Bicycle Accident Statistics in Los Angeles (2026 Update)

Updated October 20, 2026

Published by Moe Abdallah Law, P.C., the Los Angeles firm of attorney Mohamad “Moe” Abdallah (California State Bar No. 348886). Our own analysis of official crash records; see the methodology below.

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How many bicycle and e-bike crashes happen in Los Angeles?

CHP crash records list 613 crashes in the City of Los Angeles in 2025 where a bicyclist or e-bike rider was a party, about 1.7 a day.

• 580 bicycle and e-bike crashes in the City of Los Angeles in 2025 injured at least one person. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
• 13 bicycle and e-bike crashes in the City of Los Angeles in 2025 killed at least one person, or 2.12 percent of these crashes. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
• Bicycle and e-bike crashes were 2 percent of the 29,915 crashes recorded in the City of Los Angeles in 2025. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
• 602 people were injured in bicycle and e-bike crashes in the City of Los Angeles in 2025, counting everyone hurt in any role, bicyclists included. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
• Bicycle and e-bike crashes in the City of Los Angeles in 2025 killed 21.2 people per 1,000 crashes. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
• A crash counts in this data when a party was recorded as a bicyclist or a party's vehicle was a bicycle or electric bicycle, and the count includes freeways inside city limits. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)

Are bicyclist deaths in Los Angeles going up?

CHP records list 13 bicyclists, including e-bike riders, killed in City of Los Angeles crashes in 2025. CHP's yearly files are not equally complete, so we don't compare years from them. LAPD's own weekly count of fatal crashes is the better trend source.

• LAPD's COMPSTAT snapshot counts 15 fatal crashes involving a bicycle ("Bicycle Involved" K's) on City of Los Angeles streets from Jan. 1 to Oct. 3, 2026, compared with 10 in the same stretch of 2025 and 18 in 2024. (LAPD COMPSTAT, Oct. 2026)
• LAPD's K's count fatal crashes, not people killed, and leave out freeways, so they will not match CHP's count of bicyclists killed. (LAPD COMPSTAT, Oct. 2026)
• For all crash types, CHP's file holds 181 of the 220 fatal crashes LAPD counted from Jan. 1 to Oct. 3, 2025, and 171 of the 233 it counted in the same stretch of 2024. (LAPD COMPSTAT, Oct. 2026)
• The Los Angeles Police Department also changed its records system between 2019 and 2021, which makes CHP counts from those years harder still to line up. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)

How many bicyclists are injured in Los Angeles, and how badly?

CHP records list 599 bicyclists, including e-bike riders, killed or injured in City of Los Angeles crashes in 2025, and 187 had suspected serious injuries.

• 273 bicyclists had suspected minor injuries in City of Los Angeles crashes in 2025. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
• 126 bicyclists reported a possible injury or complaint of pain in City of Los Angeles crashes in 2025. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
• 200 bicyclists were killed or seriously injured in City of Los Angeles crashes in 2025, the combined count that Vision Zero programs track. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
• Killed or seriously injured bicyclists were 33.4 percent of all bicyclists killed or injured in the City of Los Angeles in 2025. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
• Injury levels are the reporting officer's judgment at the scene, not a medical diagnosis. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)

What causes bicycle crashes in Los Angeles?

Officers most often recorded unsafe turn or lane change or unsafe speed as the main cause of City of Los Angeles bicycle and e-bike crashes in 2025, a tie at 78 crashes each.

• Officers recorded unsafe turn or lane change (California Vehicle Code 22107) as the main cause in 78 bicycle and e-bike crashes in the City of Los Angeles in 2025, or 12.7 percent. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
• Officers recorded unsafe speed (California Vehicle Code 22350, the "basic speed law") as the main cause in 78 bicycle and e-bike crashes in the City of Los Angeles in 2025, or 12.7 percent. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
• Officers recorded failing to yield when entering a road from a driveway, alley or other property (California Vehicle Code 21804) as the main cause in 67 bicycle and e-bike crashes in the City of Los Angeles in 2025, or 10.9 percent. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
• In fatal bicycle and e-bike crashes in the City of Los Angeles in 2025, officers most often recorded unsafe speed, in 5 of the 13 fatal crashes. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
• Officers marked 32.2 percent of the bicyclists and e-bike riders involved in City of Los Angeles crashes in 2025 as at fault. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
• 331 bicycle and e-bike crashes in the City of Los Angeles in 2025 were coded as felony hit-and-run crashes, meaning a party left the scene of a crash that injured or killed someone. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
• Each cause is the single "primary collision factor" the reporting officer chose for the crash, not a court finding of fault. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)

When do bicycle crashes happen in Los Angeles?

