Bike crash statistics and hotspots in Santee, CA
- bike crashes, 2021–2026
- 29
- bike crashes, 2021–2026
- serious or fatal
- 7
- serious or fatal
- fatal
- 0
- fatal
- street with the most
- Mission Gorge Rd
- street with the most
Is Santee 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. What the records show: 29 bike crashes were reported in Santee from 2021–2026, 7 of them serious or fatal. 41% were side-impact crashes at junctions (drivers pulling out or turning across). 14% were riders hit from behind.
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How people on bikes get hit in Santee
- 41% were side-impact crashes at junctions (drivers pulling out or turning across).
- 14% were riders hit from behind.
- 24% happened after dark.
Where bike crashes cluster
Spots with 3 or more reported crashes within about 250 m, worst first.
No single spot in Santee has 3 or more reported bike crashes. They are spread across the city.
Streets with the most bike crashes in Santee
| Street | Crashes | Serious/fatal |
|---|---|---|
| Mission Gorge Rd | 6 | 2 |
| Magnolia Ave | 5 | 1 |
| Cuyamaca St | 4 | 1 |
| Mast Blvd | 4 | 0 |
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.
Bike crashes in Santee by year
| Year | Crashes | Serious/fatal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 6 | 4 | |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 |
How people get to work in Santee
| Share of workers | Santee | California |
|---|---|---|
| Drive alone | 71.6% | 65.7% |
| Carpool | 5.9% | 9.5% |
| Public transit | 1.5% | 2.9% |
| Walk | 1.4% | 2.4% |
| Bicycle | 0% | 0.7% |
| Work from home | 17.3% | 17.2% |
4.3% of households in Santee have no car (California: 7.1%). The average trip to work takes 26.7 minutes one way (California: 28.7).
US Census American Community Survey, 2020–2024 five-year estimates, 59,332 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 Santee's streets.
Common questions about Santee
- How many cyclists were killed in Santee?
- No deaths were reported in 29 reported bike crashes in Santee from 2021–2026, and 7 left someone seriously hurt or killed.
- How do cyclists usually get hit in Santee?
- 41% were side-impact crashes at junctions (drivers pulling out or turning across). 14% were riders hit from behind. 24% happened after dark.
- Which streets in Santee have the most bike crashes?
- By the street each police report names first, 2021–2026: Mission Gorge Rd (6), Magnolia Ave (5), Cuyamaca St (4), Mast Blvd (4). Long, busy streets collect more crashes partly because more people use them.
- How many people bike to work in Santee?
- 0% of workers in Santee ride a bicycle to work (California: 0.7%), and 1.5% take public transit. 4.3% of households have no car (California: 7.1%). From the Census American Community Survey, 2020–2024.
- How many bike crashes happen in Santee each year?
- Reported bike crashes with map locations: 2021: 9, 2022: 6, 2023: 5, 2024: 3, 2025: 6, 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.
Places to ride to near Santee
Bike climbs near Santee
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.