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Injury rate: 823.3 per 100k · Fatality rate: 16.9 per 100k · Pop. 47,371
Rate per 100,000 residents — the only fair way to compare a city to its county and state.
In 2025, Palm Springs's injury rate of 823.3 per 100k ran 35% above the county average and 56% 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 Fridays and between 3p–6p.
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 | 4 | 164 | 4 | 225 | 21 | 47,371 | 475.0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 268 | 8 | 390 | 35 | 47,371 | 823.3 |
| 2024 | 10 | 268 | 10 | 385 | 29 | 47,371 | 812.7 |
| 2023 | 8 | 326 | 10 | 469 | 35 | 47,371 | 990.1 |
| 2022 | 12 | 336 | 12 | 481 | 36 | 47,371 | 1015.4 |
| 2021 | 14 | 240 | 14 | 355 | 23 | 47,371 | 749.4 |
| 2020 | 8 | 183 | 11 | 284 | 17 | 47,371 | 599.5 |
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 Springs sees its share of everyday traffic trouble. In the most recent full year on record, the city logged 268 injury collisions, with 390 people hurt and 8 lives lost on local streets. Corridors like Ramon Road, Rt 111, Indian Canyon Drive N, and Sr 111 (Gene Autry Trail) carry heavy public-record collision counts, and reports tend to cluster on Fridays between 3 and 5 p.m., when tourist traffic, commuters, and weekend errands all converge at once. If you were hurt in one of these incidents, or in a fall, dog bite, or other accident somewhere else in the city, sorting out what comes next while you're still recovering physically can feel like too much. LawProactive is a free service — we are not a law firm — that connects injured people in Palm Springs with an independent personal injury attorney who can look at what happened and explain your options. There's no cost to talk it through, and the attorneys in our network work on contingency, meaning no fee unless you recover. You focus on getting better; let someone else sort through the paperwork.
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Important legal information for accident victims in Palm Springs, 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.
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