Traffic Collisions in Tulare County

2014 – 2025
201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
22,407
Collisions
951
People killed
32,697
People injured
32%
On state highways

Between 2014 and 2025, 22,407 collisions were reported to the CHP in Tulare County. They killed 951 people and injured 32,697. Annual collisions have risen 22% since 2014 — against the statewide trend. The single most common time for a crash here is 5 PM on a Thursday.

Collisions by year

2014 1,606
2015 1,721
2016 1,888
2017 1,880
2018 1,845
2019 1,970
2020 1,635
2021 1,894
2022 1,948
2023 2,028
2024 2,040
2025 1,952

When crashes happen

12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM11 PM
Sunday 3,105
Monday 3,262
Tuesday 3,229
Wednesday 3,123
Thursday 3,671
Friday 3,279
Saturday 2,738

Roads With the Most Collisions

Freeways

  1. SR-992,108
  2. SR-1981,099
  3. SR-63901
  4. SR-65886
  5. SR-190493
  6. SR-137429
  7. SR-201266
  8. SR-216188

City Streets

  1. Olive Ave484
  2. Henderson Ave270
  3. Main St247
  4. Morton Ave212
  5. Avenue 416187
  6. Plano St154
  7. Road 204141
  8. Putnam Ave139

Intersections With the Most Collisions

Involving a freeway

  1. SR-198 & SR-99135
  2. Betty Dr & SR-99113
  3. Drive 92B & SR-99113
  4. Merritt Dr & SR-99102
  5. Jaye St & SR-19091
  6. County Line Rd & SR-9988
  7. Olive Ave & SR-6583
  8. Plaza Dr & SR-19882

City streets only

  1. Henderson Ave & Prospect St83
  2. Henderson Ave & Newcomb St43
  3. D St & Olive Ave41
  4. Olive Ave & Villa St36
  5. Avenue 184 & Orange Belt Dr34
  6. Olive Ave & Plano St34
  7. Avenue 152 & Road 15233
  8. Avenue 280 & Road 15631

Driving in Tulare County?

Compare your route against every one of these 22,407 collisions and take the one with the fewest.

Plan a safer route

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.