Traffic Collisions in Plumas County

2014 – 2025
201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
1,252
Collisions
56
People killed
1,615
People injured
67%
On state highways

Between 2014 and 2025, 1,252 collisions were reported to the CHP in Plumas County. They killed 56 people and injured 1,615. Annual collisions have fallen 7% since 2014. The single most common time for a crash here is 3 PM on a Friday.

Collisions by year

2014 110
2015 124
2016 120
2017 101
2018 127
2019 117
2020 91
2021 110
2022 90
2023 79
2024 81
2025 102

When crashes happen

12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM11 PM
Sunday 174
Monday 170
Tuesday 171
Wednesday 160
Thursday 195
Friday 217
Saturday 165

Roads With the Most Collisions

Freeways

  1. SR-70521
  2. SR-89172
  3. SR-3682
  4. SR-14724
  5. SR-28411
  6. SR-497
  7. Oroville-Quincy Highway4
  8. SR-323

City Streets

  1. Bucks Lake Rd59
  2. Beckwourth Calpine Rd13
  3. La Porte Rd12
  4. North Valley Rd12
  5. Genesee Rd10
  6. Big Creek Rd9
  7. Chandler Rd9
  8. Grizzly Rd9

Intersections With the Most Collisions

Involving a freeway

  1. SR-70 & SR-8950
  2. Dixie Canyon Rd & SR-8916
  3. Grizzly Rd & SR-7016
  4. Indian Falls Rd & SR-8914
  5. Quarry Rd & SR-7014
  6. SR-36 & SR-8914
  7. Greenhorn Ranch Rd & SR-7013
  8. County Road A13 & SR-3612

City streets only

  1. Bucks Lake Rd & Snake Lake Rd10
  2. Big Creek Rd & Bucks Lake Rd8
  3. Bucks Lake Rd & Riverdance Rd7
  4. Bucks Lake Rd & Slate Creek Rd7
  5. Beckwourth Calpine Rd & Valle Vista Dr6
  6. North Valley Rd & Pecks Valley Rd6
  7. Bucks Lake Rd & Spanish Ranch Rd4
  8. Chandler Rd & Oakland Camp Rd4

Driving in Plumas County?

Compare your route against every one of these 1,252 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.