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DUI crashes in Los Angeles: Statistics (2026 Update)

In 2025, 37 people died in 2,506 DUI-involved crashes in the City of Los Angeles, CHP crash records show. People killed in these crashes were 11 percent of all 2025 city crash deaths. These Los Angeles DUI crash statistics also show most of the crashes happened after dark.

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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.

Los Angeles DUI crash statistics at a glance

  • 2,506 crashes in the City of Los Angeles in 2025 involved a driver coded under the influence or had DUI listed as the main cause, about 6.9 a day. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • 37 people died in DUI-involved crashes in the City of Los Angeles in 2025, which is 11 percent of all 335 crash deaths in the city. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • 1,758 people were injured in DUI-involved crashes in the City of Los Angeles in 2025, and 184 of them had suspected serious injuries. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • 69.4 percent of DUI-involved crashes in the City of Los Angeles in 2025 happened in the dark. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • The busiest hour for DUI-involved crashes in the City of Los Angeles in 2025 was 2 a.m. to 3 a.m., with 216 crashes. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • 72.7 percent of fatal DUI-involved crashes in the City of Los Angeles in 2025 happened on a Saturday or Sunday. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • Drivers aged 25 to 34 were 40.7 percent of impaired drivers with a known age in City of Los Angeles crashes in 2025. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • Sepulveda had the most DUI-involved crashes of any surface street in the City of Los Angeles in 2025, with 57. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • Crashes where officers listed DUI as the main cause killed 32 people in the City of Los Angeles in 2025. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • 96.1 percent of parties coded under the influence in DUI-involved crashes in the City of Los Angeles in 2025 were marked at fault. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • According to NHTSA, 11,904 people died in alcohol-impaired-driving crashes in the United States in 2024, one every 44 minutes. (NHTSA, Oct. 2026)
  • 14.7 percent of DUI-involved crashes in the City of Los Angeles in 2025 were hit-and-runs. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
The numbers at a glance: City of Los Angeles, 2025
MeasureNumberYearSource
Crashes2,5062025CHP CCRS
Crashes with an injury1,1132025CHP CCRS
Fatal crashes332025CHP CCRS
People killed372025CHP CCRS
People seriously injured1842025CHP CCRS
Killed or seriously injured2212025CHP CCRS
Share of all LA traffic deaths11%2025CHP CCRS
People killed in 2024232025CHP CCRS
People killed statewide (California, 2025)8372025CHP CCRS

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How many DUI crashes happen in Los Angeles each year?

California Highway Patrol crash records list 2,506 crashes in the City of Los Angeles in 2025 where DUI was the main cause or a driver was coded under the influence. That is about 6.9 a day. CHP's yearly files are not equally complete, so this page does not compare years.

  • DUI-involved crashes were 8.4 percent of the 29,915 crashes recorded in the City of Los Angeles in 2025. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • 1,113 DUI-involved crashes in the City of Los Angeles in 2025 injured at least one person. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • 33 DUI-involved crashes in the City of Los Angeles in 2025 killed at least one person, which is 1.32 percent of the city's DUI-involved crashes. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • Officers listed DUI (Vehicle Code 23152 or 23153) as the main cause of 2,337 crashes in the City of Los Angeles in 2025. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • 2,329 DUI-involved crashes in the City of Los Angeles in 2025 had at least one party coded as under the influence of alcohol. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • 149 DUI-involved crashes in the City of Los Angeles in 2025 had at least one party coded as under the influence of drugs. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • 12 DUI-involved crashes in the City of Los Angeles in 2025 had both an alcohol code and a drug code among their parties. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • The month with the most DUI-involved crashes in the City of Los Angeles in 2025 was December, with 239 crashes. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)

DUI-involved crashes in the City of Los Angeles by month, 2025

DUI-involved crashes in the City of Los Angeles by month, 2025Jan: 202 crashes; Feb: 200 crashes; Mar: 213 crashes; Apr: 189 crashes; May: 212 crashes; Jun: 188 crashes; Jul: 187 crashes; Aug: 229 crashes; Sep: 205 crashes; Oct: 228 crashes; Nov: 214 crashes; Dec: 239 crashes.0100200300Jan: 202 crashes202JanFeb: 200 crashes200FebMar: 213 crashes213MarApr: 189 crashes189AprMay: 212 crashes212MayJun: 188 crashes188JunJul: 187 crashes187JulAug: 229 crashes229AugSep: 205 crashes205SepOct: 228 crashes228OctNov: 214 crashes214NovDec: 239 crashes239Dec
Data: DUI-involved crashes in the City of Los Angeles by month, 2025
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Crashes202200213189212188187229205228214239

Source: CHP California Crash Reporting System (CCRS), City of Los Angeles rows, pulled Oct. 12, 2026.

