Traffic Collisions in San Francisco County

2014 – 2025
201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
42,799
Collisions
431
People killed
54,785
People injured
19%
On state highways

Between 2014 and 2025, 42,799 collisions were reported to the CHP in San Francisco County. They killed 431 people and injured 54,785. Annual collisions have fallen 5% since 2014. The single most common time for a crash here is 5 PM on a Thursday.

Collisions by year

2014 3,727
2015 3,539
2016 4,058
2017 4,038
2018 3,874
2019 3,960
2020 2,766
2021 3,239
2022 3,286
2023 3,259
2024 3,513
2025 3,540

When crashes happen

12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM11 PM
Sunday 5,738
Monday 6,235
Tuesday 6,320
Wednesday 6,325
Thursday 6,673
Friday 6,157
Saturday 5,351

Roads With the Most Collisions

Freeways

  1. US-1012,918
  2. I-802,787
  3. I-2801,568
  4. Great Hwy110
  5. SR-193
  6. Upper Great Hwy11
  7. Hunters Point Expy9
  8. SR-356

City Streets

  1. Mission St1,586
  2. Market St1,141
  3. 3rd St746
  4. Van Ness Ave663
  5. Geary Blvd542
  6. Alemany Blvd537
  7. Folsom St484
  8. Fulton St463

Intersections With the Most Collisions

Involving a freeway

  1. I-80 & Treasure Island Rd239
  2. I-80 & Yerba Buena Island Tunnel176
  3. Cesar Chavez St & US-101160
  4. Paul Ave & US-101144
  5. Geneva Ave & I-280122
  6. 5th St & I-80117
  7. 23rd St & US-101112
  8. I-80 & The Embarcadero110

City streets only

  1. 16th St & Potrero Ave91
  2. 6th St & Mission St80
  3. Gough St & Market St77
  4. 5th St & Market St76
  5. 8th St & Mission St75
  6. Market St & Octavia St75
  7. 9th St & Mission St67
  8. 16th St & Mission St65

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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.