Car Accidents in Salinas, CA: Police Reports and Crash Data
Key crash statistics, high-risk roads, and accident report resources in Salinas, CA.
We keep a close eye on Salinas’s crash data and traffic patterns, especially the corridors and intersections that repeatedly show up in city safety reports. While pedestrian collisions dropped last year, we’re deeply aware that more lives were lost on foot, and we know how important it is to keep our streets safe for everyone- drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians alike.
When a crash happens, figuring out which agency responded and how to get your report can be confusing. That’s where our team comes in: we’re here to help you navigate the process, answer your questions, and make sure you get the information you need, wherever your accident took place in Salinas.
If you’ve been involved in a car accident in Salinas, CA, or want to learn more about crash trends and road safety in your neighborhood, you’re in the right place. Read on for a detailed look at Salinas crash statistics, step-by-step instructions for getting police reports, and resources to help you stay safe in the city.
Where to Get a Salinas Crash Report
The Salinas Police Department writes up crashes on city streets. The California Highway Patrol’s Monterey Area handles the freeways, US 101 included, and is the main traffic agency on unincorporated land across Monterey County.
Salinas police reports come from the department’s Records Unit at 312 East Alisal Street, where the lobby is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, holidays excluded. You can reach the Records Unit at (831) 758-7090, option 2. Reports are ready 10 to 15 days after the crash, and you can buy one online through the Accident Report link on the department’s Obtain a Report page, which goes to LexisNexis BuyCrash.
For a crash CHP handled, you request the report with the CHP 190 Collision Request Form, and the Monterey Area office is at 960 East Blanco Road in Salinas. California drivers also owe the DMV their own SR-1 report after certain crashes, and our California crash report guide walks through both forms.
Not sure whether the city or CHP took your report, or just don’t want to deal with the paperwork? We can get a copy of your report for you at no cost.
What the Salinas Crash Figures Show
| Measure | Figure | Year | Source |
| Pedestrians killed in traffic collisions | 7, up from 6 in 2024 | 2025 | Salinas Police Department figures, reported by Monterey County NOW |
| Pedestrian-related collisions | 80, down from 90 in 2024 | 2025 | Salinas Police Department figures, reported by Monterey County NOW |
| People killed or injured in traffic crashes (one combined count) | 503, down from 541 in 2022 | 2023 | California Office of Traffic Safety |
| Pedestrians and bicyclists killed or injured | 48 pedestrians and 35 bicyclists, against 61 and 28 in 2022 | 2023 | California Office of Traffic Safety |
| Fatal and injury collisions between 9 p.m. and 2:59 a.m. | 66 | 2023 | California Office of Traffic Safety |
| Share of traffic deaths that were pedestrians or bicyclists | 53% | 2010 to 2016 | 2018 Monterey County Active Transportation Plan (TAMC) |
The pedestrian figures for 2024 and 2025 are Salinas Police numbers that Monterey County NOW published in January 2026. We have not found a 2025 count of all traffic deaths in the city, so pedestrians are the only group with a 2025 figure here.
The 2023 rows come from the California Office of Traffic Safety, the most recent ranking it has published for Salinas, and its counts lump people killed and people injured together. They cover local streets and the state highways inside city limits that the city shares with CHP, and crashes CHP reported there are left out. Among the 62 cities in its comparison group, Salinas placed 24th on the OTS composite ranking, where first is worst. Between 2022 and 2023, the combined total and the pedestrian count fell, while bicyclist victims went up.
The 53 percent share comes from the Salinas chapter of TAMC’s 2018 Monterey County Active Transportation Plan, whose chart of pedestrian collisions by severity shows 21 fatal pedestrian collisions in the city from 2010 to 2016.
Salinas Corridors on the Vision Zero High-Collision List
The city’s high injury network takes in 12 percent of the Salinas street network, according to the Vision Zero Action Plan staff report, which mapped crashes that killed or seriously injured someone from 2009 to 2018. The same plan names 10 high-collision corridor segments and 10 high-collision intersections. Five of those streets are below, with the limits the City gives.
Williams Road, extending from East Alisal Street to East Boronda Road, has been the site of 74 reported collisions between 2017 and 2021, with 11 involving pedestrians. According to the City’s Active Transportation Program application, Williams Road ranks sixth in Salinas for pedestrian collisions during the same time period.
Caltrans’ project sheet identifies speeding, drivers ignoring signals, and inadequate walking and biking infrastructure as contributing factors. Additionally, Sherwood Elementary and Los Padres Elementary are located directly on the John Street and Williams Road project corridor. The City’s Williams Road Safe Street Corridor project, which runs from Alisal and John Streets to Freedom Parkway, aims to implement roundabouts, traffic calming measures, and enhancements for walking and biking.
