San Jacinto Personal Injury Resources

Injury crashes in San Jacinto

Source: CHP's statewide crash database (data.ca.gov), all reporting agencies. San Jacinto averaged 202 injury or fatal crashes a year in 2022–2024, compared with 210 a year in 2016–2018 (-4%).

Year	Crashes with someone hurt or killed	People injured	People killed
2016	223	319	9
2017	212	286	9
2018	195	281	6
2019	Not shown: the State's 2019 file covers only January to April.
2020	173	257	10
2021	209	301	14
2022	223	326	11
2023	184	271	10
2024	199	279	8
2025 (may rise)	165	228	3
2026 (year to date)	80	123	1

What San Jacinto's 2020–2024 crash reports show

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

Measure	San Jacinto	Riverside County
Crashes with someone hurt or killed	988	51,948
Fatal crashes	47	1,545
A pedestrian was involved	74 (7%)	5%
A bicyclist was involved	36 (4%)	3%
Hit-and-run	117 (12%)	10%
DUI recorded as the main cause	68 (7%)	10%
After dark	344 (35%)	33%
On a freeway	1 (0%)	25%

Compared with the county as a whole, the category that stands out most in San Jacinto's reports is a pedestrian was involved: 7% of the city's injury crashes, against 5% countywide.

Most common types of collision:

Broadside (T-bone): 36%
Rear-end: 27%
Hit an object: 11%

Most common primary causes recorded by officers:

Unsafe speed for conditions (Vehicle Code § 22350): 23%
Unsafe turn or lane change (Vehicle Code § 22107): 14%
Red light (Vehicle Code § 21453): 13%

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

San Jacinto in the state's crash rankings (2023)

Rank 1 is the worst among cities of similar population [source]. San Jacinto's worst category rank among cities of its size was alcohol-involved: 5 of 103. All 28 cities compared.

Category	Count and rank
Size group (population)	Group C (population 54,936) [source]
Killed or injured, all crashes	274 (rank 22/103) [source]
Alcohol-involved	52 (rank 5/103) [source]
Motorcycle	13 (rank 39/103) [source]
Pedestrian	9 (rank 72/103) [source]
Bicycle	4 (rank 91/103) [source]
Speed-related crashes	40 (rank 19/103) [source]
Hit-and-run crashes	15 (rank 44/103) [source]
Composite	rank 10/103 [source]