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How many people are killed or hurt in DUI crashes in Los Angeles?

CHP crash records show DUI-involved crashes in the City of Los Angeles killed at least 37 people and injured 1,758 more in 2025. CHP's yearly files are not equally complete, so we don't compare years from them. LAPD's weekly count has a DUI-related line, but it uses a much narrower label than CHP's records, so we don't use it here.

  • 1,795 people were killed or injured in DUI-involved crashes in the City of Los Angeles in 2025. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • 765 people had suspected minor injuries in DUI-involved crashes in the City of Los Angeles in 2025. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • 809 people reported possible injury or complaint of pain in DUI-involved crashes in the City of Los Angeles in 2025. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • 221 people were killed or seriously injured in DUI-involved crashes in the City of Los Angeles in 2025, which is 12.3 percent of everyone hurt or killed. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • DUI-involved crashes in the City of Los Angeles in 2025 killed 14.8 people for every 1,000 crashes. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • Officers listed driving under the influence (Vehicle Code 23152) as the main cause in 27 of the 33 fatal DUI-involved crashes in the City of Los Angeles in 2025. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • Crashes where officers listed DUI as the main cause killed 32 people in the City of Los Angeles in 2025. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)

When do DUI crashes happen in Los Angeles?

Most DUI-involved crashes in the City of Los Angeles in 2025 happened in the dark, and the hour from 2 a.m. to 3 a.m. was the busiest. Most fatal ones happened between 9 p.m. and 4:59 a.m.

  • 69.7 percent of fatal DUI-involved crashes in the City of Los Angeles in 2025 happened in the dark. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • 60.6 percent of fatal DUI-involved crashes in the City of Los Angeles in 2025 happened between 9 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • The hour from 2 a.m. to 3 a.m. had 216 DUI-involved crashes in the City of Los Angeles in 2025, more than any other hour. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • 15.3 percent of DUI-involved crashes in the City of Los Angeles in 2025 happened between 3 p.m. and 6:59 p.m. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • According to UC Berkeley SafeTREC, 47.6 percent of alcohol-impaired fatal crashes in California in 2023 happened between 9 p.m. and 3 a.m. (UC Berkeley SafeTREC, Oct. 2026)

DUI-involved crashes in the City of Los Angeles by hour of day, 2025

DUI-involved crashes in the City of Los Angeles by hour of day, 202512a.m.: 168 crashes; 1a.m.: 206 crashes; 2a.m.: 216 crashes; 3a.m.: 143 crashes; 4a.m.: 93 crashes; 5a.m.: 76 crashes; 6a.m.: 61 crashes; 7a.m.: 36 crashes; 8a.m.: 56 crashes; 9a.m.: 37 crashes; 10a.m.: 27 crashes; 11a.m.: 38 crashes; 12p.m.: 39 crashes; 1p.m.: 51 crashes; 2p.m.: 42 crashes; 3p.m.: 70 crashes; 4p.m.: 90 crashes; 5p.m.: 109 crashes; 6p.m.: 115 crashes; 7p.m.: 149 crashes; 8p.m.: 178 crashes; 9p.m.: 158 crashes; 10p.m.: 176 crashes; 11p.m.: 172 crashes.010020030012a.m.: 168 crashes12a.m.1a.m.: 206 crashes2a.m.: 216 crashes3a.m.: 143 crashes3a.m.4a.m.: 93 crashes5a.m.: 76 crashes6a.m.: 61 crashes6a.m.7a.m.: 36 crashes8a.m.: 56 crashes9a.m.: 37 crashes9a.m.10a.m.: 27 crashes11a.m.: 38 crashes12p.m.: 39 crashes12p.m.1p.m.: 51 crashes2p.m.: 42 crashes3p.m.: 70 crashes3p.m.4p.m.: 90 crashes5p.m.: 109 crashes6p.m.: 115 crashes6p.m.7p.m.: 149 crashes8p.m.: 178 crashes9p.m.: 158 crashes9p.m.10p.m.: 176 crashes11p.m.: 172 crashes
Data: DUI-involved crashes in the City of Los Angeles by hour of day, 2025
12a.m.1a.m.2a.m.3a.m.4a.m.5a.m.6a.m.7a.m.8a.m.9a.m.10a.m.11a.m.12p.m.1p.m.2p.m.3p.m.4p.m.5p.m.6p.m.7p.m.8p.m.9p.m.10p.m.11p.m.
Crashes16820621614393766136563727383951427090109115149178158176172

