Perris Personal Injury Resources

Injury crashes in Perris

Source: CHP's statewide crash database (data.ca.gov), all reporting agencies. Perris averaged 304 injury or fatal crashes a year in 2022–2024, compared with 256 a year in 2016–2018 (+18%).

Year	Crashes with someone hurt or killed	People injured	People killed
2016	207	298	12
2017	275	407	7
2018	287	407	12
2019	Not shown: the State's 2019 file covers only January to April.
2020	291	445	15
2021	347	495	15
2022	289	420	2
2023	305	436	6
2024	317	429	5
2025 (may rise)	273	395	6
2026 (year to date)	178	272	2

What Perris's 2020–2024 crash reports show

1,549 injury or fatal crashes over five years, compared with the whole county.

Measure	Perris	Riverside County
Crashes with someone hurt or killed	1,549	51,948
Fatal crashes	39	1,545
A pedestrian was involved	99 (6%)	5%
A bicyclist was involved	48 (3%)	3%
Hit-and-run	191 (12%)	10%
DUI recorded as the main cause	191 (12%)	10%
After dark	558 (36%)	33%
On a freeway	211 (14%)	25%

Compared with the county as a whole, the category that stands out most in Perris's reports is dui recorded as the main cause: 12% of the city's injury crashes, against 10% countywide.

Most common types of collision:

Broadside (T-bone): 35%
Rear-end: 28%
Hit an object: 13%

Most common primary causes recorded by officers:

Unsafe speed for conditions (Vehicle Code § 22350): 26%
Red light (Vehicle Code § 21453): 14%
Driving under the influence (Vehicle Code § 23152): 12%

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

Perris in the state's crash rankings (2023)

Rank 1 is the worst among cities of similar population [source]. Perris's worst category rank among cities of its size was alcohol-involved: 7 of 103. All 28 cities compared.

Category	Count and rank
Size group (population)	Group C (population 80,947) [source]
Killed or injured, all crashes	353 (rank 40/103) [source]
Alcohol-involved	68 (rank 7/103) [source]
Motorcycle	10 (rank 75/103) [source]
Pedestrian	14 (rank 73/103) [source]
Bicycle	11 (rank 83/103) [source]
Speed-related crashes	57 (rank 28/103) [source]
Hit-and-run crashes	22 (rank 49/103) [source]
Composite	rank 19/103 [source]

