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Pedestrian Accident Statistics in Los Angeles (2026 Update)

165 pedestrians were killed in traffic crashes in the City of Los Angeles in 2025, according to California Highway Patrol crash records. These Los Angeles pedestrian accident statistics also count 656 pedestrians with suspected serious injuries. Pedestrians made up 49.3 percent of all traffic deaths in the city that year.

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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 pedestrian accident statistics at a glance

  • 165 pedestrians were killed in City of Los Angeles traffic crashes in 2025. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • Pedestrians were 49.3 percent of the 335 people killed in City of Los Angeles crashes in 2025. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • The City of Los Angeles recorded 1,920 crashes involving a pedestrian in 2025, about 5.3 a day. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • 821 pedestrians were killed or seriously injured in City of Los Angeles crashes in 2025, which is 46.1 percent of all pedestrians killed or injured. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • LAPD's own count shows 111 fatal crashes between a vehicle and a pedestrian on city streets from Jan. 1 to Oct. 3, 2026, up from 104 in the same stretch of 2025. (LAPD COMPSTAT, Oct. 2026)
  • 73.8 percent of fatal pedestrian crashes in the City of Los Angeles in 2025 happened in the dark. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • Officers coded a driver failing to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk as the main cause of 460 City of Los Angeles pedestrian crashes in 2025, the most common cause code. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • 57.7 percent of pedestrian crashes in the City of Los Angeles in 2025 were coded as hit-and-run. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • 29 pedestrians were killed in City of Los Angeles freeway crashes in 2025. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • According to NHTSA, Los Angeles had 145 pedestrian fatalities in 2023, the most of any US city with 500,000 or more people. (NHTSA, Oct. 2026)
  • The City of Los Angeles accounted for 17.3 percent of California's pedestrian deaths in CHP's 2025 crash records. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
The numbers at a glance: City of Los Angeles, 2025
MeasureNumberYearSource
Crashes1,9202025CHP CCRS
Crashes with an injury1,6862025CHP CCRS
Fatal crashes1642025CHP CCRS
People killed1652025CHP CCRS
People seriously injured6562025CHP CCRS
Killed or seriously injured8212025CHP CCRS
Share of all LA traffic deaths49.3%2025CHP CCRS
People killed in 20241632025CHP CCRS
People killed statewide (California, 2025)9532025CHP CCRS

Download every statistic on this page (CSV) One row per stat with its source, link and anchor. Free to reuse with credit.

How many pedestrian crashes happen in Los Angeles each year?

CHP's crash records list 1,920 crashes involving a pedestrian in the City of Los Angeles in 2025, about 36.9 a week. They are one slice of all car accidents in Los Angeles.

  • In 2025, 1,686 City of Los Angeles pedestrian crashes injured at least one person. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • 164 City of Los Angeles pedestrian crashes in 2025 killed at least one person, or 8.54 percent of them. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • 1,781 pedestrians were killed or injured in City of Los Angeles crashes in 2025. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • Pedestrian crashes were 6.4 percent of the 29,915 crashes recorded in the City of Los Angeles in 2025. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • 597 pedestrians had suspected minor injuries in City of Los Angeles crashes in 2025. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • 363 pedestrians reported a possible injury or complaint of pain in City of Los Angeles crashes in 2025. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • Counting every role, including drivers and passengers, City of Los Angeles pedestrian crashes in 2025 injured 1,867 people and killed 167. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • For every 1,000 pedestrian crashes in the City of Los Angeles in 2025, 87 people were killed. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • According to the California Office of Traffic Safety, pedestrians were 1,432 of the 8,116 people killed or injured in City of Los Angeles crashes in 2023. (California OTS, Oct. 2026)

Pedestrian crashes in the City of Los Angeles by collision type, 2025

Pedestrian crashes in the City of Los Angeles by collision type, 2025Vehicle/Pedestrian: 1,512 crashes; Side Swipe: 115 crashes; Broadside: 89 crashes; Head-On: 80 crashes; Rear End: 59 crashes; Hit Object: 33 crashes.Vehicle/PedestrianVehicle/Pedestrian: 1,512 crashes1,512Side SwipeSide Swipe: 115 crashes115BroadsideBroadside: 89 crashes89Head-OnHead-On: 80 crashes80Rear EndRear End: 59 crashes59Hit ObjectHit Object: 33 crashes33
Data: Pedestrian crashes in the City of Los Angeles by collision type, 2025
Crashes
Vehicle/Pedestrian1,512
Side Swipe115
Broadside89
Head-On80
Rear End59
Hit Object33

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

Busy crosswalk where pedestrians cross traffic in Los Angeles

How many pedestrians die in Los Angeles, and are deaths going up?

