California Most Dangerous Intersections Rankings
A study conducted by a Southern California firm concluded that Sacramento is the second-ranked city with the most dangerous intersections in the state of California.
California Most Dangerous Intersections Reports
A new study was conducted to rank the most dangerous intersections throughout California based upon data collected from 2015 regarding motor vehicle collisions. A total of 444 intersections were ranked from 435,000 vehicular accident records from the Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System (SWITRS). The data from SWITRS, which is a California Highway Patrol maintained database, concluded that there was a total of 7,294 crashes throughout the state which included 7,478 injuries along with 57 fatalities.
Sacramento Ranks Second for Most Dangerous Intersections
The second-ranked city with the highest total quantity of dangerous intersections was Sacramento with 13. Other cities surrounding Sacramento were also a part of the study, such as Citrus Heights, Elk Grove, Folsom, Orangevale, and Rancho Cordova. Sacramento placed in second behind Los Angeles which was ranked first with a total of 221 most dangerous intersections.
Which Intersections?
The study conducted scores for each intersection by creating a formula with the following method: Accident (1x) + Injury (3x) + Fatality (10x) = Overall Score. The following intersections were ranked in the study and are in the vicinity of Sacramento:
- Marysville Boulevard and Los Robles Boulevard (#47)
- Fruitridge Road and 28th Street (#72)
- Norwood Avenue and Jessie Avenue (#86)
- Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Fruitridge Road (#105)
- Florin Road and Bowling Drive (#131)
- Truxel Road and Arena Boulevard (#143)
- Power Inn Road and Florin Road (#165)
- San Juan Road and Northgate Boulevard (#185)
- Greenback Lane and Garfield Avenue (#252)
- Truxel Road and Garden Highway (305)
- Cosumnes River Boulevard and Bruceville Road (#320)
- Hurley Way and Howe Avenue (#384)
- Meadowview Road and Amherst Street (441)
An intersection in Elk Grove was ranked as #45 in the study. The intersection of Elk Grove Florin Road and Calvin Road was ranked in the top 50 most dangerous intersections in California. This popular intersection had an overall score of 91 with 19 collisions and 24 injuries. For the full list of California’s most dangerous intersections, click here.
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