Portland's highest-crash streets and intersections in low-income communities and communities of color receive priority for investments in safety.
High Crash Network Streets
Alphabetical by street name
| Street & Quadrant(s) | High # Driving Crashes | High # Pedestrian Crashes | High # Biking Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 102nd Avenue, NE | -- | -- | ✓ |
| 122nd Avenue, NE/SE | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 4th Avenue, SW | -- | ✓ | -- |
| 7th Avenue, SE | -- | -- | ✓ |
| 82nd Avenue, NE/SE | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 92nd Avenue, NE/SE | -- | ✓ | -- |
| Airport Way, NE | ✓ | -- | -- |
| Barbur Boulevard, SW | ✓ | -- | -- |
| Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway, SW | ✓ | -- | -- |
| Broadway, NE/NW/SW | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Burnside Road, E/W | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Capitol Highway, SW | -- | -- | ✓ |
| César E. Chávez Boulevard, NE/SE | -- | ✓ | -- |
| Columbia Boulevard, N/NE | ✓ | -- | -- |
| Division Street, SE | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Foster Road, SE | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Fremont Street, N/NE | ✓ | -- | ✓ |
| Glisan Street, NE | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Halsey Street, NE | ✓ | ✓ | -- |
| Hawthorne Boulevard, SE | -- | ✓ | ✓ |
| Holgate Boulevard, SE | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Interstate Avenue, N | -- | -- | ✓ |
| Killingsworth Street, N/NE | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Lombard Street, N/NE | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Marine Drive, N/NE | ✓ | -- | -- |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, NE/SE | -- | ✓ | ✓ |
| Powell Boulevard, SE | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sandy Boulevard, SE/NE | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Stark Street, SE | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Terwilliger Boulevard, SW | -- | -- | ✓ |
High Crash Network Streets Methodology
The High Crash Network includes 30 streets. These are a composite of the top 20 high crash streets for driving, the top 20 for bicycling and the top 20 for walking. The analysis uses crash data from 2004 through 2013.
Streets marked as "High # of Driving Crashes" are those with the highest number of people killed or seriously injured in vehicles. Streets marked as having high numbers of bicycle or pedestrian crashes include those with the highest number of crashes, regardless of severity, for people on bikes and walking, respectively.
While the aim of Vision Zero is to eliminate deadly and serious injury crashes, we include all crashes for people biking and pedestrians because the difference between a minor injury and a serious injury to a person biking or pedestrian is often random and circumstantial.
High Crash Network Intersections
The tables below identify the intersections in Portland with the highest numbers of reported collisions overall and for pedestrians and people biking from 2012 through 2016.
Rankings for the overall list reflect three metrics: total number of crashes, collision rate, and total value of collisions. Pedestrian and biking rankings are based on the total number of crashes, then by severity.
For more details, view the methodology below or download the full report.
Overall Intersections
Ranked in order of least safe to most safe
| Rank | Intersection | Total Crashes | Deaths | Serious Injuries | Moderate Injuries | Minor Injuries | Collision Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SE 122nd Avenue & Stark Street | 115 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 173 | 1.25 |
| 2 | SE 82nd Avenue & Powell Boulevard | 138 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 196 | 1.07 |
| 3 | SE 122nd Avenue & Division Street | 115 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 154 | 1.05 |
| 4 | NE 122nd Avenue & Glisan Street | 99 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 127 | 1.08 |
| 5 | SE 92nd Avenue & Holgate Boulevard | 63 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 78 | 1.39 |
| 6 | SE 122nd Avenue & Powell Boulevard | 87 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 125 | 1.15 |
| 7 | SE 148th Avenue & Stark Street | 84 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 102 | 1.32 |
| 8 | SE 136th Avenue & Powell Boulevard | 75 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 91 | 1.37 |
| 9 | NE 122nd Avenue & Halsey Street | 92 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 131 | 0.83 |
| 10 | SE 174th Avenue & Powell Boulevard | 67 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 97 | 1.26 |
| 11 | SE 82nd Avenue & Division Street | 81 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 110 | 0.88 |
| 12 | NE 82nd Avenue & Glisan Street | 66 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 79 | 0.81 |
| 13 | NE 102nd Avenue & Halsey Street | 65 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 69 | 1.07 |
| 14 | NE 82nd Avenue & Fremont Street | 52 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 69 | 1.04 |
| 15 | SE 92nd Avenue & Powell Boulevard | 79 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 105 | 0.80 |
| 16 | SE 148th Avenue & Division Street | 58 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 74 | 0.79 |
| 17 | SE Division Street & I-205 southbound ramp | 69 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 84 | 0.91 |
| 18 | SE 174th Avenue & Division Street | 61 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 72 | 0.95 |
| 19 | NE Glisan Street & I-205 northbound ramp | 75 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 85 | 0.76 |
| 20 | SE Foster Road / 96th Avenue / I-205 northbound ramp | 58 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 62 | 1.08 |
| 21 | NE Marine Drive & 33rd Avenue | 47 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 39 | 1.61 |
| 22 | SE 110th Avenue / 111th Avenue / Foster Road | 55 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 66 | 1.04 |
| 23 | NE 102nd Avenue & Glisan Street | 67 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 87 | 0.76 |
| 24 | E Burnside Street & 148th Avenue | 37 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 46 | 1.06 |
| 25 | SE César E. Chávez & Powell boulevards | 62 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 73 | 0.52 |
| 26 | E Burnside Street & 122nd Avenue | 55 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 64 | 0.85 |
| 27 | NE Columbia Boulevard / Killingsworth Street / I-205 southbound ramp | 69 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 91 | 0.56 |
| 28 | SE 112th Avenue & Powell Boulevard | 48 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 59 | 0.98 |
| 29 | SE 82nd Avenue & Flavel Street | 44 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 51 | 0.74 |
| 30 | Burnside Street & 82nd Avenue | 53 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 66 | 0.80 |
Pedestrian Intersections
Ranked in order of least safe to most safe
