Rancho Mirage Personal Injury Resources

Injury crashes in Rancho Mirage

Source: CHP's statewide crash database (data.ca.gov), all reporting agencies. Rancho Mirage averaged 82 injury or fatal crashes a year in 2022–2024, compared with 90 a year in 2016–2018 (-9%).

Year	Crashes with someone hurt or killed	People injured	People killed
2016	87	122	2
2017	90	134	1
2018	93	119	5
2019	Not shown: the State's 2019 file covers only January to April.
2020	67	107	0
2021	66	100	0
2022	70	113	3
2023	86	120	2
2024	91	115	2
2025 (may rise)	87	113	3
2026 (year to date)	59	88	2

What Rancho Mirage's 2020–2024 crash reports show

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

Measure	Rancho Mirage	Riverside County
Crashes with someone hurt or killed	380	51,948
Fatal crashes	6	1,545
A pedestrian was involved	20 (5%)	5%
A bicyclist was involved	16 (4%)	3%
Hit-and-run	26 (7%)	10%
DUI recorded as the main cause	25 (7%)	10%
After dark	117 (31%)	33%
On a freeway	4 (1%)	25%

Most common types of collision:

Rear-end: 36%
Broadside (T-bone): 29%
Hit an object: 14%

Most common primary causes recorded by officers:

Unsafe speed for conditions (Vehicle Code § 22350): 29%
Red light (Vehicle Code § 21453): 19%
Not staying in the lane (Vehicle Code § 21658): 9%

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

Rancho Mirage in the state's crash rankings (2023)

Rank 1 is the worst among cities of similar population [source]. Rancho Mirage's worst category rank among cities of its size was speed-related crashes: 5 of 103. All 28 cities compared.

Category	Count and rank
Size group (population)	Group E (population 17,227) [source]
Killed or injured, all crashes	108 (rank 20/103) [source]
Alcohol-involved	7 (rank 48/103) [source]
Motorcycle	2 (rank 90/103) [source]
Pedestrian	2 (rank 71/103) [source]
Bicycle	0 (rank 101/103) [source]
Speed-related crashes	28 (rank 5/103) [source]
Hit-and-run crashes	6 (rank 36/103) [source]
Composite	rank 20/103 [source]

