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Traffic deaths in Arizona in 2020

State in United States

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

  1. I-1046
  2. I-4026
  3. US-6025
  4. I-1717
  5. SR-9517
  6. SR-8716
  7. SR-10115
  8. US-9314
  9. INDIAN SCHOOL RD13
  10. 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

  1. Chevrolet Silverado50
  2. Toyota Corolla27
  3. Ford F-15026
  4. GMC Sierra22
  5. Honda Civic21
  6. Toyota Camry19
  7. Nissan Altima18
  8. Ford F-25018
  9. Hyundai Elantra17
  10. Dodge Ram17

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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Crash factors
Date Location Deaths
Nov 7, 2020 Glendale, Maricopa County 2
Nov 7, 2020 Apache County 1
Nov 6, 2020 Scottsdale, Maricopa County 1
Nov 6, 2020 Globe, Gila County 1
Nov 5, 2020 Phoenix, Maricopa County 1
Nov 5, 2020 Scottsdale, Maricopa County 1
Nov 5, 2020 Cochise County 1
Nov 5, 2020 Mesa, Maricopa County 1
Nov 4, 2020 Chandler, Maricopa County 1
Nov 4, 2020 Phoenix, Maricopa County 1
Nov 4, 2020 Navajo County 1
Nov 3, 2020 Peoria, Maricopa County 1
Nov 3, 2020 Phoenix, Maricopa County 1
Nov 3, 2020 Phoenix, Maricopa County 1
Nov 3, 2020 Yuma County 1
Nov 3, 2020 Tucson, Pima County 1
Nov 3, 2020 Tucson, Pima County 1
Nov 3, 2020 Chandler, Maricopa County 2
Nov 2, 2020 Mesa, Maricopa County 1
Nov 1, 2020 Phoenix, Maricopa County 1
Nov 1, 2020 Golden Valley, Mohave County 1
Nov 1, 2020 Pinal County 1
Nov 1, 2020 Somerton, Yuma County 1
Oct 31, 2020 Phoenix, Maricopa County 1
Oct 31, 2020 Tucson, Pima County 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.