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  • 295Source: NHTSA FARS 2024 Annual Report File

    Fatal crashes in Los Angeles, 2024

  • 308Source: NHTSA FARS 2024 Annual Report File

    Deaths in Los Angeles fatal crashes, 2024

  • 8.2%Source: Computed from the NHTSA FARS 2024 Annual Report File

    Share of California's 3,583 fatal crashes, 2024

  • 76%Source: Computed from the NHTSA FARS 2024 Annual Report File (222 of 294)

    Of fatal crashes with a known time happened between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m.

Crash-level figures are from the NHTSA FARS 2024 Annual Report File, the latest year published; the file can still be revised.

Los Angeles quick facts

Los Angeles quick facts list the newest sourced crash figures for Los Angeles, taken from NHTSA publications.

  • Fatal crashes, 2024: FARS records 295 fatal crashes and 308 deaths in Los Angeles.
  • Latest fatal crash in the 2024 file: Dec 31, 2024, on CENTURY BLVD at FIGUEROA, Los Angeles County.

Figures come from NHTSA; the 2025 numbers are early estimates and NHTSA revises them in early 2027, and the 2024 crash-level file can still be revised.

How fatal crashes happened in Los Angeles

The bars count Los Angeles's 2024 fatal crashes by manner of collision, as coded in FARS. The first-listed type is the most common.

Fatal crashes by type, Los Angeles, 2024

Single vehicle: Pedestrian 145
Angle 39
Single vehicle: Curb 20
Front-to-Rear 19
Single vehicle: Pedalcyclist 13

Source: NHTSA FARS 2024 Annual Report File

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Where fatal crashes happened in Los Angeles

Each dot is a fatal crash in Los Angeles, California from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020 to 2024, placed at the latitude and longitude the investigating agency reported. The map shows 1,547 crashes and 1,626 deaths; the few crashes coded to Los Angeles, California but reported far outside it are left off. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Fatal crashes1,5472020–2024
People killed1,626870 more injured
After dark72%1,113 of 1,547 crashes
Pedestrians killed72445% of deaths
Deadliest hour9p–10p121 crashes
  • Where crashes cluster
  • One fatal crash
  • Top intersection

Intersections with the most fatal crashes

  1. 1Nordhoff St & Winnetka AveAll in daylight · 6a, 7a, 2p3 crashes3 deaths
  2. 2Manchester Ave & Vermont Ave1 of 2 after dark · 5a, 8p2 crashes3 deaths
  3. 354th St & Normandie Ave1 of 2 after dark · 4a, 12p2 crashes2 deaths
  4. 483rd St & Normandie AveAll after dark · 12a, 11p2 crashes2 deaths
  5. 5Alviso Ave & W Slauson Ave1 of 2 after dark · 9a, 6p2 crashes2 deaths

Roads with the most fatal crashes

  1. 1I-11049 crashes52 deaths
  2. 2US-10140 crashes41 deaths
  3. 3I-537 crashes40 deaths
  4. 4I-1032 crashes32 deaths
  5. 5Western Ave23 crashes24 deaths

When fatal crashes happen

The deadliest hour is 9p–10p and the deadliest day is Sunday. 73% of crashes with a known time happened between 6 PM and 6 AM.

Show as a table
HourSunMonTueWedThuFriSatAll
12a–1a1713491782896
1a–2a171468981880
2a–3a201381012171696
3a–4a15768109863
4a–5a1911851381074
5a–6a21718888979
6a–7a41034811343
7a–8a165447734
8a–9a545144528
9a–10a325263324
10a–11a361314725
11a–12p474853435
12p–1p319633530
1p–2p045272323
2p–3p4402123530
3p–4p3647810644
4p–5p6441023534
5p–6p56108591457
6p–7p111081011111778
7p–8p1381514142513102
8p–9p20171620121017112
9p–10p20141523181516121
10p–11p20121617221615118
11p–12a1712129241816108

People hurt in these crashes

1,626 people died and 870 more were injured, including 724 pedestrians and 67 cyclists killed.

  • Killed1,626
  • Serious injury272
  • Minor injury320
  • Possible injury278

Everyone involved in these fatal crashes, by the most serious injury recorded.

Vehicles involved

Cars were in the most fatal crashes; motorcycles and mopeds were in 230.

  • Car1,063
  • SUV385
  • Motorcycle or moped230
  • Pickup truck173
  • Large truck97
  • Van76
  • Bus14

Every vehicle in these fatal crashes, by body type.

Source: NHTSA FARS Annual Report Files 2020-2024 (accident.csv), 2020–2024. Fatal crashes only (FARS covers every crash in which someone died within 30 days); an intersection is listed when two or more fatal crashes were reported at the same pair of roads. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors, OpenFreeMap.

