Motorcycle crash statistics and hotspots in Clearlake, CA

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: 54 motorcycle crashes were reported in Clearlake from 2021–2026, 17 of them serious or fatal (3 fatal). The most were at Old & Clement Dr (3). 33% involved no other vehicle, usually running wide or losing grip. 24% involved a car turning left across the rider.

• NearbySanta Rosa148 motorcycle crashes, 2021–2026
• The worst spot, on the mapOld & Clement Dr3 crashes. A mix of crash types.
• Also in ClearlakePedestrian crash hotspots49 pedestrian crashes, 2021–2026

• 33% involved no other vehicle, usually running wide or losing grip.
• 24% involved a car turning left across the rider.
• 19% happened after dark.
• 11% were hit-and-run.

• 19% (California: 25%) of crashes happened after dark.
• 31% (California: 28%) left someone seriously hurt or killed.
• The busiest hour was 7 p.m. (California: 5 p.m.).
• 2% (California: 2%) were on a wet road, as the report records it.
• The reports name something about the road itself in 3 crashes: loose material on the road (3).

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

Reported motorcycle 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.

The other vehicle, where the report names one: 22 cars, 4 pickup trucks, 3 SUVs and 1 minivan. In 1 crash the report says the other driver had been drinking or was on drugs.

Reported motorcycle crashes, 2021–2026. The officer names one party and one Vehicle Code section as the main cause of each crash; these are the crashes where that party was a driver. It is the officer's reading at the scene, not a court's finding, and many reports name the person on foot or on a bike instead, which we don't list.

2026 runs to Oct 19, the newest report in the data, and police reports keep arriving for months, so it isn't a full year.

Where do the most motorcycle crashes happen in Clearlake?

The worst spot is Old & Clement Dr, with 3 reported motorcycle crashes from 2021–2026, 1 of them serious or fatal. Next are Emory Ave & Mullen Ave (3) and Lakeshore Dr & SR-53 (3).

How many motorcyclists were killed in Clearlake?

3 crashes killed someone in 54 reported motorcycle crashes in Clearlake from 2021–2026, and 17 left someone seriously hurt or killed.

How do motorcyclists usually crash in Clearlake?

33% involved no other vehicle, usually running wide or losing grip. 24% involved a car turning left across the rider. 19% happened after dark. 11% were hit-and-run.

When and where do motorcycle crashes happen in Clearlake, compared with California?

Of 54 reported motorcycle crashes in Clearlake from 2021–2026: 19% (California: 25%) of crashes happened after dark. 31% (California: 28%) left someone seriously hurt or killed. The busiest hour was 7 p.m. (California: 5 p.m.). 2% (California: 2%) were on a wet road, as the report records it. The reports name something about the road itself in 3 crashes: loose material on the road (3).

Which streets in Clearlake have the most motorcycle crashes?

By the street each police report names first, 2021–2026: Lakeshore Dr (12), Old (5), SR-53 (3). Long, busy streets collect more crashes partly because more people use them.

How many motorcycle crashes happen in Clearlake each year?

Reported motorcycle crashes with map locations: 2021: 13, 2022: 15, 2023: 11, 2024: 5, 2025: 6, 2026 (through Oct 19): 4. 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. A report with no coordinates is placed at the intersection its street names give; reports with neither are not counted, so the real totals are higher.