City of Los Angeles
DBA LAPD
Safety
Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
42 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 9
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.
- Registered power units
- 2,097
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 44
- Annualized
- ≈22 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.0 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving28 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance14 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.26 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.62 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 69 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 369 total · 76 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 11 | |
| 2025 | 41 | 0 | 15 | 35 | |
| 2024 | 50 | 0 | 14 | 47 | |
| 2023 | 47 | 1 | 12 | 42 | |
| 2022 | 61 | 1 | 20 | 57 | |
| 2021 | 53 | 0 | 16 | 47 | |
| 2020 | 33 | 0 | 14 | 32 | |
| 2019 | 28 | 0 | 12 | 25 | |
| 2018 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 12 | |
| 2017 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 20 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 2026 | CA | 1 | 3 | Yes |
| Jun 18, 2026 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 10, 2026 | CA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Apr 8, 2026 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 31, 2026 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 18, 2026 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 17, 2026 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 23, 2026 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 13, 2026 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 3, 2026 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 3, 2026 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 16, 2026 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 9, 2025 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 1, 2025 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 1, 2025 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 18, 2025 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 6, 2025 | CA | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Oct 29, 2025 | CA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Oct 22, 2025 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 25, 2025 | CA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Aug 29, 2025 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 11, 2025 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 5, 2025 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 5, 2025 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 3, 2025 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |