Traffic Collisions in Riverside County

2014 – 2025
201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
120,063
Collisions
3,450
People killed
170,276
People injured
35%
On state highways

Between 2014 and 2025, 120,063 collisions were reported to the CHP in Riverside County. They killed 3,450 people and injured 170,276. Annual collisions have risen 30% since 2014 — against the statewide trend. The single most common time for a crash here is 5 PM on a Thursday.

Collisions by year

2014 7,884
2015 9,243
2016 10,748
2017 10,794
2018 10,556
2019 10,378
2020 8,535
2021 10,233
2022 10,352
2023 10,483
2024 10,612
2025 10,245

When crashes happen

12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM11 PM
Sunday 16,788
Monday 17,361
Tuesday 17,614
Wednesday 18,029
Thursday 19,528
Friday 16,265
Saturday 14,478

Roads With the Most Collisions

Freeways

  1. I-157,946
  2. SR-917,044
  3. I-2156,626
  4. I-105,673
  5. SR-604,487
  6. SR-742,889
  7. SR-1111,969
  8. SR-791,555

City Streets

  1. Van Buren Blvd1,990
  2. Magnolia Ave1,482
  3. Perris Blvd1,328
  4. Alessandro Blvd1,089
  5. Florida Ave1,019
  6. Arlington Ave958
  7. Limonite Ave897
  8. Winchester Rd786

Intersections With the Most Collisions

Involving a freeway

  1. Green River Rd & SR-91711
  2. Central Ave & I-215703
  3. I-15 & Rancho California Rd568
  4. I-15 & Winchester Rd564
  5. I-15 & Temecula Pkwy515
  6. SR-91 & Tyler St477
  7. I-215 & Martin Luther King Blvd471
  8. SR-71 & SR-91456

City streets only

  1. Cajalco Rd & La Sierra Ave141
  2. Bridge St & Gilman Springs Rd140
  3. Magnolia Ave & Tyler St129
  4. Florida Ave & Kirby St126
  5. Winchester Rd & Ynez Rd125
  6. Jurupa Ave & Van Buren Blvd119
  7. Perris Blvd & Sunnymead Blvd115
  8. Blaine St & Iowa Ave114

Driving in Riverside County?

Compare your route against every one of these 120,063 collisions and take the one with the fewest.

Plan a safer route

Source: California Highway Patrol Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System (SWITRS), via the Transportation Injury Mapping System at UC Berkeley. Figures cover collisions reported to the CHP; minor crashes that were never reported do not appear. Road and intersection names are as recorded by the reporting officer.