Beaumont Personal Injury Resources

Injury crashes in Beaumont

Source: CHP's statewide crash database (data.ca.gov), all reporting agencies. Beaumont averaged 143 injury or fatal crashes a year in 2022–2024, compared with 115 a year in 2016–2018 (+25%).

Year	Crashes with someone hurt or killed	People injured	People killed
2016	119	173	2
2017	106	153	3
2018	120	185	1
2019	Not shown: the State's 2019 file covers only January to April.
2020	109	153	4
2021	93	131	1
2022	156	210	6
2023	190	305	4
2024	84	119	1
2025 (may rise)	89	129	4
2026 (year to date)	173	243	0

What Beaumont's 2020–2024 crash reports show

632 injury or fatal crashes over five years, compared with the whole county.

Measure	Beaumont	Riverside County
Crashes with someone hurt or killed	632	51,948
Fatal crashes	15	1,545
A pedestrian was involved	23 (4%)	5%
A bicyclist was involved	20 (3%)	3%
Hit-and-run	39 (6%)	10%
DUI recorded as the main cause	47 (7%)	10%
After dark	196 (31%)	33%
On a freeway	224 (35%)	25%

Compared with the county as a whole, the category that stands out most in Beaumont's reports is on a freeway: 35% of the city's injury crashes, against 25% countywide.

Most common types of collision:

Rear-end: 32%
Broadside (T-bone): 28%
Hit an object: 15%

Most common primary causes recorded by officers:

Unsafe speed for conditions (Vehicle Code § 22350): 31%
Unsafe turn or lane change (Vehicle Code § 22107): 15%
Left turn or U-turn without yielding (Vehicle Code § 21801): 8%

Counts are raw numbers, not rates. The primary cause is the officer's entry on the report, not a finding of fault. Open Beaumont in the crash explorer.

Beaumont in the state's crash rankings (2023)

Rank 1 is the worst among cities of similar population [source]. Beaumont's worst category rank among cities of its size was speed-related crashes: 22 of 103. All 28 cities compared.

Category	Count and rank
Size group (population)	Group C (population 58,665) [source]
Killed or injured, all crashes	208 (rank 33/103) [source]
Alcohol-involved	15 (rank 67/103) [source]
Motorcycle	7 (rank 43/103) [source]
Pedestrian	7 (rank 83/103) [source]
Bicycle	3 (rank 92/103) [source]
Speed-related crashes	36 (rank 22/103) [source]
Hit-and-run crashes	5 (rank 83/103) [source]
Composite	rank 48/103 [source]

