> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.grandviewindependent.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Richmond collisions in 2026: The first-half traffic accident map - URL: https://www.grandviewindependent.com/richmond-collisions-in-2026-the-first-half-traffic-accident-map/ - Published: 2026-09-03T22:07:15.000Z - Updated: 2026-09-03T22:07:32.000Z - Author: Soren Hemmila - Tags: Public safety *Grandview Independent* has mapped Richmond’s reported traffic collisions from January through June 2026\. The city’s most crash-prone intersection so far this year is Richmond Parkway and Blume Drive, with eight reported collisions. Other repeat locations include 23rd Street and Macdonald Avenue, Cutting Boulevard and South 37th Street, and Barrett Avenue and 22nd Street. ## Richmond Collisions First-half 2026 data from the Richmond Police Department 538 of 547 reported collisions mapped (9 could not be reliably geocoded) The first-half numbers come as Richmond has seen an increase in collisions over the last few years after several years of decline. Richmond Police Department collision records show reported collisions fell from 1,565 in 2018 to 916 in 2022\. The number then rose for three consecutive years, reaching 1,012 in 2023, 1,088 in 2024, and 1,110 in 2025. Pedestrians were involved in more than a third of Richmond’s fatal crashes recorded by the state. Of the 20 fatal collisions recorded by the California Highway Patrol’s [SWITRS database](https://tims.berkeley.edu/tools/query/?ref=grandviewindependent.com) from January 2024 through the first quarter of 2026, seven involved a pedestrian. ## Pedestrians Killed in Richmond Crashes SWITRS data, January 2024 through Q1 2026 The map does not include the August 23 death of [Rafael Delgado](https://www.grandviewindependent.com/richmond-police-investigate-fatal-hit-and-run-near-23rd-street-and-hellings-avenue/), an 81-year-old man struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver while crossing 23rd Street near Hellings Avenue in a marked crosswalk. At this week’s Community Police Review Commission meeting, Richmond Police Chief Tim Simmons reported that collisions rose five percent from June to July, from 153 to 161. “That’s pretty astronomical if you think about it,” Simmons said. “161 collisions in one month. We need to do something about that. That’s been on my radar for a few months now.” Simmons also reported a rise in sideshow activity, from zero incidents in June to three “significant” sideshows in July. Each drew an estimated 100 or more cars, he said. DUI arrests climbed from 18 to 20 over the same period, and all four DUI-related collisions in July resulted in significant injuries. Driving under the influence has made up a larger share of Richmond’s reported collision causes as the overall number of crashes has risen. DUI was listed as the primary factor in about four percent of collisions from 2017 through 2019\. In 2023 and 2024, that share was about seven percent Hit-and-run collisions have also become a larger share of the total. Records show 533 hit-and-run collisions in 2025 out of 1,110 total, or about 48 percent, up from 39 percent in 2017. ## Primary Collision Factor First-half 2026 data from the Richmond Police Department Other includes Hazardous Movement, Hazardous Parking, Improper Passing, Other Equipment, Other Than Driver Source: Richmond Police Department collision data Two years ago, Public Works began sideshow deterrence pilot projects at specific locations throughout the city. Projects were installed at Barrett Avenue and Key Boulevard and at South 37th Street and Wall Avenue, with residents weighing in on the unique traffic circle at one of the sites intended to curb sideshows. [Public Works details Richmond sideshow deterrence pilot projectsThe Public Works Department detailed two sideshow deterrence pilot projects during a midyear budget review at Tuesday night’s Richmond City Council meeting. The two locations at Barrett Avenue and Key Boulevard and South 37th Street and Wall Avenue are part of a $1.2 million package of 18 traffic![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/53/c7/53c7637d-655b-417c-b207-9b692de9e67f/content/images/icon/logo2--3--60286756-ee55-4272-88eb-f594651bb934.png)Grandview IndependentSoren Hemmila![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/53/c7/53c7637d-655b-417c-b207-9b692de9e67f/content/images/thumbnail/south-37th-street-wall-avenue-1-1-ce0966ad-d5cf-4150-8c31-d60a079d1a16.png)](https://www.grandviewindependent.com/richmond-public-works-details-sideshow-deterrence-pilot-projects/) Simmons said the department logged 184 misdemeanor traffic citations in July, mostly for speeding and running stop signs and stoplights. He noted that the citation count could shift slightly depending on when the department’s ticket-tracking system processes each case. --- [****YOU GET MORE WITH A PAID SUBSCRIPTION**](https://www.grandviewindependent.com/#/portal/signup/6387e9f831b2f10031d27adc/monthly) Your subscription enables **Grandview Independent* to deliver more: - More time devoted to in-depth reporting - Longer, more comprehensive stories - Greater coverage of what matters to our community ****Quality journalism costs money.** Subscriptions allow us to keep reporting the stories that matter, without paywalls getting in the way of critical community information. 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