CHP's crash records list at least 165 pedestrians 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 is the better trend source, and it shows fatal pedestrian crashes up 6.7 percent so far in 2026.

  • 656 pedestrians suffered suspected serious injuries in City of Los Angeles crashes in 2025. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • LAPD's COMPSTAT snapshot counts 111 "MV vs. Ped" fatal crashes from Jan. 1 to Oct. 3, 2026, compared with 104 in the same period of 2025, a 6.7 percent increase. (LAPD COMPSTAT, Oct. 2026)
  • The same LAPD snapshot counts 127 fatal pedestrian crashes for Jan. 1 to Oct. 3, 2024, so the 2026 count is 12.6 percent lower than two years earlier. (LAPD COMPSTAT, Oct. 2026)
  • LAPD's figures count fatal crashes, not people killed, and cover city streets only, not freeways. (LAPD COMPSTAT, Oct. 2026)
  • For Jan. 1 to Oct. 3, 2025, CHP's crash file holds 181 of the 220 fatal crashes LAPD counted citywide, which is why this page does not compare CHP counts across years. (LAPD COMPSTAT, Oct. 2026)
  • The Los Angeles Department of Transportation's Vision Zero page says nearly half the people killed in traffic crashes in the city were walking or bicycling. (LADOT, Oct. 2026)
  • According to NHTSA, 145 pedestrians were killed in traffic crashes in the city of Los Angeles in 2023. (NHTSA, Oct. 2026)
  • CHP's crash records list 156 pedestrian deaths in the City of Los Angeles for 2023, a different count from NHTSA's. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)

When do pedestrian crashes happen in Los Angeles?

Pedestrian crashes in Los Angeles build through the afternoon and peak in the evening. Fatal crashes cluster after dark.

  • 23 percent of City of Los Angeles pedestrian crashes in 2025 happened between 3:00 and 6:59 p.m. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • The 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. hour and the 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. hour tied as the busiest hours for City of Los Angeles pedestrian crashes in 2025, with 139 crashes each. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • 48.3 percent of City of Los Angeles pedestrian crashes in 2025 happened in the dark. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • 43.3 percent of fatal pedestrian crashes in the City of Los Angeles in 2025 happened between 9:00 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • Friday had the most pedestrian crashes in the City of Los Angeles in 2025, with 303. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • 33.5 percent of fatal pedestrian crashes in the City of Los Angeles in 2025 happened on a Saturday or Sunday. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • The busiest month for City of Los Angeles pedestrian crashes in 2025 was October, with 197 crashes. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • According to IIHS, 73 percent of US pedestrian deaths in 2024 happened between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. (IIHS, Oct. 2026)
  • According to NHTSA, 77 percent of US pedestrian fatalities in 2023 happened in the dark. (NHTSA, Oct. 2026)
  • According to UC Berkeley SafeTREC, 51 percent of fatal pedestrian crashes in California in 2023 happened between 6 p.m. and midnight. (SafeTREC, Oct. 2026)
  • According to GHSA, more than 80 percent of US pedestrian deaths on interstates, freeways and expressways in 2024 happened after dark. (GHSA, Oct. 2026)