Local facts: Beaumont

Population	U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2025 population estimate for Beaumont city, CA: 60,835 (July 1, 2025). Estimates base (April 1, 2020): 53,057. [source]
Highways	The City of Beaumont says Interstate 10, State Route 60 and State Route 79 meet at the Beaumont Avenue interchange; SR 79 leads from Beaumont through Hemet and Winchester to Temecula. [source] The CHP San Gorgonio Pass Area office has been at 195 Highland Springs Avenue in Beaumont since 1996 (951-846-5300); it has traffic management responsibility for more than 860 square miles of Riverside County, including Beaumont, with a captain, a lieutenant, five sergeants and 43 officers. [source]
Recent road projects	SR-60/Potrero Boulevard Interchange Phase II (RCTC and City of Beaumont with Caltrans): six-ramp partial cloverleaf interchange, realigned Western Knolls Avenue and Potrero Boulevard widened to six lanes; construction began May 2026 and the interchange is anticipated to open in 2028; $64 million (construction). Phase I, a six-lane Potrero Boulevard overcrossing, was completed in December 2019. [source] Pennsylvania Avenue Grade Separation (just south of I-10 at the Union Pacific Railroad crossing): will replace an at-grade rail crossing the City calls dangerous with an underpass, add sidewalks, and add traffic signals at the I-10 ramp intersections. Total cost $78M; current phase PS&E (design). On July 7, 2025 the California Transportation Commission adopted the project for a potential award of $50.4M. [source] I-10/Oak Valley Parkway Interchange (proposal): Caltrans, with the City of Beaumont, is proposing to reconstruct the interchange with a longer overcrossing, HOV lanes and ramp metering on the on-ramps, sidewalks on the south side and Class II bike lanes; four design options are being considered. This is a proposal, not a scheduled construction project. [source] The City of Beaumont says RCTC, Caltrans and the cities of Banning and Beaumont are studying improvements to the I-10 Highland Springs interchange (reconfigured underpass lanes and merging lanes on the ramps), with studies and final design underway from summer 2022 to approximately 2029. [source] Beaumont's Citywide Street Rehabilitation & Maintenance (announced August 31, 2026): crews fully mobilized starting September 4, with tentative mill-and-overlay dates including Highland Springs (Oct 7 - Oct 26) and Champions Drive (Nov 20 - Dec 1); the City says dates may shift due to construction progress or weather. [source] RCTC lists the I-10 Highland Springs Avenue Interchange Improvements (Beaumont and Banning) as pre-construction, with an estimated $46 million construction cost; construction could begin in 2030, depending on funding. [source] A Caltrans release (October 15, 2021) lists $1.18 million to install guardrail and flashing beacons on State Route 79 in and near Beaumont, from north of Gilman Springs Road to First Street. [source]
Police services	The Beaumont Police Department is at 660 Orange Avenue (951-769-8500) and is open 24/7; its Dispatch Center, staffed 24 hours a day with a supervisor and 10 full-time dispatchers, also receives and transfers calls for the fire department. The City notes that 911 calls from a cell phone may be routed to the California Highway Patrol. [source]
Fire and paramedics	Fire services in Beaumont are provided by CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Department; Fire Station 66 is at 628 Maple Avenue, Beaumont. [source]
Report a road hazard	Beaumont's online RequestTracker can be used to report streetlights that are out, potholes or other concerns to the City. [source]
City traffic safety	Beaumont Police Department traffic concerns: call the 24/7 business line 951-769-8500, or use the online Traffic and Parking Concerns form for ongoing problems; for problems in progress, including traffic collisions, dial 911 or the non-emergency line 951-769-8500. [source] Beaumont Public Works runs a Neighborhood Traffic Management Program, a data-driven process for residential concerns such as speeding, cut-through traffic and pedestrian safety, and maintains an adopted truck route network. [source] Beaumont's Citywide Traffic Signal Upgrades include AI-enabled adaptive traffic signals, LED signal lights, and accessibility features such as audible pedestrian signals and high-visibility crosswalk indicators. [source] The Beaumont Police Department's Traffic Enforcement Unit handles accident-reduction enforcement, escorts, high-congestion and special-event traffic control, and traffic complaint enforcement. [source]
Public transit	Beaumont Transit (City of Beaumont) operates eight fixed routes and two commuter links - Commuter Link 120 to the San Bernardino Transit Center and Commuter Link 125 to Crafton Hills College, Redlands and the Loma Linda VA Hospital - plus Dial-A-Ride for ADA-certified passengers. [source] RTA lists Beaumont connections as RTA Route 31, Beaumont Transit, Banning Connect, Amtrak Thruway and SunLine Transit Agency. [source] Beaumont Transit's Dial-A-Ride offers door-to-door service in the Beaumont/Cherry Valley area for riders certified as disabled (ADA certification through RTA); reservations are made at 951-769-8530 at least 24 hours ahead. [source]
Also note	Beaumont's e-bike rules list prohibited unsafe conduct - riding against traffic, failing to yield, carrying passengers on devices not designed for them, ignoring traffic signs, racing or stunts, unsafe speeds, wheelies around pedestrians or moving vehicles, and riding without required lights or reflectors - and limit sidewalk riding to five miles per hour or lower. [source] Beaumont's administrative citation schedule for e-bike safety violations is $500 for a first violation, $1,000 for a second within 12 months and $2,000 for a third or later within 12 months; a parent or guardian may be held responsible for a minor's violations, and an unaccompanied minor's e-bike may be impounded for safekeeping when unsafe riding creates an immediate danger. [source] Beaumont has a Golf Cart Transportation Plan prepared under the California Streets and Highways Code; golf cart operators need a City golf cart operator permit (Community Development, 951-572-3237). [source]

Police and crash reports in Beaumont

Law enforcement	Beaumont has its own city police department. [source]
Address	Records Division: 660 Orange Ave, Beaumont, CA 92223. [source]
Phone	Records Division phone 951-769-8510. [source]

How to request a report from the Beaumont Police Department →

Freeway and state highway crashes: CHP, CHP (655) San Gorgonio Pass Area ((951) 846-5300).

Injury claims against the City of Beaumont

Generally due within six months (Gov. Code § 911.2).

Phone	City Clerk's Office phone 951-572-3196 (general contact; page does not mention claims). [source]
Also note	City Clerk's Office contact (general; the page does not mention claims). [source]

Hurt in Beaumont?

Tell us what happened in Beaumont. Our Riverside office handles injury cases across the county, and consultations are free, in English or Spanish.

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Courts

Courthouses whose published case lists include Beaumont: Riverside Historic Courthouse (unlimited civil) [source]; Moreno Valley Courthouse (limited civil and small claims) [source]. Addresses, fees and filing rules →

Nearest trauma centers

By straight-line distance from the center of Beaumont's reported crashes: Riverside University Health System - Medical Center (Level I (adult); also listed as a pediatric trauma center, Moreno Valley) and Riverside Community Hospital (Level I (adult), Riverside). In an emergency, call 911.

Dog bites and animal control

Report a dog bite or a dangerous animal in Beaumont to: What to do after a dog bite →

Who handles it	City of Beaumont Animal Control Services, a division of the Beaumont Police Department. [source]
Phone	Animal Control Services: 951-769-8500. [source]

School injury claims

School injury claims go to the district, not the city. Confirm which district serves the school. All 23 districts.

Beaumont Unified School District

District main phone	(951) 845-1631 (district office) [source]

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Injured in Beaumont: local resources