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SAN DIEGO (73) County, California: Road Fatality Risk
Gera US Road Fatality Index: 1.8/10 (Very Low) · 297/yr avg · 9.062/100k. Risk-context signals only.
What is the road fatality rate for SAN DIEGO (73) County, California?
SAN DIEGO (73) County, California averaged 297 road fatalities per year from 2021 to 2023 (NHTSA FARS), giving a rate of 9.062 per 100,000 population — 3.63/100k below the US average of 12.695/100k. Gera US Road Fatality Index: 1.8/10 (Very Low).
Road fatality data — SAN DIEGO (73) County (FARS 2021-2023 / Census PEP 2023 / FHWA VM-2 2023)
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Road fatalities 2021 | 316 | NHTSA FARS 2021 |
| Road fatalities 2022 | 286 | NHTSA FARS 2022 |
| Road fatalities 2023 | 288 | NHTSA FARS 2023 |
| 3yr average annual fatalities | 296.7 | Gera calculation |
| 3yr average population | 3,273,860 | Census PEP 2021-2023 |
| Fatalities per 100k population | 9.062 | Gera formula |
| US average per 100k | 12.695 | NHTSA FARS 2021-2023 |
| GUSRFI score | 1.8/10 | Very Low |
SAN DIEGO (73) County Road Fatality Risk Explorer
Explore GUSRFI components and compare against the US average.
GUSRFI
1.8 / 10
Very Low
SAN DIEGO (73) County, CA
SAN DIEGO (73) County, CA has a Very Low road fatality index (9.1/100k). 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
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
297
2021-2023
Per 100k pop
9.06
3yr avg
California state context
California has a state GUSRFI of 4.3/10 (Moderate), with 11.285/100k (3yr avg). SAN DIEGO (73) County (9.062/100k) is 2.22/100k below the state average.
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SAN DIEGO (73) County road fatality rate: frequently asked questions
- How many road fatalities occur in SAN DIEGO (73) County per year?
- NHTSA FARS recorded 316 road fatalities in SAN DIEGO (73) County, California in 2021; 286 in 2022; and 288 in 2023 — a 3-year average of 296.7 per year.
- How does SAN DIEGO (73) County compare to the US average for road fatalities?
- SAN DIEGO (73) County has 9.062/100k road fatalities — 3.63/100k 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 SAN DIEGO (73) County's GUSRFI score?
- SAN DIEGO (73) County has a Gera US Road Fatality Index (GUSRFI) of 1.8/10 (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 9 counties by road fatality count in the US (out of 350 counties tracked).
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All counties →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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