Where are Sacramento’s most dangerous intersections? See top 10 spots for car crashes
How dangerous are Sacramento streets? One intersection in California’s capital city saw 30 car crashes in just a few years.
That’s according to a new study by Southern California law firm Jacoby and Meyers Injury Lawyers.
The law firm ranked the 10 most dangerous intersections in Sacramento, based on data from the California Highway Patrol’s Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System, and compared the city’s crossroads with those in other major California cities.
Jacoby and Meyers Injury Lawyers awarded each intersection a “danger score,” a composite metric that factored in the total number of crashes over a set period as well as the severity of each crash.
Here’s which Sacramento intersections made the list:
Why are Sacramento drivers at risk of car crashes?
According to Jacoby and Meyers Injury Lawyers, Sacramento drivers are at a high risk for crashes because of the city’s status as a “hub for government activity, commerce, and culture.”
“With a growing population and busy traffic, the city faces its own set of challenges when it comes to road safety, particularly at intersections,” the law firm said. “These busy areas, where vehicles frequently converge, are hotspots for accidents, often resulting in severe consequences for those involved.”
In 2017, the Sacramento City Council made a “Vision Zero” pledge to eliminate traffic fatalities and severe injuries by 2027, The Sacramento Bee reported.
Since then, more than 300 people have died in vehicle crashes on city streets.
In 2024, The Bee reported on traffic collisions on Sacramento streets that killed 32 people. At least four people have died in crashes in California’s capital city so far in 2025.
What is Sacramento’s most dangerous intersection?
The intersection of Truxel Road and Arena Boulevard had 30 crashes between 2020 and 2024, the study found, making it the city’s riskiest crossroads with a danger score of 56.
The intersection is “near a commercial area and major roadways, making it a key traffic point that sees high volumes of vehicles throughout the day,” Jacoby and Meyers Injury Lawyers said
A recent study by Sacramento law firm Eric Ratinoff Law Corp. also named the Truxel Road-Arena Boulevard intersection the most dangerous intersection in the city.
Eric Ratinoff Law Corp. said it worked with data visualization company 1point21 Interactive to analyze five years of traffic collision data from the California Highway Patrol.
From 2013 to 2017, there were more than 26,000 vehicle crashes in the city of Sacramento, including 5,517 at intersections, the study found.
How does Sacramento compare to other California cities?
The average proportion of vehicle crashes at intersections in Sacramento was about 35%, 4.2% lower than other California cities, according to the study.
Just 1.5% of crashes at Sacramento crossroads resulted in fatal injuries, the study found, compared to cross-city average of 2.34%..
About 6.9% of Sacramento intersection crashes resulted in serious injuries, the analysis by Jacoby and Meyers Injury Lawyers found, roughly 2% below the cross-city average of 9.2%.
Approximately 91.5% of crashes at Sacramento intersections resulted in minor or possible injuries, according to the law firm.
Where are the most unsafe intersections in Sacramento?
These were the 10 most dangerous intersections in Sacramento, according to Jacoby and Meyers Injury Lawyers:
- Truxel Road and Arena Boulevard
- I Street and Fifth Street
- Truxel Road and Gateway Park Boulevard
- Mack Road and Valley Hi Drive
- Arden Way and Sears Driveway
- Mack Road and Center Parkway Broadway
- Broadway and Riverside Boulevard
- Folsom Boulevard and Howe Avenue
- Garden Highway and Northgate Boulevard
- 26th Street and X Street
Where are most crash-prone intersections in California?
These were the 10 most risky intersections in California, according to the law firm:
Newport Boulevard and 22nd Street/Victoria Street in Costa Mesa
Highway 232/Vineyard Avenue and Esplanade Drive in Oxnard
Lakewood Boulevard and Firestone Boulevard in Downey
Alamitos Avenue and Anaheim Street in Long Beach
Green Leaf Avenue and Shoemaker Avenue and Telegraph Road in Santa Fe Springs
Orange Avenue and Spring Street in Signal Hill
Valley Boulevard and La Cadena Drive in Colton
Briggsmore Avenue and Carver Road in Modesto
Edinger Avenue and Ward Street in Fountain Valley
Ninth Street and H Street in Modesto
How did Jacoby and Meyers come up with its rankings?
Jacoby and Meyers Injury Lawyers said it used crash data from 2020 to 2024 from the Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System that was “cleaned and geocoded by UC Berkeley’s Transportation Injury Mapping System.
Only crashes involving reported or suspected injuries were included, while minor incidents without documented injuries were excluded.
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