Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Bell, California
City in Los Angeles County · California · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 4
- Fatal crashes
- 4
- Population
- 31.9K
In 2024, 4 people died in 4 fatal crashes in Bell, California. That was 100.0% more than in 2023 (2) and the most since 2022. The death rate was 12.5 per 100,000 residents, compared with 8.0 in Los Angeles County, 9.8 in California and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2024, 14 people died, an average of 2.8 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 50% of deaths, and 25% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
12.5
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.6 times the rate in Los Angeles County, California: 8.0
- About 1.3 times the rate in California: 9.8
- About the same as the rate in the United States: 11.5
+100%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
2 deaths in 2023, 4 in 2024
- Los Angeles County, California: -7%
- California: -7%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 |
People who died within 30 days of a crash. A fatal crash can kill more than one person.
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| Category | Deaths per 100,000 |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 6.0 |
| 2021 | 6.1 |
| 2022 | 12.4 |
| 2023 | 6.2 |
| 2024 | 12.5 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
50%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 1.2 times the share in Los Angeles County, California: 41%
- About 1.8 times the share in California: 28%
- About 3 times the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 1 |
| Pedestrians | 2 |
| Motorcyclists | 1 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Bell | Share in Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 2 | 50% | 41% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 25% | 11% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 3% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 25% | 32% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 1 | 25% | 32% |
Alcohol-impaired and speeding-related count everyone killed in those crashes, so a death can appear in more than one row.
Crash factors
Speeding, alcohol, night and weekend crashes
25%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 80 percent of the share in Los Angeles County, California: 31%
- About 85 percent of the share in California: 29%
- About 90 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
25%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 1.8 times the share in Los Angeles County, California: 14%
- About the same as the share in California: 27%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Bell | Los Angeles County | California | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 25.0% | 13.8% | 26.6% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 25.0% | 31.4% | 28.8% | 28.1% |
| At night | 75.0% | 72.9% | 62.0% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 25.0% | 34.4% | 34.4% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
75%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About the same as the share in Los Angeles County, California: 73%
- About 1.2 times the share in California: 62%
- About 1.4 times the share in the United States: 54%
25%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About three-quarters of the share in Los Angeles County, California: 34%
- About three-quarters of the share in California: 34%
- About three-quarters of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 3 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 1 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 2 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 1 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 1 |
| Mon | 1 |
| Tue | 2 |
| Wed | 1 |
| Thu | 3 |
| Fri | 1 |
| Sat | 5 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 2 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 2 |
| May | 2 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 3 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 0 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 14 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Lighted | 10 |
| Daylight | 2 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 1 |
| Dusk | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Roads and vehicles
Where and what, 2020–2024
Roads with the most fatal crashes
- FLORENCE AVE4
- I-7103
- GAGE AVE2
- BANIDINI BLVD1
- CRAFTON AVE1
- I-710 LONG BEACH FREEWAY1
- I-710 LONG BEACH FWY1
- OTIS AVE1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 13 |
| Motorcycles | 5 |
| Other vehicles | 4 |
| SUVs | 4 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 1 |
| Pickup trucks | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Honda Civic3
- Toyota Corolla3
- Acura RDX1
- Chevrolet Suburban1
- Dodge Charger1
- Ford E-3501
- Honda Accord1
- Honda CR-V1
- Hyundai Elantra1
- Infiniti QX601
Reflects how common a vehicle is as well as crash involvement; not a safety rating.
Crashes
Fatal crashes
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Fatal crashes in 2024. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.
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| Date | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 21, 2024 | I-710 LONG BEACH FWY | 1 |
| Sep 15, 2024 | FLORENCE AVE | 1 |
| Aug 8, 2024 | BANIDINI BLVD | 1 |
| Apr 18, 2024 | I-710 | 1 |
| Apr 19, 2023 | FLORENCE AVE | 1 |
| Jan 28, 2023 | CRAFTON AVE | 1 |
| Aug 13, 2022 | GAGE AVE | 1 |
| Jul 15, 2022 | I-710 LONG BEACH FREEWAY | 1 |
| Feb 19, 2022 | I-710 | 1 |
| Feb 5, 2022 | FLORENCE AVE | 1 |
| Dec 20, 2021 | OTIS AVE | 1 |
| May 11, 2021 | GAGE AVE | 1 |
| Aug 1, 2020 | FLORENCE AVE | 1 |
| May 5, 2020 | I-710 | 1 |
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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2024. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.