Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Salome, Arizona
City in La Paz County · Arizona · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 9
- Fatal crashes
- 4
In 2024, 9 people died in 4 fatal crashes in Salome, Arizona. That was 125.0% more than in 2023 (4). Between 2020 and 2024, 18 people died, an average of 3.6 a year. Pedestrians accounted for 11% of deaths, and 25% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
+125%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
4 deaths in 2023, 9 in 2024
- La Paz County, Arizona: +32%
- Arizona: -6%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 |
| 2024 | 9 | 4 |
People who died within 30 days of a crash. A fatal crash can kill more than one person.
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Road users
Who died
11%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About the same as the share in La Paz County, Arizona: 10%
- About half the share in Arizona: 20%
- About 60 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 8 |
| Pedestrians | 1 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Salome | Share in La Paz County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 1 | 11% | 10% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 3% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 3% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 2 | 22% | 21% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 6 | 67% | 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
25%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 70 percent of the share in La Paz County, Arizona: 35%
- About two-thirds of the share in Arizona: 35%
- About 90 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%
| Category | Salome | La Paz County | Arizona | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 5.0% | 22.4% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 25.0% | 35.0% | 35.2% | 28.1% |
| At night | 25.0% | 30.0% | 53.2% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 25.0% | 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
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%
25%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About the same as the share in La Paz County, Arizona: 25%
- About 85 percent of the share in Arizona: 30%
- About three-quarters of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 1 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 2 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 2 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 0 |
| Mon | 1 |
| Tue | 1 |
| Wed | 0 |
| Thu | 1 |
| Fri | 4 |
| Sat | 5 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 2 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 2 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 2 |
| Sep | 0 |
| Oct | 1 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 10 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 6 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 4 |
| Dark - Lighted | 1 |
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-10 NONCARD3
- I-103
- US-602
- SR-722
- HOVATTER RD1
- HARQUAHALA RD1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Medium and heavy trucks | 9 |
| Pickup trucks | 3 |
| SUVs | 3 |
| Vans | 2 |
| Motorcycles | 2 |
| Cars | 2 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Freightliner Cascadia4
- Chevrolet Silverado2
- Kenworth T6802
- Volvo Truck VNL1
- Sterling Truck L7500 series1
- Chevrolet Traverse1
- Chrysler Town and Country1
- Dodge Ram1
- Ford F-5501
- Ford Transit1
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 9, 2024 | I-10 NONCARD | 1 |
| Aug 13, 2024 | I-10 NONCARD | 1 |
| Jul 12, 2024 | I-10 NONCARD | 6 |
| Feb 9, 2024 | HARQUAHALA RD | 1 |
| Dec 23, 2023 | HOVATTER RD | 1 |
| Oct 2, 2023 | SR-72 | 1 |
| Aug 4, 2023 | US-60 | 1 |
| Feb 9, 2023 | SR-72 | 1 |
| May 1, 2021 | I-10 | 2 |
| May 23, 2020 | I-10 | 1 |
| Apr 3, 2020 | I-10 | 1 |
| Mar 7, 2020 | US-60 | 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.