Fatal pedestrian crashes in the City of Los Angeles by hour of day, 2025

Fatal pedestrian crashes in the City of Los Angeles by hour of day, 202512a.m.: 9 fatal crashes; 1a.m.: 10 fatal crashes; 2a.m.: 7 fatal crashes; 3a.m.: 7 fatal crashes; 4a.m.: 4 fatal crashes; 5a.m.: 14 fatal crashes; 6a.m.: 6 fatal crashes; 7a.m.: 2 fatal crashes; 8a.m.: 3 fatal crashes; 9a.m.: 0 fatal crashes; 10a.m.: 4 fatal crashes; 11a.m.: 0 fatal crashes; 12p.m.: 3 fatal crashes; 1p.m.: 4 fatal crashes; 2p.m.: 3 fatal crashes; 3p.m.: 4 fatal crashes; 4p.m.: 3 fatal crashes; 5p.m.: 9 fatal crashes; 6p.m.: 8 fatal crashes; 7p.m.: 15 fatal crashes; 8p.m.: 15 fatal crashes; 9p.m.: 13 fatal crashes; 10p.m.: 11 fatal crashes; 11p.m.: 10 fatal crashes.05101512a.m.: 9 fatal crashes12a.m.1a.m.: 10 fatal crashes2a.m.: 7 fatal crashes3a.m.: 7 fatal crashes3a.m.4a.m.: 4 fatal crashes5a.m.: 14 fatal crashes6a.m.: 6 fatal crashes6a.m.7a.m.: 2 fatal crashes8a.m.: 3 fatal crashes9a.m.: 0 fatal crashes9a.m.10a.m.: 4 fatal crashes11a.m.: 0 fatal crashes12p.m.: 3 fatal crashes12p.m.1p.m.: 4 fatal crashes2p.m.: 3 fatal crashes3p.m.: 4 fatal crashes3p.m.4p.m.: 3 fatal crashes5p.m.: 9 fatal crashes6p.m.: 8 fatal crashes6p.m.7p.m.: 15 fatal crashes8p.m.: 15 fatal crashes9p.m.: 13 fatal crashes9p.m.10p.m.: 11 fatal crashes11p.m.: 10 fatal crashes
Data: Fatal pedestrian 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.
Fatal crashes9107741462304034343981515131110

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

Paramedics responding near a crosswalk in Los Angeles

What causes pedestrian crashes in Los Angeles?

Officers most often coded a driver failing to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk as the main cause of City of Los Angeles pedestrian crashes in 2025. In fatal crashes, the most common code was a pedestrian crossing outside a crosswalk without yielding.

  • Officers coded a driver failing to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk (California Vehicle Code 21950) as the main cause of 460 City of Los Angeles pedestrian crashes in 2025, or 24 percent. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • Officers coded a pedestrian crossing outside a crosswalk without yielding (California Vehicle Code 21954) as the main cause of 422 City of Los Angeles pedestrian crashes in 2025, or 22 percent. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • Officers coded unsafe speed (California Vehicle Code 22350) as the main cause of 206 City of Los Angeles pedestrian crashes in 2025, or 10.7 percent. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • Officers coded a pedestrian crossing outside a crosswalk without yielding as the main cause of 68 fatal City of Los Angeles pedestrian crashes in 2025, the most common code in fatal crashes. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • Officers coded a pedestrian violation (California Vehicle Code 21954, 21955 or 21456) as the main cause of 478 City of Los Angeles pedestrian crashes in 2025, a code that reflects the officer's opinion, not a finding of fault. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • 41 fatal City of Los Angeles pedestrian crashes in 2025 involved a pedestrian crossing in a crosswalk at an intersection. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • 55 fatal City of Los Angeles pedestrian crashes in 2025 involved a pedestrian crossing outside a crosswalk. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • 56 fatal City of Los Angeles pedestrian crashes in 2025 involved a pedestrian in the road or on the shoulder. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • According to NHTSA, 74 percent of US pedestrian fatalities in 2023 happened away from intersections. (NHTSA, Oct. 2026)
  • According to NHTSA, alcohol involvement by the driver or the pedestrian was reported in 46 percent of fatal US pedestrian crashes in 2023. (NHTSA, Oct. 2026)

Pedestrian crashes in the City of Los Angeles by officer's cause code, 2025

Pedestrian crashes in the City of Los Angeles by officer's cause code, 2025driver failing to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk: 460 crashes; pedestrian crossing outside a crosswalk without yielding: 422 crashes; unsafe speed: 206 crashes; unsafe turn or lane change: 104 crashes; running a red light: 76 crashes; pedestrian crossing between signalized intersections: 49 crashes; unsafe start or backing: 47 crashes; driving under the influence: 35 crashes.driver failing to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalkdriver failing to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk: 460 crashes460pedestrian crossing outside a crosswalk without yieldingpedestrian crossing outside a crosswalk without yielding: 422 crashes422unsafe speedunsafe speed: 206 crashes206unsafe turn or lane changeunsafe turn or lane change: 104 crashes104running a red lightrunning a red light: 76 crashes76pedestrian crossing between signalized intersectionspedestrian crossing between signalized intersections: 49 crashes49unsafe start or backingunsafe start or backing: 47 crashes47driving under the influencedriving under the influence: 35 crashes35
Data: Pedestrian crashes in the City of Los Angeles by officer's cause code, 2025
Crashes
driver failing to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk460
pedestrian crossing outside a crosswalk without yielding422
unsafe speed206
unsafe turn or lane change104
running a red light76
pedestrian crossing between signalized intersections49
unsafe start or backing47
driving under the influence35

