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Claim it before someone else doesReported traffic injuries & collisions β Ventura County
Injury rate: 1043.7 per 100k Β· Fatality rate: 9.3 per 100k Β· Pop. 96,769
Rate per 100,000 residents β the only fair way to compare a city to its county and state.
In 2025, Ventura's injury rate of 1043.7 per 100k ran 75% above the county average and 98% above 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 | 4 | 440 | 4 | 613 | 34 | 96,769 | 633.5 |
| 2025 | 9 | 725 | 9 | 1,010 | 60 | 96,769 | 1043.7 |
| 2024 | 6 | 623 | 7 | 885 | 45 | 96,769 | 914.5 |
| 2023 | 5 | 639 | 6 | 884 | 68 | 96,769 | 913.5 |
| 2022 | 6 | 624 | 7 | 880 | 58 | 96,769 | 909.4 |
| 2021 | 13 | 612 | 13 | 844 | 55 | 96,769 | 872.2 |
| 2020 | 10 | 490 | 10 | 668 | 43 | 96,769 | 690.3 |
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.
Ventura sits between the hills and the harbor, and most of its daily driving funnels onto a handful of streets. Public collision records for the city show Telephone Road, Telegraph Road, Victoria Avenue and Harbor Boulevard carrying the highest counts of reported crashes. In 2025, the most recent final reporting year, Ventura logged 725 injury collisions. Those crashes hurt 1,010 people and took 9 lives in a city of about 96,769 residents. The records also show reported crashes tend to peak on Fridays between 5 and 7 p.m., when weekend traffic builds toward the pier and the beach. LawProactive exists for the people behind those numbers. We are a free service, not a law firm. When you reach out, we connect you with an independent personal injury attorney who handles cases in Ventura County, and that attorney works on contingency, meaning there is no fee unless there is a recovery. You do not have to know what your claim is worth or whether you were partly at fault before you call. California uses pure comparative fault, so sharing some blame does not shut the door. What matters is acting inside the two-year filing window, or the much shorter one that applies when a government entity is involved.
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Important legal information for accident victims in Ventura, 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 city, county, or state agency is involved, the deadline to file a claim can be as short as six months.
California follows pure comparative fault. If you were partly responsible, your recovery is reduced by your share, but you are not barred from recovering.
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