2026 Edition, based on NHTSA FARS final data, 2020-2024. Prepared by Willford Law Corporation.
Orange County recorded 1,056 fatal crashes and 1,103 deaths from 2020 to 2024, according to federal data. This page ranks the intersections where fatal crashes clustered, so drivers, walkers and riders can see where the county’s most serious crashes have repeated.
deaths in fatal crashes, 2020-2024
fatal crashes
happened at or near an intersection
intersections with 2 or more fatal crashes
Each marker is one ranked intersection. Select a marker for its fatal crashes, deaths and years. Source: NHTSA FARS, 2020-2024. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
| Rank | Intersection | Fatal crashes | Deaths | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orangewood Ave & Euclid St | 2 | 4 | 2021 |
| 2 | Bake Pkwy & Commercentre Dr | 2 | 3 | 2021, 2023 |
| 3 | Beach Blvd & Cascade Way | 2 | 3 | 2022, 2024 |
| 4 | SR-39 Beach Blvd & Whittier Blvd | 2 | 3 | 2022, 2024 |
| 5 | SR-1 Pacific Coast Hwy & Selva Rd | 2 | 2 | 2020, 2022 |
| 6 | SR-55 Newport Blvd & Harbor Blvd | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| 7 | SR-1 / PCH & Newland St | 2 | 2 | 2021, 2024 |
| 8 | Hamilton Ave & Magonlia St | 2 | 2 | 2021, 2023 |
| 9 | El Toro Rd & Normandale Dr | 2 | 2 | 2023, 2024 |
| 10 | W MacArthur Blvd & S Birch St | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| 11 | Bristol St & Central Ave | 2 | 2 | 2022, 2024 |
| 12 | Warner Ave & Yale St | 2 | 2 | 2022, 2024 |
| 13 | SR-39 Beach Blvd & McFadden Ave | 2 | 2 | 2020 |
| 14 | Main St & Town And Country Rd | 2 | 2 | 2022, 2023 |
| 15 | SR-39 Beach Blvd & Lampson Ave | 2 | 2 | 2022, 2023 |
| 16 | Lampson Ave & Valley View St | 2 | 2 | 2020 |
| 17 | Beach Blvd & Chapman Ave | 2 | 2 | 2023, 2024 |
| 18 | Chapman Ave & Euclid St | 2 | 2 | 2020, 2021 |
| 19 | The City Dr & I-5 Ramp | 2 | 2 | 2020, 2021 |
| 20 | SR-39 Beach Bl & Katella Ave | 2 | 2 | 2022, 2023 |
| 21 | Katella Ave & Harbor Blvd | 2 | 2 | 2021, 2022 |
| 22 | SR-39 Beach Bl & Cerritos Ave | 2 | 2 | 2020, 2022 |
| 23 | Dale Ave & W Cerritos Ave | 2 | 2 | 2022, 2023 |
| 24 | SR-39 Beach Blvd & Starr St | 2 | 2 | 2021, 2022 |
| 25 | Magnolia Ave & Ball Rd | 2 | 2 | 2021, 2022 |
Counts come from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), the national census of fatal motor vehicle crashes kept by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. We used final data for 2020-2024 and kept the 363 fatal crashes in Orange County that FARS records at an intersection or intersection-related location and that have coordinates. Crashes within 50 meters of each other were grouped into one intersection (DBSCAN clustering, at least 2 crashes per intersection). Intersections are ranked by fatal crashes, then by deaths. Each intersection is named after the two roads FARS reports most often for its crashes.
Fatal crashes only; injury-only crashes are not in FARS. The most recent final FARS year is 2024.
FARS records 1,056 fatal crashes and 1,103 deaths in Orange County from 2020 to 2024. Of those crashes, 34.4% happened at or near an intersection.
25 intersections had 2 or more fatal crashes in this data, and the top 10 each had 2. Orangewood Ave & Euclid St ranks first because it had the most deaths, 4, in 2021.
The roads recorded most often are I-5 (61 crashes), SR-91 (35), SR-39 Beach Blvd (30), I-405 (28) and 1st St (21).
In this data the peak month is November and the peak hour is 20:00. 61.4% of fatal crashes happened in the dark.
Get medical care first, then document the scene, exchange information and report the crash. Avoid recorded statements to an insurer until you have spoken with an attorney, and call to discuss your options.
Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020-2024 final data. Analysis by Willford Law Corporation.
Willford Law Corporation represents people injured in Orange County crashes, and you can call (714) 975-5777 to talk through what happened.
