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SAN MATEO (81) County, California: Road Fatality Risk

Gera US Road Fatality Index: 0/10 (Very Low) · 41/yr avg · 5.56/100k. Risk-context signals only.

Data: FARS 2021-2023 / Census PEP 2023 / FHWA VM-2 2023· NHTSA FARS + Census PEP · US public domain · FIPS 06081

What is the road fatality rate for SAN MATEO (81) County, California?

SAN MATEO (81) County, California averaged 41 road fatalities per year from 2021 to 2023 (NHTSA FARS), giving a rate of 5.56 per 100,000 population — 7.14/100k below the US average of 12.695/100k. Gera US Road Fatality Index: 0/10 (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 Index0 / 10Very Low road fatality risk — SAN MATEO (81) County, CA (NHTSA FARS 2021-2023). Not a road-safety guarantee.How this index is calculated

Road fatality data — SAN MATEO (81) County (FARS 2021-2023 / Census PEP 2023 / FHWA VM-2 2023)

Road fatality metrics for SAN MATEO (81) County, California (NHTSA FARS 2021-2023 + Census PEP)
MetricValueSource
Road fatalities 202136NHTSA FARS 2021
Road fatalities 202248NHTSA FARS 2022
Road fatalities 202338NHTSA FARS 2023
3yr average annual fatalities40.7Gera calculation
3yr average population731,477Census PEP 2021-2023
Fatalities per 100k population5.56Gera formula
US average per 100k12.695NHTSA FARS 2021-2023
GUSRFI score0/10Very Low

SAN MATEO (81) County Road Fatality Risk Explorer

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GUSRFI

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SAN MATEO (81) County, CA

SAN MATEO (81) County, CA has a Very Low road fatality index (5.6/100k). 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)5.56

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

41

2021-2023

Per 100k pop

5.56

3yr avg

California state context

California has a state GUSRFI of 4.3/10 (Moderate), with 11.285/100k (3yr avg). SAN MATEO (81) County (5.56/100k) is 5.73/100k below the state average.

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SAN MATEO (81) County road fatality rate: frequently asked questions

How many road fatalities occur in SAN MATEO (81) County per year?
NHTSA FARS recorded 36 road fatalities in SAN MATEO (81) County, California in 2021; 48 in 2022; and 38 in 2023 — a 3-year average of 40.7 per year.
How does SAN MATEO (81) County compare to the US average for road fatalities?
SAN MATEO (81) County has 5.56/100k road fatalities — 7.14/100k 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 MATEO (81) County's GUSRFI score?
SAN MATEO (81) County has a Gera US Road Fatality Index (GUSRFI) of 0/10 (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 190 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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