Pedestrian crashes on Atlantic Blvd, Monterey Park

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: 15 pedestrian crashes were reported on Atlantic Blvd in Monterey Park from 2021–2025, 6 of them serious or fatal (4 fatal). The most were at Atlantic Blvd & Pomona Blvd (3). 27% involved a driver turning, 20% turning left. 27% of the people hit were in a crosswalk at an intersection.

• 27% involved a driver turning, 20% turning left.
• 27% of the people hit were in a crosswalk at an intersection.
• 40% were crossing away from a crosswalk.
• 53% happened after dark.

1. Atlantic Blvd & Pomona Blvd

   3 crashes · 2 serious or fatal · 2 fatal

   People hit crossing mid-block

   2 of 3 people were crossing away from a crosswalk. 67% 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

2. Atlantic Blvd & Garvey Ave

   5 crashes · 2 serious or fatal · 1 fatal

   People hit crossing mid-block

   3 of 5 people were crossing away from a crosswalk. 40% 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

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

The busiest hour was 8 p.m..

Where on Atlantic Blvd do the most pedestrian crashes happen?

Atlantic Blvd & Pomona Blvd, with 3 reported pedestrian crashes from 2021–2025, 2 of them serious or fatal. Next are Atlantic Blvd & Garvey Ave (5).

How do pedestrians usually get hit on Atlantic Blvd?

27% involved a driver turning, 20% turning left. 27% of the people hit were in a crosswalk at an intersection. 40% were crossing away from a crosswalk. 53% happened after dark.

How many pedestrian crashes happen on Atlantic Blvd each year?

Reported pedestrian crashes on Atlantic Blvd in Monterey Park: 2021: 1, 2022: 3, 2023: 5, 2024: 5, 2025: 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, counted by the street each report names first. Only crashes reported with map coordinates are counted, so the real totals are higher.