Car crash statistics in Cotati, CA

We don't rate cities as safe or unsafe: crash counts can't say how risky a street is, and busy streets have more crashes partly because more people use them. This page covers traffic crashes, not crime. What the records show: 297 crashes were reported in Cotati from 2021–2025, 144 with an injury. 48% (California: 40%) of crashes injured someone. 22% (California: 25%) were hit-and-run.

• 48% (California: 40%) of crashes injured someone.
• 22% (California: 25%) were hit-and-run.
• 27% (California: 26%) happened between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m.
• The busiest hour was 5 p.m. (California: 5 p.m.).
• 23% were on a freeway.

Set against all reported crashes in California, 2021–2025. Without traffic counts these can't say how risky a street is.

The main cause the reporting officer recorded, as a share of all 297 crashes. It is the officer's judgement at the scene.

• Unsafe speed23% · 69
• Unsafe turning or lane change16% · 47
• Driving under the influence16% · 47
• Failing to yield at an intersection or to turn10% · 29
• Straying from the lane or driving on the wrong side8% · 24

By type of collision: rear end 27%, hit object 25%, broadside 20%, side swipe 16%.

The latest year can rise as late reports come in, and some police departments file months late.

• 11 crashes (4%) involved a pedestrian.
• 10 crashes (3%) involved a bicyclist.
• 8 crashes (3%) involved a motorcyclist.

How many car accidents happen in Cotati each year?

Reported crashes in Cotati: 2021: 61, 2022: 57, 2023: 79, 2024: 59, 2025: 41. The latest year can rise as late reports come in, and some police departments file their reports months late.

What time do most crashes happen in Cotati?

The busiest hour for reported crashes in Cotati is 5 p.m.. 27% (California: 26%) happened between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m.

What causes crashes in Cotati?

The main cause the reporting officer recorded, as a share of all 297 crashes: unsafe speed 23%, unsafe turning or lane change 16%, driving under the influence 16%, failing to yield at an intersection or to turn 10%, straying from the lane or driving on the wrong side 8%.

How many people were killed in crashes in Cotati?

No deaths were reported in 297 reported crashes in Cotati from 2021–2025, and 144 crashes injured someone.

How many crashes in Cotati involve pedestrians, cyclists or motorcyclists?

11 involved a pedestrian (4%), 10 involved a bicyclist (3%), 8 involved a motorcyclist (3%), of 297 reported crashes from 2021–2025.

Where does this data come from?

Police crash reports in the California Crash Reporting System (CCRS), published by the state on data.ca.gov. Every reported crash is counted, whatever the vehicles, and no locations are used.