Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Malibu, California
City in Los Angeles County · California · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 1
- Fatal crashes
- 1
In 2024, 1 person died in 1 fatal crash in Malibu, California. That was 85.7% fewer than in 2023 (7) and the fewest in any year since 2020. Between 2020 and 2024, 25 people died, an average of 5.0 a year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
-86%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
7 deaths in 2023, 1 in 2024
- Los Angeles County, California: -7%
- California: -7%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 5 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 7 | 4 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 |
People who died within 30 days of a crash. A fatal crash can kill more than one person.
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Road users
Who died
0%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 5 percent of the share in Los Angeles County, California: 41%
- About 5 percent of the share in California: 28%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 1 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Malibu | Share in Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 41% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 11% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 3% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 100% | 32% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 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
0%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 5 percent of the share in Los Angeles County, California: 31%
- About 5 percent of the share in California: 29%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
100%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 7 times the share in Los Angeles County, California: 14%
- About 4 times the share in California: 27%
- About 4 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Malibu | Los Angeles County | California | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 100.0% | 13.8% | 26.6% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 31.4% | 28.8% | 28.1% |
| At night | 100.0% | 72.9% | 62.0% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 0.0% | 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
100%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 1.4 times the share in Los Angeles County, California: 73%
- About 1.6 times the share in California: 62%
- About 1.9 times the share in the United States: 54%
0%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 5 percent of the share in Los Angeles County, California: 34%
- About 5 percent of the share in California: 34%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 2 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 2 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 2 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 4 |
| 9pm | 2 |
| 10pm | 4 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 5 |
| Mon | 3 |
| Tue | 3 |
| Wed | 1 |
| Thu | 4 |
| Fri | 1 |
| Sat | 5 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 4 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 3 |
| Aug | 1 |
| Sep | 5 |
| Oct | 2 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 22 |
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 | 8 |
| Daylight | 5 |
| 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
- SR-1 PACIFIC COAST HWY10
- SR-15
- SR-1 PCH4
- MALIBU CANYON RD1
- SR-1 PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY1
- SR-1/PACIFIC COAST HWY1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 11 |
| SUVs | 8 |
| Motorcycles | 5 |
| Other vehicles | 2 |
| Pickup trucks | 1 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 1 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Cadillac Escalade ESV2
- Nissan Versa2
- Audi A41
- BMW K 1100 RS1
- BMW M51
- Chevrolet Colorado1
- Chrysler Sebring1
- Ford Explorer1
- Ford Mustang1
- Ford Transit1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 4, 2024 | SR-1 PACIFIC COAST HWY | 1 |
| Dec 24, 2023 | SR-1 PCH | 1 |
| Oct 17, 2023 | SR-1 PACIFIC COAST HWY | 4 |
| Jul 13, 2023 | SR-1 PACIFIC COAST HWY | 1 |
| Apr 1, 2023 | SR-1/PACIFIC COAST HWY | 1 |
| Nov 14, 2022 | SR-1 PACIFIC COAST HWY | 1 |
| Sep 4, 2022 | MALIBU CANYON RD | 1 |
| Jun 4, 2022 | SR-1 PCH | 1 |
| Jan 31, 2022 | SR-1 PCH | 1 |
| Dec 21, 2021 | SR-1 PACIFIC COAST HWY | 1 |
| Sep 17, 2021 | SR-1 PCH | 1 |
| Sep 16, 2021 | SR-1 | 1 |
| Sep 6, 2021 | SR-1 | 1 |
| Apr 10, 2021 | SR-1 | 1 |
| Apr 4, 2021 | SR-1 PACIFIC COAST HWY | 1 |
| Apr 4, 2021 | SR-1 PACIFIC COAST HWY | 1 |
| Mar 11, 2021 | SR-1 | 1 |
| Oct 4, 2020 | SR-1 PACIFIC COAST HWY | 1 |
| Sep 5, 2020 | SR-1 PACIFIC COAST HWY | 1 |
| Aug 5, 2020 | SR-1 PACIFIC COAST HWY | 1 |
| Jul 21, 2020 | SR-1 | 1 |
| Feb 29, 2020 | SR-1 PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY | 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.