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From 2010 – 2019, no city in Orange County saw more severe injuries and deaths in intersection-related motor vehicle crashes than Santa Ana.

The 60,000 plus collisions left 7,161 people injured (168 of which were severe injuries) and 41 dead.

Which intersections pose the highest risk to motorists?

As part of our larger study, we identified the top 25 in Santa Ana based on crash volume and injury severity.

Rank	OC Rank	Road 1	Road 2	Crashes	Fatalities	Total Injuries	CRI
1	32	Edinger Av	Orange Av	30	0	42	82.5
2	33	1St St	Elk Ln	33	0	52	81.75
3	42	1St St	Main St	31	0	46	77.25
4	54	1St St	Jackson St	30	0	40	72
5	55	Euclid St	Hazard Av	30	0	44	72
6	61	Santa Clara Av	Tustin Av	24	0	37	71.25
7	62	Macarthur Bl	Plaza Dr	26	0	45	71.25
8	65	1St St	Standard Av	28	1	33	69.75
9	68	Hazard Av	Newhope St	29	1	35	69
10	69	Civic Center Dr	Main St	32	0	46	69
11	78	17Th St	English St	32	0	39	66.75
12	110	Grand Av	Santa Ana Bl	29	0	33	60
13	119	Bristol St	Mcfadden Av	29	0	31	58.5
14	123	1St St	Harbor Bl	31	0	32	57.75
15	125	Main St	Santa Clara Av	26	0	37	57.75
16	127	17Th St	Fairview St	12	1	26	57
17	131	Harbor Bl	Warner Av	29	0	35	57
18	137	Flower St	Mcfadden Av	29	0	36	56.25
19	139	17Th St	Spurgeon St	15	1	23	55.5
20	141	Buffalo Av	Main St	24	0	36	55.5
21	156	1St St	Sullivan St	18	2	24	54
22	164	Broadway	Santa Ana Bl	22	1	31	53.25
23	166	1St St	Euclid St	19	1	26	53.25
24	168	Alton Av	Bristol St	23	0	32	53.25
25	173	1St St	Bristol St	20	1	20	52.5

 

*CRI is a composite score that weighs crash volume and injury severity. 

As with Anaheim (the only city with more overall intersection-related crashes), no intersection stood out as significantly more dangerous than the rest. Rather, the risk and resultant crashes were spread out over more crossings. Therefore, despite only have three intersections in the County top 25, Santa Ana has plenty of intersections that warrant attention from drivers.

• Edinger and Orange is the most dangerous intersection in Santa Ana
• Four of the ten most dangerous crossings – and eight of the top 25 – were found along 1st street.
• 1st and Sullivan is the only intersection in the top 25 to record more than one fatality.

Data, Methodology and Fair Use

For more information about our methodology and data sources, please see our main study.

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