Bicycle and e-bike crashes in the City of Los Angeles peaked from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. in 2025, with 58 crashes in that hour.

• 34.4 percent of bicycle and e-bike crashes in the City of Los Angeles in 2025 happened from 3:00 p.m. to 6:59 p.m. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
• Saturday was the busiest day for bicycle and e-bike crashes in the City of Los Angeles in 2025, with 97 crashes. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
• November was the busiest month for bicycle and e-bike crashes in the City of Los Angeles in 2025, with 64 crashes. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
• 30.7 percent of bicycle and e-bike crashes in the City of Los Angeles in 2025 happened in the dark. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
• 38.5 percent of fatal bicycle and e-bike crashes in the City of Los Angeles in 2025 happened from 9:00 p.m. to 4:59 a.m. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
• 30.8 percent of fatal bicycle and e-bike crashes in the City of Los Angeles in 2025 happened on a Saturday or Sunday. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
• According to IIHS, bicyclist deaths in the United States in 2024 peaked from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., when 23 percent of them happened. (IIHS, Oct. 2026)

Who is hurt in Los Angeles bicycle crashes?

87 percent of bicyclists killed or injured in City of Los Angeles crashes in 2025 were male, among those whose sex the crash report lists.

• 92.3 percent of bicyclists killed in City of Los Angeles crashes in 2025 were male, among those whose sex the report lists. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
• 2 of the 13 bicyclists killed in City of Los Angeles crashes in 2025 were 65 or older. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
• 1 of the 13 bicyclists killed in City of Los Angeles crashes in 2025 was under 25. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
• The median age of bicyclists killed in City of Los Angeles crashes in 2025 was 37, among those whose age the report lists. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
• The chart below groups all bicyclists killed or injured in City of Los Angeles crashes in 2025 by age, from children to riders 65 and older. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)

Which Los Angeles streets have the most bicycle crashes?

The surface streets with the most bicycle and e-bike crashes in the City of Los Angeles in 2025 were Main, Figueroa and Western.

• Main had 22 bicycle and e-bike crashes in the City of Los Angeles in 2025, the most of any surface street. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
• Figueroa had 21 bicycle and e-bike crashes in the City of Los Angeles in 2025, the second most of any surface street. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
• Western had 20 bicycle and e-bike crashes in the City of Los Angeles in 2025, the third most of any surface street. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
• No City of Los Angeles intersection had more than 2 bicycle and e-bike crashes in 2025, and several, including Venice & Westmoreland, tied at that count. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
• A crash counts for a street when the street is the main road or the cross street, and freeways are left out of the street ranking. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
• Street totals are counts, not rates, so long streets rank higher. Our dangerous streets study ranks all crashes the same way. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)

How common are e-bike and e-scooter crashes in Los Angeles?

CHP records list 106 e-bike crashes in the City of Los Angeles in 2025, or 17.3 percent of all bicycle and e-bike crashes. E-scooter crashes are counted separately, and our e-bike and scooter accident lawyer in Los Angeles page covers both kinds of crash.

• 97 e-bike crashes in the City of Los Angeles in 2025 injured at least one person. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
• 104 people on e-bikes were killed or injured in City of Los Angeles crashes in 2025. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
• 247 crashes in the City of Los Angeles in 2025 involved an e-scooter, go-ped or motorboard, and these are not counted in the bicycle totals on this page. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
• 234 e-scooter, go-ped and motorboard crashes in the City of Los Angeles in 2025 injured at least one person. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
• 4 people on e-scooters, go-peds or motorboards were killed in City of Los Angeles crashes in 2025, and 243 were killed or injured. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
• CHP has one code for e-bikes and no split by class, and an officer may code an e-bike as a plain bicycle, so the e-bike counts are a minimum. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
• California Vehicle Code 312.5 defines an electric bicycle as a bicycle with fully operable pedals and an electric motor of no more than 750 watts, sorted into class 1, 2 and 3. (Cal. Vehicle Code 312.5, Oct. 2026)
• In a 2020 IIHS study of injured e-scooter riders treated at a Washington, D.C., emergency room in 2019, nearly 3 out of 5 were hurt riding on the sidewalk, and only 2 percent reported wearing a helmet. (IIHS, Oct. 2026)

How does Los Angeles compare with California and the United States?