Local facts: San Jacinto

Population	U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2025 population estimate for San Jacinto city, CA: 56,014 (July 1, 2025). Estimates base (April 1, 2020): 53,897. [source]
Highways	San Jacinto's General Plan Circulation Element (May 2006) orients truck routes to the Ramona Expressway and SR-79 and states that the only Class I (separated) bikeway in San Jacinto is along the Ramona Expressway. [source] In San Jacinto, Highway 79 (San Jacinto Avenue) north of Ramona Expressway is maintained by Caltrans (909-383-4631), and Gilman Springs Road is maintained by the County of Riverside (951-955-3313). [source] The CHP San Gorgonio Pass Area office (195 Highland Springs Avenue, Beaumont; 951-846-5300) has traffic management responsibility for more than 860 square miles of Riverside County, including San Jacinto. [source]
Recent road projects	San Jacinto's Esplanade Avenue Widening Phase 1, Warren Road to Sanderson Avenue (CIP# 06-145), widens Esplanade Avenue from two lanes to four and installs traffic signals at Esplanade Avenue/Cawston Avenue and Esplanade Avenue/Warren Road, with sidewalk and drainage along the north side. [source] On March 3, 2026 the San Jacinto City Council voted 5-0 to award the Esplanade Avenue Widening Phase 1 (Warren Road to Sanderson Avenue) construction contract to Granite Construction Company for $8,083,808. [source] On June 20, 2024 the San Jacinto City Council awarded a $4,439,230 contract to RJ Noble Company to rehabilitate the entire asphalt pavement of State Street from 9th Street to Idyllwild Drive (State Street Improvement project, CIP#24-001). [source] For the State Street rehabilitation, San Jacinto staff recommended (September 17, 2024 agenda) an approximately one-week night closure, 10 pm to 6 am, of the West 7th Street/State Street intersection, with a detour via Palm Avenue back to State Street at Cottonwood Avenue and West Esplanade Avenue. [source] San Jacinto's FY 2025/26 SB 1 road project list (Resolution No. 4072) planned grind-and-overlay of Ramona Boulevard from State Street to the 5 Points intersection (San Jacinto Ave/Main St), construction anticipated May to September 2026, and median, bike lane and repaving work on Ramona Expressway from Sanderson Avenue to Warren Road, anticipated July to November 2026. [source] In August 2017 San Jacinto announced a $512,400 reconstruction of San Jacinto Avenue from 7th Street to Midway (a 1.1-mile, four-lane segment), starting September 1, 2017 and expected to be completed by All American Asphalt by December 2017, weather permitting. [source] RCTC San Jacinto Valley Expressway Project (formerly SR-79 Realignment; San Jacinto, Hemet and Winchester areas): a proposed 12-mile county expressway from south of Domenigoni Parkway to Gilman Springs Road, estimated at $1.1 billion; status Long-Term, construction dependent upon funding. This is a proposal, not a scheduled project. [source] Caltrans $4 million SR 79 Median Barrier and Rumble Strip Safety Project near San Jacinto, on a 1.5-mile stretch from Ramona Expressway to Gilman Springs Road; the Caltrans page states it was expected to be complete in spring 2023. [source] Mid County Parkway Ramona Expressway Project (RCTC) - construction started June 24, 2026: an 8.6-mile project between one mile east of Rider Street and Warren Road in San Jacinto that adds a raised median and one lane in each direction, a new bridge over the San Jacinto River and a wildlife crossing, and upgraded traffic signals. [source] The planned 16-mile Mid County Parkway corridor includes a future segment that connects to SR-79 in San Jacinto; RCTC lists it as a future segment, not yet scheduled. [source]
Police services	The Riverside County Sheriff's San Jacinto Station (160 W. 6th Street) can be reached at 951-654-2702; the Sheriff notes that police and fire protection for San Jacinto are contracted through Riverside County. [source]
Fire and paramedics	San Jacinto has contracted with the Riverside County Fire Department for fire and emergency services since 1996, from two stations in the city: Station 25 at 132 S San Jacinto Ave. and Station 78 at 12450 W. Cottonwood Ave. [source]
Report a road hazard	San Jacinto residents can report damaged or missing signs, street and sidewalk repair needs and streetlight outages through the City's Citizen Request web portal or the main line 951-487-7330, option 5; potholes at 951-487-7382; traffic signal outages go to Riverside County customer service at 951-955-3313. [source]
City traffic safety	San Jacinto's San Jacinto Avenue Safety Improvement Project (CIP #21-005) will install over 1,600 linear feet of new sidewalk, 11 roadway lighting luminaires and enhanced signage on San Jacinto Avenue between Menlo Avenue and Commonwealth Avenue, a corridor the City says lacks continuous pedestrian facilities. [source] The City of San Jacinto was awarded $440,100 in Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) Cycle 10 grant funds for the San Jacinto Avenue Safety Improvement Project. [source] A 2025 Engineering and Traffic Survey by STC Traffic Inc. of 77 San Jacinto roadway segments recommended raising the posted speed limit on 17 segments, lowering it on 6 and keeping it on 50; the May 6, 2025 staff report noted the City had no speed limits established in its Municipal Code. [source] San Jacinto's Complete Streets Safety Assessment, funded by a California Office of Traffic Safety grant and presented to the City Council on November 19, 2019, audited four locations: San Jacinto Avenue & Midway Street, San Jacinto Avenue between Esplanade Avenue and Commonwealth Avenue, San Jacinto Avenue & 7th Street, and Megan Cope Elementary School. [source] A Ramona Expressway Pavement Rehabilitation and Safety Improvements fact sheet (Warren Road to State Street) posted by the California Transportation Commission for the Local Partnership Program reports 26,466 average daily traffic (ADT) as of December 2019 on that segment; the proposal included speed radar signs, enhanced crosswalks and 4 miles of Class I bike path. [source] The San Jacinto Police Department Traffic Unit (two motor officers, one accident investigation officer and a sergeant) handles collision reconstruction and traffic enforcement, investigates injury and non-injury collisions, and runs focused enforcement operations funded in part by California Office of Traffic Safety grants. [source] RCTC says the Ramona Expressway segment of the Mid County Parkway experiences a high rate of vehicular collisions; construction there is scheduled from early 2026 to 2028. [source] Caltrans' SB 1 Active Transportation Program project list includes the Riverside County Safe Routes for All - San Jacinto program: pedestrian and bicycle safety trainings, skills workshops and campaigns for Pre-K through college students, park users, senior centers and people experiencing homelessness. [source] San Jacinto's Engineering Division includes a Traffic section that handles traffic, parking and transportation needs in the City and coordinates on regional traffic issues; Tri Lake Consultants (a division of Interwest Consulting Group) is the City's primary municipal engineering contractor. [source]
Public transit	San Jacinto's public carpool parking lot is north of the San Jacinto Library, at the corner of Fifth St. and San Jacinto Ave. [source] RTA lists San Jacinto service as RTA GoMicro (on-demand in the Hemet-San Jacinto area) and Routes 31 and 44; Route 44 is the Hemet Valley Mall - Mt. San Jacinto College Circulator. [source]
Also note	Speed limits listed in the May 6, 2025 staff report for San Jacinto Ordinance No. 25-03 include 65 mph on Ramona Expressway from Warren Road to Sanderson Avenue, 25 mph on Main Street from San Jacinto Avenue to Jordan Avenue, and 25 mph on Community College Drive from State Street to Eagle Road. [source] At its June 3, 2025 meeting the San Jacinto City Council approved, on the consent calendar, the second reading of Ordinance No. 25-03, Establishing Speed Zones Citywide. [source] A June 2025 San Jacinto staff report cites the California Statewide Local Streets and Roads Needs Assessment 2020 as rating the City's pavement condition index at 50-60, a range described as at higher risk; the City's forecast SB 1 road funding for FY 2025/26 was $1,411,303. [source] The City of San Jacinto announced a planned full closure of Warren Road between Cottonwood Avenue and Ramona Expressway on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, for road maintenance and storm drain channel cleaning, with a posted detour. [source] In San Jacinto, on-street parking is prohibited from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on street sweeping day; the City's Parking Enforcement Officer follows the street sweeper and cites violators. [source] San Jacinto contracts with the Riverside County Sheriff's Department for police services; the San Jacinto Police Department is at 160 W. Sixth Street, with non-emergency dispatch at 951-776-1099. [source] San Jacinto's Trails Master Plan, developed with a Caltrans Sustainable Communities Grant, lays out a connected multi-use, non-motorized trails network, with planning focused on improved safety for travelers and access to transit, schools and City amenities. [source]

