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Census Tract Crash Geography
Crash Map and Census Tract Data for Census Tract 3, Chaffee County, Colorado
Census Tract 3 in Chaffee County recorded 153 crashes, 35 injuries, and 5 fatalities in 2025. Use the tract boundary map and crash breakdowns to compare crash load, severity, and population inside this specific census tract.
Source: Colorado crash records layered onto official Census tract boundaries
Last updated: January 23, 2026
FIPS 08015000300. The boundary and centroid come from the official tract geometry, then crashes are joined locally by point-in-polygon instead of a loose city or neighborhood guess.
Tract Boundary Map
The cyan polygon is the official tract footprint used to group crashes.
2025 Crash Snapshot
Crash Rate
45.6 / 1k
Crashes
153
Injuries
35
Serious or Fatal
10
Most common crash type in 2025: Not Applicable
Tract Profile
- FIPS
- 08015000300
- Population
- 3,358
- Density / sq. mi.
- 8
- Land Area
- 423.90 sq. mi.
- All-Time Crashes
- 407
- All-Time Fatalities
- 6
2025 Crash Rate
45.6 / 1k
2025 Injuries
35
Population
3,358
Density / sq. mi.
8
Why this tract matters
Census tracts are small, stable geography units. They are useful for comparing crash load against population, spotting corridor-level clusters inside a county, and checking whether a dangerous pattern sits inside a residential area, a commercial corridor, or a tract dominated by transportation infrastructure.
Centroid Latitude
38.59840
Centroid Longitude
-106.15052
Boundary Fit
Official polygon + bbox loaded
Recent Crashes
Roads With the Most Crashes in Census Tract 3
1
US Highway 285
US Highway 285
174
crashes
2
US Highway 50
US Highway 50
98
crashes
3
HWY 285
HWY 285
30
crashes
4
State Highway 291
State Highway 291
20
crashes
5
HWY 50
HWY 50
18
crashes
6
County Road 175
County Road 175
8
crashes
7
County Road 162
County Road 162
6
crashes
8
HWY 291
HWY 291
4
crashes
9
County Road 250
County Road 250
3
crashes
10
County Road 120
County Road 120
3
crashes
Crash Statistics for Census Tract 3
Coverage window: Jan 8, 2023 - Jan 23, 2026
407
Total Crashes
6
Fatalities
84
Injuries
Motor Vehicle Crash
Most Common Type
Crash Totals by Year
Data coverage: Jan 8, 2023 - Jan 23, 2026
| Year | Total Crashes | Fatalities | Injuries | Most Common Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 0 | 0 | Motor Vehicle Crash |
| 2025 | 153 | 5 | 35 | Motor Vehicle Crash |
| 2024 | 118 | 1 | 21 | Wildlife Collision |
| 2023 | 127 | 0 | 28 | Motor Vehicle Crash |
Yearly rows are shown to make trend direction and recency explicit for Census Tract 3.
Crashes by Type
Motor Vehicle Crash206 (50.6%)
Wildlife Collision119 (29.2%)
Rollover30 (7.4%)
Rear-End Collision15 (3.7%)
Sideswipe (Same Direction)10 (2.5%)
Sideswipe (Opposite Direction)8 (2.0%)
Broadside (T-Bone)8 (2.0%)
Parked Vehicle Collision6 (1.5%)
Monthly Crash Trends
Coverage window: Jan 8, 2023 - Jan 23, 2026
39 crashes
21 crashes
27 crashes
25 crashes
29 crashes
31 crashes
29 crashes
25 crashes
33 crashes
52 crashes
55 crashes
41 crashes
Average: 34 crashes per month