Bike crash statistics and hotspots in Olympic Park, Los Angeles
- bike crashes, 2021–2026
- 19
- bike crashes, 2021–2026
- serious or fatal
- 7
- serious or fatal
- fatal
- 1
- fatal
- street with the most
- Pico Blvd
- street with the most
Is Olympic Park 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: 19 bike crashes were reported in Olympic Park from 2021–2026, 7 of them serious or fatal (1 fatal). The most were at Ardmore Ave & 11th St (3). 47% were side-impact crashes at junctions (drivers pulling out or turning across). 37% happened after dark.
Olympic Park here is the OLYMPIC PARK 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 Olympic Park
- 47% were side-impact crashes at junctions (drivers pulling out or turning across).
- 37% happened after dark.
Where bike crashes cluster
Spots with 3 or more reported crashes within about 250 m, worst first.
- 013 crashes · 1 serious or fatal · 1 fatal
Ardmore Ave & 11th St
A mix of crash types
- No single crash pattern stands out here. Slow down, stay visible, and leave extra room.
- 023 crashes · 2 serious or fatal
Manhattan Pl & Olympic Blvd
A mix of crash types
- No single crash pattern stands out here. Slow down, stay visible, and leave extra room.
Bike crashes in Olympic Park by year
| Year | Crashes | Serious/fatal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 7 | 3 | |
| 2026 | 3 | 1 |
Common questions about Olympic Park
- Where do the most bike crashes happen in Olympic Park?
- The worst spot is Ardmore Ave & 11th St, with 3 reported bike crashes from 2021–2026, 1 of them serious or fatal. Next are Manhattan Pl & Olympic Blvd (3).
- How many cyclists were killed in Olympic Park?
- 1 crash killed someone in 19 reported bike crashes in Olympic Park from 2021–2026, and 7 left someone seriously hurt or killed.
- How do cyclists usually get hit in Olympic Park?
- 47% were side-impact crashes at junctions (drivers pulling out or turning across). 37% happened after dark.
- How does Olympic Park compare with the rest of Los Angeles?
- Olympic Park had 19 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. Olympic Park here is the OLYMPIC PARK 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. 19 of the 19 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.