Atherton's rate of pedestrian deaths per 100,000 residents was 4.34 between 2011 and 2020. Neighboring cities such as Palo Alto (2.10), Redwood City (1.47) and Menlo Park (1.23) had significantly lower death rates.
Atherton's pedestrian death rate tops others in Bay Area
Atherton's death rate was double or triple that of neighboring cities in San Mateo County. Each of the three deaths in the Atherton area between 2011-2020 happened on El Camino Real.
