Motorcycle crash hotspots in Bell Gardens, CA
- motorcycle crashes, 2021–2025
- 22
- motorcycle crashes, 2021–2025
- serious or fatal
- 5
- serious or fatal
- fatal
- 2
- fatal
Is Bell Gardens safe to ride a motorcycle?
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: 22 motorcycle crashes were reported in Bell Gardens from 2021–2025, 5 of them serious or fatal (2 fatal). The most were at Garfield Av & Gage Av (4). 18% involved no other vehicle, usually running wide or losing grip. 36% involved a car turning left across the rider.
How motorcyclists crash in Bell Gardens
- 18% involved no other vehicle, usually running wide or losing grip.
- 36% involved a car turning left across the rider.
- 45% happened after dark.
Where motorcycle crashes cluster
Spots with 3 or more reported crashes within about 250 m, worst first.
- 014 crashes · 1 serious or fatal
Garfield Av & Gage Av
Side-impact crashes at the junction
2 of 4 crashes were broadside: a vehicle hit at an angle, usually a driver pulling out of a side street or driveway, turning across, or running the signal.
- Cover your brakes through the junction and watch the front wheels of cars waiting to pull out or turn left. Drivers misjudge how fast a motorcycle is coming.
- 023 crashes
Florence Av & Emil Av
Side-impact crashes at the junction
2 of 3 crashes were broadside: a vehicle hit at an angle, usually a driver pulling out of a side street or driveway, turning across, or running the signal.
- Cover your brakes through the junction and watch the front wheels of cars waiting to pull out or turn left. Drivers misjudge how fast a motorcycle is coming.
Motorcycle crashes in Bell Gardens by year
| Year | Crashes | Serious/fatal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 9 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 |
Common questions about Bell Gardens
- Where do the most motorcycle crashes happen in Bell Gardens?
- The worst spot is Garfield Av & Gage Av, with 4 reported motorcycle crashes from 2021–2025, 1 of them serious or fatal. Next are Florence Av & Emil Av (3).
- How many motorcyclists were killed in Bell Gardens?
- 2 crashes killed someone in 22 reported motorcycle crashes in Bell Gardens from 2021–2025, and 5 left someone seriously hurt or killed.
- How do motorcyclists usually crash in Bell Gardens?
- 18% involved no other vehicle, usually running wide or losing grip. 36% involved a car turning left across the rider. 45% happened after dark.
- How many motorcycle crashes happen in Bell Gardens each year?
- Reported motorcycle crashes with map locations: 2021: 1, 2022: 6, 2023: 9, 2024: 3, 2025: 3. 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), 2021–2025. Only crashes reported with map coordinates are counted, and many city police reports have none, so these numbers are lower than the real total. Freeway crashes are included: many motorcycle crashes in cities happen on them. Busy streets show more crashes partly because more people use them. Data last rebuilt 2026-09-22. How the data works.