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Claim it before someone else doesReported traffic injuries & collisions β Los Angeles County
Injury rate: 645.1 per 100k Β· Fatality rate: 4.3 per 100k Β· Pop. 116,732
Rate per 100,000 residents β the only fair way to compare a city to its county and state.
In 2025, El Monte's injury rate of 645.1 per 100k ran 21% above the county average and 23% above the state average.
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Reported collisions by time of day and weekday, 2020β2025.
Most collisions are reported on Fridays and between 4pβ7p.
Ranked by injuries and fatalities, 2020β2025.
Junctions with the most reported crashes.
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| Year βΌ | Fatal | Injury | Killed | Injured | Serious | Pop. | Inj/100k |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026prov | 2 | 364 | 2 | 484 | 22 | 116,732 | 414.6 |
| 2025 | 5 | 539 | 5 | 753 | 32 | 116,732 | 645.1 |
| 2024 | 3 | 563 | 3 | 792 | 37 | 116,732 | 678.5 |
| 2023 | 5 | 565 | 5 | 791 | 23 | 116,732 | 677.6 |
| 2022 | 8 | 479 | 8 | 674 | 33 | 116,732 | 577.4 |
| 2021 | 5 | 469 | 5 | 702 | 44 | 116,732 | 601.4 |
| 2020 | 6 | 377 | 6 | 535 | 43 | 116,732 | 458.3 |
Source: CCRS via data.ca.gov + CA city population. Collision counts are reported crashes from California's Crash Reporting System (CCRS), published on data.ca.gov and aggregated to city jurisdiction; fatality totals are cross-checked against NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). Rates per 100,000 use annual city population. Years marked prov are provisional and update as the record is finalized.
El Monte sits where the San Gabriel Valley meets the I-10, and roughly 116,000 residents share its streets with commuters passing through every day. Public records for 2025 count 539 injury collisions inside the city, with 753 people hurt and 5 lives lost. The corridors that appear most often in those reports are Peck Road, the I-10 (San Bernardino Freeway), Valley Boulevard, and Lower Azusa Road, and the filings tend to cluster on Fridays between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m., when the week's final commute is under way. Numbers like these describe what happened across the city; they don't tell you what to do next if one of those collisions was yours. That is where LawProactive comes in. We are a free service, not a law firm. Our role is straightforward: listen to what happened, then connect you with an independent personal injury attorney who handles cases in Los Angeles County. There is no charge to be matched, and the attorneys in our network work on contingency, so you owe no attorney fee unless there is a recovery. Whether you were rear-ended on Valley Boulevard, struck while crossing Peck Road, or hurt in a fall at a local business, a conversation about your options costs you nothing.
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Important legal information for accident victims in El Monte, California.
2 years from the date of injury
Pure Comparative Fault
$15,000/$30,000/$5,000
Understanding these rules can significantly impact your case outcome.
California follows pure comparative negligence, meaning you can recover damages even if you're 99% at fault.
The state requires all drivers to carry minimum liability insurance.
California has no cap on non-economic damages in most personal injury cases.
You have 2 years to file a lawsuit after an accident.
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California follows pure comparative fault. Your recovery is reduced by your share of responsibility, but it is not wiped out, even if you were more than half to blame.
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