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Claim it before someone else doesReported traffic injuries & collisions β San Luis Obispo County
Injury rate: 338.7 per 100k Β· Fatality rate: 6.7 per 100k Β· Pop. 29,819
Rate per 100,000 residents β the only fair way to compare a city to its county and state.
In 2025, Atascadero's injury rate of 338.7 per 100k ran 29% below the county average and 36% below the state average.
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Reported collisions by time of day and weekday, 2020β2025.
Most collisions are reported on Fridays and between 3pβ6p.
Ranked by injuries and fatalities, 2020β2025.
Junctions with the most reported crashes.
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| Year βΌ | Fatal | Injury | Killed | Injured | Serious | Pop. | Inj/100k |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026prov | 1 | 40 | 1 | 58 | 2 | 29,819 | 194.5 |
| 2025 | 2 | 82 | 2 | 101 | 9 | 29,819 | 338.7 |
| 2024 | 2 | 72 | 2 | 88 | 5 | 29,819 | 295.1 |
| 2023 | 3 | 58 | 3 | 73 | 6 | 29,819 | 244.8 |
| 2022 | 3 | 72 | 4 | 100 | 17 | 29,819 | 335.4 |
| 2021 | 2 | 85 | 2 | 107 | 8 | 29,819 | 358.8 |
| 2020 | 1 | 81 | 1 | 117 | 13 | 29,819 | 392.4 |
Source: CCRS via data.ca.gov + CA city population. Collision counts are reported crashes from California's Crash Reporting System (CCRS), published on data.ca.gov and aggregated to city jurisdiction; fatality totals are cross-checked against NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). Rates per 100,000 use annual city population. Years marked prov are provisional and update as the record is finalized.
Atascadero may be a smaller community of under 30,000 people, but its roads still see real, recorded harm. In the most recent year on file, the city logged 82 injury collisions, 101 people injured, and 2 traffic deaths. Much of that activity concentrates along a handful of well-traveled corridors β El Camino Real, Morro Road, and both directions of US-101 β where local traffic, commuters, and through-travelers all converge. Reports also show a tendency for collisions to cluster on Friday afternoons between 3 and 5 p.m., likely tied to end-of-week travel patterns. If you were hurt in one of these incidents, sorting out medical bills, insurance calls, and lost wages can feel overwhelming on top of physical recovery. LawProactive is a free service β not a law firm β that connects injured people in Atascadero with an independent personal injury attorney who can review the details of what happened. There's no cost to explore your options, and the attorneys in our network work on contingency, meaning no fee unless there's a recovery.
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Important legal information for accident victims in Atascadero, California.
2 years from the date of injury
Pure Comparative Fault
$15,000/$30,000/$5,000
Understanding these rules can significantly impact your case outcome.
California follows pure comparative negligence, meaning you can recover damages even if you're 99% at fault.
The state requires all drivers to carry minimum liability insurance.
California has no cap on non-economic damages in most personal injury cases.
You have 2 years to file a lawsuit after an accident.
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California follows pure comparative fault, meaning you can still recover damages even if you were partly responsible for what happened. Your compensation is simply reduced by your share of fault, not eliminated.
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