NEARLY 15,000 RESIDENTS INJURED OR KILLED IN TRAFFIC COLLISIONS IN 2025
There are thousands of victims of traffic collisions each year in San Bernardino County, and many of those injuries or fatalities were potentially preventable. Factors that influence traffic safety include road design, posted speed limits, road and sidewalk quality, and driver behaviors like speeding, driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, and distracted driving. Reducing collisions requires interventions that support safety for everyone on the move, including drivers, cyclists, pedestrians, and transit riders. Traffic safety data helps communities assess whether strategies to improve safety are having an impact. This indicator tracks the number of San Bernardino County victims of vehicle collisions per 10,000 residents and the number of pedestrians and bicyclists killed or injured in vehicle collisions by age and race/ethnicity.
TREND
In San Bernardino County, there were 14,743 people injured (14,530) or killed (213) in vehicle collisions in 2025. The victims may include automobile drivers or passengers, cyclists, pedestrians, or some other party, such as equestrians or train passengers. This marks a 3% one-year decline in the absolute number of victims and a 10-year decline of 9%. The per capita rate of victims declined by 13% since 2016.
PER CAPITA RATE OF VICTIMS KILLED OR INJURED ON MODEST DOWNWARD TREND
Victims Killed or Injured in Vehicle Collisions per 10,000 in San Bernardino County, 2016-2025
Since 2016, there has been a 2% decrease in pedestrian-involved in collisions and a 10% increase in cyclist-involved collisions. Overall, in each of the past three years (2023, 2024, and 2025) cyclists and/or pedestrians were involved in approximately 6% of all traffic collisions.
The number of pedestrian victims has been steadily declining since 2022, both in absolute numbers and on a per capita basis. Conversely, the count and rate of cyclist-involved collisions have increased since 2022, and over the past 10 years.
PER CAPITA PEDESTRIAN FATALITIES AND INJURIES CONTINUE TO DECREASE
Pedestrians Injured or Killed in Vehicle Collisions per 10,000 in San Bernardino County, 2016-2025
NEARLY 1-IN-10 PEDESTRIANS INJURED OR KILLED IN 2025 WERE YOUTH
Count of Pedestrians Injured or Killed in Vehicle Collisions by Age in San Bernardino County, 2016-2025
RATE OF CYCLIST VICTIMS REMAINS HISTORICALLY HIGH
Bicyclists Injured or Killed in Vehicle Collisions by per 10,000 in San Bernardino County, 2016-2025
NUMBER OF CYCLIST VICTIMS REMAINS HISTORICALLY HIGH
Count of Bicyclists Injured or Killed in Vehicle Collisions by Age in San Bernardino County, 2016-2025
RACE/ETHNICITY DETAIL
In 2023 in San Bernardino County, 475 Latino or Hispanic bicyclists or pedestrians were victims in a vehicle collision, which accounts for 51% of all victims. Approximately a quarter (26%) of all cyclist or pedestrian victims were White (242), 15% were Black (135), and 2% were Asian (22). Other or Unknown race/ethnicity comprised the remainder of victims (5% or 49). In the accompanying chart, the distribution of the San Bernardino County population by race and ethnicity is shown for context. It is important to note for this indicator that the victimization rates do not account for the possibility of different levels of walking or cycling by race/ethnicity, which is unknown.
BLACK CYCLISTS AND PEDESTRIANS HAVE DISPROPORTIONATELY HIGH RATE BEING A VICTIM IN A VEHICLE COLLISION
Race/Ethnicity Distribution of Bicyclists or Pedestrians Injured or Killed in Vehicle Collisions in San Bernardino County Compared to the Distribution of the San Bernardino County Population by Race/Ethnicity, 2023