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

Who gets hurt in Los Angeles pedestrian crashes?

Adults aged 25 to 44 were the largest age group among pedestrians killed in City of Los Angeles crashes in 2025. Most pedestrians killed or injured were male, among victims with a recorded sex.

  • 48 of the pedestrians killed in City of Los Angeles crashes in 2025 were aged 65 or older. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • The median age of pedestrians killed in City of Los Angeles crashes in 2025 was 51. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • 11 of the pedestrians killed in City of Los Angeles crashes in 2025 were under age 25. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • 68.7 percent of the pedestrians killed in City of Los Angeles crashes in 2025 were male. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • 62.8 percent of the pedestrians killed or injured in City of Los Angeles crashes in 2025 were male. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)

Pedestrians killed in the City of Los Angeles by age group, 2025

Pedestrians killed in the City of Los Angeles by age group, 20250-15: 2 pedestrians killed; 16-24: 9 pedestrians killed; 25-44: 55 pedestrians killed; 45-64: 49 pedestrians killed; 65+: 48 pedestrians killed; unknown: 2 pedestrians killed.0-150-15: 2 pedestrians killed216-2416-24: 9 pedestrians killed925-4425-44: 55 pedestrians killed5545-6445-64: 49 pedestrians killed4965+65+: 48 pedestrians killed48unknownunknown: 2 pedestrians killed2
Data: Pedestrians killed in the City of Los Angeles by age group, 2025
Pedestrians killed
0-152
16-249
25-4455
45-6449
65+48
unknown2

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

Which Los Angeles streets have the most pedestrian crashes?

Figueroa Street had the most pedestrian crashes of any City of Los Angeles surface street in 2025, counting crashes where it was named as the main or cross street. Our Los Angeles dangerous streets study ranks streets for every crash type.

  • Figueroa Street had 84 pedestrian crashes in the City of Los Angeles in 2025, the most of any surface street, counting crashes where it was the main or cross street. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • Vermont Avenue had 74 pedestrian crashes in the City of Los Angeles in 2025, the second most. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • Western Avenue had 55 pedestrian crashes in the City of Los Angeles in 2025, the third most. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • No City of Los Angeles intersection had more than 4 pedestrian crashes in 2025, so street totals are more reliable than intersection totals. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)

Pedestrian crashes in the City of Los Angeles by surface street, 2025

Pedestrian crashes in the City of Los Angeles by surface street, 2025Figueroa: 84 crashes; Vermont: 74 crashes; Western: 55 crashes; 6Th: 51 crashes; San Pedro: 39 crashes; Sunset: 39 crashes; Broadway: 39 crashes; Olympic: 39 crashes; Wilshire: 38 crashes; Main: 36 crashes.FigueroaFigueroa: 84 crashes84VermontVermont: 74 crashes74WesternWestern: 55 crashes556Th6Th: 51 crashes51San PedroSan Pedro: 39 crashes39SunsetSunset: 39 crashes39BroadwayBroadway: 39 crashes39OlympicOlympic: 39 crashes39WilshireWilshire: 38 crashes38MainMain: 36 crashes36
Data: Pedestrian crashes in the City of Los Angeles by surface street, 2025
Crashes
Figueroa84
Vermont74
Western55
6Th51
San Pedro39
Sunset39
Broadway39
Olympic39
Wilshire38
Main36

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

How many Los Angeles pedestrian crashes involve a hit-and-run driver?

57.7 percent of City of Los Angeles pedestrian crashes in 2025 were coded as hit-and-run, felony or misdemeanor. Our page on hit-and-run accident lawyers in Los Angeles covers what drivers must do after a crash.

