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Claim it before someone else doesReported traffic injuries & collisions β San Francisco County
Injury rate: 507.6 per 100k Β· Fatality rate: 3.8 per 100k Β· Pop. 864,816
Rate per 100,000 residents β the only fair way to compare a city to its county and state.
In 2025, San Francisco's injury rate of 507.6 per 100k ran about even with the county average and 4% below the state average.
Ξ vs prior year. Feeds the Car & Truck and Wrongful Death silos.
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.
Injury crashes by year β tap a bar to load that year above.
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| Year βΌ | Fatal | Injury | Killed | Injured | Serious | Pop. | Inj/100k |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026prov | 12 | 2,055 | 12 | 2,596 | 163 | 864,816 | 300.2 |
| 2025 | 33 | 3,471 | 33 | 4,390 | 268 | 864,816 | 507.6 |
| 2024 | 45 | 3,433 | 51 | 4,367 | 318 | 864,816 | 505.0 |
| 2023 | 36 | 3,197 | 37 | 4,189 | 243 | 864,816 | 484.4 |
| 2022 | 42 | 3,203 | 43 | 4,263 | 302 | 864,816 | 492.9 |
| 2021 | 33 | 3,173 | 34 | 4,150 | 293 | 864,816 | 479.9 |
| 2020 | 31 | 2,716 | 33 | 3,452 | 228 | 864,816 | 399.2 |
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.
San Francisco packs dense traffic, steep streets and heavy foot and bike traffic into just seven square miles, and the mix takes a toll. Public records show roughly 3,500 injury collisions in the city in 2025, leaving about 4,400 people hurt, with reported crashes tending to peak on Friday evenings. Corridors like Mission Street and the approaches to the I-80 Bay Bridge and US-101 stay busy well past rush hour, and pedestrians and cyclists make up a larger share of the injured here than in most California cities. Whether you were hurt in a crosswalk, on Muni, in a rideshare, or in a fall, California law gives you rights and a limited window to use them. LawProactive is a free service that connects injured people in San Francisco with an independent personal injury attorney who knows how city and county claims and courts work. We are not a law firm; we simply match you with counsel. There is never a fee unless your case recovers compensation.
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Important legal information for accident victims in San Francisco, 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 generally gives you two years from the date of injury to file suit. In a transit-dense city, camera and vehicle-data evidence can be overwritten within days, so acting early protects your claim.
California uses pure comparative fault, so a pedestrian or cyclist can recover even if partly at fault β compensation is reduced by your share, not eliminated.
If a Muni vehicle or a hazardous public street is involved, a much shorter claim deadline β sometimes six months β can apply. Move quickly.
Most California injury cases place no limit on non-economic damages, so the human toll of your injury can be part of your claim.
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