Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Quartzsite, Arizona
City in La Paz County · Arizona · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 10
- Fatal crashes
- 8
- Population
- 2.4K
In 2024, 10 people died in 8 fatal crashes in Quartzsite, Arizona. That was 150.0% more than in 2023 (4) and the most in any year since 2020. The death rate was 420.0 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, 20 people died, an average of 4.0 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 10% of deaths, and 63% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
420.0
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About double the rate in La Paz County, Arizona: 174.0
- About 26 times the rate in Arizona: 16.3
- About 36 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
+150%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
4 deaths in 2023, 10 in 2024
- La Paz County, Arizona: +32%
- Arizona: -6%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 4 | 3 |
| 2024 | 10 | 8 |
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 | 165.9 |
| 2021 | 42.6 |
| 2022 | 42.4 |
| 2023 | 168.4 |
| 2024 | 420.0 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
10%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About the same as the share in La Paz County, Arizona: 10%
- About half the share in Arizona: 20%
- About 55 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 8 |
| Pedestrians | 1 |
| Motorcyclists | 1 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Quartzsite | Share in La Paz County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 1 | 10% | 10% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 10% | 3% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 3% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 10% | 21% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 6 | 60% | 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
63%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 1.8 times the share in La Paz County, Arizona: 35%
- About 1.8 times the share in Arizona: 35%
- About double 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%
| Category | Quartzsite | La Paz County | Arizona | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 5.0% | 22.4% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 62.5% | 35.0% | 35.2% | 28.1% |
| At night | 25.0% | 30.0% | 53.2% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 37.5% | 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
25%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 85 percent of the share in La Paz County, Arizona: 30%
- About half the share in Arizona: 53%
- About half the share in the United States: 54%
38%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 1.5 times the share in La Paz County, Arizona: 25%
- About 1.2 times the share in Arizona: 30%
- About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 3 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 1 |
| 7pm | 2 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 1 |
| Mon | 1 |
| Tue | 2 |
| Wed | 5 |
| Thu | 1 |
| Fri | 4 |
| Sat | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 4 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 4 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 0 |
| Oct | 3 |
| Nov | 2 |
| Dec | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 13 |
| Rain | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 11 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 3 |
| Dark - Lighted | 2 |
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-108
- US-953
- SR-951
- SR-10B1
- KUEHN ST1
- I-10 NONCARD1
- DOME ROCK RD W1
- DOME ROCK RD1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Medium and heavy trucks | 14 |
| SUVs | 7 |
| Cars | 5 |
| Pickup trucks | 4 |
| Other vehicles | 2 |
| Motorcycles | 1 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Freightliner Cascadia4
- Volvo Truck VNL3
- Honda CR-V2
- BMW R 1200 GS1
- Chevrolet Silverado1
- Dodge Ram Van1
- Ford Edge1
- Ford Explorer1
- Ford F-1501
- Ford F-2501
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 | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 2024 | I-10 | 1 |
| Nov 10, 2024 | I-10 NONCARD | 1 |
| May 13, 2024 | I-10 | 2 |
| Apr 10, 2024 | US-95 | 2 |
| Mar 30, 2024 | I-10 | 1 |
| Mar 26, 2024 | SR-10B | 1 |
| Jan 27, 2024 | DOME ROCK RD | 1 |
| Jan 17, 2024 | SR-95 | 1 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | I-10 | 2 |
| Jan 14, 2023 | US-95 | 1 |
| Jan 6, 2023 | US-95 | 1 |
| Oct 12, 2022 | I-10 | 1 |
| Mar 16, 2021 | DOME ROCK RD W | 1 |
| Oct 29, 2020 | I-10 | 1 |
| Oct 14, 2020 | I-10 | 1 |
| Mar 18, 2020 | I-10 | 1 |
| Feb 21, 2020 | KUEHN ST | 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.