  • 1,047 City of Los Angeles pedestrian crashes in 2025 were coded as felony hit-and-run. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • 68 pedestrians were killed in City of Los Angeles crashes in 2025 where the driver fled. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • CHP's crash records do not say whether police later found the driver, so these counts show how often drivers left, not how often they were caught. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • California Vehicle Code 20001 requires the driver of a vehicle involved in a crash that injures or kills someone to stop at the scene. (California Legislature, Oct. 2026)

How does Los Angeles compare with California and the rest of the US?

According to NHTSA, California had more pedestrian deaths than any other state in 2023, and Los Angeles had more than any other US city of 500,000 or more people. GHSA projects that US pedestrian deaths fell in 2025, with California posting the largest state decrease.

  • CHP's 2025 crash records list 953 pedestrians killed in crashes statewide, and the City of Los Angeles accounts for 17.3 percent of them. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • Statewide, 15,235 pedestrian crashes were recorded in California in 2025 in CHP's crash records. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • Pedestrians were 27.6 percent of all people killed in California crashes in 2025 in CHP's crash records. (CHP CCRS, Oct. 2026)
  • According to NHTSA, California had the most pedestrian fatalities of any state in 2023, at 1,106. (NHTSA, Oct. 2026)
  • According to NHTSA, 7,080 pedestrians were killed in US traffic crashes in 2024. (NHTSA, Oct. 2026)
  • According to NHTSA, a pedestrian was killed every 74 minutes in US traffic crashes in 2024. (NHTSA, Oct. 2026)
  • According to GHSA, a projected 6,732 pedestrians were killed in US traffic crashes in 2025, a 7 percent decrease from 2024. (GHSA, Oct. 2026)
  • According to IIHS, California had 1,090 pedestrian deaths in 2024, which was 28 percent of its 3,876 crash deaths. (IIHS, Oct. 2026)
  • According to GHSA, California had 1,067 pedestrian deaths in 2024 and a preliminary 828 in 2025, the largest decrease of any state. (GHSA, Oct. 2026)
  • According to IIHS, 84 percent of US pedestrian deaths in 2024 happened in urban areas. (IIHS, Oct. 2026)
  • According to UC Berkeley SafeTREC, Los Angeles County had 273 pedestrian fatalities in 2023, the most of any California county. (SafeTREC, Oct. 2026)

What does California law say about pedestrians and drivers in Los Angeles?

California law requires drivers to yield to pedestrians in crosswalks, and it requires pedestrians outside a crosswalk to yield to close traffic. Our Los Angeles pedestrian accident lawyer page explains how injury claims work; this page shares statute text, not legal advice.

  • California Vehicle Code 21950 requires drivers to yield the right-of-way to a pedestrian crossing in a marked crosswalk or in an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection. (California Legislature, Oct. 2026)
  • California Vehicle Code 21954 requires a pedestrian outside a crosswalk to yield to vehicles close enough to be an immediate hazard, and it keeps the driver's duty to use due care. (California Legislature, Oct. 2026)
  • Since Jan. 1, 2023, California Vehicle Code 21955 bars officers from stopping a pedestrian for crossing between signal-controlled intersections unless a reasonably careful person would see an immediate danger of a collision. (California Legislature, Oct. 2026)
  • California Vehicle Code 22350 bars driving faster than is reasonable or prudent for weather, visibility, traffic and road conditions. (California Legislature, Oct. 2026)
  • California Code of Civil Procedure 335.1 sets a two-year deadline for a lawsuit over an injury or death caused by another person's wrongful act or neglect. (California Legislature, Oct. 2026)

Methodology: how we counted and what to watch for

Every number on this page names its source and date. City figures cover the City of Los Angeles, not Los Angeles County, unless a line says otherwise.

Source and pull date. Our 2025 figures come from the California Highway Patrol's California Crash Reporting System (CCRS) on data.ca.gov. We counted crash rows with City Name = Los Angeles in our Oct. 12, 2026 pull and joined CHP's party and victim tables. The totals include freeways inside city limits, where CHP writes the reports, and city streets, where LAPD writes them. Statewide California figures come from an Oct. 16, 2026 pull using the same rules. The same city pull feeds our Los Angeles car accident statistics hub, so the two pages match.

