Traffic Collisions in Shasta County

2014 – 2025
201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
8,902
Collisions
376
People killed
11,858
People injured
40%
On state highways

Between 2014 and 2025, 8,902 collisions were reported to the CHP in Shasta County. They killed 376 people and injured 11,858. Annual collisions have fallen 10% since 2014. The single most common time for a crash here is 5 PM on a Thursday.

Collisions by year

2014 800
2015 806
2016 870
2017 810
2018 695
2019 781
2020 766
2021 791
2022 546
2023 549
2024 765
2025 723

When crashes happen

12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM11 PM
Sunday 1,243
Monday 1,328
Tuesday 1,334
Wednesday 1,361
Thursday 1,422
Friday 1,239
Saturday 975

Roads With the Most Collisions

Freeways

  1. I-51,177
  2. SR-299737
  3. SR-44592
  4. SR-273458
  5. SR-89110
  6. SR-3623
  7. SR-15120
  8. Chappie Shasta Off Highway Vehicle Area1

City Streets

  1. Churn Creek Rd392
  2. Lake Blvd229
  3. Hilltop Dr227
  4. Hartnell Ave181
  5. Deschutes Rd144
  6. Placer St134
  7. Cypress Ave131
  8. East Cypress Ave128

Intersections With the Most Collisions

Involving a freeway

  1. I-5 & SR-44100
  2. I-5 & Knighton Rd66
  3. Cypress Ave & I-556
  4. I-5 & Riverside Ave48
  5. I-5 & SR-29943
  6. SR-44 & SR-8941
  7. I-5 & Sims Rd39
  8. Hilltop Dr & I-538

City streets only

  1. Churn Creek Rd & Hartnell Ave48
  2. East Cypress Ave & Hilltop Dr33
  3. Churn Creek Rd & Dana Dr32
  4. Churn Creek Rd & East Cypress Ave28
  5. Hilltop Dr & Lake Blvd27
  6. Pine St & Tehama St26
  7. Hartnell Ave & Victor Ave25
  8. Pine St & Shasta St25

Driving in Shasta County?

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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.