Traffic Collisions in Placer County

2014 – 2025
201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
17,033
Collisions
376
People killed
23,746
People injured
38%
On state highways

Between 2014 and 2025, 17,033 collisions were reported to the CHP in Placer County. They killed 376 people and injured 23,746. Annual collisions have risen 110% 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 844
2015 1,004
2016 1,113
2017 1,271
2018 1,639
2019 1,589
2020 1,274
2021 1,658
2022 1,588
2023 1,611
2024 1,670
2025 1,772

When crashes happen

12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM11 PM
Sunday 2,472
Monday 2,354
Tuesday 2,386
Wednesday 2,551
Thursday 2,821
Friday 2,390
Saturday 2,059

Roads With the Most Collisions

Freeways

  1. I-803,446
  2. SR-651,022
  3. SR-49783
  4. SR-89231
  5. SR-28228
  6. SR-193129
  7. SR-267121
  8. Grass Valley Hwy85

City Streets

  1. Douglas Blvd623
  2. Pleasant Grove Blvd433
  3. Sierra College Blvd384
  4. Auburn Folsom Rd378
  5. Sunset Blvd265
  6. Cirby Way260
  7. Foresthill Rd254
  8. Baseline Rd212

Intersections With the Most Collisions

Involving a freeway

  1. I-80 & SR-65350
  2. Douglas Blvd & I-80278
  3. Pleasant Grove Blvd & SR-65253
  4. Galleria Blvd & SR-65137
  5. Blue Oaks Blvd & SR-65132
  6. I-80 & Rocklin Rd124
  7. I-80 & Taylor Rd124
  8. I-80 & Riverside Ave112

City streets only

  1. Auburn Folsom Rd & Douglas Blvd84
  2. Cirby Way & Riverside Ave83
  3. Douglas Blvd & Sierra College Blvd80
  4. Cirby Way & Sunrise Ave73
  5. Barton Rd & Douglas Blvd62
  6. Foothills Blvd & Pleasant Grove Blvd59
  7. Fairway Dr & Pleasant Grove Blvd52
  8. Galleria Blvd & Roseville Pkwy52

Driving in Placer County?

Compare your route against every one of these 17,033 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.