The Most Dangerous Intersections in Las Vegas

Las Vegas crashes are not random. A small set of intersections produces a disproportionate share of the valley's worst collisions, and the same names come back year after year, in police enforcement lists, in city safety plans, and in this firm's case files.

In September 2025, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department named the 12 intersections it considers the valley's most dangerous, based on three years of fatal and serious-injury crash data, and put targeted enforcement on each of them. These are the locations that keep making lists like that, and the reasons why.

Charleston Boulevard and Decatur Boulevard

Charleston and Decatur ranked at the top of Metro's 2025 list. It is the meeting of two of the valley's heaviest arterials: six lanes crossing six lanes, long signal cycles, heavy left-turn traffic, and a constant flow of buses, delivery vehicles, and pedestrians.

The city's Vision Zero safety data counted 5 fatal or serious-injury crashes at this intersection from 2018 to 2022, on top of more than a hundred crashes overall in that period. The pattern is the classic one for big Las Vegas crossings: left-turn and failure-to-yield collisions, at speeds high enough to make them severe.

Flamingo Road and Rainbow Boulevard

By raw collision count, Flamingo and Rainbow recorded more crashes in the first part of 2025 than any other Las Vegas intersection: 26 crashes from January to early May, according to Metro Police figures. It is a Spring Valley crossing surrounded by shopping centers and neighborhoods, which means heavy turning traffic in every direction, all day.

Flamingo Road is a repeat offender generally. Its intersections with Maryland Parkway, Decatur Boulevard, and Las Vegas Boulevard all appear on Metro's dangerous list or the city's safety data alongside Rainbow.

Sahara Avenue and Eastern Avenue

Sahara and Eastern is the east valley's entry on every list. The city's Vision Zero data counted 6 fatal or serious-injury crashes there from 2018 to 2022, tied for the most of any intersection in the city, and Metro counted 24 crashes there in just the first months of 2025.

Sahara's design explains much of it: an older, wide, fast arterial with dense commercial driveways, so vehicles are turning across traffic constantly, and pedestrians cross near bus stops along the corridor.

The Rest of Metro's List, and the Recurring Names

Across Metro's enforcement list and the city's safety data, the same crossings recur:

• Charleston Boulevard and Lamb Boulevard, 23 crashes in the first months of 2025
• Sahara Avenue and Las Vegas Boulevard, 6 fatal or serious-injury crashes from 2018 to 2022
• Tropicana Avenue and Decatur Boulevard, on Metro's dangerous-intersections list
• Flamingo Road and Maryland Parkway, at the top of Metro's 2025 enforcement list
• Boulder Highway and Sahara Avenue, where the valley's deadliest corridor begins

Boulder Highway Deserves Its Own Warning

Boulder Highway is an intersection problem stretched over miles. Running southeast from Sahara through the east valley into Henderson, it combines highway speeds, wide lanes, frequent driveways, and heavy pedestrian traffic. A City of Henderson project engineer has described it as having more fatalities than any other road in Nevada, and pedestrian deaths along it have driven years of safety projects, lighting work, and median fencing.

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Why These Intersections Keep Producing Serious Crashes

Metro Police names the same three causes at these locations: speeding, failure to yield, and impaired driving. The design of the crossings does the rest:

• wide multi-lane approaches that invite speed between lights
• long signal cycles that tempt red-light running
• left turns across fast oncoming traffic
• pedestrians crossing long distances near bus stops and shopping centers
• heavy visitor and rideshare traffic making late, unfamiliar decisions

That combination is also why intersection crashes are so often serious. Side-impact collisions at arterial speeds, and pedestrians struck in crosswalks, produce the injuries that fill personal injury practices.

Crashed at One of These Intersections?

A crash at a known high-risk crossing usually comes with evidence: signal cameras, business surveillance, and witnesses, but recordings are overwritten quickly. Attorney Ryan Alexander's office sits on Charleston Boulevard, and his team handles intersection crashes from every corridor on this page.

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This article provides general information and does not constitute legal advice. Every accident is different, and different claims may involve different deadlines, insurance policies, and legal issues.