Where Do Most Car Accidents Happen in Las Vegas?

July 24, 2026 | Back to Blog

Las Vegas drivers know that a crash can happen almost anywhere. Still, the data shows that some places are riskier than others. In general, serious and fatal crashes in Las Vegas are concentrated on major arterial roads and busy intersections, not quiet neighborhood streets.

The City of Las Vegas reports that 77% of severe and fatal traffic injuries happen on just 11% of city streets. That is one reason local safety efforts focus on a relatively small group of high-risk corridors.

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, or Metro, has also continued publishing, has also continued publishing lists of high-collision intersections in its jurisdiction. In early 2025, Metro reported that Flamingo Road and Rainbow Boulevard had the most crashes through the first part of the year, followed by Eastern Avenue and Sahara Avenue, Charleston Boulevard and Lamb Boulevard, Jones Boulevard and Tropicana Avenue, and Maryland Parkway and Sahara Avenue.

If you were hurt in a crash, the location can matter. Busy intersections, resort-area roads, and high-speed multilane corridors often involve issues like right of way, distracted driving, speeding, unsafe lane changes, and failure to yield.

Why Do So Many Las Vegas Crashes Happen on Major Roads?

Most serious crashes in Las Vegas do not happen on small residential streets. They tend to happen where traffic is heavier, speeds are higher, and drivers are making more decisions in less time. That includes large intersections, major east-west and north-south corridors, freeway ramps, and roads near the Strip and downtown. The city’s Vision Zero program identifies a High Injury Network made up of streets and intersections with the highest concentration of traffic deaths and serious injuries.

That makes sense for everyday drivers. The more turning traffic, merging, red lights, pedestrians, rideshare pickups, tourists, and last-second lane changes a road has, the more chances there are for something to go wrong.

What Areas in Las Vegas See the Most Crashes?

Recent Metro reporting and city safety data suggest that crashes are especially common in three kinds of places: busy major intersections, tourist-heavy corridors, and large arterial roads with a history of severe injury crashes.

Busy Major Intersections

Some intersections keep showing up because they carry a lot of traffic and involve constant turning movements. Recent Metro-reported high-collision intersections have included:

Flamingo Road and Rainbow Boulevard
Eastern Avenue and Sahara Avenue
Charleston Boulevard and Lamb Boulevard
Jones Boulevard and Tropicana Avenue
Maryland Parkway and Sahara Avenue

Resort and Tourist Corridors

Roads around the Strip, the resort corridor, and the Convention Center area can be especially dangerous because they combine heavy vehicle traffic with pedestrians, taxis, rideshare drivers, hotel shuttles, and drivers unfamiliar with the area. Metro’s December 2025 list placed several Strip-area intersections among the most collision-prone in the Convention Center Area Command, including Las Vegas Boulevard with Flamingo, Tropicana, and Sahara, as well as Koval Lane and Sands Avenue and Harmon Avenue and Paradise Road.

High-Injury Arterial Corridors

The City of Las Vegas High Injury Network map shows that severe and fatal injuries are concentrated along major corridors rather than spread evenly across the city. That mapped network includes stretches of roads such as Sahara Avenue, Charleston Boulevard, Washington Avenue, Bonanza Road, Lake Mead Boulevard, portions of Rancho Drive, Decatur Boulevard, Eastern Avenue, and other large multilane connectors in and around the city core.

Why Are These Roads So Dangerous?

There is usually not just one reason. High-crash roads in Las Vegas often combine several risk factors at the same time:

Heavy traffic creates stop-and-go conditions that can lead to rear-end crashes.
Tourist traffic adds risk because some drivers are distracted or unfamiliar with the area.
Wide multilane roads can encourage speeding and sudden lane changes.
Large intersections increase the chance of left-turn crashes, red-light crashes, and side-impact collisions.
Roads near hotels, casinos, shopping centers, and event venues also bring more pedestrians into the mix.

Local police have pointed to failure to yield, failure to maintain a lane, and speeding as major contributing factors in collisions.

Do Freeways Cause Most Las Vegas Car Accidents?

Freeways are certainly dangerous, especially around interchanges, on-ramps, off-ramps, and congested merge areas. But many serious Las Vegas crashes also happen on major surface streets where drivers are turning, crossing traffic, stopping suddenly, or trying to beat a light.

What Should You Watch for at High-Risk Las Vegas Intersections?

Drivers should be extra careful when approaching major intersections, especially in congested tourist and commuter areas. Common problems include drivers turning left without enough space, running red lights, braking suddenly in heavy traffic, making rushed lane changes, or failing to notice pedestrians in marked crossings.

These risks can become even greater at night, on weekends, and during major events when roads near the Strip, downtown, and entertainment venues are especially crowded.

What to Do After a Car Accident in Las Vegas

If you were involved in a crash at a busy Las Vegas intersection or corridor, try to protect both your health and your claim.

Call 911 and report the crash. Get medical care as soon as possible, even if you think you feel okay. Take photos of the vehicles, the intersection, skid marks, signals, and road conditions. Get witness names and contact information. Be careful about giving recorded statements to insurance companies before you understand the full extent of your injuries.

A crash at a known high-risk intersection does not automatically prove fault, but it can help explain how the collision happened and why certain evidence matters.

How a Las Vegas Car Accident Lawyer Can Help

Crashes on major Las Vegas roads often involve disputed liability. One driver may blame another for failing to yield. An insurer may argue that you changed lanes suddenly or stopped too fast. In tourist areas, there may also be rental vehicles, rideshare drivers, commercial vehicles, or out-of-state drivers involved.

An attorney can help gather traffic-camera footage, police reports, witness statements, vehicle damage evidence, and medical records to build a clear picture of what happened.

Talk to Morris Injury Law After a Las Vegas Car Accident

If you were hurt in a crash on Flamingo, Sahara, Charleston, Tropicana, Las Vegas Boulevard, or another busy Las Vegas road, you do not have to deal with the insurance company alone. Morris Injury Law helps injured people understand their options and pursue compensation for medical bills, lost income, pain and suffering, and other losses.

A serious crash can leave you with more questions than answers. Our team is here to listen, explain your next steps, and help you move forward.

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