Bike crash statistics and hotspots in Selma, CA
- bike crashes, 2021–2026
- 27
- bike crashes, 2021–2026
- serious or fatal
- 5
- serious or fatal
- fatal
- 0
- fatal
- street with the most
- Mccall Ave
- street with the most
Is Selma 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: 27 bike crashes were reported in Selma from 2021–2026, 5 of them serious or fatal. 41% were side-impact crashes at junctions (drivers pulling out or turning across). 11% were sideswipes (close passes, right hooks, car doors).
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How people on bikes get hit in Selma
- 41% were side-impact crashes at junctions (drivers pulling out or turning across).
- 11% were sideswipes (close passes, right hooks, car doors).
- 15% happened after dark.
Where bike crashes cluster
Spots with 3 or more reported crashes within about 250 m, worst first.
No single spot in Selma has 3 or more reported bike crashes. They are spread across the city.
Streets with the most bike crashes in Selma
| Street | Crashes | Serious/fatal |
|---|---|---|
| Mccall Ave | 4 | 0 |
| Floral Ave | 3 | 1 |
| Whitson St | 3 | 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 Selma by year
| Year | Crashes | Serious/fatal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 8 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 |
How people get to work in Selma
| Share of workers | Selma | California |
|---|---|---|
| Drive alone | 76% | 65.7% |
| Carpool | 16.5% | 9.5% |
| Public transit | 0% | 2.9% |
| Walk | 0.4% | 2.4% |
| Bicycle | 2.3% | 0.7% |
| Work from home | 4.2% | 17.2% |
5% of households in Selma have no car (California: 7.1%). The average trip to work takes 24.1 minutes one way (California: 28.7).
US Census American Community Survey, 2020–2024 five-year estimates, 24,659 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 Selma's streets.
Common questions about Selma
- How many cyclists were killed in Selma?
- No deaths were reported in 27 reported bike crashes in Selma from 2021–2026, and 5 left someone seriously hurt or killed.
- How do cyclists usually get hit in Selma?
- 41% were side-impact crashes at junctions (drivers pulling out or turning across). 11% were sideswipes (close passes, right hooks, car doors). 15% happened after dark.
- Which streets in Selma have the most bike crashes?
- By the street each police report names first, 2021–2026: Mccall Ave (4), Floral Ave (3), Whitson St (3). Long, busy streets collect more crashes partly because more people use them.
- How many people bike to work in Selma?
- 2.3% of workers in Selma ride a bicycle to work (California: 0.7%), and 0% take public transit. 5% of households have no car (California: 7.1%). From the Census American Community Survey, 2020–2024.
- How many bike crashes happen in Selma each year?
- Reported bike crashes with map locations: 2021: 4, 2022: 4, 2023: 4, 2024: 8, 2025: 5, 2026: 2. 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.
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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 2026-10-22. How the data works.