Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Commerce, California
City in Los Angeles County · California · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 6
- Fatal crashes
- 5
- Population
- 11.8K
In 2024, 6 people died in 5 fatal crashes in Commerce, California. That was 500.0% more than in 2023 (1). The death rate was 50.8 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, 16 people died, an average of 3.2 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 33% of deaths, and 40% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
50.8
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 6 times the rate in Los Angeles County, California: 8.0
- About 5 times the rate in California: 9.8
- About 4 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
+500%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
1 death in 2023, 6 in 2024
- Los Angeles County, California: -7%
- California: -7%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 5 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 6 | 5 |
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 | 40.6 |
| 2021 | 33.2 |
| 2023 | 8.5 |
| 2024 | 50.8 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
33%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 80 percent of the share in Los Angeles County, California: 41%
- About 1.2 times the share in California: 28%
- About 1.8 times the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 3 |
| Pedestrians | 2 |
| Motorcyclists | 1 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Commerce | Share in Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 2 | 33% | 41% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 17% | 11% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 3% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 4 | 67% | 32% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 2 | 33% | 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
40%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 1.3 times the share in Los Angeles County, California: 31%
- About 1.4 times the share in California: 29%
- About 1.4 times the share in the United States: 28%
60%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 4 times the share in Los Angeles County, California: 14%
- About double the share in California: 27%
- About double the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Commerce | Los Angeles County | California | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 60.0% | 13.8% | 26.6% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 40.0% | 31.4% | 28.8% | 28.1% |
| At night | 80.0% | 72.9% | 62.0% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 100.0% | 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
80%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About the same as the share in Los Angeles County, California: 73%
- About 1.3 times the share in California: 62%
- About 1.5 times the share in the United States: 54%
100%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 3 times the share in Los Angeles County, California: 34%
- About 3 times the share in California: 34%
- About 3 times the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 1 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 4 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 2 |
| 9pm | 2 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 6 |
| Mon | 3 |
| Tue | 1 |
| Wed | 0 |
| Thu | 2 |
| Fri | 1 |
| Sat | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 2 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 3 |
| Apr | 2 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 2 |
| Oct | 1 |
| Nov | 2 |
| Dec | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 12 |
| Cloudy | 2 |
| Rain | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Lighted | 8 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 4 |
| Daylight | 2 |
| Dawn | 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
- I-56
- I-5 SANTA ANA FWY4
- WASHINGTON BLVD1
- SYCAMORE ST1
- OLYMPIC BLVD1
- I-5 SANTA ANA FREEWY1
- I-5 RAMP1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 8 |
| SUVs | 5 |
| Motorcycles | 4 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 3 |
| Pickup trucks | 3 |
| Other vehicles | 2 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Volvo S401
- Toyota Tundra1
- Toyota PRIUS1
- Toyota Pick-Up1
- Toyota Highlander1
- Toyota Corolla1
- Toyota Camry1
- Suzuki DR-Z400SML1
- Peterbilt 5671
- Mazda Mazda31
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 30, 2024 | I-5 | 1 |
| Sep 22, 2024 | I-5 SANTA ANA FWY | 1 |
| May 19, 2024 | SYCAMORE ST | 1 |
| Apr 6, 2024 | I-5 SANTA ANA FWY | 2 |
| Jan 21, 2024 | I-5 | 1 |
| Mar 20, 2023 | I-5 | 1 |
| Oct 31, 2021 | I-5 SANTA ANA FWY | 1 |
| Mar 28, 2021 | I-5 | 1 |
| Mar 4, 2021 | I-5 RAMP | 1 |
| Jan 11, 2021 | I-5 SANTA ANA FREEWY | 1 |
| Nov 10, 2020 | I-5 SANTA ANA FWY | 1 |
| Sep 3, 2020 | I-5 | 1 |
| Jul 31, 2020 | WASHINGTON BLVD | 1 |
| Apr 26, 2020 | OLYMPIC BLVD | 1 |
| Feb 24, 2020 | I-5 | 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.