Local facts: Rancho Mirage

Population	U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2025 population estimate for Rancho Mirage city, CA: 17,876 (July 1, 2025). Estimates base (April 1, 2020): 16,992. [source]
Highways	Highway 111 runs through Rancho Mirage: City Hall is at 69-825 Highway 111, at the southwest corner of Highway 111 and Frank Sinatra Drive. [source]
Emergency hospitals	Eisenhower Health's Tennity Emergency Department is on the Eisenhower Health Main Campus at 39000 Bob Hope Drive, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270; it is open 7 days a week, 24 hours per day (760-773-1221). [source] Eisenhower says it has received designation as a Level IV Trauma Center in cooperation with the Riverside County EMS Agency, and has earned bronze-level accreditation from the American College of Emergency Physicians as a Geriatric Emergency Department. [source]
Recent road projects	Rancho Mirage Public Works runs a slurry seal program on a six-year cycle to cover every public street within the city limits; slurry-sealed segments are usually reopened to traffic within 4 to 6 hours, and removed pavement markings are then restored. This is an ongoing maintenance program; no cost is stated. [source]
Police services	Under the City's contract, the Riverside County Sheriff's Department provides more than 16 uniformed deputies for patrol and traffic enforcement in Rancho Mirage, which covers about 25 square miles of city streets; the station answered more than 18,454 calls for service in 2019. [source]
Fire and paramedics	Fire services in Rancho Mirage are provided through a cooperative agreement with the State of California (CAL FIRE) and the County of Riverside; the city lists two fire stations: Station 69 North (71751 Gerald Ford Drive, (760) 321-9399) and Station 50 South (70801 Highway 111, (760) 328-9877). [source] Under the Emergency Medical Services Insurance Billing Program (in effect since July 1, 2017), the City of Rancho Mirage states that residents are protected from out-of-pocket costs for emergency paramedic and ambulance transportation: insurers are billed and the remainder of the bill is waived, and residents do not need to register. [source]
Report a road hazard	Rancho Mirage's Street Maintenance Division (Ian Lasley, Assistant Director of Public Works; (760) 343-0561, Ext. 525; ianl@ranchomirageca.gov) is responsible for maintaining public streets, traffic signs, signals and safety lighting, and street striping and markings. [source]
City traffic safety	The Rancho Mirage Sheriff's Station reports that in 2021 the number one cause of vehicle collisions in the city was unsafe speed, and the second was right-of-way violations. [source] The three most hazardous locations in Rancho Mirage in 2021, per the City's police page, were Dinah Shore Drive at Bob Hope Drive, State Highway 111 at Bob Hope Drive, and Ramon Road at Bob Hope Drive. [source] The Rancho Mirage Traffic Enforcement Team handles traffic safety and investigates significant or fatal collisions in the city; neighborhood speeding, parking and abandoned-vehicle complaints go to (951) 776-1099. [source] On August 25, 2025, CVAG staff recommended asking RCTC to program an estimated $6,057,420 in 2026 State Transportation Improvement Program funds for Phase IV of the CV Sync signal synchronization program in Rancho Mirage. [source] CVAG approved a participating agreement with Rancho Mirage on June 30, 2025 to bring the city's regional corridors into CV Sync; with Rancho Mirage included, CV Sync covers all nine Coachella Valley cities. [source] CVAG moved the CV Sync Regional Traffic Management Center from Palm Desert to Rancho Mirage, and in early 2026 was working to integrate CV Sync with Rancho Mirage's own signal synchronization program. [source] The City of Rancho Mirage says the streets or segments with traffic signal synchronization technology are Highway 111, Bob Hope Drive, Monterey Avenue, Country Club Drive and Dinah Shore Drive, with signals timed for drivers traveling at or near the speed limit. [source] Rancho Mirage says residential areas generate the majority of speeding complaints in the city, and that many neighborhoods do not meet the state definition of a "residence district" where a 25 mph speed limit can automatically be posted. [source] The City of Rancho Mirage's Active Transportation Guidelines & Best Practices (dated July 15, 2019 and marked draft) report 59 bicycle and pedestrian collisions from 2006 to 2017, using Transportation Injury Mapping System data; six pedestrians died in collisions with automobiles and three cyclist fatalities were reported, and most crashes occurred on major arterial roadways and at intersections. [source]
Public transit	The City of Rancho Mirage lists SunLine Transit Agency ((760) 343-3456) for fixed-route and demand-response service in the Coachella Valley; SunBus information and SunDial service for the disabled are at (760) 343-3451. [source] SunLine's bus stop inventory counts 33 bus stops in Rancho Mirage, 24 of them (73%) with shelters. [source]
Also note	Rancho Mirage limits vehicles over 12,000 pounds to truck routes: Ramon Road, Monterey Avenue, Highway 111 and Dinah Shore Drive for their full length, and Bob Hope Drive except between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. (Municipal Code 10.58.010-020). [source] Rancho Mirage Municipal Code 10.58.030 bars commercial vehicles of any weight from streets in residential zones unless otherwise permitted; it is enforced with administrative citations. [source] Rancho Mirage has a juvenile curfew (Municipal Code 9.25.010): people under 18 may not be on public streets, sidewalks, parks or shopping center parking lots between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m., with exceptions such as being with an adult, on an authorized errand or working. [source] CV Link, the 40-mile path for pedestrians, cyclists and low-speed electric vehicles, does not run through Rancho Mirage: the route CVAG adopted in May 2017 excluded the city. [source] Rancho Mirage says the Butler Abrams Trail is a Class I bike path extending approximately 1 mile, and the city has over 40 miles of Class II on-road striped bike lanes. [source] Rancho Mirage Municipal Code § 10.56.110 (Ord. 1099, 2015) prohibits low-speed vehicles and neighborhood electric vehicles on listed streets, including Bob Hope Drive, Country Club Drive, Da Vall Drive, Dinah Shore Drive, Frank Sinatra Drive, Gerald Ford Drive, Highway 111 and Monterey Avenue. [source] Rancho Mirage Municipal Code Chapter 10.57 (Ord. 1147, 2019) makes it unlawful to provide, offer or operate shared on-demand motorized scooters on any public street, public right-of-way or other public property in the city. [source] Rancho Mirage Municipal Code Chapter 10.70 (Ord. 713, 1999) establishes a golf cart transportation plan for golf cart access to golf courses and neighboring uses; Class III golf cart routes share the road with cars and bicycles and are signed only on roadways with speed limits of 25 mph or less. [source] Rancho Mirage has five parks and five trails; all park hours are 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., and the City advises hikers to bring adequate water and be aware of weather conditions. [source]

Police and crash reports in Rancho Mirage

Law enforcement	Rancho Mirage contracts with the Riverside County Sheriff for police services. [source]
Phone	Sheriff (Rancho Mirage Sheriff's Station) handles general questions and record requests. [source]

Sheriff station	Palm Desert Station 73705 Gerald Ford Drive, Palm Desert, CA 92211 [source] 760-836-1600 [source]

How to request a Sheriff crash report →

Freeway and state highway crashes: CHP, CHP (630) Indio Area ((760) 772-5300).

Injury claims against the City of Rancho Mirage

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

Also note	No claims page was found. For reference only: the City Clerk's contact info (the page does not mention claims) is 69825 Highway 111, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270, (760) 324-4511. [source]

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Courts

Courthouses whose published case lists include Rancho Mirage: Palm Springs Courthouse (limited civil and small claims, unlimited civil) [source]. Addresses, fees and filing rules →

Nearest trauma centers

By straight-line distance from the center of Rancho Mirage's reported crashes: Eisenhower Health (Eisenhower Medical Center) (Level IV (adult), Rancho Mirage) and Desert Regional Medical Center (Level I (adult), Palm Springs). In an emergency, call 911.

Dog bites and animal control

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Who handles it	City of Rancho Mirage Code Compliance/Animal Services; the Coachella Valley Animal Campus (Riverside County Department of Animal Services) handles after-hours and weekend calls under contract. [source]
Phone	Code Compliance: (760) 770-3220, Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. [source]
After hours	After hours and weekends: Coachella Valley Animal Campus, (760) 343-3644. [source]
County agreement	Riverside County Department of Animal Services provides animal shelter services only to Rancho Mirage under an agreement the Board of Supervisors approved through June 30, 2028. [source]

Guides that mention Rancho Mirage

Golf carts on public roads

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