Pedestrian crashes on Pico Blvd, Santa Monica

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: 28 pedestrian crashes were reported on Pico Blvd in Santa Monica from 2021–2026, 8 of them serious or fatal (2 fatal). The most were at Pico Blvd & 24th St (5). 21% involved a driver turning, 14% turning left. 54% of the people hit were in a crosswalk at an intersection.

• The worst spot, on the mapPico Blvd & 24th St5 crashes. People hit crossing mid-block.
• Next in Santa MonicaWilshire Blvd46 pedestrian crashes, 2021–2026
• The whole cityPedestrian hotspots in Santa Monica473 pedestrian crashes, 2021–2026

• 21% involved a driver turning, 14% turning left.
• 54% of the people hit were in a crosswalk at an intersection.
• 21% were crossing away from a crosswalk.
• 46% happened after dark.

1. Pico Blvd & 24th St

   5 crashes · 2 serious or fatal · 1 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.
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2. Pico Blvd & 10th St

   3 crashes · 2 serious or fatal · 1 fatal

   A mix of crash types

   100% happened after dark.

   • No single crash pattern stands out here. Cross with the signal, and check for turning drivers before you step out.
   • Wear something light or reflective, and cross where the street is lit.
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3. Pico Blvd & 4th St

   4 crashes · 1 serious or fatal

   A mix of crash types

   Of 4 people hit here, 4 were in a crosswalk at the intersection. 75% happened after dark.

   • No single crash pattern stands out here. Cross with the signal, and check for turning drivers before you step out.
   • Wear something light or reflective, and cross where the street is lit.
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4. Pico Blvd & Lincoln Blvd

   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. 50% 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.
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5. Pico Blvd & Stewart St

   3 crashes · 1 serious or fatal

   A mix of crash types

   Of 3 people hit here, 2 were in a crosswalk at the intersection.

   • No single crash pattern stands out here. Cross with the signal, and check for turning drivers before you step out.
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6. Pico Blvd & Main St

   3 crashes · 1 serious or fatal

   Drivers turning left into people crossing

   In 2 of 3 crashes a driver was turning left. 3 of 3 people were in the crosswalk at the intersection: having the right of way didn't protect them. 67% happened after dark.

   • 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.
   • Wear something light or reflective, and cross where the street is lit.
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Spots with 3 or more reported crashes within about 250 m, worst first.

The busiest hour was 8 p.m..

Where on Pico Blvd do the most pedestrian crashes happen?

Pico Blvd & 24th St, with 5 reported pedestrian crashes from 2021–2026, 2 of them serious or fatal. Next are Pico Blvd & 10th St (3) and Pico Blvd & 4th St (4).

How do pedestrians usually get hit on Pico Blvd?

21% involved a driver turning, 14% turning left. 54% of the people hit were in a crosswalk at an intersection. 21% were crossing away from a crosswalk. 46% happened after dark.

How many pedestrian crashes happen on Pico Blvd each year?

Reported pedestrian crashes on Pico Blvd in Santa Monica: 2021: 6, 2022: 5, 2023: 2, 2024: 6, 2025: 5, 2026: 4. 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.