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ORANGE (59) County, California: Road Fatality Risk

Gera US Road Fatality Index: 1/10 (Very Low) · 237/yr avg · 7.526/100k. Risk-context signals only.

Data: FARS 2021-2023 / Census PEP 2023 / FHWA VM-2 2023· NHTSA FARS + Census PEP · US public domain · FIPS 06059

What is the road fatality rate for ORANGE (59) County, California?

ORANGE (59) County, California averaged 237 road fatalities per year from 2021 to 2023 (NHTSA FARS), giving a rate of 7.526 per 100,000 population — 5.17/100k below the US average of 12.695/100k. Gera US Road Fatality Index: 1/10 (Very Low).

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 Index1 / 10Very Low road fatality risk — ORANGE (59) County, CA (NHTSA FARS 2021-2023). Not a road-safety guarantee.How this index is calculated

Road fatality data — ORANGE (59) County (FARS 2021-2023 / Census PEP 2023 / FHWA VM-2 2023)

Road fatality metrics for ORANGE (59) County, California (NHTSA FARS 2021-2023 + Census PEP)
MetricValueSource
Road fatalities 2021230NHTSA FARS 2021
Road fatalities 2022250NHTSA FARS 2022
Road fatalities 2023231NHTSA FARS 2023
3yr average annual fatalities237.0Gera calculation
3yr average population3,148,913Census PEP 2021-2023
Fatalities per 100k population7.526Gera formula
US average per 100k12.695NHTSA FARS 2021-2023
GUSRFI score1/10Very Low

ORANGE (59) County Road Fatality Risk Explorer

Explore GUSRFI components and compare against the US average.

GUSRFI

1 / 10

Very Low

ORANGE (59) County, CA

ORANGE (59) County, CA has a Very Low road fatality index (7.5/100k). Substantially below the US average of 12.7/100k.

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)7.53

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

237

2021-2023

Per 100k pop

7.53

3yr avg

California state context

California has a state GUSRFI of 4.3/10 (Moderate), with 11.285/100k (3yr avg). ORANGE (59) County (7.526/100k) is 3.76/100k below the state average.

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ORANGE (59) County road fatality rate: frequently asked questions

How many road fatalities occur in ORANGE (59) County per year?
NHTSA FARS recorded 230 road fatalities in ORANGE (59) County, California in 2021; 250 in 2022; and 231 in 2023 — a 3-year average of 237.0 per year.
How does ORANGE (59) County compare to the US average for road fatalities?
ORANGE (59) County has 7.526/100k road fatalities — 5.17/100k below 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 ORANGE (59) County's GUSRFI score?
ORANGE (59) County has a Gera US Road Fatality Index (GUSRFI) of 1/10 (Very Low). 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 14 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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