Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Monterey Park, California
City in Los Angeles County · California · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 7
- Fatal crashes
- 5
- Population
- 57.9K
In 2024, 7 people died in 5 fatal crashes in Monterey Park, California. That was 75.0% more than in 2023 (4) and the most in any year since 2020. The death rate was 12.1 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, 20 people died, an average of 4.0 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 43% of deaths, and 20% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
12.1
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.5 times the rate in Los Angeles County, California: 8.0
- About 1.2 times the rate in California: 9.8
- About the same as the rate in the United States: 11.5
+75%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
4 deaths in 2023, 7 in 2024
- Los Angeles County, California: -7%
- California: -7%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 3 | 2 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 |
| 2024 | 7 | 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 | 6.6 |
| 2021 | 3.4 |
| 2022 | 5.1 |
| 2023 | 6.9 |
| 2024 | 12.1 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
43%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About the same as the share in Los Angeles County, California: 41%
- About 1.5 times the share in California: 28%
- About double the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 3 |
| Pedestrians | 3 |
| Motorcyclists | 1 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Monterey Park | Share in Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 3 | 43% | 41% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 14% | 11% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 3% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 4 | 57% | 32% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 3 | 43% | 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
20%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About two-thirds of the share in Los Angeles County, California: 31%
- About two-thirds of the share in California: 29%
- About 70 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
40%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 3 times the share in Los Angeles County, California: 14%
- About 1.5 times the share in California: 27%
- About 1.6 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Monterey Park | Los Angeles County | California | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 40.0% | 13.8% | 26.6% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 20.0% | 31.4% | 28.8% | 28.1% |
| At night | 60.0% | 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
60%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 80 percent of the share in Los Angeles County, California: 73%
- About the same as the share in California: 62%
- About 1.1 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 | 3 |
| 1am | 2 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 2 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 2 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 2 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 4 |
| Mon | 0 |
| Tue | 4 |
| Wed | 2 |
| Thu | 2 |
| Fri | 4 |
| Sat | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 3 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 4 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 2 |
| Aug | 1 |
| Sep | 2 |
| Oct | 1 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 15 |
| Cloudy | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 7 |
| Dark - Lighted | 6 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 3 |
| 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
- I-10 SAN BERNARDINO FWY2
- SR-60 POMONA FWY2
- GRAVES AVE1
- POTRERO GRANDE DR1
- ATLANTIC BLVD1
- AVENIDA CESAR CHAVEZ1
- CORPORATE CENTER DR1
- CREST VISTA DR1
- EMERSON AVE1
- FLORAL DR1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 11 |
| SUVs | 9 |
| Vans | 2 |
| Motorcycles | 2 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 2 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
| Pickup trucks | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Honda Accord2
- Toyota Highlander2
- Toyota Camry1
- Suzuki GSX-R10001
- Peterbilt 3891
- Peterbilt 2201
- Nissan Versa1
- Nissan Maxima1
- Nissan Altima1
- Mercedes-Benz M-Class1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 5, 2024 | I-10 SAN BERNARDINO FWY | 1 |
| Aug 20, 2024 | ATLANTIC BLVD | 1 |
| Jun 28, 2024 | GRAVES AVE | 3 |
| May 10, 2024 | EMERSON AVE | 1 |
| May 3, 2024 | AVENIDA CESAR CHAVEZ | 1 |
| Sep 12, 2023 | SR-60 POMONA FRWY | 1 |
| Jul 11, 2023 | GARFIELD AVE | 1 |
| May 20, 2023 | S ATLANTIC BLVD | 1 |
| May 14, 2023 | I-10 SAN BERNARDINO FWY | 1 |
| Dec 6, 2022 | POTRERO GRANDE DR | 2 |
| Sep 14, 2022 | SR-60 POMONA FWY | 1 |
| Oct 10, 2021 | SR-60 POMONA FWY | 1 |
| Feb 10, 2021 | CORPORATE CENTER DR | 1 |
| Jul 3, 2020 | CREST VISTA DR | 1 |
| Feb 9, 2020 | FLORAL DR | 1 |
| Feb 6, 2020 | HARDING AVE | 1 |
| Jan 5, 2020 | MONTEREY PASS RD | 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.