Census Tract
Census Tract 9701.02
2025 snapshot + all-time context
2025 Crashes
34
2025 Injuries
23
Serious or Fatal
7
All-Time Crashes
119
- Population
- 2,552
- Density / sq. mi.
- 8
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Custer County has 305 reported crashes, 104 injuries, and 2 fatalities. Review roads with the most car accidents, recent incidents, and multi-year trend shifts below.
Total Crashes
305
Injuries
104
Fatalities
2
County Crash Rank
#51
Out of 64 counties
Census tracts show which smaller areas inside Custer County carry the highest crash volume in the active CrashStory dataset.
Census Tract
2025 snapshot + all-time context
2025 Crashes
34
2025 Injuries
23
Serious or Fatal
7
All-Time Crashes
119
Census Tract
2025 snapshot + all-time context
2025 Crashes
23
2025 Injuries
10
Serious or Fatal
2
All-Time Crashes
97
Coverage window: Jan 1, 2023 - May 19, 2026
Aggregates from crash records in this area that may indicate higher-value personal-injury cases. These counts are a lower bound and may include claims not yet realized (delayed-onset injuries are common). Not legal advice.
Commercial vehicle crashes
1
At-fault vehicle classified as commercial, bus, heavy truck, or similar defendant class.
Wrongful-death cases within SoL
0
Fatal crashes potentially still within Colorado's 2-year wrongful-death statute. May be eligible for a claim.
High-value cases (tier 4-5)
0
Commercial or rideshare at-fault combined with serious or fatal injury. Attorney discovery candidates.
Rideshare-suspected crashes
0
At-fault vehicle matches rideshare/taxi signals. Signal only — not a confirmation of Uber/Lyft involvement.
Potentially eligible claimants
At least 0
Sum of non-at-fault occupants and non-motorists across all crashes in Custer County. Lower bound — delayed-onset injuries can expand this pool after the fact.
78 crashes still within Colorado's statute of limitations.
At-fault vehicles by class
These numbers are auto-classified from crash records and are informational only. They are not legal advice and do not guarantee a claim exists. Delayed-onset symptoms (soft-tissue injuries, concussions) can qualify additional people beyond what raw crash reports show.
Data coverage: Jan 1, 2023 - May 19, 2026
| Year | Total Crashes | Fatalities | Injuries | Most Common Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 0 | 3 | Motor Vehicle Crash |
| 2025 | 78 | 1 | 40 | Motor Vehicle Crash |
| 2024 | 115 | 1 | 25 | Motor Vehicle Crash |
| 2023 | 102 | 0 | 36 | Motor Vehicle Crash |
Yearly rows are shown to make trend direction and recency explicit for Custer County.
Coverage window: Jan 1, 2023 - May 19, 2026
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Custer County has recorded 2 fatal car accidents in the most recent reporting period. Understanding fatality trends helps promote safer driving across the county. Data is sourced from Colorado crash records.