Bike crash statistics and hotspots in Santa Paula, CA
- bike crashes, 2021–2026
- 17
- bike crashes, 2021–2026
- serious or fatal
- 2
- serious or fatal
- fatal
- 1
- fatal
- street with the most
- Harvard Blvd
- street with the most
Is Santa Paula 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. The records for Santa Paula are also incomplete: only 57% of its reported bike crashes have a map location, so the numbers here are too low. What the records show: 17 bike crashes were reported in Santa Paula from 2021–2026, 2 of them serious or fatal (1 fatal).
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How people on bikes get hit in Santa Paula
- 47% were side-impact crashes at junctions (drivers pulling out or turning across).
- 12% were sideswipes (close passes, right hooks, car doors).
- 29% happened after dark.
Where bike crashes cluster
Spots with 3 or more reported crashes within about 250 m, worst first.
No single spot in Santa Paula has 3 or more reported bike crashes. They are spread across the city.
Bike crashes in Santa Paula by year
| Year | Crashes | Serious/fatal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 |
How people get to work in Santa Paula
| Share of workers | Santa Paula | California |
|---|---|---|
| Drive alone | 74.9% | 65.7% |
| Carpool | 16.3% | 9.5% |
| Public transit | 0.2% | 2.9% |
| Walk | 2.7% | 2.4% |
| Bicycle | 0.2% | 0.7% |
| Work from home | 4.7% | 17.2% |
3.5% of households in Santa Paula have no car (California: 7.1%). The average trip to work takes 27.5 minutes one way (California: 28.7).
US Census American Community Survey, 2020–2024 five-year estimates, 31,376 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 Santa Paula's streets.
Common questions about Santa Paula
- How many cyclists were killed in Santa Paula?
- 1 crash killed someone in 17 reported bike crashes in Santa Paula from 2021–2026, and 2 left someone seriously hurt or killed. These counts are too low for Santa Paula: only 57% of its reported bike crashes have a map location.
- How do cyclists usually get hit in Santa Paula?
- 47% were side-impact crashes at junctions (drivers pulling out or turning across). 12% were sideswipes (close passes, right hooks, car doors). 29% happened after dark.
- How many people bike to work in Santa Paula?
- 0.2% of workers in Santa Paula ride a bicycle to work (California: 0.7%), and 0.2% take public transit. 3.5% of households have no car (California: 7.1%). From the Census American Community Survey, 2020–2024.
- How many bike crashes happen in Santa Paula each year?
- Reported bike crashes with map locations: 2021: 4, 2022: 4, 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.
Bike climbs near Santa Paula
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.