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Bike crash statistics and hotspots in Whittier, CA

135 bike crashes were reported in Whittier from 2021–2026, 16 of them serious or fatal (2 fatal). Below are the spots where they keep happening, what usually goes wrong at each one, and what to watch for.
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Is Whittier 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: 135 bike crashes were reported in Whittier from 2021–2026, 16 of them serious or fatal (2 fatal). The most were at Milton Ave & Hadley St (4). 13% happened after dark.

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How people on bikes get hit in Whittier

  • 13% happened after dark.

What the reports show about bike crashes in Whittier

  • 13% (California: 21%) of crashes happened after dark.
  • 12% (California: 13%) left someone seriously hurt or killed.
  • The busiest hour was 2 p.m. (California: 3 p.m.).

Set against all bike crashes in California, 2021–2026. Without traffic counts these can't say how risky a street is.

Where bike crashes cluster

Spots with 3 or more reported crashes within about 250 m, worst first.

  1. 014 crashes · 2 serious or fatal

    Milton Ave & Hadley St

    A mix of crash types

    • No single crash pattern stands out here. Slow down, stay visible, and leave extra room.
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  2. 023 crashes · 2 serious or fatal

    Bright Ave & Hadley St

    A mix of crash types

    • No single crash pattern stands out here. Slow down, stay visible, and leave extra room.
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  3. 036 crashes

    Mar Vista St & Greenleaf Ave

    A mix of crash types

    • No single crash pattern stands out here. Slow down, stay visible, and leave extra room.
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  4. 045 crashes

    Whittier Blvd & Calmada Ave

    A mix of crash types

    • No single crash pattern stands out here. Slow down, stay visible, and leave extra room.
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  5. 055 crashes

    Lambert Rd & Gunn Ave

    A mix of crash types

    • No single crash pattern stands out here. Slow down, stay visible, and leave extra room.
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  6. 065 crashes

    Whittier Blvd & Painter Ave

    A mix of crash types

    • No single crash pattern stands out here. Slow down, stay visible, and leave extra room.
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  7. 073 crashes · 1 serious or fatal

    Gretna Ave & Whittier Blvd

    A mix of crash types

    • No single crash pattern stands out here. Slow down, stay visible, and leave extra room.
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  8. 083 crashes · 1 serious or fatal

    Philadelphia St & Pierce Ave

    A mix of crash types

    • No single crash pattern stands out here. Slow down, stay visible, and leave extra room.
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  9. 094 crashes

    Lambert Ave & Painter Ave

    A mix of crash types

    • No single crash pattern stands out here. Slow down, stay visible, and leave extra room.
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  10. 104 crashes

    Greenleaf Ave & Lambert Rd

    A mix of crash types

    • No single crash pattern stands out here. Slow down, stay visible, and leave extra room.
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Streets with the most bike crashes in Whittier

StreetCrashesSerious/fatal
Whittier Blvd290
Mar Vista St92
Greenleaf Ave91
Lambert Rd71
Painter Ave71
Beverly Blvd70
Norwalk Blvd52
Pickering Ave42
Hadley St30
Philadelphia St30

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 Whittier by year

YearCrashesSerious/fatal
2021193
2022142
2023171
2024323
2025333
2026204

How people get to work in Whittier

Share of workersWhittierCalifornia
Drive alone75.3%65.7%
Carpool8.2%9.5%
Public transit1.4%2.9%
Walk1.6%2.4%
Bicycle0.7%0.7%
Work from home11.9%17.2%

6.2% of households in Whittier have no car (California: 7.1%). The average trip to work takes 33.2 minutes one way (California: 28.7).

US Census American Community Survey, 2020–2024 five-year estimates, 86,165 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 Whittier's streets.

Common questions about Whittier

Where do the most bike crashes happen in Whittier?
The worst spot is Milton Ave & Hadley St, with 4 reported bike crashes from 2021–2026, 2 of them serious or fatal. Next are Bright Ave & Hadley St (3) and Mar Vista St & Greenleaf Ave (6).
How many cyclists were killed in Whittier?
2 crashes killed someone in 135 reported bike crashes in Whittier from 2021–2026, and 16 left someone seriously hurt or killed.
How do cyclists usually get hit in Whittier?
13% happened after dark.
When and where do bike crashes happen in Whittier, compared with California?
Of 135 reported bike crashes in Whittier from 2021–2026: 13% (California: 21%) of crashes happened after dark. 12% (California: 13%) left someone seriously hurt or killed. The busiest hour was 2 p.m. (California: 3 p.m.).
Which streets in Whittier have the most bike crashes?
By the street each police report names first, 2021–2026: Whittier Blvd (29), Mar Vista St (9), Greenleaf Ave (9), Lambert Rd (7), Painter Ave (7). Long, busy streets collect more crashes partly because more people use them.
How many people bike to work in Whittier?
0.7% of workers in Whittier ride a bicycle to work (California: 0.7%), and 1.4% take public transit. 6.2% of households have no car (California: 7.1%). From the Census American Community Survey, 2020–2024.
How many bike crashes happen in Whittier each year?
Reported bike crashes with map locations: 2021: 19, 2022: 14, 2023: 17, 2024: 32, 2025: 33, 2026: 20. 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 Whittier

Rose Bowl loopRider stop

Bike climbs near Whittier

Turnbull Canyon Road from Beverly BoulevardCat 3Colima RoadCat 3East Oak Canyon DriveCat 3Turnbull Canyon Road from Shadybend DriveCat 3Punta del Este DriveCat 3North Harbor BoulevardCat 3

Nearby cities

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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 2026-10-07. How the data works.