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Traffic deaths in Arizona in 2021

State in United States

Deaths, 2021
1,192
Fatal crashes
1,076
Population
7.3M

In 2021, 1,192 people died in 1,076 fatal crashes in Arizona, about 3 a day. That was 13.2% more than in 2020 (1,053) and the most since 2006. The death rate was 16.4 per 100,000 residents, compared with 13.0 in the United States. Arizona had the 11th most traffic deaths of the 51 states and DC and the 16th-highest death rate. Pedestrians accounted for 21% of deaths, and 31% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

16.4

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2021

  • About 1.3 times the rate in the United States: 13.0

+13%

change in deaths from 2020 to 2021

1,053 deaths in 2020, 1,192 in 2021

  • The United States: +11%

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 1.2 times the share in the United States: 17%
Who died in 2021
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 730
Pedestrians 250
Motorcyclists 167
Cyclists 45
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Deaths by type, 2021
Type Deaths Share in Arizona Share in the US
Pedestrians 250 21% 17%
Motorcyclists 167 14% 14%
Cyclists 45 4% 2%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 437 37% 31%
Speeding-related crashes 380 32% 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

31%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About 1.1 times the share in the United States: 28%

20%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About three-quarters of the share in the United States: 26%
Crash factors in 2021
Category Arizona United States
Speeding-related 19.7% 26.3%
Alcohol-involved 31.2% 28.2%
At night 55.4% 53.9%
At weekends 32.2% 32.8%

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

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Timing

When crashes happen

55%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About the same as the share in the United States: 54%

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 41
1am 33
2am 33
3am 35
4am 30
5am 34
6am 34
7am 42
8am 31
9am 20
10am 35
11am 25
12pm 42
1pm 44
2pm 42
3pm 40
4pm 49
5pm 51
6pm 77
7pm 65
8pm 77
9pm 52
10pm 71
11pm 48

All crashes 2021.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 162
Mon 113
Tue 136
Wed 132
Thu 154
Fri 194
Sat 185

All crashes 2021.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 96
Feb 75
Mar 78
Apr 93
May 89
Jun 105
Jul 78
Aug 89
Sep 86
Oct 87
Nov 96
Dec 104

All crashes 2021.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 813
Cloudy 89
Rain 21
Snow 3

All crashes 2021. 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 421
Dark - Lighted 331
Dark - Not Lighted 190
Dark - Unknown Lighting 31
Dusk 23
Dawn 23

All crashes 2021. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Roads and vehicles

Where and what, 2021

Roads with the most fatal crashes

  1. I-1040
  2. US-6036
  3. I-1721
  4. US-9317
  5. I-4017
  6. SR-10117
  7. SR-8716
  8. W CAMELBACK RD16
  9. SR-26016
  10. SR-8914

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 605
SUVs 321
Pickup trucks 289
Motorcycles 171
Other vehicles 149
Medium and heavy trucks 133
Vans 55
Buses 7
Other light trucks 2

All crashes 2021.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Ford F-15055
  2. Chevrolet Silverado50
  3. Toyota Camry49
  4. Honda Accord33
  5. Freightliner Cascadia30
  6. Honda Civic27
  7. Dodge Ram26
  8. Nissan Altima25
  9. Chevrolet Tahoe23
  10. Chevrolet Malibu22

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 2021. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.

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Crash factors
Date Location Deaths
Nov 8, 2021 Tempe, Maricopa County 1
Nov 7, 2021 Phoenix, Maricopa County 1
Nov 7, 2021 Mesa, Maricopa County 2
Nov 6, 2021 Queen Creek, Maricopa County 1
Nov 6, 2021 Maricopa County 1
Nov 6, 2021 Phoenix, Maricopa County 1
Nov 6, 2021 Gila County 1
Nov 5, 2021 Phoenix, Maricopa County 1
Nov 5, 2021 Phoenix, Maricopa County 1
Nov 5, 2021 Phoenix, Maricopa County 1
Nov 4, 2021 Gilbert, Maricopa County 1
Nov 4, 2021 Apache County 1
Nov 4, 2021 Mohave County 1
Nov 4, 2021 Yavapai County 1
Nov 4, 2021 Gila County 2
Nov 4, 2021 Mohave County 1
Nov 3, 2021 Tempe, Maricopa County 1
Nov 3, 2021 Tucson, Pima County 1
Nov 3, 2021 Phoenix, Maricopa County 1
Nov 3, 2021 Glendale, Maricopa County 1
Nov 3, 2021 Peoria, Maricopa County 1
Nov 2, 2021 Phoenix, Maricopa County 1
Nov 2, 2021 Chandler, Maricopa County 1
Nov 2, 2021 Phoenix, Maricopa County 1
Nov 1, 2021 Coolidge, Pinal County 1

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Counties in Arizona in 2021

Area Deaths, 2021 Per 100,000
Apache County 25 38.3
Cochise County 28 22.2
Coconino County 46 32.2
Gila County 27 50.4
Graham County 20 51.4
Greenlee County 1 10.6
La Paz County 18 110.0
Maricopa County 606 13.5
Mohave County 70 32.2
Navajo County 40 37.1
Pima County 161 15.3
Pinal County 57 12.7
Santa Cruz County 8 16.7
Yavapai County 57 23.5
Yuma County 28 13.5

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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2021. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.