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Traffic deaths in Arizona in 2022

State in United States

Deaths, 2022
1,320
Fatal crashes
1,200
Population
7.4M

In 2022, 1,320 people died in 1,200 fatal crashes in Arizona, about 4 a day. That was 10.7% more than in 2021 (1,192) and the most in any year since 1975. The death rate was 17.9 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.8 in the United States. Arizona had the 6th most traffic deaths of the 51 states and DC and the 10th-highest death rate. Pedestrians accounted for 23% of deaths, and 32% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

17.9

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2022

  • About 1.4 times the rate in the United States: 12.8

+11%

change in deaths from 2021 to 2022

1,192 deaths in 2021, 1,320 in 2022

  • The United States: -1%

Arizona traffic deaths by year goes back to 1975.

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

Road users

Who died

23%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2022
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 737
Pedestrians 297
Motorcyclists 235
Cyclists 51
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Deaths by type, 2022
Type Deaths Share in Arizona Share in the US
Pedestrians 297 23% 18%
Motorcyclists 235 18% 15%
Cyclists 51 4% 3%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 455 34% 32%
Speeding-related crashes 442 33% 28%

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

32%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 28%

18%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About two-thirds of the share in the United States: 26%
Crash factors in 2022
Category Arizona United States
Speeding-related 17.6% 26.2%
Alcohol-involved 31.9% 27.7%
At night 52.2% 53.9%
At weekends 31.8% 33.3%

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: 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 42
2am 34
3am 31
4am 31
5am 34
6am 33
7am 33
8am 27
9am 37
10am 43
11am 44
12pm 54
1pm 42
2pm 57
3pm 54
4pm 56
5pm 60
6pm 63
7pm 79
8pm 78
9pm 73
10pm 71
11pm 49

All crashes 2022.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 170
Mon 141
Tue 168
Wed 150
Thu 150
Fri 209
Sat 212

All crashes 2022.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 90
Feb 84
Mar 120
Apr 117
May 93
Jun 88
Jul 89
Aug 95
Sep 88
Oct 120
Nov 114
Dec 102

All crashes 2022.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 954
Cloudy 89
Rain 31
Snow 3
Fog, Smog, Smoke 1

All crashes 2022. 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 498
Dark - Lighted 370
Dark - Not Lighted 175
Dusk 33
Dark - Unknown Lighting 31
Dawn 16

All crashes 2022. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Roads and vehicles

Where and what, 2022

Roads with the most fatal crashes

  1. I-1056
  2. US-6037
  3. I-4032
  4. I-1722
  5. US-9318
  6. SR-26014
  7. SR-8713
  8. W THOMAS RD12
  9. SR-9511
  10. US-19111

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 582
SUVs 346
Pickup trucks 279
Motorcycles 242
Medium and heavy trucks 177
Other vehicles 158
Vans 55
Other light trucks 5
Buses 3

All crashes 2022.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Chevrolet Silverado71
  2. Ford F-15040
  3. Toyota Camry39
  4. Freightliner Cascadia38
  5. Nissan Altima26
  6. Honda Accord26
  7. Honda Civic22
  8. Dodge Ram22
  9. Volvo Truck VNL20
  10. Toyota Tacoma20

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 2022. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.

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Date Location Deaths
Nov 23, 2022 Coconino County 1
Nov 23, 2022 Morristown, Maricopa County 2
Nov 23, 2022 Casa Grande, Pinal County 3
Nov 22, 2022 Kingman, Mohave County 1
Nov 22, 2022 Pinal County 1
Nov 22, 2022 Yuma County 1
Nov 22, 2022 Yuma, Yuma County 1
Nov 21, 2022 Phoenix, Maricopa County 1
Nov 21, 2022 Phoenix, Maricopa County 2
Nov 20, 2022 Buckeye, Maricopa County 1
Nov 20, 2022 Pima County 1
Nov 20, 2022 Yuma, Yuma County 1
Nov 20, 2022 Peoria, Maricopa County 5
Nov 20, 2022 Scottsdale, Maricopa County 1
Nov 19, 2022 Yuma, Yuma County 1
Nov 19, 2022 Goodyear, Maricopa County 2
Nov 19, 2022 Peoria, Maricopa County 1
Nov 18, 2022 Tucson, Pima County 1
Nov 18, 2022 Hereford, Cochise County 1
Nov 18, 2022 Phoenix, Maricopa County 1
Nov 18, 2022 Maricopa County 1
Nov 18, 2022 Phoenix, Maricopa County 1
Nov 18, 2022 Gilbert, Maricopa County 1
Nov 17, 2022 Coconino County 2
Nov 17, 2022 Mohave County 1

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Counties in Arizona in 2022

Area Deaths, 2022 Per 100,000
Apache County 26 39.8
Cochise County 31 24.7
Coconino County 59 41.0
Gila County 26 48.2
Graham County 4 10.3
Greenlee County 4 43.0
La Paz County 8 48.6
Maricopa County 679 14.9
Mohave County 69 31.3
Navajo County 46 42.3
Pima County 174 16.4
Pinal County 99 21.3
Santa Cruz County 8 16.5
Yavapai County 59 24.0
Yuma County 25 12.0

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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2022. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.