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Traffic deaths in Pinal County, Arizona

County in Arizona · United States

Deaths, 2024
91
Fatal crashes
82
Population
515.7K

In 2024, 91 people died in 82 fatal crashes in Pinal County, Arizona. That was 15.2% more than in 2023 (79) and the most since 2022. The death rate was 17.6 per 100,000 residents, compared with 16.3 in Arizona and 11.5 in the United States. Pinal County had the 3rd most traffic deaths among Arizona's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 382 people died, an average of 76 a year. Pedestrians accounted for 11% of deaths, and 48% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

17.6

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

  • About the same as the rate in Arizona: 16.3
  • About 1.5 times the rate in the United States: 11.5

16.3

average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024

  • About the same as the average in Arizona: 16.6
  • About 1.3 times the average in the United States: 12.3

+15%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

79 deaths in 2023, 91 in 2024

  • Arizona: -6%
  • The United States: -4%
Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2020 56 53
2021 57 49
2022 99 79
2023 79 74
2024 91 82

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 13.0
2021 12.7
2022 21.3
2023 16.2
2024 17.7

Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.

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Road users

Who died

11%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About half the share in Arizona: 20%
  • About 60 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 60
Pedestrians 10
Motorcyclists 19
Cyclists 2
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Pinal County Share in Arizona
Pedestrians 10 11% 20%
Motorcyclists 19 21% 18%
Cyclists 2 2% 4%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 31 34% 34%
Speeding-related crashes 44 48% 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

48%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About 1.3 times the share in Arizona: 35%
  • About 1.7 times the share in the United States: 28%

33%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About 1.5 times the share in Arizona: 22%
  • About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 25%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Pinal County Arizona United States
Speeding-related 32.9% 22.4% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 47.6% 35.2% 28.1%
At night 45.1% 53.2% 53.6%
At weekends 31.7% 30.2% 32.6%

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

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Timing

When crashes happen

45%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About 85 percent of the share in Arizona: 53%
  • About 85 percent of the share in the United States: 54%

32%

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%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 10
1am 7
2am 6
3am 9
4am 13
5am 19
6am 9
7am 8
8am 9
9am 9
10am 6
11am 12
12pm 21
1pm 16
2pm 15
3pm 18
4pm 20
5pm 16
6pm 24
7pm 28
8pm 16
9pm 14
10pm 14
11pm 13

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 52
Mon 40
Tue 40
Wed 43
Thu 45
Fri 58
Sat 59

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 39
Feb 28
Mar 26
Apr 29
May 24
Jun 27
Jul 22
Aug 28
Sep 23
Oct 29
Nov 32
Dec 30

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 274
Cloudy 29
Rain 4

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 158
Dark - Not Lighted 97
Dark - Lighted 35
Dusk 15
Dark - Unknown Lighting 11
Dawn 9

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. I-1035
  2. US-6022
  3. SR-7916
  4. SR-8715
  5. SR-34713
  6. I-89
  7. SR-847
  8. SR-5876
  9. SR-776
  10. SR-3876

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 161
SUVs 98
Motorcycles 78
Pickup trucks 76
Medium and heavy trucks 55
Other vehicles 37
Vans 18

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Ford F-15017
  2. Chevrolet Silverado17
  3. Freightliner Cascadia12
  4. Toyota Camry11
  5. Honda Accord10
  6. GMC Sierra10
  7. Dodge Ram9
  8. Nissan Altima7
  9. Ram 15006
  10. Honda Civic6

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 Deaths
Dec 26, 2024 Apache Junction 1
Dec 23, 2024 Gold Canyon 1
Dec 22, 2024 Apache Junction 1
Dec 21, 2024 Sacaton 1
Dec 20, 2024 Casa Grande 1
Dec 17, 2024 Apache Junction 1
Dec 11, 2024 Coolidge 1
Dec 5, 2024 Coolidge 1
Dec 4, 2024 Coolidge 1
Nov 20, 2024 Florence 1
Nov 19, 2024 Coolidge 1
Nov 15, 2024 Casa Grande 1
Nov 15, 2024 Casa Grande 1
Nov 6, 2024 Eloy 1
Nov 5, 2024 — 1
Nov 3, 2024 Casa Grande 1
Oct 25, 2024 Casa Grande 1
Oct 22, 2024 Bapchule 1
Oct 22, 2024 Florence 1
Oct 16, 2024 — 2
Oct 13, 2024 Stanfield 1
Oct 13, 2024 Sacaton 2
Oct 13, 2024 Eloy 1
Oct 11, 2024 — 2
Oct 8, 2024 Gold Canyon 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.