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Claim it before someone else doesReported traffic injuries & collisions β Orange County
Injury rate: 449.3 per 100k Β· Fatality rate: 5.1 per 100k Β· Pop. 175,393
Rate per 100,000 residents β the only fair way to compare a city to its county and state.
In 2025, Garden Grove's injury rate of 449.3 per 100k ran 19% below the county average and 15% 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 | 7 | 368 | 8 | 484 | 22 | 175,393 | 276.0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 623 | 9 | 788 | 60 | 175,393 | 449.3 |
| 2024 | 11 | 599 | 11 | 804 | 34 | 175,393 | 458.4 |
| 2023 | 9 | 614 | 10 | 808 | 50 | 175,393 | 460.7 |
| 2022 | 10 | 654 | 10 | 900 | 38 | 175,393 | 513.1 |
| 2021 | 13 | 611 | 13 | 816 | 50 | 175,393 | 465.2 |
| 2020 | 10 | 469 | 10 | 590 | 48 | 175,393 | 336.4 |
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.
Garden Grove sits in the middle of Orange County's daily traffic, and the numbers show it. In 2025, the city's final tally came to 623 injury collisions, with 788 people hurt and 9 lives lost. Public records point to Garden Grove Boulevard, SR-22, Chapman Avenue and Brookhurst Street as the corridors where the largest share of those collisions were logged, and Friday evenings between 5 and 7 p.m. account for the highest number of reported crashes. If one of those crashes changed your life, or if you were hurt some other way, on a wet sidewalk, in a rideshare, or by a neighbor's dog, you probably have questions before you have answers. That is where LawProactive fits in. We are not a law firm. We are a free service that connects Garden Grove residents with an independent personal injury attorney who handles cases like yours. You pay nothing to be connected, and the attorneys in our network work on contingency, meaning no fee unless there is a recovery. California gives most injured people two years to file, but claims against a city or state agency can close in as little as six months. Reaching out early keeps your options open.
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Important legal information for accident victims in Garden Grove, 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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Most California injury claims must be filed within two years of the injury. If a government entity is involved, such as a city bus or a poorly maintained public road, that window can shrink to six months, so timing matters.
California follows pure comparative fault. Even if you were partly to blame for a crash on Brookhurst Street, you can still recover; your award is simply reduced by your share of responsibility.
In ordinary personal injury cases, California does not cap non-economic damages. Compensation for pain, lost enjoyment of life and emotional distress is decided on the facts of your case, not a statutory limit.
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