Local facts: Perris

Population	U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2025 population estimate for Perris city, CA: 83,237 (July 1, 2025). Estimates base (April 1, 2020): 78,686. [source]
Highways	Interstate 215 and State Route 74 meet at the 74/215 interchange in Perris, which RCTC reconstructed. [source]
Recent road projects	RCTC I-215 Placentia Avenue Interchange in Perris: opened December 13, 2022; $42 million; construction began August 2020. It added on- and off-ramps, widened the Placentia Avenue bridge, and added sidewalks, bicycle lanes and a barrier-separated equestrian path. [source] RCTC 74/215 Interchange Project in Perris - status Completed; construction July 2010 to March 2012; $29 million. It replaced the two-lane bridge over I-215 with an eight-lane bridge and replaced a five-point intersection and 12 stop signs with signal-controlled intersections. [source] Caltrans Interstate 215 Pavement Repair: $27.5 million rehabilitation of 6.2 miles of I-215, both directions, between the San Jacinto River Bridge and the Ramona Expressway in Perris. Work began October 14, 2024, with completion anticipated in spring 2026. [source] RCTC Perris-South Metrolink Station and Layover Facility expansion (north of Ethanac Road): a second passenger platform and about 1,200 feet of new station track. RCTC says construction started in June 2026 and is expected to be completed in 2028; estimated $40 million. [source] RCTC Metrolink Double Track Project: Moreno Valley-Perris (pre-construction) would upgrade 6.5 miles of 91/Perris Valley Line track and add a second track; construction is anticipated October 2027 to October 2029; estimated $92 million. [source] RCTC I-215 Central Project - completed: widened 12.5 miles of I-215 between Scott Road in Menifee and Nuevo Road in Perris, one lane each way, January 2013 to October 2015, $123.5 million; work included replacing the Perris Boulevard overcrossing and the D Street on-ramp/overcrossing. [source] Mid County Parkway (RCTC): after the I-215 Placentia Avenue Interchange (opened fall 2022), the Placentia Avenue widening was opened in spring 2023 by the City of Perris; in June 2022 RCTC deferred a 3-mile segment near Redlands Avenue in Perris in favor of the Ramona Expressway segment because of safety needs there. [source] The 2021 Active Transportation Program adopted by the California Transportation Commission (March 2021 meeting) includes the City of Perris Bike and Pedestrian Network Project: total cost $1,999,000, with $1,931,000 in ATP funds. [source]
Police services	The Riverside County Sheriff took over municipal police services for Perris on April 11, 1996; the Perris Station is at 137 N. Perris Blvd., Suite A (951-210-1000), and also serves surrounding unincorporated communities and Mt. San Jacinto College. [source]
Fire and paramedics	Riverside County Fire Department stations named for Perris include Station 1 Perris (210 West San Jacinto Avenue), Station 90 North Perris City (333 Placentia Avenue), Station 101 City of Perris (105 S. F Street) and Station 105 South Perris (3012 Sawmill Dr). [source]
City traffic safety	City of Perris Bike and Pedestrian Network Project (state Active Transportation Program): Class IV bike lanes with a hardscape buffer and reflective delineators, high-visibility crosswalks, sidewalks and bike repair stations on Redlands Avenue between Placentia Avenue and Tahoe Street and on Citrus Avenue between Redlands Avenue and Perris Boulevard. [source]
Public transit	Riverside Transit Agency (RTA) routes 9, 19, 22, 27, 28, 30, 41 and 61 serve Perris, along with Amtrak Thruway and Greyhound. [source] Metrolink's 91/Perris Valley Line extends 24 miles from Downtown Riverside and ends in Perris; service began in June 2016. [source] Two of the four new Metrolink stations built for the 91/Perris Valley Line are in Perris: Perris-Downtown and Perris-South. [source] RTA Routes 9, 19, 22, 27, 28, 30 and 61 all list the Perris Station Transit Center among their stops. [source]
Also note	The CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Department Emergency Command Center, which dispatches for unincorporated areas and 20 contract cities, is located at the Truman Holland Administrative Headquarters in the City of Perris and is staffed 24/7. [source] Perris Valley Storm Drain Channel Trail - Phase 2 (Active Transportation Program): a multi-use trail parallel to the Perris Valley Storm Drain running south from Nuevo Road, with a bridge over the Metz Channel, an at-grade crossing at San Jacinto Avenue and an underpass below I-215, to the South Perris Metrolink Station at Case Road; it extends a 4.3-mile Phase I trail. [source]

Police and crash reports in Perris

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

Sheriff station	Perris Station 137 N. Perris Blvd, Suite A, Perris, CA 92570 [source] 951-210-1000 [source]

How to request a Sheriff crash report →

Freeway and state highway crashes: CHP.

Injury claims against the City of Perris

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

Form link	Claim Form (PDF), linked from the Human Resources & Risk Management page. Read visually in the browser. URL: official link [source]
Phone	City Clerk's Office 951-943-6100; cityclerk@cityofperris.org. [source]

Hurt in Perris?

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Courts

Courthouses whose published case lists include Perris: 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 Perris's reported crashes: Riverside University Health System - Medical Center (Level I (adult); also listed as a pediatric trauma center, Moreno Valley) and Inland Valley Medical Center (Southwest Healthcare Inland Valley Hospital) (Level II (adult), Wildomar). In an emergency, call 911.

Dog bites and animal control

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

County agreement	Riverside County Department of Animal Services provides animal shelter services only to Perris under an agreement the Board of Supervisors approved through June 30, 2028. [source]

School injury claims

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

Perris Elementary School District

Filing office	The Risk Management Department handles claims related to accidents or other incidents on school property. [source]
Phone	Risk Management: (951) 657-3118, ext. 4032. [source]
District main phone	(951) 657-3118 (district office) [source]

Perris Union High School District

Filing office	The Risk Management Department runs the district's property and liability program, which covers third-party claims against the district. [source]
Phone	Risk Management Specialist: (951) 943-6369 ext. 80284. [source]
District main phone	(951) 943-6369, ext. 126 or 125 (district office) [source]

Guides that mention Perris

Railroad crossings and Metrolink

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Injured in Perris: local resources