CHP records list 145 bicyclists killed statewide in 2025, and the City of Los Angeles accounted for 9 percent of them.

• California had 12,134 bicycle and e-bike crashes in CHP's 2025 records, statewide. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
• Bicyclists were 4.2 percent of all people killed in California crashes in 2025, in CHP records. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
• According to NHTSA, 1,103 bicyclists were killed in traffic crashes in the United States in 2024. (NHTSA, Oct. 2026)
• According to NHTSA's bicycle safety facts, nearly three quarters of all bicyclist deaths in the United States occurred in urban areas. (NHTSA, Oct. 2026)
• According to IIHS, 1,075 bicyclists were killed in crashes with motor vehicles in the United States in 2024, the third-highest number ever recorded. (IIHS, Oct. 2026)
• According to IIHS, 68 percent of bicyclists killed in the United States in 2024 were not wearing helmets, and 81 percent were killed in urban areas. (IIHS, Oct. 2026)
• According to IIHS, 18 percent of bicyclists aged 16 and older killed in the United States in 2024 had a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 percent or higher. (IIHS, Oct. 2026)
• According to IIHS, California had 162 bicyclist deaths in 2024, which was 4 percent of the state's motor vehicle crash deaths that year. (IIHS, Oct. 2026)
• According to UC Berkeley SafeTREC, California had 145 bicyclists killed in motor vehicle traffic crashes in 2023, a 20.8 percent decrease from 2022. (SafeTREC, Oct. 2026)
• According to UC Berkeley SafeTREC, Los Angeles County ranked first among California counties in 2023 for both bicyclist deaths, at 28, and serious injuries, at 268. (SafeTREC, Oct. 2026)
• According to the California Office of Traffic Safety, 393 people were killed or injured in crashes involving a bicyclist on City of Los Angeles streets in 2023, a count that leaves out freeways. (California OTS, Oct. 2026)
• LADOT's Vision Zero page says nearly half the people killed in Los Angeles traffic crashes were walking or bicycling. (LADOT, Oct. 2026)

What California laws apply to bicycle crashes in Los Angeles?

California Vehicle Code 21200 gives a person riding a bicycle on a Los Angeles road the rights and duties of a vehicle driver, with limited exceptions. Drivers in these crashes follow the same Vehicle Code rules as in any Los Angeles car accident, and this section is information, not legal advice.

• California Vehicle Code 21200 says a person riding a bicycle on a highway has all the rights and is subject to the rules that apply to the driver of a vehicle, including the rules on driving under the influence. (Cal. Vehicle Code 21200, Oct. 2026)
• California Vehicle Code 21760, the Three Feet for Safety Act, bars a driver from passing a bicycle going the same direction with less than three feet between the vehicle and the bicycle or its rider. (Cal. Vehicle Code 21760, Oct. 2026)
• California Vehicle Code 22350, the "basic speed law", bars driving faster than is reasonable or prudent for the weather, visibility, traffic and road. (Cal. Vehicle Code 22350, Oct. 2026)
• California Vehicle Code 22107 bars turning or moving right or left on a roadway until the move can be made with reasonable safety, and requires a signal when another vehicle may be affected. (Cal. Vehicle Code 22107, Oct. 2026)
• California Vehicle Code 21804 requires a driver entering or crossing a highway from public or private property or an alley to yield to approaching traffic close enough to be an immediate hazard. (Cal. Vehicle Code 21804, Oct. 2026)
• California Vehicle Code 20001 requires the driver of a vehicle in a crash that injures or kills another person to stop at the scene, and a violation can bring state prison or county jail time. (Cal. Vehicle Code 20001, Oct. 2026)
• California Code of Civil Procedure 335.1 sets a two-year time limit for a lawsuit over injury to, or the death of, a person caused by another's wrongful act or neglect. (Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 335.1, Oct. 2026)
• California Government Code 911.2 requires a claim for death or personal injury against a public entity to be presented no later than six months after the cause of action accrues. (Cal. Gov. Code 911.2, Oct. 2026)

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