Bike crash statistics and hotspots in Wasco, CA
- bike crashes, 2021–2026
- 19
- bike crashes, 2021–2026
- serious or fatal
- 6
- serious or fatal
- fatal
- 2
- fatal
- street with the most
- Poplar Ave
- street with the most
Is Wasco 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: 19 bike crashes were reported in Wasco from 2021–2026, 6 of them serious or fatal (2 fatal). 37% were side-impact crashes at junctions (drivers pulling out or turning across). 32% were riders hit from behind.
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How people on bikes get hit in Wasco
- 37% were side-impact crashes at junctions (drivers pulling out or turning across).
- 32% were riders hit from behind.
- 21% happened after dark.
- 16% were hit-and-run.
Where bike crashes cluster
Spots with 3 or more reported crashes within about 250 m, worst first.
No single spot in Wasco has 3 or more reported bike crashes. They are spread across the city.
Bike crashes in Wasco by year
| Year | Crashes | Serious/fatal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 6 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 |
How people get to work in Wasco
| Share of workers | Wasco | California |
|---|---|---|
| Drive alone | 78.4% | 65.7% |
| Carpool | 16% | 9.5% |
| Public transit | 0.2% | 2.9% |
| Walk | 2% | 2.4% |
| Bicycle | 0% | 0.7% |
| Work from home | 2.9% | 17.2% |
3.1% of households in Wasco have no car (California: 7.1%). The average trip to work takes 23.3 minutes one way (California: 28.7).
US Census American Community Survey, 2020–2024 five-year estimates, 26,558 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 Wasco's streets.
Common questions about Wasco
- How many cyclists were killed in Wasco?
- 2 crashes killed someone in 19 reported bike crashes in Wasco from 2021–2026, and 6 left someone seriously hurt or killed.
- How do cyclists usually get hit in Wasco?
- 37% were side-impact crashes at junctions (drivers pulling out or turning across). 32% were riders hit from behind. 21% happened after dark. 16% were hit-and-run.
- How many people bike to work in Wasco?
- 0% of workers in Wasco ride a bicycle to work (California: 0.7%), and 0.2% take public transit. 3.1% of households have no car (California: 7.1%). From the Census American Community Survey, 2020–2024.
- How many bike crashes happen in Wasco each year?
- Reported bike crashes with map locations: 2021: 3, 2022: 6, 2023: 4, 2024: 3, 2025: 3, 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.
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.