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Traffic deaths in Apache Junction, Arizona

City in Pinal County · Arizona · United States

Deaths, 2024
10
Fatal crashes
10
Population
43.2K

In 2024, 10 people died in 10 fatal crashes in Apache Junction, Arizona. That was 66.7% more than in 2023 (6) and the most in any year since 2020. The death rate was 23.2 per 100,000 residents, compared with 17.6 in Pinal County, 16.3 in Arizona and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2024, 31 people died, an average of 6.2 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 50% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

23.2

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

  • About 1.3 times the rate in Pinal County, Arizona: 17.6
  • About 1.4 times the rate in Arizona: 16.3
  • About double the rate in the United States: 11.5

+67%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

6 deaths in 2023, 10 in 2024

  • Pinal County, Arizona: +15%
  • Arizona: -6%
  • The United States: -4%
Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2020 5 5
2021 6 6
2022 4 3
2023 6 6
2024 10 10

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 12.9
2021 15.1
2022 10.0
2023 14.7
2024 23.2

Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.

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Road users

Who died

0%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About 5 percent of the share in Pinal County, Arizona: 11%
  • About 5 percent of the share in Arizona: 20%
  • About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 4
Pedestrians 0
Motorcyclists 5
Cyclists 1
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Apache Junction Share in Pinal County
Pedestrians 0 0% 11%
Motorcyclists 5 50% 21%
Cyclists 1 10% 2%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 6 60% 34%
Speeding-related crashes 5 50% 48%

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

50%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About the same as the share in Pinal County, Arizona: 48%
  • About 1.4 times the share in Arizona: 35%
  • About 1.8 times the share in the United States: 28%

70%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About double the share in Pinal County, Arizona: 33%
  • About 3 times the share in Arizona: 22%
  • About 3 times the share in the United States: 25%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Apache Junction Pinal County Arizona United States
Speeding-related 70.0% 32.9% 22.4% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 50.0% 47.6% 35.2% 28.1%
At night 50.0% 45.1% 53.2% 53.6%
At weekends 50.0% 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

50%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About 1.1 times the share in Pinal County, Arizona: 45%
  • About the same as the share in Arizona: 53%
  • About the same as the share in the United States: 54%

50%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About 1.6 times the share in Pinal County, Arizona: 32%
  • About 1.7 times the share in Arizona: 30%
  • About 1.5 times the share in the United States: 33%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 1
1am 0
2am 0
3am 0
4am 1
5am 1
6am 0
7am 0
8am 0
9am 0
10am 1
11am 0
12pm 1
1pm 2
2pm 0
3pm 1
4pm 4
5pm 3
6pm 5
7pm 6
8pm 1
9pm 1
10pm 2
11pm 0

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 5
Mon 3
Tue 3
Wed 3
Thu 4
Fri 6
Sat 6

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 8
Feb 0
Mar 2
Apr 3
May 0
Jun 4
Jul 1
Aug 1
Sep 2
Oct 2
Nov 1
Dec 6

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 26
Cloudy 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 12
Dark - Lighted 6
Dark - Not Lighted 6
Dusk 6

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. US-605
  2. SR-883
  3. US-60 NONCARD2
  4. SUPERSTITION BLVD1
  5. W APACHE TRL1
  6. W APACHE TRAIL1
  7. TEPEE ST1
  8. VALLEY DR1
  9. W APACHE TR1
  10. W BROADWAY AVE1

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Motorcycles 14
Cars 10
Pickup trucks 9
SUVs 7
Other vehicles 3

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Ford F-1504
  2. Toyota Avalon1
  3. Pontiac Grand AM1
  4. Kawasaki Ninja ZX-141
  5. Jeep Wrangler1
  6. Jeep CJ-71
  7. Hyundai Santa Fe1
  8. Honda VT750 (Shadow Spirit 750)1
  9. Honda Accord1
  10. Harley Davidson Tri Glide Ultra Classic1

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 Deaths
Dec 26, 2024 1
Dec 22, 2024 1
Dec 17, 2024 1
Oct 5, 2024 1
Aug 31, 2024 1
Apr 4, 2024 1
Jan 24, 2024 1
Jan 20, 2024 1
Jan 14, 2024 1
Jan 2, 2024 1
Nov 17, 2023 1
Jul 22, 2023 1
Jun 18, 2023 1
Mar 14, 2023 1
Mar 5, 2023 1
Jan 28, 2023 1
Jun 29, 2022 1
Apr 9, 2022 2
Jan 17, 2022 1
Dec 27, 2021 1
Dec 10, 2021 1
Sep 6, 2021 1
Jun 11, 2021 1
Jun 10, 2021 1
Jan 1, 2021 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.