Source: CHP California Crash Reporting System (CCRS), City of Los Angeles rows, pulled Oct. 12, 2026.

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Which days of the week have the most DUI crashes in Los Angeles?

Sunday had the most DUI-involved crashes in the City of Los Angeles in 2025, with 599, and Saturday came second. Friday had the most of any weekday.

  • Sunday had 599 DUI-involved crashes in the City of Los Angeles in 2025, more than any other day of the week. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • Saturday and Sunday each had more DUI-involved crashes than any weekday in the City of Los Angeles in 2025. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • Friday had more DUI-involved crashes than Monday through Thursday in the City of Los Angeles in 2025. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • According to UC Berkeley SafeTREC, 43.4 percent of alcohol-impaired fatal crashes in California in 2023 happened on a Saturday or Sunday. (UC Berkeley SafeTREC, Oct. 2026)

DUI-involved crashes in the City of Los Angeles by day of the week, 2025

DUI-involved crashes in the City of Los Angeles by day of the week, 2025Mon: 299 crashes; Tue: 210 crashes; Wed: 233 crashes; Thu: 248 crashes; Fri: 345 crashes; Sat: 572 crashes; Sun: 599 crashes.0200400600Mon: 299 crashes299MonTue: 210 crashes210TueWed: 233 crashes233WedThu: 248 crashes248ThuFri: 345 crashes345FriSat: 572 crashes572SatSun: 599 crashes599Sun
Data: DUI-involved crashes in the City of Los Angeles by day of the week, 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Crashes299210233248345572599

Source: CHP California Crash Reporting System (CCRS), City of Los Angeles rows, pulled Oct. 12, 2026.

What causes DUI crashes in Los Angeles, and what do they look like?

In the City of Los Angeles in 2025, officers listed driving under the influence (Vehicle Code 23152) as the main cause in 91.3 percent of DUI-involved crashes. Rear-end crashes were the most common type.

  • Officers listed driving under the influence (Vehicle Code 23152) as the main cause in 2,289 DUI-involved crashes in the City of Los Angeles in 2025. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • Officers listed DUI causing injury (Vehicle Code 23153) as the main cause in 48 DUI-involved crashes in the City of Los Angeles in 2025. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • Officers listed unsafe speed (Vehicle Code 22350) as the main cause in 49 DUI-involved crashes in the City of Los Angeles in 2025, or 2 percent. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • Rear-end crashes were the most common type of DUI-involved crash in the City of Los Angeles in 2025, ahead of sideswipes and crashes into objects. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • 2,479 parties in DUI-involved crashes in the City of Los Angeles in 2025 were coded as under the influence of alcohol or drugs. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • A drug recognition evaluation was done for 73 parties in DUI-involved crashes in the City of Los Angeles in 2025. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • 103 DUI-involved crashes in the City of Los Angeles in 2025 were felony hit-and-runs. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)

DUI-involved crashes in the City of Los Angeles by collision type, 2025

DUI-involved crashes in the City of Los Angeles by collision type, 2025Rear End: 776 crashes; Side Swipe: 671 crashes; Hit Object: 554 crashes; Broadside: 215 crashes; Head-On: 207 crashes; Overturned: 35 crashes.Rear EndRear End: 776 crashes776Side SwipeSide Swipe: 671 crashes671Hit ObjectHit Object: 554 crashes554BroadsideBroadside: 215 crashes215Head-OnHead-On: 207 crashes207OverturnedOverturned: 35 crashes35
Data: DUI-involved crashes in the City of Los Angeles by collision type, 2025
Crashes
Rear End776
Side Swipe671
Hit Object554
Broadside215
Head-On207
Overturned35

Source: CHP California Crash Reporting System (CCRS), City of Los Angeles rows, pulled Oct. 12, 2026.

