Traffic Collisions in Santa Barbara County

2014 – 2025
201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
22,729
Collisions
431
People killed
30,159
People injured
40%
On state highways

Between 2014 and 2025, 22,729 collisions were reported to the CHP in Santa Barbara County. They killed 431 people and injured 30,159. 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 1,861
2015 2,077
2016 2,056
2017 2,053
2018 1,902
2019 1,818
2020 1,498
2021 1,826
2022 1,871
2023 1,891
2024 2,017
2025 1,859

When crashes happen

12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM11 PM
Sunday 3,251
Monday 3,197
Tuesday 3,173
Wednesday 3,349
Thursday 3,696
Friday 3,174
Saturday 2,889

Roads With the Most Collisions

Freeways

  1. US-1014,397
  2. SR-1747
  3. SR-154673
  4. SR-246437
  5. SR-166336
  6. SR-135285
  7. SR-192202
  8. SR-21737

City Streets

  1. Broadway875
  2. State St525
  3. Hollister Ave518
  4. Betteravia Rd357
  5. Main St341
  6. Calle Real293
  7. Blosser Rd256
  8. De La Vina St241

Intersections With the Most Collisions

Involving a freeway

  1. SR-1 & US-101209
  2. Las Positas Rd & US-101159
  3. Mission St & US-101148
  4. Turnpike Rd & US-101141
  5. San Ysidro Rd & US-101138
  6. Patterson Ave & US-101125
  7. Sheffield Dr & US-101122
  8. Carrillo St & US-101115

City streets only

  1. Broadway & Mccoy Ln70
  2. Broadway & Stowell Rd68
  3. Battles Rd & Broadway67
  4. Broadway & Enos Dr62
  5. Hollister Ave & Storke Rd58
  6. Betteravia Rd & Broadway56
  7. Blosser Rd & Main St52
  8. Betteravia Rd & College Dr50

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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.