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Traffic deaths in Parker, Arizona

City in La Paz County · Arizona · United States

Deaths, 2024
4
Fatal crashes
3
Population
3.4K

In 2024, 4 people died in 3 fatal crashes in Parker, Arizona. That was 50.0% fewer than in 2023 (8) and the fewest since 2022. The death rate was 117.9 per 100,000 residents, compared with 174.0 in La Paz County, 16.3 in Arizona and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2024, 22 people died, an average of 4.4 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 25% of deaths.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

117.9

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

  • About two-thirds of the rate in La Paz County, Arizona: 174.0
  • About 7 times the rate in Arizona: 16.3
  • About 10 times the rate in the United States: 11.5

-50%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

8 deaths in 2023, 4 in 2024

  • La Paz County, Arizona: +32%
  • Arizona: -6%
  • The United States: -4%
Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2020 4 4
2021 3 2
2022 3 3
2023 8 7
2024 4 3

People who died within 30 days of a crash. A fatal crash can kill more than one person.

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Deaths per 100,000 residents, 2020–2024
Category Deaths per 100,000
2020 117.0
2021 89.9
2022 89.5
2023 236.6
2024 117.9

Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.

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Road users

Who died

25%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About double the share in La Paz County, Arizona: 10%
  • About 1.2 times the share in Arizona: 20%
  • About 1.4 times the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 3
Pedestrians 1
Motorcyclists 0
Cyclists 0
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Parker Share in La Paz County
Pedestrians 1 25% 10%
Motorcyclists 0 0% 3%
Cyclists 0 0% 3%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 2 50% 21%
Speeding-related crashes 0 0% 45%

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

0%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About 5 percent of the share in La Paz County, Arizona: 35%
  • About 5 percent of the share in Arizona: 35%
  • About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 28%

0%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About 5 percent of the share in La Paz County, Arizona: 5%
  • About 5 percent of the share in Arizona: 22%
  • About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Parker La Paz County Arizona United States
Speeding-related 0.0% 5.0% 22.4% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 0.0% 35.0% 35.2% 28.1%
At night 33.3% 30.0% 53.2% 53.6%
At weekends 0.0% 25.0% 30.2% 32.6%

Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.

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Timing

When crashes happen

33%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About 1.1 times the share in La Paz County, Arizona: 30%
  • About two-thirds of the share in Arizona: 53%
  • About two-thirds of the share in the United States: 54%

0%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About 5 percent of the share in La Paz County, Arizona: 25%
  • About 5 percent of the share in Arizona: 30%
  • About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 1
1am 0
2am 1
3am 0
4am 1
5am 1
6am 0
7am 0
8am 0
9am 0
10am 0
11am 1
12pm 1
1pm 2
2pm 0
3pm 1
4pm 0
5pm 0
6pm 1
7pm 1
8pm 2
9pm 0
10pm 1
11pm 1

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 5
Mon 1
Tue 1
Wed 4
Thu 3
Fri 5
Sat 0

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 2
Feb 0
Mar 0
Apr 2
May 1
Jun 3
Jul 1
Aug 3
Sep 2
Oct 2
Nov 2
Dec 1

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 11

All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Light conditions at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Daylight 7
Dark - Not Lighted 5

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

  1. SR-9510
  2. RIVERSIDE DR2
  3. BURNS RD1
  4. SR-721
  5. S CALIFORNIA AVE1
  6. BOOTH RD1
  7. BILLY MACK MINE RD1
  8. 1ST AVE1
  9. UNKNOWN RD1

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Other vehicles 9
SUVs 7
Cars 6
Medium and heavy trucks 5
Pickup trucks 3
Motorcycles 1

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes

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Fatal crashes in 2024. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.

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Date Deaths
Oct 23, 2024 1
Jul 30, 2024 2
May 9, 2024 1
Dec 29, 2023 1
Nov 26, 2023 1
Sep 3, 2023 1
Aug 25, 2023 1
Aug 23, 2023 1
Jun 2, 2023 2
Jan 4, 2023 1
Nov 10, 2022 1
Oct 14, 2022 1
Apr 3, 2022 1
Sep 6, 2021 1
Aug 1, 2021 2
Jun 11, 2020 1
Jun 10, 2020 1
Apr 26, 2020 1
Jan 17, 2020 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.