Who is involved in DUI crashes in Los Angeles?

Impaired drivers in City of Los Angeles crashes in 2025 were mostly men, and drivers aged 25 to 34 were the largest age group. Most people killed in DUI-involved crashes that year were also men.

  • 880 impaired drivers in City of Los Angeles crashes in 2025 were aged 25 to 34, the largest age group. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • 100 impaired drivers in City of Los Angeles crashes in 2025 were under 21, below the legal drinking age. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • 78 percent of impaired drivers in City of Los Angeles crashes in 2025 were men, among drivers with a known sex. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • 63.5 percent of people killed or injured in DUI-involved crashes in the City of Los Angeles in 2025 were men, among people with a known sex. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • 83.8 percent of people killed in DUI-involved crashes in the City of Los Angeles in 2025 were men, among people with a known sex. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • The median age of people killed in DUI-involved crashes in the City of Los Angeles in 2025 was 28. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • 15 of the people killed in DUI-involved crashes in the City of Los Angeles in 2025 were under 25. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • 1 person aged 65 or older was killed in a DUI-involved crash in the City of Los Angeles in 2025. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)

Impaired drivers in City of Los Angeles crashes by age group, 2025

Impaired drivers in City of Los Angeles crashes by age group, 2025under 16: 1 drivers; 16-19: 61 drivers; 20-24: 357 drivers; 25-34: 880 drivers; 35-44: 468 drivers; 45-54: 230 drivers; 55-64: 123 drivers; 65+: 44 drivers; unknown: 309 drivers.under 16under 16: 1 drivers116-1916-19: 61 drivers6120-2420-24: 357 drivers35725-3425-34: 880 drivers88035-4435-44: 468 drivers46845-5445-54: 230 drivers23055-6455-64: 123 drivers12365+65+: 44 drivers44unknownunknown: 309 drivers309
Data: Impaired drivers in City of Los Angeles crashes by age group, 2025
Drivers
under 161
16-1961
20-24357
25-34880
35-44468
45-54230
55-64123
65+44
unknown309

Source: CHP California Crash Reporting System (CCRS), City of Los Angeles rows, pulled Oct. 12, 2026.

Where do DUI crashes happen in Los Angeles?

Sepulveda had the most DUI-involved crashes of any surface street in the City of Los Angeles in 2025, followed by Vermont and Figueroa. No single intersection stood out.

  • Sepulveda had 57 DUI-involved crashes in the City of Los Angeles in 2025, the most of any surface street. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • Vermont had 56 DUI-involved crashes in the City of Los Angeles in 2025, second among surface streets. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • Figueroa had 50 DUI-involved crashes in the City of Los Angeles in 2025, third among surface streets. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • No intersection in the City of Los Angeles had more than 2 DUI-involved crashes in 2025, and Nordhoff & Van Nuys was one of several tied at that count. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)

Surface streets with the most DUI-involved crashes in the City of Los Angeles, 2025

Surface streets with the most DUI-involved crashes in the City of Los Angeles, 2025Sepulveda: 57 crashes; Vermont: 56 crashes; Figueroa: 50 crashes; Victory: 45 crashes; Sherman: 44 crashes; Roscoe: 42 crashes; Woodman: 39 crashes; Saticoy: 39 crashes; Van Nuys: 37 crashes; Normandie: 37 crashes.SepulvedaSepulveda: 57 crashes57VermontVermont: 56 crashes56FigueroaFigueroa: 50 crashes50VictoryVictory: 45 crashes45ShermanSherman: 44 crashes44RoscoeRoscoe: 42 crashes42WoodmanWoodman: 39 crashes39SaticoySaticoy: 39 crashes39Van NuysVan Nuys: 37 crashes37NormandieNormandie: 37 crashes37
Data: Surface streets with the most DUI-involved crashes in the City of Los Angeles, 2025
Crashes
Sepulveda57
Vermont56
Figueroa50
Victory45
Sherman44
Roscoe42
Woodman39
Saticoy39
Van Nuys37
Normandie37

Source: CHP California Crash Reporting System (CCRS), City of Los Angeles rows, pulled Oct. 12, 2026.

