Bike crash statistics and hotspots in San Rafael, 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: 189 bike crashes were reported in San Rafael from 2021–2026, 23 of them serious or fatal (2 fatal). The most were at 3rd St & Irwin St (23). 13% were side-impact crashes at junctions (drivers pulling out or turning across). 18% happened after dark.

• NearbySan Anselmo57 bike crashes, 2021–2026
• The worst spot, on the map3rd St & Irwin St23 crashes. A mix of crash types.
• Also in San RafaelPedestrian crash hotspots228 pedestrian crashes, 2021–2026

• 13% were side-impact crashes at junctions (drivers pulling out or turning across).
• 18% happened after dark.

• 18% (California: 21%) of crashes happened after dark.
• 5% (California: 41%) were on roads posted 40 mph or faster.
• 12% (California: 13%) left someone seriously hurt or killed.
• The busiest hour was 3 p.m. (California: 3 p.m.).
• 4% (California: 3%) were on a wet road, as the report records it.
• The reports name something about the road itself in 5 crashes: a construction or repair zone (5).

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: 131 cars, 13 pickup trucks, 11 SUVs, 3 minivans, 3 truck or semis and 2 buses. In 4 crashes 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.

8.7% of households in San Rafael have no car (California: 7.1%). The average trip to work takes 25.3 minutes one way (California: 28.7).

US Census American Community Survey, 2020–2024 five-year estimates, 60,433 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 San Rafael's streets.

Where do the most bike crashes happen in San Rafael?

The worst spot is 3rd St & Irwin St, with 23 reported bike crashes from 2021–2026, 3 of them serious or fatal. Next are Andersen Dr & Francisco Bl W (8) and 2nd St & Lindaro (8).

How many cyclists were killed in San Rafael?

2 crashes killed someone in 189 reported bike crashes in San Rafael from 2021–2026, and 23 left someone seriously hurt or killed.

How do cyclists usually get hit in San Rafael?

13% were side-impact crashes at junctions (drivers pulling out or turning across). 18% happened after dark.

When and where do bike crashes happen in San Rafael, compared with California?

Of 189 reported bike crashes in San Rafael from 2021–2026: 18% (California: 21%) of crashes happened after dark. 5% (California: 41%) were on roads posted 40 mph or faster. 12% (California: 13%) left someone seriously hurt or killed. The busiest hour was 3 p.m. (California: 3 p.m.). 4% (California: 3%) were on a wet road, as the report records it. The reports name something about the road itself in 5 crashes: a construction or repair zone (5).

Which streets in San Rafael have the most bike crashes?

By the street each police report names first, 2021–2026: 2nd St (10), Lincoln Ave (10), Francisco Bl E (9), Fourth St (9), Andersen Dr (7). Long, busy streets collect more crashes partly because more people use them.

How many people bike to work in San Rafael?

0.8% of workers in San Rafael ride a bicycle to work (California: 0.7%), and 5.6% take public transit. 8.7% of households have no car (California: 7.1%). From the Census American Community Survey, 2020–2024.

How many bike crashes happen in San Rafael each year?

Reported bike crashes with map locations: 2021: 26, 2022: 29, 2023: 37, 2024: 33, 2025: 31, 2026: 33. 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.