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Riverside Metro Crash Analysis · CHP CCRS · 2022–2024

Crashes, Corridors & Dangerous Streets

Where, when, and why traffic crashes happen across Riverside, Moreno Valley, Corona, Murrieta, and 15 more cities — built from CHP CCRS crash records.

26,650
Reported crashes (metro, 2024)
261
Traffic fatalities (metro, 2024)
678
Pedestrian crashes (metro, 2024)
26.7%
Speed-related rate (metro, 2024)
Unincorporated crashes are classified this way because CHP reports all freeway incidents as Unincorporated regardless of the city the freeway passes through. The remainder are surface street crashes in unincorporated communities and rural areas throughout Riverside County, including desert communities in the Coachella Valley and mountain pass areas.
01 — Crash Map

Where It Happens

Search an address, filter by crash type, compare years, or enter your commute to see every crash hotspot along your route.

Riverside Metro Crash Map
56 intersections · 20 cities · CHP CCRS 2022–2024
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02 — Look Up Your Street

How Safe Is Your Area?

Search any address or intersection to see a crash summary for that location. CHP CCRS 2022–2024.

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03 — Dangerous Intersections

The Top 10 Crash Sites

Ranked by total crash volume across Riverside Metro. Freeway interchanges dominate due to high traffic volumes — use the Per Vehicle toggle to normalize by traffic count.

Top 10 Crash Intersections — All Metro
CHP CCRS 2022–2024 · 56 locations tracked
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04 — City Overview

Crash Rates Across the Metro

How each city in Riverside Metro compares on total crashes, fatalities, and behavioral factors.

City Comparison
All cities · CHP CCRS 2024
Overview
CityCrashesFatalDUISpeedHit & RunPed
Crashes Per 1,000 Residents
Population-adjusted crash rate · CHP CCRS 2024
05 — When It Happens

The Calendar of Risk

Crash patterns by hour, day of week, and month across the metro.

Crashes by Hour
All Metro · CHP CCRS 2024
Crashes by Day of Week
All Metro · CHP CCRS 2024
Crashes by Month
All Metro · CHP CCRS 2024
Weekday vs Weekend by Hour
All Metro · CHP CCRS 2024
06 — Year Over Year

Is the Metro Getting Safer?

Three years of CHP CCRS records show how crashes, fatalities, and behavioral factors are trending across Riverside Metro.

Total Crashes
Metro-wide · CHP CCRS 2022–2024
Fatalities & Pedestrian Crashes
Metro-wide · CHP CCRS 2022–2024
DUI Crashes
2022–2024
Speed-Related
2022–2024
Hit & Run
2022–2024
07 — Severity

How Bad Are the Crashes?

261 people died on Riverside Metro roads in 2024. The severity breakdown tells us how crashes distribute between fatal, serious, minor, and property-damage-only.

Severity Distribution
All Metro · CHP CCRS 2024
Fatalities by City
CHP CCRS 2024
Fatal
Crash Type Breakdown
All Metro · CHP CCRS 2024
Contributing Factors
All Metro · CHP CCRS 2024
08 — Impaired Driving

DUI Crashes Across the Metro

3,138 crashes in 2024 involved impairment — 11.8% of the total.

DUI Rate by Hour
% of crashes involving DUI · All Metro
DUI by City
Total DUI crashes · CHP CCRS 2024
09 — Speed

Speed Kills Disproportionately

26.7% of crashes are speed-related. Corona has the highest rate at 33.4%.

Speed Rate by Hour
% of crashes involving speed · All Metro
Speed's Share of Fatalities
By city · CHP CCRS 2024
Fatal
Crashes by Speed Limit Zone
All Metro · CHP CCRS 2024
10 — Hit-and-Run

25.6% of Drivers Flee the Scene

6,817 hit-and-run crashes across the metro. Coachella leads at 39.7%.

Hit-and-Run Rate by Hour
% of crashes that are H&R · All Metro
Hit-and-Run Rate by City
% of crashes · CHP CCRS 2024
11 — Pedestrians & Cyclists

The Most Vulnerable on Metro Streets

678 pedestrian crashes and 451 cyclist crashes across the metro in 2024.

Pedestrian & Cyclist Crashes Per 1,000 Residents
Population-adjusted rate · CHP CCRS 2024
678 pedestrian crashes in 2024. Riverside accounts for 150 — 22% of the metro total despite having 14% of the population.
12 — Sources

Where This Data Comes From

CHP CCRS
California Highway Patrol publishes all crash records through the Crash Records System (CCRS) on data.ca.gov. 26,650 crashes in Riverside County in 2024, each geocoded with coordinates, severity, and behavioral flags from the Parties detail table.

CCRS Dataset on data.ca.gov
13 — Methodology

How I Built This

Raw CCRS crash records are queried from the CKAN DataStore API, filtered to County Code 33 (Riverside). Party-level data is joined by Collision ID to extract DUI/impairment status and speed limits. Records without valid coordinates are excluded. 26,650 records processed for 2024.