Pedestrian crash statistics and hotspots in La Jolla, San Diego
- pedestrian crashes, 2021–2026
- 30
- pedestrian crashes, 2021–2026
- serious or fatal
- 6
- serious or fatal
- fatal
- 3
- fatal
- street with the most
- Girard Ave
- street with the most
Is La Jolla safe to walk?
This page covers traffic crashes, not crime. We don't rate neighborhoods 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: 30 pedestrian crashes were reported in La Jolla from 2021–2026, 6 of them serious or fatal (3 fatal). The most were at Wall St & Ivanhoe Ave (5). 30% involved a driver turning, 27% turning left. 40% of the people hit were in a crosswalk at an intersection.
La Jolla here is the City of San Diego's La Jolla community planning area; its edges may differ from where residents put the neighborhood.
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How people on foot get hit in La Jolla
- 30% involved a driver turning, 27% turning left.
- 40% of the people hit were in a crosswalk at an intersection.
- 23% were crossing away from a crosswalk.
- 17% happened after dark.
What the reports show about pedestrian crashes in La Jolla
- 17% (California: 42%) of crashes happened after dark.
- 20% (California: 27%) left someone seriously hurt or killed.
- The busiest hour was 2 p.m. (California: 6 p.m.).
Set against all pedestrian crashes in California, 2021–2026. Without traffic counts these can't say how risky a street is.
Where pedestrian crashes cluster
Spots with 3 or more reported crashes within about 250 m, worst first.
- 015 crashes · 3 serious or fatal · 1 fatal
Wall St & Ivanhoe Ave
Drivers turning left into people crossing
In 2 of 5 crashes a driver was turning left.
- 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.
- 025 crashes
Kline St & Girard Ave
People hit walking in the road
2 of 5 people were in the road or on the shoulder when they were hit, not crossing.
- 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.
- 033 crashes
Pearl St & Cuvier St
People hit crossing mid-block
2 of 3 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.
When pedestrians are hit in La Jolla
The busiest hour was 2 p.m. (California: 6 p.m.). 23% of reported pedestrian crashes happened between 3 and 7 p.m. (California: 28%), and the busiest day was Thursday.
| Monday | 2 | |
| Tuesday | 2 | |
| Wednesday | 5 | |
| Thursday | 6 | |
| Friday | 6 | |
| Saturday | 3 | |
| Sunday | 6 |
Reported pedestrian crashes in La Jolla, 2021–2026, by the hour and day on the police report.
Pedestrian crashes in La Jolla by year
| Year | Crashes | Serious/fatal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 11 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 3 | 0 |
Common questions about La Jolla
- Where do the most pedestrian crashes happen in La Jolla?
- The worst spot is Wall St & Ivanhoe Ave, with 5 reported pedestrian crashes from 2021–2026, 3 of them serious or fatal. Next are Kline St & Girard Ave (5) and Pearl St & Cuvier St (3).
- How many pedestrians were killed in La Jolla?
- 3 crashes killed someone in 30 reported pedestrian crashes in La Jolla from 2021–2026, and 6 left someone seriously hurt or killed.
- How do pedestrians usually get hit in La Jolla?
- 30% involved a driver turning, 27% turning left. 40% of the people hit were in a crosswalk at an intersection. 23% were crossing away from a crosswalk. 17% happened after dark.
- How does La Jolla compare with the rest of San Diego?
- La Jolla had 30 of the 2,257 pedestrian crashes on the map in San Diego, 2021–2026 (1%). That is a count, not a rate: a neighborhood with more people walking, shops and through traffic has more crashes without being riskier for each person. La Jolla here is the City of San Diego's La Jolla community planning area; its edges may differ from where residents put the neighborhood.
Nearby neighborhoods in San Diego
Source: California Crash Reporting System (CCRS), 2021–2026. A crash counts toward the neighborhood whose outline holds its point. 28 of the 30 crashes here had no coordinates on the report and were placed at the intersection its street names give. Reports with neither coordinates nor usable street names aren't on the map, so these numbers are lower than the real total. Crashes on freeways are left out. Busy streets show more crashes partly because more people use them. Outline: City of San Diego, Community Planning Districts. Data last rebuilt 2026-10-07. How the data works.