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IMPERIAL (25) County, California: Road Fatality Risk

Gera US Road Fatality Index: 7.9/10 (High) · 37/yr avg · 20.851/100k. Risk-context signals only.

Data: FARS 2021-2023 / Census PEP 2023 / FHWA VM-2 2023· NHTSA FARS + Census PEP · US public domain · FIPS 06025

What is the road fatality rate for IMPERIAL (25) County, California?

IMPERIAL (25) County, California averaged 37 road fatalities per year from 2021 to 2023 (NHTSA FARS), giving a rate of 20.851 per 100,000 population — 8.16/100k above the US average of 12.695/100k. Gera US Road Fatality Index: 7.9/10 (High).

Source:NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) — annual national CSV ZIPs 2021-2023·as of FARS 2021-2023 / Census PEP 2023 / FHWA VM-2 2023updated annually (last: )
Gera US Road Fatality Index7.9 / 10High road fatality risk — IMPERIAL (25) County, CA (NHTSA FARS 2021-2023). Not a road-safety guarantee.How this index is calculated

Road fatality data — IMPERIAL (25) County (FARS 2021-2023 / Census PEP 2023 / FHWA VM-2 2023)

Road fatality metrics for IMPERIAL (25) County, California (NHTSA FARS 2021-2023 + Census PEP)
MetricValueSource
Road fatalities 202155NHTSA FARS 2021
Road fatalities 202240NHTSA FARS 2022
Road fatalities 202317NHTSA FARS 2023
3yr average annual fatalities37.3Gera calculation
3yr average population179,045Census PEP 2021-2023
Fatalities per 100k population20.851Gera formula
US average per 100k12.695NHTSA FARS 2021-2023
GUSRFI score7.9/10High

IMPERIAL (25) County Road Fatality Risk Explorer

Explore GUSRFI components and compare against the US average.

GUSRFI

7.9 / 10

High

IMPERIAL (25) County, CA

IMPERIAL (25) County, CA has a High road fatality index (20.9/100k vs US avg 12.7/100k). Above-average risk signals from both fatality rate and VMT exposure.

Source: NHTSA FARS 2021-2023 + Census PEP 2023 + FHWA VM-2 2023. Risk-context index only.

Risk signal components

Fatalities per 100,000 population (3yr avg 2021-2023)20.85

US avg: 12.7/100k · Source: NHTSA FARS + Census PEP

County GUSRFI uses fatalities per 100k only (per-county VMT not available key-free from FHWA).

Avg annual fatals

37

2021-2023

Per 100k pop

20.85

3yr avg

California state context

California has a state GUSRFI of 4.3/10 (Moderate), with 11.285/100k (3yr avg). IMPERIAL (25) County (20.851/100k) is 9.57/100k above the state average.

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IMPERIAL (25) County road fatality rate: frequently asked questions

How many road fatalities occur in IMPERIAL (25) County per year?
NHTSA FARS recorded 55 road fatalities in IMPERIAL (25) County, California in 2021; 40 in 2022; and 17 in 2023 — a 3-year average of 37.3 per year.
How does IMPERIAL (25) County compare to the US average for road fatalities?
IMPERIAL (25) County has 20.851/100k road fatalities — 8.16/100k above the US average of 12.695/100k (NHTSA FARS 2021-2023 average). The state average for California is 11.285/100k (GUSRFI 4.3/10).
What is IMPERIAL (25) County's GUSRFI score?
IMPERIAL (25) County has a Gera US Road Fatality Index (GUSRFI) of 7.9/10 (High). County GUSRFI is based on fatalities per 100k population, normalized against the state-level range (min 5.659, max 24.943 per 100k). It ranks among the top 215 counties by road fatality count in the US (out of 350 counties tracked).

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Contains public sector information published by NHTSA / US Census Bureau and licensed under the US Government public domain. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) — annual national CSV ZIPs 2021-2023 (FARS 2021-2023 / Census PEP 2023 / FHWA VM-2 2023, published 2024-2025).

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