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Traffic deaths in Arizona in 2020

Deaths, 2020: 1,053
Fatal crashes: 966
Population: 7.2M

In 2020, 1,053 people died in 966 fatal crashes in Arizona, about 3 a day. The death rate was 14.7 per 100,000 residents, compared with 11.8 in the United States. Arizona had the 12th most traffic deaths of the 51 states and DC and the 18th-highest death rate. Pedestrians accounted for 21% of deaths, and 34% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

14.7

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2020

About 1.2 times the rate in the United States: 11.8

Arizona traffic deaths by year goes back to 1975.

Profile by year: 2024 · 2023 · 2022 · 2021 · 2020

Road users

Who died

21%

of deaths were pedestrians

About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 17%

Who died in 2020

Category	Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others	636
Pedestrians	222
Motorcyclists	162
Cyclists	33

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Deaths by type, 2020
Type	Deaths	Share in Arizona	Share in the US
Pedestrians	222	21%	17%
Motorcyclists	162	15%	14%
Cyclists	33	3%	2%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes	297	28%	30%
Speeding-related crashes	366	35%	29%

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

34%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 29%

18%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

About two-thirds of the share in the United States: 27%

Crash factors in 2020

Category	Arizona	United States
Speeding-related	18.3%	26.7%
Alcohol-involved	33.6%	28.6%
At night	52.2%	53.4%
At weekends	32.3%	32.9%

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

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Timing

When crashes happen

52%

of fatal crashes happened at night

About the same as the share in the United States: 53%

32%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

About the same as the share in the United States: 33%

Fatal crashes by hour of day

Category	Fatal crashes
12am	22
1am	22
2am	28
3am	22
4am	26
5am	28
6am	34
7am	23
8am	24
9am	27
10am	25
11am	46
12pm	44
1pm	48
2pm	29
3pm	43
4pm	47
5pm	42
6pm	66
7pm	67
8pm	68
9pm	65
10pm	43
11pm	47

All crashes 2020.

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Fatal crashes by day of week

Category	Fatal crashes
Sun	141
Mon	107
Tue	118
Wed	145
Thu	136
Fri	148
Sat	171

All crashes 2020.

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Fatal crashes by month

Category	Fatal crashes
Jan	67
Feb	97
Mar	59
Apr	53
May	88
Jun	72
Jul	82
Aug	85
Sep	97
Oct	93
Nov	91
Dec	82

All crashes 2020.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash

Category	Fatal crashes
Clear	786
Cloudy	59
Rain	12
Sleet or Hail	3
Blowing Sand, Soil, Dirt	2
Fog, Smog, Smoke	1

All crashes 2020. 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	414
Dark - Lighted	248
Dark - Not Lighted	186
Dark - Unknown Lighting	34
Dusk	25
Dawn	16

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

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Roads and vehicles

Where and what, 2020

Roads with the most fatal crashes

I-1046
I-4026
US-6025
I-1717
SR-9517
SR-8716
SR-10115
US-9314
INDIAN SCHOOL RD13
SR-26011

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type

Category	Vehicles
Cars	536
SUVs	244
Pickup trucks	208
Motorcycles	163
Other vehicles	148
Medium and heavy trucks	114
Vans	55
Buses	2
Other light trucks	1

All crashes 2020.

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Vehicles most often involved

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 2020. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.

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Who died Time of day Day Weather Lighting Vehicle type involved Make involved

Alcohol-involved Speeding-related Distracted driver

Date	Location	Road	Deaths
Dec 31, 2020	Phoenix, Maricopa County	W UNION HILLS DR	1
Dec 31, 2020	Mesa, Maricopa County	US-60 RAMP	1
Dec 30, 2020	Phoenix, Maricopa County	7TH AVE	1
Dec 30, 2020	Pima County	BIA1	1
Dec 30, 2020	Mohave County	US-93	1
Dec 30, 2020	Yavapai County	SR-69	1
Dec 29, 2020	Phoenix, Maricopa County	INDIAN SCHOOL RD	1
Dec 29, 2020	Glendale, Maricopa County	THUNDERBIRD RD	1
Dec 28, 2020	Phoenix, Maricopa County	35TH AVE	1
Dec 28, 2020	Tucson, Pima County	CAMPBELL AVE	1
Dec 27, 2020	Scottsdale, Maricopa County	PIMA RD	2
Dec 27, 2020	Glendale, Maricopa County	GLENDALE AVE	1
Dec 26, 2020	Phoenix, Maricopa County	THOMAS RD	1
Dec 26, 2020	Scottsdale, Maricopa County	DOBSON RD	3
Dec 26, 2020	Phoenix, Maricopa County	INDIAN SCHOOL RD	2
Dec 26, 2020	Phoenix, Maricopa County	OAK ST	1
Dec 25, 2020	Phoenix, Maricopa County	I-10 RAMP	1
Dec 25, 2020	Pinal County	CR-WAY OUT RD	1
Dec 24, 2020	Navajo County	SR-73	1
Dec 24, 2020	Pima County	SR-86	1
Dec 24, 2020	Eloy, Pinal County	I-10	1
Dec 23, 2020	Phoenix, Maricopa County	19TH AVE	1
Dec 22, 2020	Wellton, Yuma County	I-8	1
Dec 22, 2020	Chandler, Maricopa County	SR-347	1
Dec 21, 2020	Chandler, Maricopa County	E RIGGS RD	1

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Counties in Arizona in 2020

Area	Deaths, 2020	Per 100,000
Apache County	23	34.9
Cochise County	23	18.3
Coconino County	43	29.6
Gila County	24	45.0
Graham County	14	36.2
Greenlee County	0	—
La Paz County	17	102.6
Maricopa County	492	11.1
Mohave County	55	25.7
Navajo County	38	35.6
Pima County	165	15.8
Pinal County	56	13.0
Santa Cruz County	7	14.7
Yavapai County	63	26.6
Yuma County	30	14.6

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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.

Category	Fatal crashes
Jan	67
Feb	97
Mar	59
Apr	53
May	88
Jun	72
Jul	82
Aug	85
Sep	97
Oct	93
Nov	91
Dec	82

Category	Fatal crashes
Jan	67
Feb	97
Mar	59
Apr	53
May	88
Jun	72
Jul	82
Aug	85
Sep	97
Oct	93
Nov	91
Dec	82

Category	Fatal crashes
Jan	67
Feb	97
Mar	59
Apr	53
May	88
Jun	72
Jul	82
Aug	85
Sep	97
Oct	93
Nov	91
Dec	82