Pedestrian crashes on Vermont Ave, Los Angeles

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. What the records show: 175 pedestrian crashes were reported on Vermont Ave in Los Angeles from 2021–2026, 87 of them serious or fatal (19 fatal). The most were at Vermont Ave & 8th St (6). 19% involved a driver turning, 9% turning left. 38% of the people hit were in a crosswalk at an intersection.

• The worst spot, on the mapVermont Ave & 8th St6 crashes. People hit walking in the road.
• Next in Los AngelesWestern Ave224 pedestrian crashes, 2021–2026
• The whole cityPedestrian hotspots in Los Angeles7,557 pedestrian crashes, 2021–2026

• 19% involved a driver turning, 9% turning left.
• 38% of the people hit were in a crosswalk at an intersection.
• 26% were crossing away from a crosswalk.
• 51% happened after dark.

Set against all pedestrian crashes in California:

• 51% (California: 42%) of crashes happened after dark.
• 0% (California: 35%) were on roads posted 40 mph or faster.
• 50% (California: 27%) left someone seriously hurt or killed.
• The busiest hour was 7 p.m. (California: 6 p.m.).

1. Vermont Ave & 8th St

   6 crashes · 5 serious or fatal · 1 fatal

   People hit walking in the road

   3 of 6 people were in the road or on the shoulder when they were hit, not crossing. 67% 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

2. Vermont Ave & Adams Blvd

   6 crashes · 4 serious or fatal · 1 fatal

   People hit crossing mid-block

   3 of 6 people were crossing away from a crosswalk. 83% happened after dark.

   • Cross at the nearest signal or crosswalk here, even if it's out of your way. Drivers don't expect people mid-block.
   • Wear something light or reflective, and cross where the street is lit.
   See it on the map

3. Vermont Ave & Wilshire Blvd

   8 crashes · 4 serious or fatal

   People hit walking in the road

   3 of 8 people were in the road or on the shoulder when they were hit, not crossing. 63% 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

4. Vermont Ave & Venice Blvd

   5 crashes · 3 serious or fatal · 1 fatal

   People hit walking in the road

   3 of 5 people were in the road or on the shoulder when they were hit, not crossing. 60% 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

5. Vermont Ave & 1st St

   4 crashes · 3 serious or fatal · 1 fatal

   People hit crossing mid-block

   3 of 4 people were crossing away from a crosswalk.

   • Cross at the nearest signal or crosswalk here, even if it's out of your way. Drivers don't expect people mid-block.
   See it on the map

6. Vermont Ave & 57th St

   5 crashes · 4 serious or fatal

   People hit crossing mid-block

   2 of 5 people were crossing away from a crosswalk.

   • Cross at the nearest signal or crosswalk here, even if it's out of your way. Drivers don't expect people mid-block.
   See it on the map

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

The busiest hour was 7 p.m..

Where on Vermont Ave do the most pedestrian crashes happen?

Vermont Ave & 8th St, with 6 reported pedestrian crashes from 2021–2026, 5 of them serious or fatal. Next are Vermont Ave & Adams Blvd (6) and Vermont Ave & Wilshire Blvd (8).

How do pedestrians usually get hit on Vermont Ave?

19% involved a driver turning, 9% turning left. 38% of the people hit were in a crosswalk at an intersection. 26% were crossing away from a crosswalk. 51% happened after dark.

When do pedestrian crashes happen on Vermont Ave, compared with California?

Of 175 reported pedestrian crashes on Vermont Ave in Los Angeles from 2021–2026: 51% (California: 42%) of crashes happened after dark. 0% (California: 35%) were on roads posted 40 mph or faster. 50% (California: 27%) left someone seriously hurt or killed. The busiest hour was 7 p.m. (California: 6 p.m.).

How many pedestrian crashes happen on Vermont Ave each year?

Reported pedestrian crashes on Vermont Ave in Los Angeles: 2021: 20, 2022: 33, 2023: 28, 2024: 31, 2025: 41, 2026: 22. 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.