd & SR-4941
  6. Alta Sierra Dr & SR-4939
  7. Farad & I-8034
  8. I-80 & SR-26734

City streets only

  1. Oak Tree Rd & Tyler Foote Rd17
  2. Donner Pass Rd & Meadow Way15
  3. Combie Rd & Higgins Rd14
  4. Dog Bar Rd & Lorie Dr14
  5. Donner Pass Rd & South Shore Dr14
  6. Dog Bar Rd & La Barr Meadows Rd13
  7. Bridge St & Donner Pass Rd11
  8. Brunswick Rd & Idaho Maryland Rd9

Driving in Nevada County?

Compare your route against every one of these 4,875 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.