Here’s the most rigorous look you can get today at Uber-related safety in California for 2024, focusing on what is known, what is not yet public, and the best available indicators.
Executive summary (what 2024 looked like)
California did not publish a 2024 Uber-specific crash count. The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) requires Transportation Network Companies (TNCs, e.g., Uber/Lyft) to file quarterly reports that include collisions, citations, assaults/harassment, and payouts, with limited location detail, but public release has been restricted while confidentiality rules are being reworked.
Release outlook: CPUC proceedings active in 2024–25 indicate the state is moving toward publishing more of the 2022–2024 TNC annual data in aggregated form.
Context you can use now:
Uber’s latest U.S. safety report (2021–2022), released in 2024, shows 127 fatal crashes resulting in 153 deaths across the U.S., plus 36 fatal physical assaults and 2,717 reports in the most serious sexual-assault categories.
99.9% of Uber trips end without a safety issue.
California is a massive exposure center: nearly 64% of California TNC trips occur in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and San Diego counties.
U.S. traffic deaths fell 3.8% in 2024 (to ~39,345), improving the national risk environment in which rideshare operates.
Table 1: What we can quantify today that matters for California (2024 vantage point)
| Indicator | 2024 / Latest Figure | What it means for California | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPUC reporting scope | Collisions, citations, assaults/harassment, and payouts are collected quarterly from TNCs | California has the data; public release of 2022–2024 is being resolved | |
| Public release status | CPUC is working to resolve confidentiality and publish more TNC annual data from 2022–2024 | Expect more California-specific collision numbers once the release framework is finalized | |
| Uber U.S. fatalities (platform) | 153 deaths in 127 fatal crashes (2021–2022 report, published 2024) | California hosts a large share of Uber trips | |
| Uber U.S. fatal physical assaults | 36 fatalities (2021–2022) | Adds to the harm picture beyond crashes | |
| Uber U.S. serious sexual-assault reports | 2,717 (2021–2022) | Indicates incidents are rare but non-zero | |
| Share of CA TNC trips in LA/SF/SD | 64% of statewide trips | Risk is concentrated in a few metro counties | |
| U.S. road-death baseline (all traffic) | 39,345 deaths in 2024, −3.8% YoY | A better overall safety climate likely benefited rideshare risk too |
Why not a single “California Uber accidents in 2024” number? Because CPUC hasn’t yet released that collated public figure for 2024. It does exist inside the state’s confidential TNC filings.
Deeper analysis and 2024 trends that touch California
Exposure is urban and California is very urban
California’s rideshare demand concentrates in dense, complex street networks (LA Basin, SF, San Diego). The SFCTA’s analysis underscores how much TNC activity clusters in these metros.
Uber’s safety reports emphasize urban settings and risky behaviors such as speed, impairment, and wrong-way driving as dominant correlates in fatal crashes.
Platform safety versus roadway safety
Uber’s 2019–2020 report found its fatality rate per vehicle-mile traveled was about half the U.S. average in those years. The latest (2021–2022) report shows higher absolute fatalities alongside broader U.S. spikes. California’s 2024 driving environment improved as U.S. deaths fell.
Rideshare driver crash risk
A 2024 peer-reviewed study notes rideshare drivers face elevated work-related crash risk linked to job conditions and demographics.
Accessibility and service mix
CPUC’s Access for All (WAV) program tracks trip completion, cancellations, and service coverage for wheelchair-accessible service. This indirectly shapes exposure.
What to watch in 2025 for a clearer California picture
CPUC publication of 2022–2024 TNC Annual Report data will include aggregated collision counts once confidentiality issues are resolved.
Next Uber and Lyft safety reports will provide post-2022 trendlines to compare against California’s eventual CPUC releases.
Practical takeaways for Californians
High-leverage risk controls: Focus on night/weekend enforcement, impaired-driving countermeasures, and speed management on urban arterials where TNC demand is heaviest.
Data for design: When CPUC releases aggregated collision counts, agencies should cross-reference them with Vision Zero high-injury networks in LA, SF, and SD to improve pickup/drop-off design and signal timing.
Driver safety programs: Expand fatigue-management education, in-app break nudges, and hotspot warnings to address elevated crash risk.
Method notes and limitations
Scope: “Uber accidents” refers to crashes occurring during trips arranged on Uber’s platform. It does not include delivery.
California counts for 2024: CPUC confirms collisions are a required reporting category for TNCs, but public totals for 2024 have not been released as of September 2025.
Key sources include Uber U.S. Safety Reports, CPUC decisions and portals, SFCTA’s statewide TNC analysis, and national traffic-safety baselines for 2024.
Sources cited (select)
CPUC decision describing TNC reporting categories and aggregated location output.
CPUC TNC data portal background.
SFCTA TNCs 2020 trip concentration data.
Uber U.S. Safety Report 2019–2020 and 2021–2022 (published 2024) summaries.
Uber U.S. fatalities: 127 fatal crashes and 153 deaths.
NHTSA 2024 national fatalities.
Peer-reviewed 2024 study on rideshare driver crash risk.
CPUC WAV program data.
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