Bike crash statistics and hotspots in Lemon Grove, CA
- bike crashes, 2021–2026
- 16
- bike crashes, 2021–2026
- serious or fatal
- 3
- serious or fatal
- fatal
- 0
- fatal
- street with the most
- Broadway
- street with the most
Is Lemon Grove safe to ride a bike?
This page covers traffic crashes, not crime. We don't rate cities as safe or unsafe: crash counts can't say how risky a street is, and busy streets have more crashes partly because more people use them. What the records show: 16 bike crashes were reported in Lemon Grove from 2021–2026, 3 of them serious or fatal. 38% were side-impact crashes at junctions (drivers pulling out or turning across). 19% were sideswipes (close passes, right hooks, car doors).
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How people on bikes get hit in Lemon Grove
- 38% were side-impact crashes at junctions (drivers pulling out or turning across).
- 19% were sideswipes (close passes, right hooks, car doors).
- 44% happened after dark.
Where bike crashes cluster
Spots with 3 or more reported crashes within about 250 m, worst first.
No single spot in Lemon Grove has 3 or more reported bike crashes. They are spread across the city.
Bike crashes in Lemon Grove by year
| Year | Crashes | Serious/fatal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 |
How people get to work in Lemon Grove
| Share of workers | Lemon Grove | California |
|---|---|---|
| Drive alone | 75.5% | 65.7% |
| Carpool | 9% | 9.5% |
| Public transit | 1.9% | 2.9% |
| Walk | 1.3% | 2.4% |
| Bicycle | 0.1% | 0.7% |
| Work from home | 11.4% | 17.2% |
5.5% of households in Lemon Grove have no car (California: 7.1%). The average trip to work takes 29.2 minutes one way (California: 28.7).
US Census American Community Survey, 2020–2024 five-year estimates, 27,686 residents. These are trips to work only: walks to school, the shops or a bus stop aren't counted, so they can't say how much walking or riding happens on Lemon Grove's streets.
Common questions about Lemon Grove
- How many cyclists were killed in Lemon Grove?
- No deaths were reported in 16 reported bike crashes in Lemon Grove from 2021–2026, and 3 left someone seriously hurt or killed.
- How do cyclists usually get hit in Lemon Grove?
- 38% were side-impact crashes at junctions (drivers pulling out or turning across). 19% were sideswipes (close passes, right hooks, car doors). 44% happened after dark.
- How many people bike to work in Lemon Grove?
- 0.1% of workers in Lemon Grove ride a bicycle to work (California: 0.7%), and 1.9% take public transit. 5.5% of households have no car (California: 7.1%). From the Census American Community Survey, 2020–2024.
- How many bike crashes happen in Lemon Grove each year?
- Reported bike crashes with map locations: 2021: 5, 2022: 2, 2023: 5, 2024: 4, 2025: 0, 2026: 0. The latest year can rise as late reports come in.
- Where does this data come from?
- Police crash reports in the California Crash Reporting System (CCRS), published by the state on data.ca.gov. Only crashes reported with map coordinates are counted, so the real totals are higher.
Places to ride to near Lemon Grove
Bike climbs near Lemon Grove
Nearby cities
Source: California Crash Reporting System (CCRS), 2021–2026. A report with no coordinates is placed at the intersection its street names give; reports with neither are not counted, so these numbers are lower than the real total. Busy streets show more crashes partly because more people use them. Data last rebuilt 2026-10-07. How the data works.