Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Apache County, Arizona
County in Arizona · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 29
- Fatal crashes
- 27
- Population
- 64.7K
In 2024, 29 people died in 27 fatal crashes in Apache County, Arizona. That was 26.1% more than in 2023 (23) and the most in any year since 2020. The death rate was 44.8 per 100,000 residents, compared with 16.3 in Arizona and 11.5 in the United States. Apache County had the 9th most traffic deaths among Arizona's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 126 people died, an average of 25 a year. Pedestrians accounted for 17% of deaths, and 19% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
44.8
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 3 times the rate in Arizona: 16.3
- About 4 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
38.6
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About double the average in Arizona: 16.6
- About 3 times the average in the United States: 12.3
+26%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
23 deaths in 2023, 29 in 2024
- Arizona: -6%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 23 | 23 |
| 2021 | 25 | 23 |
| 2022 | 26 | 23 |
| 2023 | 23 | 21 |
| 2024 | 29 | 27 |
People who died within 30 days of a crash. A fatal crash can kill more than one person.
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| Category | Deaths per 100,000 |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 34.9 |
| 2021 | 38.3 |
| 2022 | 39.8 |
| 2023 | 35.4 |
| 2024 | 44.8 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
17%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 85 percent of the share in Arizona: 20%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 23 |
| Pedestrians | 5 |
| Motorcyclists | 1 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Apache County | Share in Arizona |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 5 | 17% | 20% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 3% | 18% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 4% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 13 | 45% | 34% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 6 | 21% | 36% |
Alcohol-impaired and speeding-related count everyone killed in those crashes, so a death can appear in more than one row.
Crash factors
Speeding, alcohol, night and weekend crashes
19%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About half the share in Arizona: 35%
- About two-thirds of the share in the United States: 28%
37%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 1.7 times the share in Arizona: 22%
- About 1.5 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Apache County | Arizona | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 37.0% | 22.4% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 18.5% | 35.2% | 28.1% |
| At night | 51.9% | 53.2% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 29.6% | 30.2% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
52%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About the same as the share in Arizona: 53%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 54%
30%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About the same as the share in Arizona: 30%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 4 |
| 1am | 3 |
| 2am | 2 |
| 3am | 2 |
| 4am | 2 |
| 5am | 4 |
| 6am | 2 |
| 7am | 3 |
| 8am | 3 |
| 9am | 5 |
| 10am | 2 |
| 11am | 5 |
| 12pm | 7 |
| 1pm | 2 |
| 2pm | 8 |
| 3pm | 8 |
| 4pm | 4 |
| 5pm | 7 |
| 6pm | 8 |
| 7pm | 7 |
| 8pm | 5 |
| 9pm | 5 |
| 10pm | 4 |
| 11pm | 10 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 14 |
| Mon | 15 |
| Tue | 16 |
| Wed | 18 |
| Thu | 14 |
| Fri | 19 |
| Sat | 21 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 9 |
| Feb | 10 |
| Mar | 10 |
| Apr | 7 |
| May | 2 |
| Jun | 8 |
| Jul | 13 |
| Aug | 13 |
| Sep | 14 |
| Oct | 19 |
| Nov | 10 |
| Dec | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 59 |
| Cloudy | 15 |
| Rain | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 51 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 28 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 14 |
| Dark - Lighted | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Roads and vehicles
Where and what, 2020–2024
Roads with the most fatal crashes
- I-4021
- US-19120
- US-609
- US-1608
- SR-615
- US-1804
- BIA-124
- SR-2643
- BIA 122
- BIA-152
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Other vehicles | 48 |
| Pickup trucks | 34 |
| SUVs | 23 |
| Cars | 20 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 20 |
| Motorcycles | 9 |
| Vans | 5 |
| Other light trucks | 1 |
| Buses | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Freightliner Cascadia7
- Chevrolet Silverado6
- GMC Sierra4
- Ford F-1504
- Toyota RAV43
- Kenworth T6803
- Ford Explorer3
- Dodge Ram3
- Volvo Truck VNL2
- Toyota Tundra2
Reflects how common a vehicle is as well as crash involvement; not a safety rating.
Crashes
Fatal crashes
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Fatal crashes in 2024. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.
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| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 27, 2024 | — | BIA-15 | 1 |
| Nov 20, 2024 | Concho | SR-61 | 2 |
| Nov 9, 2024 | Sanders | CR-7080 | 1 |
| Nov 2, 2024 | Saint Johns | US-180 | 1 |
| Oct 21, 2024 | Fort Defiance | BIA-7 | 1 |
| Oct 17, 2024 | Vernon | US-60 | 1 |
| Oct 15, 2024 | Concho | SR-61 | 1 |
| Oct 12, 2024 | — | BIA-64 | 1 |
| Oct 4, 2024 | Chinle | RTE 7 | 1 |
| Sep 26, 2024 | Chinle | SPIDER ROCK JUNCTION RD | 1 |
| Sep 25, 2024 | — | BIA-12 | 1 |
| Sep 20, 2024 | Lupton | I-40 | 1 |
| Aug 30, 2024 | Houck | I-40 | 1 |
| Aug 28, 2024 | Saint Johns | CLEVELAND RD | 1 |
| Aug 27, 2024 | Concho | SR-61 | 1 |
| Aug 19, 2024 | McNary | SR-260 | 1 |
| Jun 16, 2024 | Vernon | US-60 | 1 |
| Jun 15, 2024 | Chinle | US-191 | 1 |
| Apr 20, 2024 | — | I-40 | 1 |
| Mar 29, 2024 | — | BIA-15 | 1 |
| Mar 28, 2024 | Chinle | BIA-4 | 1 |
| Feb 26, 2024 | Vernon | US-60 | 1 |
| Feb 24, 2024 | — | BIA-12 | 1 |
| Feb 16, 2024 | Concho | SR-61 | 2 |
| Feb 2, 2024 | Dennehotso | US-160 | 1 |
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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2024. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.