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

DUI-involved crashes made up a larger share of crash deaths across California than in the City of Los Angeles in 2025, according to CHP crash records. Federal and state reports add national and statewide context.

  • California Highway Patrol crash records list 37,558 DUI-involved crashes across California in 2025. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • DUI-involved crashes killed 837 people across California in 2025. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • The City of Los Angeles accounted for 4.4 percent of California's 2025 deaths in DUI-involved crashes. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • DUI-involved crashes were 24.3 percent of all crash deaths in California in 2025, compared with 11 percent in the City of Los Angeles. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • According to the California Office of Traffic Safety, 1,508 people were killed or injured in alcohol-involved crashes in the City of Los Angeles in 2023, counting crashes where a driver, pedestrian or cyclist had been drinking. (California OTS, Oct. 2026)
  • According to the California Office of Traffic Safety, the City of Los Angeles recorded 3,515 DUI arrests in 2023. (California OTS, Oct. 2026)
  • According to UC Berkeley SafeTREC, 265 of California's alcohol-impaired crash deaths in 2023 were in Los Angeles County. (UC Berkeley SafeTREC, Oct. 2026)
  • According to UC Berkeley SafeTREC, 1,355 people died in alcohol-impaired crashes in California in 2023. (UC Berkeley SafeTREC, Oct. 2026)
  • According to NHTSA, 33 percent of traffic deaths in California in 2023 happened in crashes with a driver at a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 or higher, compared with 30 percent nationwide. (NHTSA, Oct. 2026)
  • According to NHTSA, 28 percent of California traffic deaths in 2014 happened in crashes with a driver at a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 or higher. (NHTSA, Oct. 2026)
  • According to the California Office of Traffic Safety, alcohol-impaired-driving deaths in California rose 16.1 percent from 1,180 in 2020 to 1,370 in 2021. (California OTS, Oct. 2026)
  • According to NHTSA, drunk-driving crashes killed an average of more than 11,500 people a year in the United States from 2015 through 2024. (NHTSA, Oct. 2026)
  • According to the CDC, 13,524 people died in crashes involving alcohol-impaired drivers in the United States in 2022, which was 32 percent of all traffic deaths. (CDC, Oct. 2026)

What do studies and California law say about impaired driving?

NHTSA research links higher blood alcohol levels to much higher crash risk. California Vehicle Code 23152 makes DUI a crime, and 23153 covers DUI that injures another person. This page is information, not legal advice; our page on Los Angeles car accident claims explains how injury claims work.

  • According to NHTSA, drivers with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 are about 4 times as likely to crash as drivers with none. (NHTSA, Oct. 2026)
  • According to NHTSA, drivers with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.15 are at least 12 times as likely to crash as drivers with none. (NHTSA, Oct. 2026)
  • According to NHTSA, 2,028 people died in 2024 in U.S. alcohol-related crashes where a driver had a blood alcohol concentration of 0.01 to 0.07. (NHTSA, Oct. 2026)
  • According to NHTSA, 56 percent of drivers in serious-injury and fatal crashes at studied trauma centers in October through December 2020 tested positive for at least one drug. (NHTSA, Oct. 2026)
  • According to the CDC, an estimated 12.1 million U.S. residents aged 16 and older drove under the influence of cannabis in the past year, based on 2023 national survey data. (CDC, Oct. 2026)
  • California Vehicle Code 23152 makes driving under the influence of alcohol, drugs or both a crime, and the same goes for driving with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 percent or more. (Cal. Veh. Code 23152, Oct. 2026)
  • California Vehicle Code 23153 makes it a separate crime to be driving under the influence and cause bodily injury to another person. (Cal. Veh. Code 23153, Oct. 2026)
  • California Vehicle Code 20001 requires a driver in a crash that injures or kills someone to stop immediately at the scene. (Cal. Veh. Code 20001, Oct. 2026)

Methodology: how we counted and what to watch for

Source and pull date. Every CHP crash number comes from the California Highway Patrol's California Crash Reporting System (CCRS) on data.ca.gov. We counted rows with City Name = Los Angeles in our Oct. 12, 2026 pull, the same crash set as our main Los Angeles car accident statistics page. That set has 29,915 crashes and 335 deaths for 2025, and it includes freeways inside city limits.

