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Claim it before someone else doesReported traffic injuries & collisions β Los Angeles County
Injury rate: 330.0 per 100k Β· Fatality rate: 3.4 per 100k Β· Pop. 148,475
Rate per 100,000 residents β the only fair way to compare a city to its county and state.
In 2025, Torrance's injury rate of 330.0 per 100k ran 38% below the county average and 37% below the state average.
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Reported collisions by time of day and weekday, 2020β2025.
Most collisions are reported on Fridays and between 3pβ6p.
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 | 1 | 335 | 1 | 472 | 32 | 148,475 | 317.9 |
| 2025 | 5 | 329 | 5 | 490 | 16 | 148,475 | 330.0 |
| 2024 | 7 | 612 | 8 | 865 | 34 | 148,475 | 582.6 |
| 2023 | 6 | 514 | 6 | 706 | 21 | 148,475 | 475.5 |
| 2022 | 4 | 518 | 4 | 697 | 21 | 148,475 | 469.4 |
| 2021 | 4 | 496 | 4 | 688 | 15 | 148,475 | 463.4 |
| 2020 | 8 | 423 | 8 | 622 | 18 | 148,475 | 418.9 |
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.
Torrance sits at the southern edge of Los Angeles County, and a lot of traffic moves through it. Hawthorne Boulevard carries shoppers and commuters north to south, Crenshaw Boulevard runs parallel to the east, Pacific Coast Highway cuts across the bottom of the city, and the I-405 San Diego Freeway pulls in drivers from across the South Bay. In 2025, the most recent final crash year on record, Torrance logged 329 injury collisions. Those crashes hurt 490 people and took 5 lives. Public records also show reports tend to peak on Friday afternoons between 3 and 5 p.m., when the work week is winding down and the roads fill up. If one of those numbers is now your story, here is what LawProactive does and does not do. We are not a law firm, and no attorney works for us. We are a free service that connects you with an independent personal injury attorney who handles cases in Torrance and the rest of Los Angeles County. There is no charge to reach out, and the attorneys in our network work on contingency, which means no fee unless there is a recovery. You describe what happened, and we help you get in front of someone who can evaluate it.
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Important legal information for accident victims in Torrance, 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 gives most injury claims a two-year filing window from the date of the injury. If a city or state entity is involved, that window can shrink to as little as six months, so timing matters more than people expect.
California follows pure comparative fault. Your share of blame reduces what you recover, but it does not shut the door on your claim.
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