Pedestrian and Bicycle Crash Data, Riverside County

People walking and biking make up a small share of travel in Riverside County but a large share of the people killed. This page brings together the official county figures, the local safety plans that map where these crashes happen, and the public programs aimed at preventing them.

Countywide figures

Topic	Verified figure
Share of deaths	From 2014 to 2024, about 27 percent of people killed were walking or biking, about 76 of the roughly 284 deaths each year. [source]
Pedestrian deaths	Pedestrian deaths peaked at 80 in both 2020 and 2023, nearly double the 45 recorded in 2014. [source]
Pedestrian serious injuries	Pedestrian serious injuries rose from 69 in 2014 to a peak of 107 in 2023. [source]
Bicyclist deaths	Bicyclist deaths peaked at 13 in both 2014 and 2023; the lowest year was 2019, with six. [source]
Bicyclist serious injuries	Bicyclist serious injuries fell through 2021, then rose to a peak of 54 in 2024. [source]
Type of road	About 68 percent of pedestrian deaths occurred on local roads, 18 percent on arterials and 14 percent on highways; for bicyclist deaths, about 89 percent were on local roads. [source]
Time of day	Pedestrian fatal and serious injury collisions were concentrated between 6 p.m. and midnight. [source]
Bicycle crash timing	RUHS Public Health found that bicycle crashes in Riverside County are more common on weekdays between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. (TIMS data, 2014-2023). [source]

Pedestrians and bicyclists killed or injured, 2017-2023 (OTS)

Each cell shows the number of people killed or injured in crashes involving a pedestrian or a bicyclist, and Riverside County's rank among California's 58 counties (1 is the worst).

Year	Pedestrian crashes: killed or injured	Bicycle crashes: killed or injured
2017 [source]	612 (rank 54/58)	402 (rank 54/58)
2018 [source]	564 (rank 54/58)	370 (rank 35/58)
2019 [source]	498 (rank 55/58)	329 (rank 50/58)
2020 [source]	473 (rank 50/58)	262 (rank 57/58)
2021 [source]	477 (rank 39/58)	292 (rank 31/58)
2022 [source]	543 (rank 44/58)	320 (rank 34/58)
2023 [source]	608 (rank 33/58)	367 (rank 23/58)

E-bikes

Riverside University Health System (RUHS) reported a sharp rise in e-bike injuries in July 2026.

Topic	Verified figure
Emergency room visits	Emergency room visits for e-bike-related accidents in Riverside County: 224 in 2023, 494 in 2024 and 958 in 2025. [source]
Deaths	An e-bike was involved in at least one death in 2024 and two in 2025, according to Riverside County Coroner death certificates. [source]
Ages most affected	Riders aged 10 to 24 are the most likely to be involved in e-bike accidents. [source]
Data caveat	RUHS says e-bike incidents are likely undercounted as hospitals work to record them accurately. [source]

Local safety plans and high injury networks

Cities prepare Local Roadway Safety Plans (LRSPs) and safety action plans to find where serious crashes cluster and to qualify for safety funding. We list the plans whose figures we could confirm on official city websites. Many other cities in the county have plans in progress; check your city's public works page.

Plan	What it says
City of Riverside Local Roadway Safety Plan	The 2022 Riverside Local Roadway Safety Plan was funded by a Caltrans grant. [source] Collision data covers July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2022: 16,081 collisions recorded in Riverside. [source] 89 fatal collisions and 327 severe injury collisions in the study period. [source] 509 pedestrian-involved collisions, including 21 fatal collisions and 62 severe injuries. [source] 354 bicycle collisions, including 4 fatal and 25 severe injuries. [source] Top recorded causes: improper turning (28.3%), unsafe speed (19.2%) and other improper driving (11.2%). [source]
City of Moreno Valley Local Road Safety Plan	Moreno Valley Local Road Safety Plan, Final Report, August 2022, funded by a Caltrans Local Roadway Safety Plan grant. [source] The City describes the plan as the framework for identifying, analyzing and prioritizing roadway safety improvements on local roads. [source] 2016-2020: 143 collisions in which someone was killed or severely injured, 50 of them fatal; these collisions rose about 17 percent from 2016 to 2020. [source] The pedestrian share of killed-or-severely-injured collisions is almost four times their share of all injury collisions. [source]
City of Menifee Local Road Safety Plan	The City of Menifee Local Road Safety Plan identifies emphasis areas to guide safety evaluation of the City's transportation network; its first goal is to identify areas with a high risk for crashes. [source] Questions: City of Menifee Public Works Department, 951-672-6777. [source]
City of Hemet Comprehensive Safety Action Plan	In 2025 the City of Hemet began a Comprehensive Safety Action Plan to reduce fatal and serious injury collisions for pedestrians, bicyclists, transit riders and motorists; a draft plan is posted. [source] School Mobility Assessments were completed for each public school in the City as part of the plan. [source]
SCAG Regional High Injury Network	SCAG's Regional High Injury Network marks corridor segments with the highest concentrations of fatal and serious collisions, using 2015-2019 data; SCAG first built it in 2018 and updated it in 2022. [source] Across the SCAG region, 65 percent of all fatal and serious injuries occurred on just 5.5 percent of the transportation network. [source] Riverside County: 619.3 of 16,186.73 roadway miles (3.8 percent) are on the regional High Injury Network, including 218.0 miles for pedestrian collisions and 58.1 miles for bicycle collisions. [source] SCAG notes that a high injury network shows where fatal and serious collisions occur; it is not an assessment of whether a street is dangerous. [source]

A note for anyone thinking about a claim: federal law keeps data compiled for federal highway safety programs out of discovery and evidence in damages cases about the locations it covers (23 U.S.C. § 407). These plans help explain a location, but proof in an individual case usually comes from other evidence.

Public safety programs

RUHS Public Health received $969,500 in California Office of Traffic Safety grants (announced March 13, 2026) for programs to reduce traffic injuries and deaths. [source]
$270,000 funds the Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Program, which may include classroom education, bicycle rodeos, community events, presentations and workshops. [source]
Funding supports these programs through September 2026. [source]

If you were hit while walking or biking

Drivers must yield to pedestrians in marked crosswalks and unmarked crosswalks at intersections (Vehicle Code § 21950; see our explanation). Because an officer's report may list a "pedestrian violation" as the cause, early evidence matters: photos of the crossing, lighting and signals, nearby video, and witness names. If a missing crosswalk, broken signal or damaged pavement played a role, a claim against the public agency must generally be presented within six months (Gov. Code § 911.2). Our pedestrian accident page covers the rest.

Common questions

How many pedestrians are killed in Riverside County each year?

SCAG reports that pedestrian deaths reached 80 in both 2020 and 2023, up from 45 in 2014 [source].

When do most pedestrian crashes happen?

In SCAG's 2014-2024 data, pedestrian fatal and serious injury collisions were concentrated between 6 p.m. and midnight [source].

Are e-bike injuries counted in these statistics?

Partly. Collision records include e-bike crashes reported to police, and RUHS tracks emergency room visits separately. RUHS says e-bike incidents are likely undercounted as hospitals work to record them accurately. [source]

Every fact on this page links to the official source it came from. We checked each one in September 2026. Agencies change fees and procedures, so confirm with the agency before you go. How we research.

Pedestrian and bicycle safety data for Riverside County