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What the City’s Own Safety Plan Found

In 2022, the city published a Local Roadway Safety Plan based on five years of collision data (2016 through 2020) from the CHP’s statewide records and the Riverside County Crossroads database. Its key findings:

• 4,826 collisions on city streets, including 52 fatal and 86 serious-injury collisions.
• The most common crash types were rear-end (27.2%), broadside (26.8%), hitting an object (18.1%) and sideswipes (17.0%).
• The most frequent causes were improper turning (29.3%) and unsafe speed (26.7%), followed by right-of-way violations and driving under the influence.
• DUI-involved collisions roughly doubled, from 46 in 2017 to 100 in 2020, and occurred mostly Friday through Sunday.
• Fatal and serious-injury collisions clustered on four corridors: Limonite Avenue, Mission Boulevard, Rubidoux Boulevard and Van Buren Boulevard.

The plan also explains why. Many older streets are narrow, and some were built to wider county standards that, in the city’s words, “promoted faster speed.” It notes that drivers cut through on city streets when freeways back up, then speed to make up time. One recommendation was to close the median opening at Van Buren Boulevard and 56th Street to stop uncontrolled left turns there.

Newer Statewide Numbers

The California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) compares cities of similar size. In its 2023 rankings, where 1 is the worst, Jurupa Valley ranked:

• 4th of 62 for alcohol-involved crashes (100 people killed or injured)
• 12th of 62 for motorcyclists killed or injured (41) and for nighttime crashes
• 13th of 62 for pedestrians killed or injured (41)
• 14th of 62 for speed-related crashes
• 15th of 62 for total people killed or injured (598)

Walking and Biking Without Sidewalks

The safety plan notes that older parts of Jurupa Valley were built without sidewalks. From 2016 to 2020, 113 collisions involved a pedestrian, and 89% of them caused an injury or death. There were also 78 bicycle collisions, including 3 in which the rider died. The city has added sidewalks near schools such as Rubidoux, Jurupa Valley and Troth, plus a pedestrian beacon at Limonite Avenue and Marlatt Street. If you were hit while walking on one, see our page on pedestrian accident claims in Riverside.

Who Takes the Crash Report in Jurupa Valley

Jurupa Valley doesn’t have its own police department. It contracts with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office, which handles general and traffic enforcement on city streets.

• Jurupa Valley Sheriff’s Station: 7477 Mission Blvd, Jurupa Valley, CA 92509. Phone (951) 955-2600. The same station also serves Eastvale, Norco and Highgrove.
• Sheriff non-emergency dispatch: (951) 776-1099. Call 911 in an emergency.

Crashes on the freeways, such as SR-60 and I-15, are generally handled by the California Highway Patrol.

• CHP Riverside Area: 8118 Lincoln Ave, Riverside, CA 92504. Phone (951) 324-7210. This office patrols I-15, I-215, SR-60, SR-91 and other state routes in western Riverside County.

To get a Sheriff’s report, the Sheriff’s Office says to ask the station that wrote the report. If it has been less than 14 days, call first to confirm the report is ready. Bring a government-issued photo ID, or mail a copy with your request. Fees must be paid before release. Reports go only to “interested parties,” such as the drivers and injured people involved, or their attorney. For a CHP report, use the CHP’s request process. The CHP 190 fee is $10 for 1 to 25 pages.

The Nearest Trauma Center

Riverside Community Hospital, 4445 Magnolia Avenue in downtown Riverside, is an American College of Surgeons–verified Level I trauma center with a 24/7 emergency department. It sits just across the Santa Ana River from Rubidoux.

Cases We Handle for Jurupa Valley Families

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Your Accident Doesn’t Have to Be Major to Matter

A low-speed rear-end on Van Buren or a sideswipe leaving a Mission Boulevard driveway can still cause neck, back or head injuries that show up days later. No case is too small to call.

People, Not Just Cases

Attorney Suzannah Tafreshi leads our firm, backed by a team with over 14 years of combined experience. We explain your options in plain language and handle the calls and paperwork. Our staff speaks Spanish (Spanish page), and our office staff also speaks Farsi.

Nearby communities: we also help people hurt in Mira Loma. Same Riverside line, (951) 583-1900, or text (949) 776-8964.

Glen Avon and Pedley (Jurupa Valley)

Glen Avon and Pedley were separate census-designated places (20,199 and 12,672 residents in the 2010 Census) until they became part of the new City of Jurupa Valley on July 1, 2011. Jurupa Valley contracts with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Jurupa Valley Station ((951) 955-2600) for police services, and the CHP handles SR-60 and I-15. For ZIP 92509, unlimited civil cases are filed at the Riverside Historic Courthouse, 4050 Main Street, and limited civil cases at the Corona Courthouse, 505 S. Buena Vista.

Mira Loma (Jurupa Valley)

Mira Loma, Spanish for “look hill,” was called Wineville until 1930. It had 21,930 residents in the 2010 Census and is now officially a neighborhood of Jurupa Valley. The area’s warehouses and distribution centers near I-15 and SR-60 put many heavy trucks on local roads, so truck and backing crashes are a concern; see our truck accident page. For ZIP 91752, unlimited civil cases go to the Riverside Historic Courthouse and limited civil cases to the Corona Courthouse.

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