Norco Personal Injury Resources

Injury crashes in Norco

Source: CHP's statewide crash database (data.ca.gov), all reporting agencies. Norco averaged 107 injury or fatal crashes a year in 2022–2024, compared with 116 a year in 2016–2018 (-8%).

Year	Crashes with someone hurt or killed	People injured	People killed
2016	110	142	1
2017	125	173	2
2018	114	157	2
2019	Not shown: the State's 2019 file covers only January to April.
2020	71	90	1
2021	95	121	3
2022	98	143	2
2023	101	120	4
2024	121	151	1
2025 (may rise)	114	147	2
2026 (year to date)	63	81	1

What Norco's 2020–2024 crash reports show

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

Measure	Norco	Riverside County
Crashes with someone hurt or killed	486	51,948
Fatal crashes	11	1,545
A pedestrian was involved	20 (4%)	5%
A bicyclist was involved	14 (3%)	3%
Hit-and-run	38 (8%)	10%
DUI recorded as the main cause	34 (7%)	10%
After dark	134 (28%)	33%
On a freeway	168 (35%)	25%

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

Most common types of collision:

Rear-end: 39%
Broadside (T-bone): 20%
Hit an object: 16%

Most common primary causes recorded by officers:

Unsafe speed for conditions (Vehicle Code § 22350): 39%
Unsafe turn or lane change (Vehicle Code § 22107): 19%
Red light (Vehicle Code § 21453): 8%

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

Norco in the state's crash rankings (2023)

Rank 1 is the worst among cities of similar population [source]. Norco's worst category rank among cities of its size was speed-related crashes: 18 of 93. All 28 cities compared.

Category	Count and rank
Size group (population)	Group D (population 25,581) [source]
Killed or injured, all crashes	75 (rank 52/93) [source]
Alcohol-involved	16 (rank 19/93) [source]
Motorcycle	5 (rank 58/93) [source]
Pedestrian	2 (rank 80/93) [source]
Bicycle	2 (rank 82/93) [source]
Speed-related crashes	18 (rank 18/93) [source]
Hit-and-run crashes	4 (rank 58/93) [source]
Composite	rank 20/93 [source]

