Motorcycle crash statistics and hotspots in Grand Terrace, CA
- motorcycle crashes, 2021–2026
- 17
- motorcycle crashes, 2021–2026
- serious or fatal
- 7
- serious or fatal
- fatal
- 3
- fatal
- street with the most
- I-215
- street with the most
Where they cluster
Is Grand Terrace safe to ride a motorcycle?
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: 17 motorcycle crashes were reported in Grand Terrace from 2021–2026, 7 of them serious or fatal (3 fatal). The most were at I-215 & Iowa Ave (4). 12% involved no other vehicle, usually running wide or losing grip. 12% involved a car turning left across the rider.
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How motorcyclists crash in Grand Terrace
- 12% involved no other vehicle, usually running wide or losing grip.
- 12% involved a car turning left across the rider.
- 29% 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 · 1 fatal
I-215 & Iowa Ave
Riders hit from behind
3 of 4 crashes were rear-end: hit from behind. Traffic is posted at about 65 mph.
- Check your mirrors when slowing, flash your brake light, and leave an escape gap when you stop in traffic.
- Traffic is fast here: at this speed you cross a junction in about a second, so scan early.
Motorcycle crashes in Grand Terrace by year
| Year | Crashes | Serious/fatal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 7 | 4 | |
| 2026to Oct 19 | 1 | 0 |
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.
Common questions about Grand Terrace
- Where do the most motorcycle crashes happen in Grand Terrace?
- The worst spot is I-215 & Iowa Ave, with 4 reported motorcycle crashes from 2021–2026, 1 of them serious or fatal.
- How many motorcyclists were killed in Grand Terrace?
- 3 crashes killed someone in 17 reported motorcycle crashes in Grand Terrace from 2021–2026, and 7 left someone seriously hurt or killed.
- How do motorcyclists usually crash in Grand Terrace?
- 12% involved no other vehicle, usually running wide or losing grip. 12% involved a car turning left across the rider. 29% happened after dark.
- How many motorcycle crashes happen in Grand Terrace each year?
- Reported motorcycle crashes with map locations: 2021: 2, 2022: 4, 2023: 1, 2024: 2, 2025: 7, 2026 (through Oct 19): 1. 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.
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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. 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 2026-10-22. How the data works.