Pedestrian crashes on Columbus Ave, San Francisco

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: 21 pedestrian crashes were reported on Columbus Ave in San Francisco from 2021–2026, 6 of them serious or fatal. The most were at Columbus Ave & Vallejo St (16). 24% involved a driver turning, 24% turning left. 43% of the people hit were in a crosswalk at an intersection.

• The worst spot, on the mapColumbus Ave & Vallejo St16 crashes. People hit crossing mid-block.
• Next in San FranciscoMission St197 pedestrian crashes, 2021–2026
• The whole cityPedestrian hotspots in San Francisco3,263 pedestrian crashes, 2021–2026

• 24% involved a driver turning, 24% turning left.
• 43% of the people hit were in a crosswalk at an intersection.
• 29% were crossing away from a crosswalk.
• 57% happened after dark.

1. Columbus Ave & Vallejo St

   16 crashes · 5 serious or fatal

   People hit crossing mid-block

   5 of 16 people were crossing away from a crosswalk. 63% 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.
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2. Columbus Ave & Francisco St

   4 crashes · 1 serious or fatal

   People hit walking in the road

   2 of 4 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.
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Spots with 3 or more reported crashes within about 250 m, worst first.

The busiest hour was 12 a.m..

Where on Columbus Ave do the most pedestrian crashes happen?

Columbus Ave & Vallejo St, with 16 reported pedestrian crashes from 2021–2026, 5 of them serious or fatal. Next are Columbus Ave & Francisco St (4).

How do pedestrians usually get hit on Columbus Ave?

24% involved a driver turning, 24% turning left. 43% of the people hit were in a crosswalk at an intersection. 29% were crossing away from a crosswalk. 57% happened after dark.

How many pedestrian crashes happen on Columbus Ave each year?

Reported pedestrian crashes on Columbus Ave in San Francisco: 2021: 3, 2022: 2, 2023: 4, 2024: 9, 2025: 0, 2026: 3. 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.