Local facts: Norco

Population	U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2025 population estimate for Norco city, CA: 25,081 (July 1, 2025). Estimates base (April 1, 2020): 26,296. [source]
Highways	Interstate 15 runs in and near Norco: a Caltrans release (October 15, 2021) lists an I-15 project to upgrade facilities to ADA standards in and near Lake Elsinore, Corona, Norco, Jurupa Valley and Eastvale ($1.8 million). [source]
Recent road projects	Second Street and Rocking R.M. Lane Rehabilitation Project (Second Street between Hamner Avenue and River Road, and Rocking R.M. Lane): pavement rehabilitation, curb and gutter, storm drain, trail improvements, signage and striping; staff recommended acceptance as complete on February 18, 2026, with a final contract amount of $2,154,297 (All American Asphalt). [source] Woodward Avenue Street Improvements Project (Woodward Avenue between River Drive and Detroit Street): asphalt pavement rehabilitation, curb ramps, signage and striping; staff recommended acceptance as complete on September 17, 2025, with a final contract amount of $257,730 (Mendoza Engineering Company, Inc.). [source] Hillside Avenue Street Improvement Project (Third Street to Fourth Street), an approved FY 2025-26 capital project: as of January 5, 2026 the City was preparing plans for new curb and gutter, asphalt, and a re-established horse trail with fencing on the west side; staff said the road cannot be fully widened and will have no parking on most of the roadway. [source] Citywide FY 2024-25 Slurry Seal and Veterans Way Improvement Project: asphalt slurry and asphalt replacement on various City streets and Veterans Way; staff recommended acceptance as complete on October 1, 2025, with a final contract amount of $255,500 (American Asphalt South, Inc.). [source] Mayor Berwin Hanna Bridge and Hamner Avenue Widening (Hamner Avenue over the Santa Ana River between Norco and Eastvale) - completed; opened August 26, 2024; new 1,200-foot bridge (construction began January 2021), Hamner widened from two to six lanes, with a separated 12-foot multipurpose trail; $71 million, delivered by the County of Riverside Transportation Department. [source] Third Street Improvements Project (Hamner Avenue to Valley View Avenue) - accepted as complete by the Norco City Council on September 17, 2025: pavement reconstruction, new curb and gutter, curb ramps, signage and striping, and video detection equipment; final contract amount $506,400 (Eagle Paving LLC). [source] Citywide FY 2025-26 Slurry Seal Project: Norco Public Works recommended (July 15, 2026) awarding the contract to All American Asphalt for $215,843; staff said the project would be carried over to the next fiscal year because of bidding delays. [source]
Police services	Norco contracts with the Riverside County Sheriff's Office for police services; the Norco Substation (2870 Clark Avenue, in Norco City Hall; 951-270-5673) is part of the Sheriff's Jurupa Valley Station. The Norco contract dates to 1964, making Norco the Sheriff's first contract city. [source] Besides 24/7 patrol, Norco contracts with the Sheriff for dedicated traffic enforcement deputies, special enforcement team deputies and community services officers; the Norco substation lobby is open Monday-Thursday, 10am-2pm. [source]
Fire and paramedics	Riverside County Fire stations with Norco addresses: Station 14 'Corona' (1511 Hamner Avenue), Station 47 'Norco' (3902 Hillside Avenue) and Station 57 'Corydon' (3367 Corydon Avenue). [source]
City traffic safety	Norco Public Works recommended that the City Council adopt Ordinance No. 1143 on September 2, 2026, updating posted speed limits after a citywide engineering and traffic survey of 78 street segments; changes include Hamner Avenue (North City Limit to Sixth Street) lowered from 50 to 45 mph, Corydon Avenue (Bluff Street to River Road) lowered from 35 to 25 mph, and a new 35 mph limit on Norconian Drive (Fifth Street to Norco Drive). [source] Norco's speed-limit ordinance as presented for adoption on September 2, 2026 lists posted limits of 50 mph on Norco Hills Road (Hidden Valley Parkway to Valley Drive), 45 mph on Hidden Valley Parkway (Hamner Avenue to Norco Hills Road) and on River Road (North City Limit to Second Street), and 40 mph on Hamner Avenue from Sixth Street to the south city limit. [source] Norco's 2025 Citywide Engineering & Traffic Survey reported a total of 296 collisions from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2024 (SWITRS and TIMS data), including 6 fatalities and 382 other injured victims, and identified unsafe speed as the primary collision factor. [source] Norco Elementary School on Temescal Avenue is the only school in the city with a horse trail along its main frontage; a May 4, 2026 staff report said trail erosion deposits decomposed granite on the pavers at the school's southerly driveway, creating a potential slipping hazard for pedestrians and vehicles, and staff proposed extending the pavers about 20 feet and adding a trench drain. [source] Norco's traffic signal and street light maintenance contract covers approximately 33 traffic signals citywide and 44 decorative street light assemblies on Sixth Street; staff recommended on July 16, 2025 a three-year contract with Yunex, LLC ending June 30, 2028, not to exceed $135,000 a year. [source] Norco's five-member Streets, Trails and Utilities Commission reviews and recommends street safety devices and signals, crosswalks, school crossing guards, speed limits, parking rules and street and trail segments for equestrian, pedestrian or bicycle use; it meets the first Monday of each month at 6 p.m. (951-270-5627). [source] A Norco Public Works staff report (February 19, 2025) said the City is upgrading all City-maintained traffic signals under a five-year program; LED signal heads were completed in December 2024, more than 27 intersections were below desired standards, and Part 1 ($330,000 in Measure R funds) adds battery backups and video detection at four intersections because wind-event power outages had left signals dark for hours. [source]
Public transit	Riverside Transit Agency Route 3 (Eastvale, Norco, Corona Transit Center) serves Norco. [source] RCTC's Measure A specialized-transit grant funds the City of Norco Seniors on the Move Transportation Program, a free service for seniors, veterans, people with disabilities and limited-English-proficiency residents (RCTC, October 31, 2023). [source]
Also note	Because of vehicle/equestrian conflicts, the City of Norco pursued special state legislation that led to California Vehicle Code Section 22353 (AB 2402), which allows equestrian ridership to be considered as a factor in engineering speed surveys. [source] Norco Ordinance No. 1079, adopted February 2, 2022, prohibits stopping, parking or leaving a vehicle in a parkway next to a curb, on a sidewalk, or on an equestrian trail, and lets the Public Works Director post no-parking signs on the side of a street next to a school when parking would interfere with traffic or create a hazard. [source] On January 7, 2026 the Norco City Council adopted Resolution 2026-02 making all of Industrial Avenue a no-parking zone, citing emergency-vehicle access after parked vehicles narrowed the road at its southerly end; after business-owner concerns the Council directed staff to keep the no-parking zone at the southerly bulb and have the Streets, Trails and Utilities Commission review the rest of the street (May 4, 2026). [source] Top O' the Walk Drive has an unimproved soft-shoulder trail on its north side with no trail fence or decomposed granite; on April 6, 2026 Norco staff presented a proposal to upgrade it with fencing and decomposed granite to connect the Western Avenue equestrian trail with the backyard trail at the street's northerly end. [source] Per the Riverside County Sheriff, Norco is a 14-square-mile city with about 26,000 residents, 87 miles of roadways and more than 120 miles of equestrian trails. [source] Norco has over 100 miles of trails made of decomposed granite and native soils, maintained annually by a contractor; the City Council ended pavers in trail-side driveways on June 15, 2011, after complaints that decomposed granite on smooth pavers creates a slipping hazard for pedestrians and horses. [source] RCTC and RivCo Parks are working to close the Santa Ana River Trail gap between Green River Road in Corona and the Hidden Valley Wildlife Area in Norco (RCTC, April 24, 2025). [source]

