Traffic Collisions in San Luis Obispo County

2014 – 2025
201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
12,652
Collisions
367
People killed
16,710
People injured
44%
On state highways

Between 2014 and 2025, 12,652 collisions were reported to the CHP in San Luis Obispo County. They killed 367 people and injured 16,710. Annual collisions are essentially flat since 2014. The single most common time for a crash here is 5 PM on a Thursday.

Collisions by year

2014 1,088
2015 1,124
2016 1,148
2017 1,187
2018 1,067
2019 1,074
2020 848
2021 1,107
2022 958
2023 934
2024 1,024
2025 1,093

When crashes happen

12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM11 PM
Sunday 1,738
Monday 1,725
Tuesday 1,786
Wednesday 1,877
Thursday 2,158
Friday 1,783
Saturday 1,585

Roads With the Most Collisions

Freeways

  1. US-1012,936
  2. SR-1802
  3. SR-46368
  4. SR-41328
  5. SR-166158
  6. SR-227131
  7. SR-58112
  8. SR-22912

City Streets

  1. El Camino Real288
  2. Los Osos Valley Rd269
  3. Morro Rd204
  4. Tefft St123
  5. Creston Rd119
  6. Higuera114
  7. Nacimiento Lake Dr110
  8. Santa Rosa107

Intersections With the Most Collisions

Involving a freeway

  1. Tefft St & US-101186
  2. Spyglass Dr & US-101128
  3. Los Osos Valley Rd & US-101109
  4. SR-166 & US-101105
  5. Avila Beach Dr & US-101100
  6. Los Berros Rd & US-10195
  7. SR-46 & US-10184
  8. SR-58 & US-10183

City streets only

  1. Foothill Blvd & Los Osos Valley Rd36
  2. Mary Ave & Tefft St34
  3. Calle Joaquin & Los Osos Valley Rd32
  4. Foothill & Santa Rosa32
  5. Atascadero Ave & Morro Rd29
  6. Bonita School Rd & Division St28
  7. El Camino Real & Morro Rd28
  8. South Bay Blvd & Turri Rd28

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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.