Police and crash reports in San Jacinto

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

Sheriff station	San Jacinto Station 160 W. 6th Street, San Jacinto, CA 92583 [source] 951-654-2702 [source]

How to request a Sheriff crash report →

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

Injury claims against the City of San Jacinto

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

Filing office	The City Clerk's office accepts claims under the Tort Claims Act. [source]
How to file	Send the completed, originally signed form by certified mail or deliver it in person. [source]
Form link	Liability Claim Form (2026 PDF): 'Claim for Money or Damages Against the City of San Jacinto'. URL: official link [source]
Address	City of San Jacinto, 595 S. San Jacinto Avenue, San Jacinto, CA 92583. [source]
Phone	City Clerk page phone 951-487-7330. Hours: Mon-Thu 8-5, closed Fridays. [source]
Deadline	Death, personal injury or personal property claims: no later than six months after the cause of action accrues. Other claims: one year. [source]
Also note	Incomplete forms may be returned. Make sure the claim is against San Jacinto. [source]

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Courts

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

Nearest trauma centers

By straight-line distance from the center of San Jacinto'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 San Jacinto to: What to do after a dog bite →

Who handles it	Riverside County Department of Animal Services, in partnership with the City of San Jacinto; 581 S. Grand Ave., San Jacinto, CA 92582. [source]
Phone	(951) 358-PETS (7387). [source]
County agreement	Riverside County Department of Animal Services provides animal field and shelter services to San Jacinto 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.

San Jacinto Unified School District

Filing office	Benefits & Risk Management provides the district's public claim forms. [source]
Phone	For public claim forms, contact the Risk Management & Employee Benefits Supervisor at (951) 929-7700, Ext. 4214. [source]
District main phone	(951) 929-7700 (district office) [source]

Guides that mention San Jacinto

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