Police and crash reports in Norco

Law enforcement	Norco contracts with the Riverside County Sheriff for police services. [source]

Sheriff station	Jurupa Valley Station 7477 Mission Blvd., Jurupa Valley, CA 92509 [source] 951-955-2600 [source]
Also	Norco Substation (under the Jurupa Valley Station): 2870 Clark Avenue, Norco, CA 92860, phone 951-270-5673. Its public lobby is open Monday to Thursday, 10am to 2pm. [source]

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Freeway and state highway crashes: CHP.

Injury claims against the City of Norco

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

Filing office	File with the City Clerk. [source]
Form	Answer every item (write N/A if it does not apply) and sign at the bottom of page 3. [source]
Form link	Claim Form (PDF), linked from the City's Risk Management page: official link [source]
Address	City of Norco, Attention: City Clerk, 2870 Clark Avenue, Norco, CA 92860. [source]
Phone	Risk Management contact (951) 270-5620; City main line (951) 735-3900. [source]
Deadline	Death, personal injury or personal property claims: no later than 6 months after the occurrence. [source] Claims for damage to real property: no later than 1 year after the occurrence. [source]

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Courts

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

Nearest trauma centers

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

Dog bites and animal control

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

Who handles it	Norco Animal Control, 98 Sixth Street, Norco, CA 92860. [source]
Phone	(951) 737-8972. [source]

School injury claims

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

Corona-Norco Unified School District

District main phone	(951) 736-5000 (district office) [source]
Also note	Corona-Norco Unified's regulation on student accidents says the district carries general liability insurance, its insurance carrier is notified of the incident, and all discussion of liability is addressed to the carrier. [source]

Guides that mention Norco

Community colleges and UC Riverside

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