Pedestrian crashes on Alamitos Ave, Long Beach

We don't rate streets 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. This page covers traffic crashes, not crime. These counts are too low: only 55% of Long Beach's reported pedestrian crashes have a map location. What the records show: 17 pedestrian crashes were reported on Alamitos Ave in Long Beach from 2021–2025, 4 of them serious or fatal (1 fatal). The most were at Alamitos Ave & 4th St (4).

• 41% involved a driver turning, 29% turning left.
• 47% of the people hit were in a crosswalk at an intersection.
• 18% were crossing away from a crosswalk.
• 76% happened after dark.

1. Alamitos Ave & 4th St

   4 crashes · 1 serious or fatal

   Drivers turning left into people crossing

   In 2 of 4 crashes a driver was turning left. 4 of 4 people were in the crosswalk at the intersection: having the right of way didn't protect them. 75% happened after dark.

   • Before you step out, look for drivers turning left from the far side of the junction. They are watching for a gap in oncoming traffic, not for you.
   • Wear something light or reflective, and cross where the street is lit.
   See it on the map

2. Alamitos Ave & Ocean Blvd

   3 crashes · 1 serious or fatal

   A mix of crash types

   100% happened after dark.

   • No single crash pattern stands out here. Cross with the signal, and check for turning drivers before you step out.
   • Wear something light or reflective, and cross where the street is lit.
   See it on the map

3. Alamitos Ave & 7th St

   3 crashes

   Drivers turning left into people crossing

   In 2 of 3 crashes a driver was turning left. 67% happened after dark.

   • Before you step out, look for drivers turning left from the far side of the junction. They are watching for a gap in oncoming traffic, not for you.
   • Wear something light or reflective, and cross where the street is lit.
   See it on the map

4. Alamitos Ave & New York St

   3 crashes

   People hit walking in the road

   2 of 3 people were in the road or on the shoulder when they were hit, not crossing. 100% happened after dark.

   • Stay out of the traffic lane: check behind you before stepping out from a parked car, and where there's no sidewalk, walk facing traffic as far from the lane as you can.
   • Wear something light or reflective, and cross where the street is lit.
   See it on the map

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

The busiest hour was 9 p.m..

Where on Alamitos Ave do the most pedestrian crashes happen?

Alamitos Ave & 4th St, with 4 reported pedestrian crashes from 2021–2025, 1 of them serious or fatal. Next are Alamitos Ave & Ocean Blvd (3) and Alamitos Ave & 7th St (3).

How do pedestrians usually get hit on Alamitos Ave?

41% involved a driver turning, 29% turning left. 47% of the people hit were in a crosswalk at an intersection. 18% were crossing away from a crosswalk. 76% happened after dark.

How many pedestrian crashes happen on Alamitos Ave each year?

Reported pedestrian crashes on Alamitos Ave in Long Beach: 2021: 0, 2022: 3, 2023: 5, 2024: 7, 2025: 2. 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, counted by the street each report names first. Only crashes reported with map coordinates are counted, so the real totals are higher.