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Claim it before someone else doesReported traffic injuries & collisions β Kern County
Injury rate: 268.8 per 100k Β· Fatality rate: 0.0 per 100k Β· Pop. 13,021
Rate per 100,000 residents β the only fair way to compare a city to its county and state.
In 2025, Tehachapi's injury rate of 268.8 per 100k ran 44% below the county average and 49% below the state average.
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Reported collisions by time of day and weekday, 2020β2025.
Most collisions are reported on Tuesdays and between 12pβ3p.
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 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 13,021 | 207.4 |
| 2025 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 35 | 5 | 13,021 | 268.8 |
| 2024 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 35 | 7 | 13,021 | 268.8 |
| 2023 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 13,021 | 238.1 |
| 2022 | 3 | 23 | 3 | 33 | 2 | 13,021 | 253.4 |
| 2021 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 13,021 | 245.8 |
| 2020 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 25 | 4 | 13,021 | 192.0 |
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.
Tehachapi sits along mountain passes where daily life depends on a handful of key roads β Tucker Road, W Tehachapi Boulevard, E Tehachapi Boulevard, and Valley Boulevard carry much of the town's traffic. In the most recent reporting year, Kern County recorded 24 injury collisions and 35 injured people within city limits, with no traffic deaths reported. Crashes here have tended to cluster on Tuesday afternoons between 2 and 4 p.m., a pattern drawn strictly from public collision records, not a judgment about any particular street. If you or someone you love was hurt in a wreck, a fall, or another accident caused by someone else's carelessness, you deserve real answers about your options. LawProactive is a free service β we are not a law firm β that connects injured people in Tehachapi with independent personal injury attorneys who work on contingency, meaning there's no fee unless they recover money for you. We don't practice law or give legal advice ourselves; we simply help you find someone who can. Reaching out costs nothing and puts no obligation on you.
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Important legal information for accident victims in Tehachapi, 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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Under California's pure comparative fault rule, 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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