Bike crash statistics and hotspots in Los Banos, CA

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: 44 bike crashes were reported in Los Banos from 2021–2026, 9 of them serious or fatal (1 fatal). The most were at Mercey Springs Rd & Pacheco Blvd (6). 18% were side-impact crashes at junctions (drivers pulling out or turning across). 23% happened after dark.

• NearbyAtwater34 bike crashes, 2021–2026
• The worst spot, on the mapMercey Springs Rd & Pacheco Blvd6 crashes. A mix of crash types.
• Also in Los BanosPedestrian crash hotspots54 pedestrian crashes, 2021–2026

• 18% were side-impact crashes at junctions (drivers pulling out or turning across).
• 23% happened after dark.

• 23% (California: 21%) of crashes happened after dark.
• 20% (California: 13%) left someone seriously hurt or killed.
• The busiest hour was 7 a.m. (California: 3 p.m.).
• 5% (California: 3%) were on a wet road, as the report records it.

Set against all bike crashes in California, 2021–2026. Without traffic counts these can't say how risky a street is.

Reported bike crashes, 2021–2026, counted by the street each police report names first, so a crash at a corner counts toward one of its two streets. Long, busy streets collect more crashes partly because more people use them.

The other vehicle, where the report names one: 27 cars, 10 pickup trucks, 5 SUVs and 1 bus. In 1 crash the report says the other driver had been drinking or was on drugs.

Reported bike crashes, 2021–2026. The officer names one party and one Vehicle Code section as the main cause of each crash; these are the crashes where that party was a driver. It is the officer's reading at the scene, not a court's finding, and many reports name the person on foot or on a bike instead, which we don't list.

7.1% of households in Los Banos have no car (California: 7.1%). The average trip to work takes 54.6 minutes one way (California: 28.7).

US Census American Community Survey, 2020–2024 five-year estimates, 47,593 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 Los Banos's streets.

Where do the most bike crashes happen in Los Banos?

The worst spot is Mercey Springs Rd & Pacheco Blvd, with 6 reported bike crashes from 2021–2026, 3 of them serious or fatal. Next are I St & 6th St (5) and Rockport Dr & Overland Rd (3).

How many cyclists were killed in Los Banos?

1 crash killed someone in 44 reported bike crashes in Los Banos from 2021–2026, and 9 left someone seriously hurt or killed.

How do cyclists usually get hit in Los Banos?

18% were side-impact crashes at junctions (drivers pulling out or turning across). 23% happened after dark.

When and where do bike crashes happen in Los Banos, compared with California?

Of 44 reported bike crashes in Los Banos from 2021–2026: 23% (California: 21%) of crashes happened after dark. 20% (California: 13%) left someone seriously hurt or killed. The busiest hour was 7 a.m. (California: 3 p.m.). 5% (California: 3%) were on a wet road, as the report records it.

Which streets in Los Banos have the most bike crashes?

By the street each police report names first, 2021–2026: Mercey Springs Rd (6), Overland Ave (5), Pacheco Blvd (3), 7th St (3). Long, busy streets collect more crashes partly because more people use them.

How many people bike to work in Los Banos?

0.2% of workers in Los Banos ride a bicycle to work (California: 0.7%), and 0.4% take public transit. 7.1% of households have no car (California: 7.1%). From the Census American Community Survey, 2020–2024.

How many bike crashes happen in Los Banos each year?

Reported bike crashes with map locations: 2021: 9, 2022: 18, 2023: 12, 2024: 5, 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.