There is no single federal or state source that publishes e-bike fatalities by state. The state and local data below is compiled from city transportation departments, state legislatures, grand jury reports, and health departments, based on the latest information available in 2026.
How Many E-Bike Deaths Happen Each Year?
The CPSC recorded 97 e-bike deaths in 2024 and 310 from 2017 through 2024. E-bikes account for 58% of the 533 deaths linked to micromobility devices in the CPSC micromobility report, more than e-scooters and hoverboards combined.
U.S. E-Bike Deaths per Year, 2017–2024
| Year | E-bike deaths |
| 2017 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2020 | 18 |
| 2021 | 35 |
| 2022 | 57 |
| 2023 | 91 |
| 2024 | 97 |
| Total | 310 |
Source: CPSC, Micromobility Products-Related Deaths, Injuries, and Hazard Patterns 2017–2024, April 2026.
E-bike fatalities rose sixteenfold from 2018 to 2024. The 2023 and 2024 counts will rise as death certificates continue to reach the CPSC.
How Many E-Bike Injuries Happen Each Year?
Emergency departments treated an estimated 59,200 e-bike injuries in 2024, up from an average of 6,300 a year in 2017–2021, which means annual injuries increased nearly tenfold. The CPSC estimates 155,200 e-bike related injuries from 2017 through 2024.
Injury estimates are projected from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS), a sample of about 100 hospital emergency departments, while deaths are counted from reports that reach the agency. The two figures are not directly comparable.
Ridership has grown alongside injuries. The U.S. imported 1.1 million e-bikes in 2022, more than the 800,000 electric cars sold that year, and about 16% of American adults rode an e-bike in the past year.
Rising injury counts largely track rising use. One national study found e-bike injury rates increased 293% from 2019 to 2022 while sales rose 269%.
Which States Have the Most E-Bike Accidents?
No state publishes an e-bike accident count, but Florida, California and Texas lead the country in bicycle fatalities, a category that includes e-bike riders. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), which tracks fatal crashes involving motor vehicles, records e-bike riders as pedalcyclists, the same category used for riders of pedal bicycles.
The closest state-level substitute is the pedalcyclist death count, and our US bicycle accident statistics page has 2024 figures for every state. Those totals include an unknown number of e-bike riders, so they cannot be used as e-bike counts.
Why State E-Bike Data Is Limited
FARS has no e-bike code. The NTSB found in 2022 that FARS “does not contain specific categories for recording when e-scooter and e-bike riders are fatally injured.”
Injury data grouped e-bikes with mopeds until 2022. Mopeds made up 78% of that category in 2017 and 63% in 2021, according to the NTSB.
Federal fatality counts rise after publication. The CPSC listed 76 e-bike deaths for 2023 in its September 2024 edition and 91 in its April 2026 edition.
Local tracking is optional. The Orange County Grand Jury found that only 11 of 22 cities surveyed in 2024 tracked e-bike injuries, deaths, property damage or battery fires.
States count differently. Some states include scooter riders and other personal conveyance users in pedestrian deaths; FARS does not, according to the Governors Highway Safety Association.
States With Documented E-Bike and E-Scooter Deaths
The NTSB compiled at least 119 e-scooter and e-bike deaths from 2017 through 2021 in 18 states and Washington, D.C. Of those, 53 were e-bike riders, rising from 1 in 2017 to 30 in 2021.
| Arizona | Georgia | New York | Texas |
| California | Idaho | Ohio | Utah |
| Colorado | Kentucky | Oklahoma | Washington |
| Connecticut | Minnesota | Pennsylvania | District of Columbia |
| Florida | New Jersey | Tennessee |
New York City E-Bike Accident Statistics
New York City recorded 17 e-bike rider deaths and 901 e-bike rider injuries in 2025, compared with 4 deaths among traditional bicycle riders. NYC DOT has reported e-bike riders separately since 2021, the only jurisdiction in the country to do so.
NYC E-Bike Rider Deaths by Borough, 2025
| Borough | E-bike rider deaths |
| Queens | 8 |
| Manhattan | 5 |
| Bronx | 4 |
| Brooklyn | 0 |
| Staten Island | 0 |
| Citywide | 17 |
E-bike fatalities now exceed traditional bicycle fatalities in New York City. In 2021, e-bikes and e-scooters killed 8 riders and traditional bicycles killed 15. In 2025, the split was 17 to 4.
New York City accounts for about half of the e-bike deaths CPSC staff reviewed. In a 2024 regulatory docket, staff placed 28 of 53 deaths (52%) in the city, which holds 2.6% of the United States population.
NYC E-Bike Deaths per Vehicle
E-bikes caused 19 times more deaths per vehicle than bicycles and about one-third as many as cars, according to a 2023 State Assembly report from Member Alex Bores. The report counted 22 e-bike collision deaths from 2020 through September 2023; the rider was among the dead in 84% of cases.
NYC E-Bike Battery Fire Deaths
The same Assembly report counted 11 battery fire deaths and about 151 injuries from 2020 to 2023. Battery fire fatalities rose from zero in 2020 to seven in 2023, mostly among delivery riders charging uncertified batteries indoors.
Why NYC E-Bike Deaths Declined in 2025
E-bike rider fatalities fell 33%, from 9 in the first half of 2024 to 6 in the first half of 2025, according to a Vision Zero release. Deaths on all motorized two-wheelers fell from 33 to 20.
The city credits safety measures such as a 15 mph cap on Citi Bike e-bikes, a citywide speed limit and 87.5 miles of protected bike lanes built in three years. For data on all NYC cyclists, see our NYC bicycle accident statistics.
