The Most Dangerous Intersections in Garden Grove

July 29, 2020

From 2010 – 2018, the city of Garden Grove was home to nearly 4,000 intersection related motor vehicle crashes.  These crashes resulted in over 2,500 injuries and 18 deaths.

Where are Garden Grove motorists at the highest risk of collision and injury?

As part of a larger study, Aitken Aitken and Cohn identified the 25 most dangerous intersections in Garden Grove, CA based on collision and injury volume.

The Most Dangerous Intersections in Garden Grove
* Intersections are ranked according to their Crash Risk Index (CRI) score.  CRI is a composite score that takes the crash count and the volume and severity of injuries into account. 

Rank OC Rank Road 1 Road 2 Crashes Fatalities Total Injuries CRI
1 11 Haster St Lampson Av 48 2 36 100.5
2 23 Chapman Av Magnolia St 45 0 39 87
3 25 Newhope St Trask Av 48 0 44 87
4 64 Garden Grove Bl West St 39 0 37 70.5
5 87 Clinton St Westminster Av 29 0 27 64.5
6 97 Chapman Av Gilbert St 29 1 23 61.5
7 102 Brookhurst St Chapman Av 32 1 21 60.75
8 109 Lampson Av Magnolia St 33 0 23 60
9 111 Dale St Garden Grove Bl 28 0 29 59.25
10 116 Chapman Av Euclid St 32 0 28 58.5
11 130 Bushard St Westminster Av 30 0 26 57
12 148 Brookhurst St Westminster Av 41 0 20 54.75
13 155 Harbor Bl Trask Av 46 0 19 54.75
14 162 Chapman Av West St 28 0 24 54
15 178 Chapman Av Knott St 26 0 26 52.5
16 184 Harbor Bl Lampson Av 33 0 24 51.75
17 187 Magnolia St Orangewood Av 30 0 29 51.75
18 204 9Th St Garden Grove Bl 33 0 26 50.25
19 212 9Th St Chapman Av 29 0 25 49.5
20 218 Garden Grove Bl Newland St 27 0 17 48
21 228 Garden Grove Bl Harbor Bl 37 0 18 47.25
22 244 Chapman Av Springdale St 22 0 25 45.75
23 275 Kerry St Westminster Av 21 1 18 42.75
24 288 Brookhurst St Garden Grove Bl 26 1 14 42
25 307 Brookhurst St Lampson Av 21 0 24 41.25

While only three Garden Grove intersections made our top 50 in the county,  all 25 five intersections here saw over 20 crashes.

Haster and Lampson is far and away the most dangerous intersection in Garden Grove.  It is also the only crossing in the top 25 that saw more than one fatality during the study period.

Data and Methodology

Our full study has more information on data sources, methodology and what you can do to remain safe on the road.

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