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Claim it before someone else doesReported traffic injuries & collisions — Riverside County
Injury rate: 589.9 per 100k · Fatality rate: 3.9 per 100k · Pop. 51,869
Rate per 100,000 residents — the only fair way to compare a city to its county and state.
In 2025, Palm Desert's injury rate of 589.9 per 100k ran 3% below the county average and 12% above the state average.
Δ vs prior year. Feeds the Car & Truck and Wrongful Death silos.
Reported collisions by time of day and weekday, 2020–2025.
Most collisions are reported on Thursdays and between 1p–4p.
Ranked by injuries and fatalities, 2020–2025.
Junctions with the most reported crashes.
Injury crashes by year — tap a bar to load that year above.
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| Year ▼ | Fatal | Injury | Killed | Injured | Serious | Pop. | Inj/100k |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026prov | 3 | 118 | 3 | 177 | 17 | 51,869 | 341.2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 211 | 2 | 306 | 22 | 51,869 | 589.9 |
| 2024 | 5 | 236 | 6 | 329 | 12 | 51,869 | 634.3 |
| 2023 | 9 | 233 | 9 | 329 | 9 | 51,869 | 634.3 |
| 2022 | 2 | 259 | 4 | 391 | 19 | 51,869 | 753.8 |
| 2021 | 4 | 256 | 5 | 357 | 12 | 51,869 | 688.3 |
| 2020 | 1 | 145 | 1 | 201 | 12 | 51,869 | 387.5 |
Source: CCRS via data.ca.gov + CA city population. Collision counts are reported crashes from California's Crash Reporting System (CCRS), published on data.ca.gov and aggregated to city jurisdiction; fatality totals are cross-checked against NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). Rates per 100,000 use annual city population. Years marked prov are provisional and update as the record is finalized.
Palm Desert's roughly 52,000 residents share the road with visitors heading toward Fred Waring Drive, Highway 111, Country Club Drive, and Cook Street — corridors that show up often in local collision records. In the most recent full year on record, Riverside County logged 211 injury collisions in Palm Desert, leaving 306 people hurt and 2 people dead. Reports tend to cluster on Thursday afternoons between 2 and 4 p.m., a pattern that can help explain when local traffic pressure builds. If you were hurt in one of these incidents — as a driver, passenger, cyclist, or pedestrian — sorting out medical bills, lost income, and insurance calls can feel overwhelming on top of recovering physically. LawProactive is a free connection service, not a law firm. We don't handle your case ourselves; instead, we help match you with an independent personal injury attorney in our network who can review the facts of your situation. Attorneys we connect you with work on contingency, meaning there's no fee unless they recover money for you. Reaching out costs nothing and creates no obligation.
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Important legal information for accident victims in Palm Desert, California.
2 years from the date of injury
Pure Comparative Fault
$15,000/$30,000/$5,000
Understanding these rules can significantly impact your case outcome.
California follows pure comparative negligence, meaning you can recover damages even if you're 99% at fault.
The state requires all drivers to carry minimum liability insurance.
California has no cap on non-economic damages in most personal injury cases.
You have 2 years to file a lawsuit after an accident.
Disclaimer: This is general legal information, not legal advice. Statutes of limitations vary by case and exceptions may apply — consult a licensed attorney about your specific deadline.
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