How we define pedestrian crashes and victims. A pedestrian crash is a crash row where the pedestrian action field is filled and is not 'no pedestrians involved'. A pedestrian killed or injured is a victim row with the person type Pedestrian. That is why the crash count (1,920) and the death count (165) are kept apart: one counts crashes, the other counts people. Severity follows CHP's codes: fatal, suspected serious, suspected minor and possible injury.

What CCRS cannot tell us. It does not record how many people walk where, so we cannot give a risk rate per pedestrian. It does not record crosswalk type (marked or unmarked), signal timing or vehicle speed at impact. The cause code is the reporting officer's opinion, and a pedestrian-violation code is not proof of fault. Intersection counts are small, so street totals are more reliable. The crosswalk and in-road counts cover only part of fatal crashes, because some are coded as other or blank.

Reporting caveats. Federal and CHP counts differ: NHTSA's federal data counts 145 pedestrian deaths in the city of Los Angeles for 2023, while CHP's crash records list 156. We name the source whenever both appear. The only 2026 numbers on this page are LAPD's year-to-date counts.

Why we don't compare years. CHP's crash file is less complete for some years than LAPD's own count. For Jan. 1 to Oct. 3, the LAPD COMPSTAT Traffic Statistics Snapshot (week ending Oct. 3, 2026) counts 220 fatal crashes on city streets in 2025 and 233 in 2024, but CHP's file holds only 181 and 171 of them. LAPD also changed its records system between 2019 and 2021. So this page reports 2025 figures as CHP published them and does not compare years.

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Frequently Asked Questions

CHP's crash records show 165 pedestrians were killed in traffic crashes in the City of Los Angeles in 2025. That is 49.3 percent of the 335 people killed in city crashes that year, and 656 more pedestrians suffered suspected serious injuries.

The City of Los Angeles had 1,920 crashes involving a pedestrian in 2025, about 5.3 a day, in CHP's crash records. 1,686 of them injured at least one person. CHP's yearly files are not equally complete, so we don't compare years from them.

LAPD's own count says yes for 2026 so far. Its COMPSTAT snapshot lists 111 fatal crashes between a vehicle and a pedestrian from Jan. 1 to Oct. 3, 2026, up 6.7 percent from 104 a year earlier but below the 127 of 2024. CHP's records list at least 165 pedestrian deaths in 2025, but its yearly files are not equally complete, so we don't compare years from them.

Evening is the busiest time. 23 percent of City of Los Angeles pedestrian crashes in 2025 happened between 3:00 and 6:59 p.m. Fatal crashes skew later: 43.3 percent happened between 9:00 p.m. and 4:59 a.m., and 73.8 percent happened in the dark.

In CHP's 2025 records, the most common officer cause code was a driver failing to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk, in 460 City of Los Angeles crashes. A pedestrian crossing outside a crosswalk without yielding was next, at 422 crashes, and unsafe speed was third, at 206.

Figueroa Street had the most pedestrian crashes of any City of Los Angeles surface street in 2025, with 84. Vermont Avenue had 74 and Western Avenue had 55. Freeways are left out of this ranking, and a crash counts for a street when it was named as the main street or the cross street.

57.7 percent of City of Los Angeles pedestrian crashes in 2025 were coded as hit-and-run, and 1,047 were coded as felony hit-and-run. 68 pedestrians were killed in crashes where the driver fled. California Vehicle Code 20001 requires a driver involved in a crash that injures or kills someone to stop at the scene.

According to NHTSA, Los Angeles had the most pedestrian fatalities of any US city with 500,000 or more people in 2023, with 145, ahead of Phoenix with 109, Houston with 98 and New York City with 85. NHTSA's federal count differs from CHP's crash records, which list 156 for the City of Los Angeles that year.

California Code of Civil Procedure 335.1 sets a two-year deadline for a lawsuit over an injury or death caused by another person's wrongful act or neglect. Other rules can apply to some claims, including claims against a government agency. This page shares information from crash data and statutes, not legal advice.

If you or a family member was hit while walking, a Los Angeles pedestrian accident lawyer can review what happened with you for free.

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“Attorney Mohamad's professionalism and demeanor in dealing with my auto accident case was exemplary. I always felt informed due to his clear and frequent updates. Thank you for aggressively representing me and fighting hard to get me the best possible outcome!”

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