2022 Study Reveals Where Auto Accidents Occur in Sacramento
With 4,000 car accidents happening every year in Sacramento, it’s no wonder that many locals know how to drive risky streets well.
Careless drivers can turn any trip into a terrifying experience with their distractions and reckless behavior causing fender-benders, as well as more devastating crashes each week, on streets such as El Camino Avenue or Interstate 5.
A recent study by AutoAccident.com utilizes 2021’s available data to show where most accidents occur:
https://www.autoaccident.com/sacramento-auto-accident-statistics.html
As of October 2020, there have been a total of 14,052 reported car accidents in the city of Sacramento. These accidents have resulted in 8,518 injuries and unfortunately, 225 fatalities. This is an increase from the previous year, where there were a total of 12,934 accidents with 7,716 injuries and 202 fatalities.
A recent trend indicates increasing numbers starting from 2020. This is followed by another dip until 2021 when we saw them returning again at elevated levels similar to what was seen before.
However, this time around there may be something different since our investigating team found out some key facts about the local culture, including education level, which has increased over the past years.
The goal was to make it easier for drivers to grasp the harm that dangerous driving has on drivers and pedestrians and their families. There’s optimism that the rest of 2022 will see drivers being more careful to reduce accidents as a result of this information.
Since 2017, the number of accidents has been increasing and only reduced during the 2020 pandemic year.
Sacramento Street Accident Numbers Are on the Rise
The recorded number of accidents in 2021 already shows that the encouraging reversal didn’t last long. According to California’s Transportation Injury Mapping System, there were more vehicle accidents in Sacramento in 2021 than in any other year in the past decade.
The TIMS survey found that more than 5,500 people sustained injuries from accidents in 2021 Sacramento. Deaths from in Sacramento are a tragic part of the accidents, and rates rose in 2021 after a dip in 2020.
Sacramento’s Pedestrian Accident Risk Remains High
Despite progress in some areas, Sacramento’s ranking as the fourth most dangerous city for pedestrians has not changed in recent years. This is likely due to a combination of factors, including an increase in distracted driving and more people walking or biking on the streets.
Pedestrian accidents are on the rise in Sacramento. A recent report from KCRA-TV reports that this increase has gone hand in hand with reduced traffic levels for 2020. This may be due to increased pedestrian collisions since 2013 when there was less foot traffic because of economic struggles following natural disasters, such as fires or droughts, causing people not to spend money out dining, instead, they prefer cooking at home.
The news outlet also mentions how these crashes can cause serious injuries, including broken bones, so drivers should take extra care while driving near crowded areas or neighborhoods where people are more likely to be out walking.
With the increase in pedestrian accidents, it’s important for drivers to be extra cautious while driving near crowded areas or neighborhoods. This is especially true during times when people are more likely to be out walking, such as early in the morning or evening hours.
If you must drive in these areas, make sure to go slowly and be on the lookout for pedestrians. Sacramento Police say that by early November, a total of 19 pedestrian had succumbed to injuries from accidents in the city.
Statistics On DUI in Sacramento In 2022
Alcohol-related accidents are becoming a serious problem in the city of Sacramento. The number has been increasing each year, and this trend will most likely continue with more lives lost due to impaired driving or consumption over limit amounts on motor vehicles that experienced injuries during these crashes.
A report by TIMS preliminary data from 2021 showed there were 400 collisions involving drunk drivers; 600 total cases resulted in direct physical harm, including broken bones among other things. This leads us to our next point about how roadways can be dangerous places even if you follow all the traffic laws.
According to the California Office of Traffic Safety, there were 3,602 total fatal and injury collisions in Sacramento in 2020. This is a decrease from 2019, where the OTS recorded 3,863 such collisions. However, it’s still an alarmingly high number, and it underscores just how dangerous Sacramento roads can be.
Following the surge in traffic accidents, there was an increase in drunk driving fatalities. The unethical decision to drive while intoxicated has had a deadly impact on families in Sacramento. DUI deaths have returned after a decline in fatalities in 2020.
In 2021, the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office noted an increase in DUI case volumes, according to The Daily Democrat. The bad news is that the number of drunk driving cases in courts involving accident deaths increased by two. Between 2016 and 2021, the county filed 27 DUI-related death claims. In 2020, only 12 such claims were recorded.
Sacramento’s Deadliest Roads
As part of Sacramento’s Vision Zero, there are plans to improve some of the most dangerous intersections and stretches of roads and to create awareness campaigns for the safety of all. This plan seeks to reduce the number of deaths from accidents significantly by 2027.
Five one-mile segments of Sacramento’s busiest thoroughfares were targeted in a December 2020 update to the city’s plan. Florin Road between 24th Street and Munson Way was deemed hazardous for everyone who uses the road either on foot, car, or bike after a decade of accident statistics.
Over a nine-year stretch, 192 automobile accidents took place on this section of the road. Pedestrian incidents numbered 28 and 29 in that same period.