| Rank | Intersection | Pedestrian Crashes (# of incidents) | Deaths (# of people) | Injuries (# of people) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NW 3rd Avenue & Burnside Street | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | E Woodward Street & 82nd Avenue | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | SE Powell Boulevard & 136th Avenue | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | NE Glisan Street & 82nd Avenue | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | N Denver Avenue & Lombard Street | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| 6 | SE 122nd Avenue & Holgate Boulevard | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | SE 142nd Avenue & Division Street | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | NE Alberta Street & Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | N Columbia Way & Fessenden Street | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | W Burnside Street & 2nd Avenue | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | W Burnside Street & 20th Place | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | W Burnside Street & 21st Avenue | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | SE César E. Chávez Boulevard & Belmont Street | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | SE César E. Chávez & Hawthorne boulevards | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | SE Powell Boulevard & 31st Avenue | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | N Interstate Avenue & Lombard Street | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | NE 82nd Avenue & Jonesmore Street | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | NE Glisan Street & I-205 northbound ramp | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | SE Division Street & 101st Avenue | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | SW 4th Avenue & Columbia Street | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Bicycle Intersections
Ranked in order of least safe to most safe
| Rank | Intersection | Bicycle Crashes (# of incidents) | Deaths (# of people) | Injuries (# of people) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SE Hawthorne Boulevard & 7th Avenue | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | SE Hawthorne Boulevard & 11th Avenue | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | NE Couch Street & Grand Avenue | 9 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | N Broadway & Wheeler/Flint avenues | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | N Broadway & Ross Avenue | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | NE Broadway & Victoria Avenue | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | NE Broadway & 1st Avenue | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | N Interstate Avenue & Lombard Street | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | SE Holgate Boulevard & 92nd Avenue | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | Glisan Street & 122nd Avenue | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| 11 | SW Madison Street & 3rd Avenue | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | N Broadway & Larrabee Avenue | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | NW Broadway & Flanders Street | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | NE Lloyd & Martin Luther King Jr. boulevards | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | NE Weidler Street & 21st Avenue | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | SE 26th Avenue & Powell Boulevard | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | N Lombard Street & I-5 ramp | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | SE 122nd Avenue & Kelly Street | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 19 | NW Broadway & Everett Street | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 19 | SE 7th Avenue & Salmon Street | 5 | 0 | 4 |
High Crash Network Intersections Methodology
High Crash Intersections reflect locations with the highest number of reported deadly and injury crashes in the five-year period from January 2012 through December 2016.
The overall list includes only deadly and injury crashes (property damage only crashes are excluded from the list). Intersections have been identified and prioritized by number, severity and frequency of deadly and injury crashes.
The lists for pedestrians and people biking includes the 20 intersections with the highest number of pedestrian crashes and the 20 intersections with the highest number of bicycle crashes. These lists include all pedestrian and bicycle crashes, including property damage only, since property damage only crashes involving pedestrians and bicycle riders are rare.
Overall List
Each intersection was ranked based on the three metrics below in the five-year period from 2012 to 2016. The rankings for each metric were added together and sorted in ascending order to create an index that ranks our high crash locations. Two High Crash Intersection Listings are provided, one sorted by ranking and one sorted alphabetically. There are 4 new locations on this year's list that we will evaluate for improvements.
- Number of Deadly and Injury Crashes: This is the number of deadly and injury crashes coded to an intersection within the five-year period from January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2016.
- Collision Rate: Number of crashes coded to an intersection are normalized by considering the number of cars traveling through the intersection. The calculation for the collision rate (collisions per million entering vehicles) is: Collision Rate = (Crashes/5 years) X (1 year/365 days) X (1/ADT*) X 1,000,000. Note: ADT (average daily traffic) is the number of vehicles entering the intersection daily.
- Severity of Crashes: Severity of crashes is represented by the total economic value of a crash, figured by assigning monetary value to the severity of crash related injuries. The value of each crash is figured by multiplying the number of crash related fatalities and/or injury types by the values below. The number of fatalities and injuries are sustained injuries, not number of crashes. Monetary values are obtained from the National Safety Council (2015.) Total Value = # Fatals* Fatal $ + # Inj A* Inj A $ + # Inj B* Inj B $ + # In C* Inj C $
| Fatal value | Injury A value | Injury B value | Injury C value |
|---|---|---|---|
| $1,550,000 | $90,000 | $26,000 | $21,000 |
Pedestrian and Bicycle Lists
Each intersection was ranked based on total number and severity of pedestrian-involved or bicycle-involved crashes. Due to limited data, collision rate is not included in the methodology. Intersections with the same number and severity of crashes share the same ranking.
This report is compiled from data supplied by the Oregon Department of Transportation, Transportation Safety Division, Crash Analysis and Reporting Unit, from records originally received by the Oregon Department of Motor Vehicles. Due to under-reporting of collisions, this list should not be considered to represent all collisions occurring at the intersections listed. The City of Portland, Bureau of Transportation analyzed the data and prepared the resulting report.