Los Angeles Fatal Car Crashes on Record

These are fatal crashes in Los Angeles recorded in NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) for 2024, the latest year NHTSA has published crash-level data. FARS counts 295 fatal crashes and 308 deaths in Los Angeles that year; the table lists the 25 most recent, newest first. The 2024 file is NHTSA's Annual Report File and can still be revised. A dash means the field was not reported or the crash happened outside city limits.

Los Angeles fatal crash records

25 crashes, 2024
Case numberCountyCityCrash dateTimeRoad / HighwayCollision typeFatalities
63535Los AngelesLos AngelesDec 31, 202423:45CENTURY BLVD at FIGUEROASingle/non-collision: Pedestrian1
63530Los AngelesLos AngelesDec 29, 202402:35BROADWAY at 90TH STSingle/non-collision: Pedestrian1
63620Los AngelesLos AngelesDec 28, 202410:47NONESingle/non-collision: Non-Motorist on Personal Conveyance1
63514Los AngelesLos AngelesDec 28, 202400:40VERMONT AVE at W 165TH PLACESingle/non-collision: Pedestrian1
63616Los AngelesLos AngelesDec 27, 202421:30SATICOY STSingle/non-collision: Pedestrian1
63507Los AngelesLos AngelesDec 26, 202423:30FIGUEROA STSingle/non-collision: Pedestrian1
63513Los AngelesLos AngelesDec 26, 202422:30GAFFEY STSingle/non-collision: Curb2
63510Los AngelesLos AngelesDec 25, 202419:258TH STSingle/non-collision: Pedestrian1
63523Los AngelesLos AngelesDec 25, 202401:50BROADWAY at 53RD STAngle1
62822Los AngelesLos AngelesDec 24, 202421:05OXNARD STFront-to-Rear1
63503Los AngelesLos AngelesDec 24, 202418:35S WESTERN AVE at 91ST STFront-to-Rear1
63499Los AngelesLos AngelesDec 22, 202418:15HOOVER ST at 81ST STSingle/non-collision: Pedestrian1
63329Los AngelesLos AngelesDec 22, 202404:56I-110Single/non-collision: Pedestrian1
63325Los AngelesLos AngelesDec 22, 202404:39SR-110 ARROYO SECO PKWYSingle/non-collision: Curb1
63497Los AngelesLos AngelesDec 22, 202404:35112TH ST at FIGUERDA STSingle/non-collision: Pedestrian1
63326Los AngelesLos AngelesDec 21, 202407:20I-5 GOLDEN STATE FWYNot Reported1
63474Los AngelesLos AngelesDec 17, 202412:25W ADAMS BL at PORTLAND STSingle/non-collision: Pedestrian1
63445Los AngelesLos AngelesDec 15, 202416:05STOCKER ST at DON LORENZO DRAngle1
63462Los AngelesLos AngelesDec 12, 202419:35OLYMPIC BLVD at CENTINELA AVEAngle1
63461Los AngelesLos AngelesDec 10, 202420:15FOOTHILL BLSingle/non-collision: Pedestrian1
63452Los AngelesLos AngelesDec 7, 202417:10LAUREL CANYON BLSingle/non-collision: Pedestrian1
63451Los AngelesLos AngelesDec 6, 202417:10DE SOTO AVESingle/non-collision: Pedestrian1
63282Los AngelesLos AngelesDec 4, 202419:50SR-118 RONALD REAGAN FWYSingle/non-collision: Pedestrian1
63443Los AngelesLos AngelesDec 2, 202423:00WESTLAKE AVE ALYSingle/non-collision: Pedestrian1
63603Los AngelesLos AngelesNov 30, 202400:40BROADWAY at CESAR E CHAVEZ AVEAngle1

Source: NHTSA FARS 2024 Annual Report File

Questions

Frequently asked questions

You can take advantage of the free online crash report information center available at AccidentReports.com and locate your collision report instantly.

You can also obtain your report through the Los Angeles Police Department, the governmental agency responsible for maintaining and disbursing reports and certain types of civil records. The department provides access to records in a couple of ways.

In-Person

For this type of request, you can visit the police station and fill out a public record request form. 

The station is located at:

Los Angeles Central Community Police Station  

251 E 6th St, Los Angeles, CA 90014

Business hours are Monday to Friday, 8 am to 5 pm. 

During this time, you must provide valid forms of identification, and pay the required fee. 

By Mail 

You can request your Los Angeles police report by mail from the Department Records Unit. 

The request must be sent to:

Los Angeles Police Department, Document Processing Unit
P.O. Box 30158
Los Angeles, CA 90030. 

Before you mail in your request, visit the LAPD website to download the Traffic Collision Request Report. You must include your mailing address, email address, a copy of valid identification, and payment with your written request. For mail requests, reports will cost $3 per copy. 

Acceptable forms of payment for this type of request include personal checks, which should be made payable to the Los Angeles Police Department.

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