How we define a DUI-involved crash. A crash counts if officers listed driving under the influence (Vehicle Code 23152 or 23153) as the main cause, or if any driver was coded 'had been drinking, under the influence' or 'under drug influence'. Impaired pedestrians and cyclists do not make a crash count on their own: 49 pedestrians in 2025 City of Los Angeles crashes were coded under the influence, and their crashes count only if a driver was also impaired or DUI was the main cause. People counted as killed or injured include everyone hurt in those crashes, in any role.

Two death counts. The page total of 37 deaths uses the broad rule above. A narrower rule, crashes where officers listed DUI as the main cause, gives 32 deaths in 2025, the same figure as our main page.

What CCRS cannot tell us. CCRS has no blood alcohol levels. 'Under the influence' is the officer's code, and toxicology results often arrive later. It does not record the type of drug, and it has no DUI arrests. In 2025, 11,121 parties in City of Los Angeles crashes had sobriety 'not known' and 756 were coded 'had been drinking, impairment unknown', so every DUI count here is a floor.

Reporting caveat. The Los Angeles Police Department changed its records system around 2021, so older CHP counts for the city do not line up with recent ones. Federal and state figures come from the publisher named in each line, use different rules, and are not added to CHP counts. Apart from the LAPD COMPSTAT line, this page has no 2026 data.

Why we don't compare years. CHP's file is less complete for some years than LAPD's own count. For Jan. 1 to Oct. 3, LAPD's COMPSTAT snapshot counts 220 fatal crashes citywide in 2025 and 233 in 2024, but CHP's file holds only 181 and 171 of them. So this page reports 2025 figures as published and does not compare years. For a year-to-year view, LAPD's weekly COMPSTAT Traffic Statistics Snapshot is the better source.

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Frequently Asked Questions

CHP crash records list 2,506 DUI-involved crashes in the City of Los Angeles in 2025, about 6.9 a day. 1,113 of them injured at least one person, and 33 killed at least one person. These counts are a floor because officers never determined sobriety for many people involved in crashes.

DUI-involved crashes in the City of Los Angeles killed 37 people in 2025, counting every role, according to CHP crash records. In crashes where officers listed DUI as the main cause, 32 people died.

Most happen after dark. In 2025, 69.4 percent of City of Los Angeles DUI-involved crashes were in the dark, and the hour from 2 a.m. to 3 a.m. was the busiest. 60.6 percent of the fatal ones happened between 9 p.m. and 4:59 a.m., according to CHP crash records.

Sunday had the most DUI-involved crashes in the City of Los Angeles in 2025, with 599, and Saturday was second. 72.7 percent of the fatal DUI-involved crashes that year happened on a Saturday or Sunday, according to CHP crash records.

Among surface streets, Sepulveda had the most DUI-involved crashes in the City of Los Angeles in 2025 (57), followed by Vermont (56) and Figueroa (50). No single intersection had more than 2 crashes. The street counts leave out freeways, although the citywide totals include them.

In City of Los Angeles crashes in 2025, 40.7 percent of impaired drivers with a known age were 25 to 34, and 78 percent were men. 100 impaired drivers were under 21. Officers marked 96.1 percent of impaired parties in DUI-involved crashes at fault, according to CHP crash records.

Not exactly. In California, DUI covers more than alcohol: Vehicle Code 23152 makes driving under the influence of alcohol, drugs or both a crime, and sets a 0.08 percent blood alcohol limit for most drivers. In CHP's 2025 City of Los Angeles records, 2,329 DUI-involved crashes had a party coded for alcohol and 149 had a party coded for drugs.

In 2025, CHP records show DUI-involved crashes killed 837 people statewide, and the City of Los Angeles made up 4.4 percent of them. Statewide, these crashes were 24.3 percent of all crash deaths, against 11 percent in the city. Both shares use the same CHP system and crash rule, but sobriety codes on fatal crashes are often updated after toxicology, so both can change.

Under California Vehicle Code 20001, a driver in a crash that injures or kills another person must immediately stop at the scene. CHP crash records list 103 DUI-involved crashes in the City of Los Angeles in 2025 as felony hit-and-runs. You can read more on hit-and-run accident claims. This is information, not legal advice.

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