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LOS ANGELES (37) County, California: Road Fatality Risk

Gera US Road Fatality Index: 1.6/10 (Very Low) · 852/yr avg · 8.759/100k. Risk-context signals only.

Data: FARS 2021-2023 / Census PEP 2023 / FHWA VM-2 2023· NHTSA FARS + Census PEP · US public domain · FIPS 06037

What is the road fatality rate for LOS ANGELES (37) County, California?

LOS ANGELES (37) County, California averaged 852 road fatalities per year from 2021 to 2023 (NHTSA FARS), giving a rate of 8.759 per 100,000 population — 3.94/100k below the US average of 12.695/100k. Gera US Road Fatality Index: 1.6/10 (Very Low).

Source:NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) — annual national CSV ZIPs 2021-2023·as of FARS 2021-2023 / Census PEP 2023 / FHWA VM-2 2023updated annually (last: )
Gera US Road Fatality Index1.6 / 10Very Low road fatality risk — LOS ANGELES (37) County, CA (NHTSA FARS 2021-2023). Not a road-safety guarantee.How this index is calculated

Road fatality data — LOS ANGELES (37) County (FARS 2021-2023 / Census PEP 2023 / FHWA VM-2 2023)

Road fatality metrics for LOS ANGELES (37) County, California (NHTSA FARS 2021-2023 + Census PEP)
MetricValueSource
Road fatalities 2021851NHTSA FARS 2021
Road fatalities 2022866NHTSA FARS 2022
Road fatalities 2023840NHTSA FARS 2023
3yr average annual fatalities852.3Gera calculation
3yr average population9,730,857Census PEP 2021-2023
Fatalities per 100k population8.759Gera formula
US average per 100k12.695NHTSA FARS 2021-2023
GUSRFI score1.6/10Very Low

LOS ANGELES (37) County Road Fatality Risk Explorer

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GUSRFI

1.6 / 10

Very Low

LOS ANGELES (37) County, CA

LOS ANGELES (37) County, CA has a Very Low road fatality index (8.8/100k). Substantially below the US average of 12.7/100k.

Source: NHTSA FARS 2021-2023 + Census PEP 2023 + FHWA VM-2 2023. Risk-context index only.

Risk signal components

Fatalities per 100,000 population (3yr avg 2021-2023)8.76

US avg: 12.7/100k · Source: NHTSA FARS + Census PEP

County GUSRFI uses fatalities per 100k only (per-county VMT not available key-free from FHWA).

Avg annual fatals

852

2021-2023

Per 100k pop

8.76

3yr avg

California state context

California has a state GUSRFI of 4.3/10 (Moderate), with 11.285/100k (3yr avg). LOS ANGELES (37) County (8.759/100k) is 2.53/100k below the state average.

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LOS ANGELES (37) County road fatality rate: frequently asked questions

How many road fatalities occur in LOS ANGELES (37) County per year?
NHTSA FARS recorded 851 road fatalities in LOS ANGELES (37) County, California in 2021; 866 in 2022; and 840 in 2023 — a 3-year average of 852.3 per year.
How does LOS ANGELES (37) County compare to the US average for road fatalities?
LOS ANGELES (37) County has 8.759/100k road fatalities — 3.94/100k below the US average of 12.695/100k (NHTSA FARS 2021-2023 average). The state average for California is 11.285/100k (GUSRFI 4.3/10).
What is LOS ANGELES (37) County's GUSRFI score?
LOS ANGELES (37) County has a Gera US Road Fatality Index (GUSRFI) of 1.6/10 (Very Low). County GUSRFI is based on fatalities per 100k population, normalized against the state-level range (min 5.659, max 24.943 per 100k). It ranks among the top 1 counties by road fatality count in the US (out of 350 counties tracked).

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Contains public sector information published by NHTSA / US Census Bureau and licensed under the US Government public domain. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) — annual national CSV ZIPs 2021-2023 (FARS 2021-2023 / Census PEP 2023 / FHWA VM-2 2023, published 2024-2025).

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