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Pedestrian crashes on Western Ave, Los Angeles

19 pedestrian crashes were reported on Western Ave in Los Angeles from 2021–2025, 19 of them serious or fatal (19 fatal). Below is where along the street they happen, when, and what usually goes wrong.
pedestrian crashes, 2021–2025
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pedestrian crashes, 2021–2025
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These numbers are too low. Only 7% of the pedestrian crashes reported in Los Angeles have a map location. The rest come from police reports sent to the state without coordinates, so they're missing from the map and from the counts on this page.
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Is Western Ave in Los Angeles safe to walk?

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 7% of Los Angeles's reported pedestrian crashes have a map location. What the records show: 19 pedestrian crashes were reported on Western Ave in Los Angeles from 2021–2025, 19 of them serious or fatal (19 fatal).

How people on foot get hit on Western Ave

  • 74% happened after dark.
  • 53% were hit-and-run.

When pedestrian crashes happen on Western Ave

The busiest hour was 6 a.m..

12 a.m.6 a.m.12 p.m.6 p.m.11 p.m.

Pedestrian crashes on Western Ave by year

YearCrashesSerious/fatal
202122
202255
202388
202444
202500

Common questions about Western Ave

How do pedestrians usually get hit on Western Ave?
74% happened after dark. 53% were hit-and-run.
How many pedestrian crashes happen on Western Ave each year?
Reported pedestrian crashes on Western Ave in Los Angeles: 2021: 2, 2022: 5, 2023: 8, 2024: 4, 2025: 0. 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.

Source: California Crash Reporting System (CCRS), 2021–2025. Crashes are counted by the street each police report names first, so a crash at a corner counts toward one of its two streets. Only crashes reported with map coordinates are counted, so these numbers are lower than the real total. Crashes on freeways are left out. Long, busy streets show more crashes partly because more people use them. Data last rebuilt 2026-09-23. How the data works.