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SAN LUIS OBISPO (79) County, California: Road Fatality Risk
Gera US Road Fatality Index: 2.1/10 (Low) · 27/yr avg · 9.725/100k. Risk-context signals only.
What is the road fatality rate for SAN LUIS OBISPO (79) County, California?
SAN LUIS OBISPO (79) County, California averaged 27 road fatalities per year from 2021 to 2023 (NHTSA FARS), giving a rate of 9.725 per 100,000 population — 2.97/100k below the US average of 12.695/100k. Gera US Road Fatality Index: 2.1/10 (Low).
Road fatality data — SAN LUIS OBISPO (79) County (FARS 2021-2023 / Census PEP 2023 / FHWA VM-2 2023)
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Road fatalities 2021 | 27 | NHTSA FARS 2021 |
| Road fatalities 2022 | 35 | NHTSA FARS 2022 |
| Road fatalities 2023 | 20 | NHTSA FARS 2023 |
| 3yr average annual fatalities | 27.3 | Gera calculation |
| 3yr average population | 281,050 | Census PEP 2021-2023 |
| Fatalities per 100k population | 9.725 | Gera formula |
| US average per 100k | 12.695 | NHTSA FARS 2021-2023 |
| GUSRFI score | 2.1/10 | Low |
SAN LUIS OBISPO (79) County Road Fatality Risk Explorer
Explore GUSRFI components and compare against the US average.
GUSRFI
2.1 / 10
Low
SAN LUIS OBISPO (79) County, CA
SAN LUIS OBISPO (79) County, CA has a Low road fatality index (9.7/100k). 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
27
2021-2023
Per 100k pop
9.72
3yr avg
California state context
California has a state GUSRFI of 4.3/10 (Moderate), with 11.285/100k (3yr avg). SAN LUIS OBISPO (79) County (9.725/100k) is 1.56/100k below the state average.
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SAN LUIS OBISPO (79) County road fatality rate: frequently asked questions
- How many road fatalities occur in SAN LUIS OBISPO (79) County per year?
- NHTSA FARS recorded 27 road fatalities in SAN LUIS OBISPO (79) County, California in 2021; 35 in 2022; and 20 in 2023 — a 3-year average of 27.3 per year.
- How does SAN LUIS OBISPO (79) County compare to the US average for road fatalities?
- SAN LUIS OBISPO (79) County has 9.725/100k road fatalities — 2.97/100k 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 LUIS OBISPO (79) County's GUSRFI score?
- SAN LUIS OBISPO (79) County has a Gera US Road Fatality Index (GUSRFI) of 2.1/10 (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 303 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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