North Main Street, from Market Street to Casentini Street, also raises concerns. Two of its intersections, at Boronda Road and West Bernal Drive, are included in the City’s list of high-collision intersections. A traffic signal at North Main and Navajo Street was identified as a project under the Highway Safety Improvement Program when the City adopted its Vision Zero policy in February 2020.
Sanborn Road, which runs from US 101 to East Laurel Drive, and North Sanborn Road, from Del Monte Avenue to East Boronda Road, both appear on the list. Specifically, Sanborn Road at Freedom Parkway and at Garner Avenue are among the ten highest-collision intersections. The North Sanborn Safety Improvement Project was also included in the 2020 list of Highway Safety Improvement Program initiatives.
East Alisal Street, from Front Street to North Sanborn Road, features East Alisal at Griffin Street as one of the identified high-collision intersections.
East Laurel Drive, which stretches from North Main Street to North Sanborn Road, is described in two segments, separated at Natividad Road. The City also includes West Laurel Drive from North Davis Road to North Main Street in this assessment. Moreover, two intersections on East Laurel, Granada Avenue and Constitution Boulevard (where Natividad Medical Center is located), are part of the high-collision list.
Natividad and Trauma Care for Salinas Crashes
Natividad Medical Center at 1441 Constitution Boulevard is an adult Level II trauma center, designated by the Monterey County EMS Agency, and the hospital describes it as the only Level II trauma center in Monterey County. Natividad treated more than 14,000 trauma patients in its first decade as a trauma center, and car accidents made up 45 percent of those cases, pedestrians another 7 percent.
For Level I care, the county’s 2014 trauma care plan says Santa Clara County lets Monterey County patients be taken routinely to its trauma centers, including the Level I centers at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose and Stanford in Palo Alto. The same plan sends injured children to a designated pediatric trauma center in another county.
Whatever comes next after a crash, we can point you to local help, from doctors and body shops to injury attorneys. Contact our team.
Salinas Crash Questions, Answered
How many pedestrians die in Salinas traffic crashes?
Seven pedestrians were killed in vehicle collisions in Salinas in 2025, one more than the six who died in 2024, according to Salinas Police figures reported by Monterey County NOW. Pedestrian-related collisions went the other way, dropping from 90 in 2024 to 80 in 2025. We haven’t found a 2025 death total for all road users in the city.
Which Salinas streets have the most serious crashes?
The City’s Vision Zero Action Plan lists 10 high-collision corridor segments, among them Williams Road, North Main Street, East Alisal Street, Boronda Road, East Market Street and stretches of Laurel Drive and Sanborn Road. Williams Road alone had 74 reported collisions from 2017 to 2021, 11 involving pedestrians, Monterey County NOW found.
How do I get a Salinas police accident report?
Buy it online through the Accident Report link on the Salinas Police Department’s Obtain a Report page, which goes to LexisNexis BuyCrash, or visit the Records Unit at 312 East Alisal Street, open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays. Reports become available 10 to 15 days after the crash.
Where are seriously injured Salinas crash victims treated?
Natividad Medical Center on Constitution Boulevard in Salinas is Monterey County’s only Level II trauma center, designated by the county EMS agency. Under the county’s 2014 trauma plan, patients can also be routed to Santa Clara County trauma centers, including the Level I centers at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center and Stanford.
Monterey County Accident Reports on Local Accident Reports
Hit-and-Run Crash With Injuries on San Miguel Canyon Rd in Salinas, CA
Rear-End Crash on SR-68 in Monterey, CA, Injures One
Two-Vehicle Crash with Injuries at Del Monte Ave and Blackie Rd in Castroville, CA
E-Bike Rider Injured in Crash With Pickup Truck on Porter Dr in Watsonville, CA
Two-Vehicle Crash Blocks Lanes on SB SR-1 in Sand City, CA
At Local Accident Reports, we cover crashes in all fifty states. But that’s not all; we also report the latest crashes county by county, not just state by state. Our goal is to give drivers and other road users reliable, up-to-date crash information for any location they’re interested in.
Here you can find some of the most recent crashes in Monterey County, which covers Salinas along with places such as Moss Landing and Prunedale. The full archive is at Monterey County accident news.
Salinas isn’t the only California city with streets on a high-collision list, and you’ll find others among the dangerous roads and intersections across California. New wrecks from around the country land in our recent accident alerts as they’re reported.
Local Accident Reports compiles this information from public agency sources and published reports for general reference. It is not legal advice and is not an official police record. Fees, forms and deadlines change, so confirm with the agency before you send a request. Last updated October 2026.