Bike crash statistics and hotspots in Mid City, Los Angeles
- bike crashes, 2021–2026
- 30
- bike crashes, 2021–2026
- serious or fatal
- 8
- serious or fatal
- fatal
- 0
- fatal
- street with the most
- Venice Blvd
- street with the most
Is Mid City safe to ride a bike?
This page covers traffic crashes, not crime. We don't rate neighborhoods 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: 30 bike crashes were reported in Mid City from 2021–2026, 8 of them serious or fatal. The most were at Venice Blvd & Cloverdale Ave (3). 30% were side-impact crashes at junctions (drivers pulling out or turning across). 40% happened after dark.
Mid City here is the MID CITY Neighborhood Council area, as the City of Los Angeles draws it; its edges may differ from where residents put the neighborhood.
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How people on bikes get hit in Mid City
- 30% were side-impact crashes at junctions (drivers pulling out or turning across).
- 40% happened after dark.
What the reports show about bike crashes in Mid City
- 40% (California: 21%) of crashes happened after dark.
- 27% (California: 13%) left someone seriously hurt or killed.
- The busiest hour was 7 p.m. (California: 3 p.m.).
Set against all bike crashes in California, 2021–2026. Without traffic counts these can't say how risky a street is.
Where bike crashes cluster
Spots with 3 or more reported crashes within about 250 m, worst first.
- 013 crashes · 2 serious or fatal
Venice Blvd & Cloverdale Ave
A mix of crash types
- No single crash pattern stands out here. Slow down, stay visible, and leave extra room.
- 023 crashes
Venice Blvd & Rimpau Blvd
A mix of crash types
- No single crash pattern stands out here. Slow down, stay visible, and leave extra room.
Bike crashes in Mid City by year
| Year | Crashes | Serious/fatal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 10 | 4 | |
| 2026 | 3 | 0 |
Common questions about Mid City
- Where do the most bike crashes happen in Mid City?
- The worst spot is Venice Blvd & Cloverdale Ave, with 3 reported bike crashes from 2021–2026, 2 of them serious or fatal. Next are Venice Blvd & Rimpau Blvd (3).
- How many cyclists were killed in Mid City?
- No deaths were reported in 30 reported bike crashes in Mid City from 2021–2026, and 8 left someone seriously hurt or killed.
- How do cyclists usually get hit in Mid City?
- 30% were side-impact crashes at junctions (drivers pulling out or turning across). 40% happened after dark.
- How does Mid City compare with the rest of Los Angeles?
- Mid City had 30 of the 2,773 bike crashes on the map in Los Angeles, 2021–2026 (1%). That is a count, not a rate: a neighborhood with more people walking, shops and through traffic has more crashes without being riskier for each person. Mid City here is the MID CITY Neighborhood Council area, as the City of Los Angeles draws it; its edges may differ from where residents put the neighborhood.
Nearby neighborhoods in Los Angeles
Source: California Crash Reporting System (CCRS), 2021–2026. A crash counts toward the neighborhood whose outline holds its point. 29 of the 30 crashes here had no coordinates on the report and were placed at the intersection its street names give. Reports with neither coordinates nor usable street names aren't on the map, so these numbers are lower than the real total. Busy streets show more crashes partly because more people use them. Outline: City of Los Angeles, Neighborhood Councils (Certified). Data last rebuilt 2026-10-07. How the data works.