California E-Bike Accident Statistics
California hospitals treated 4,757 e-bike riders and 44,039 conventional cyclists in 2023, according to the AB 2595 committee analysis. E-bike riders were admitted to the hospital at a higher rate.
| California, 2023 | E-bike riders | Conventional cyclists |
| Treated | 4,757 | 44,039 |
| Admitted to hospital | 16% to 17% | 11% to 13% |
Source: AB 2595 committee analysis, citing Mineta Transportation Institute research.
Half of e-bike injuries came from solo crashes with no other vehicle involved, and one in five of those treated was a minor.
California E-Bike Injuries and Hospitalizations by County
| County or facility | Figure | Period |
| San Diego County | 865 emergency department visits, 186 hospitalizations | 2024 |
| Santa Barbara (police records) | 163 incidents, 85 hospitalizations | Jan. 2022 to Aug. 2024 |
| Orange County, Providence Mission Hospital | 198 injuries, up from 34 in 2020 | 10 months of 2022 |
Sources: San Diego County HHSA health advisory (2026); Santa Barbara County Civil Grand Jury (2025); California Assembly bill analysis SB 381 (2023).
The Santa Barbara grand jury found the e-bike rider at fault in 52% of 163 logged cases, a share that rose each year. The county recorded its first e-bike fatality in May 2025.
Hawaii E-Bike Injuries and Crash Costs
Hawaii e-bike injuries increased by 140% from 2022 to 2024 while helmet use fell and head injuries were more common among unhelmeted riders, according to a Department of Health study published through Honolulu City Council Bill 52. Hawaii is the only state that has estimated what an e-bike crash costs.
| Hawaii e-bike injuries | 2022 | 2024 |
| Injury incidents per month | 10 | 24 |
| Helmet use among injured riders | 51% | 29% |
| Traumatic brain injury, unhelmeted vs. helmeted | – | 32% vs. 13% |
| Average emergency department visit | – | $16,162 |
| Average hospitalization | – | $121,445 |
Common Causes of E-Bike Accidents and Deaths
Motor vehicle collisions cause more than half of e-bike fatalities, and together with loss-of-control issues they are the leading hazards behind 75% of deaths. Of the 310 deaths the CPSC recorded from 2017 through 2024, 170 involved a motor vehicle and 19 involved battery fires.
Fatal E-Bike Hazard Patterns, 2017–2024
| Hazard | Deaths | Share |
| Motor vehicle collision | 170 | 55% |
| Loss of control or fixed object | 61 | 20% |
| Unknown falls | 35 | 11% |
| Battery fires | 19 | 6% |
| Pedestrian-involved | 19 | 6% |
| Total | 310 |
Source: CPSC, Micromobility Products-Related Deaths, Injuries, and Hazard Patterns 2017–2024. Rounded shares sum to 98%.
Mechanical Failures in CPSC E-Bike Investigations
CPSC investigators found mechanical failure in 30 of 59 e-bike incidents they examined in depth:
10 pedal separations
7 tire blowouts
4 brake failures
3 wheel detachments
Risk Factors in E-Bike Injury Crashes
Only 40% of injured e-bike riders wore helmets, according to a 2024 Consumer Product Safety Commission special study of NEISS emergency department injuries. The study also found:
| Factor present in the crash | Share of injured riders |
| Carrying cargo or a passenger | 38% |
| Motor vehicle involvement | 24% |
| Riding on a sidewalk | 19% |
| Traveling at 20 mph or more | 15% |
| On a rental e-bike | 11% |
E-Bike Deaths and Injuries by Age and Gender
Men accounted for 82% of the 310 e-bike fatalities from 2017 through 2024, according to the CPSC. Among micromobility deaths of people 65 and older, 75 of 92 involved an e-bike.
Children made up 15% of e-bike emergency department patients, compared with 44% of bicycle patients, in a San Mateo County study of national injury data. In California, one in five injured e-bike riders was a minor.
Are E-Bikes More Dangerous Than Regular Bikes?
Electric bicycle injuries are more severe than pedal bicycle injuries on every available measure. At one trauma center, 7% of e-bike crash patients died compared with 0.2% of pedal-bike patients. E-bike patients also had a mean hospital stay of 5.3 days, compared with 3.3 days for pedal-bike patients.
| Measure | E-bike | Pedal bicycle |
| Crash mortality (one trauma center) | 7% | 0.2% |
| Victims under 19 | 34% | |
| Helmet use | 63% | 85% |
| Mean hospital stay | 5.3 days | 3.3 days |
| Hospitalized (California statewide) | 16% to 17% | 11% to 13% |
| Bystanders struck, hospitalized | 12% | 5% |
| Share of every 1,000 ED injury visits | 1.2 | 33.2 |
Sources: California EMS Authority (2025); AB 2595 and AB 1557 committee analyses (2026); Columbia Mailman summary of the American Journal of Public Health study of NEISS data (2024).
The American College of Surgeons links the difference to the added weight and speed of e-bikes.
E-Bike Head Injuries and Helmet Use
Head injuries occur most frequently in e-bike crashes, according to the American College of Surgeons, and a Johns Hopkins evidence report puts head and neck injuries at about 40% of e-bike injuries. The comparison table above shows helmet use of 63% among e-bike riders, compared with 85% among pedal cyclists.
What Do the 2026 E-Bike Accident Statistics Show?
E-bike crashes are rising quickly in the United States, and they cause more serious injuries than crashes on pedal bicycles. The CPSC recorded 97 e-bike deaths in 2024, the highest total on record. Emergency departments treated an estimated 59,200 e-bike injuries that year, nearly ten times the yearly average from 2017 to 2021. More than half of e-bike deaths involve a motor vehicle, and head injuries are the most common type of injury.
Data by state is still limited, because most states do not count e-bike crashes separately. We will update this page when new figures are released. If you were hurt in an e-bike crash, contact a BALG attorney for a free case review.
