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Traffic deaths in Arizona

State in United States

Deaths, 2024
1,229
Fatal crashes
1,118
Population
7.6M

In 2024, 1,229 people died in 1,118 fatal crashes in Arizona, about 3 a day. That was 6.0% fewer than in 2023 (1,308) and the fewest since 2021. The death rate was 16.3 per 100,000 residents, compared with 11.5 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 20% of deaths, and 35% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

16.3

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

  • About 1.4 times the rate in the United States: 11.5

-6%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

1,308 deaths in 2023, 1,229 in 2024

  • The United States: -4%
Traffic deaths by year, 1975–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
1975 670 593
1976 739 634
1977 933 804
1978 1,027 905
1979 1,029 876
1980 947 833
1981 917 832
1982 724 636
1983 675 616
1984 869 787
1985 893 782
1986 1,007 889
1987 939 811
1988 944 844
1989 879 770
1990 869 784
1991 816 727
1992 809 701
1993 801 704
1994 904 795
1995 1,035 917
1996 994 857
1997 951 846
1998 980 858
1999 1,024 907
2000 1,036 891
2001 1,051 938
2002 1,132 984
2003 1,118 973
2004 1,151 990
2005 1,179 1,038
2006 1,293 1,118
2007 1,071 952
2008 938 843
2009 806 709
2010 759 695
2011 826 755
2012 821 738
2013 849 782
2014 773 708
2015 897 811
2016 952 856
2017 998 917
2018 1,011 918
2019 979 908
2020 1,053 966
2021 1,192 1,076
2022 1,320 1,200
2023 1,308 1,198
2024 1,229 1,118

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, 2000–2024
Category Deaths per 100,000
2000 20.1
2001 19.9
2002 21.0
2003 20.3
2004 20.4
2005 20.2
2006 21.5
2007 17.4
2008 14.9
2009 12.7
2010 11.9
2011 12.8
2012 12.5
2013 12.8
2014 11.5
2015 13.1
2016 13.7
2017 14.2
2018 14.1
2019 13.5
2020 14.7
2021 16.4
2022 17.9
2023 17.6
2024 16.3

Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.

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Road users

Who died

20%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About 1.1 times the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 716
Pedestrians 250
Motorcyclists 219
Cyclists 44
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Arizona Share in the US
Pedestrians 250 20% 18%
Motorcyclists 219 18% 16%
Cyclists 44 4% 3%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 419 34% 30%
Speeding-related crashes 446 36% 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

35%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 28%

22%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About the same as the share in the United States: 25%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Arizona United States
Speeding-related 22.4% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 35.2% 28.1%
At night 53.2% 53.6%
At weekends 30.2% 32.6%

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

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Timing

When crashes happen

53%

of fatal crashes happened at night

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

30%

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 171
1am 181
2am 164
3am 149
4am 159
5am 179
6am 176
7am 164
8am 140
9am 147
10am 175
11am 196
12pm 235
1pm 228
2pm 238
3pm 247
4pm 255
5pm 271
6pm 365
7pm 358
8pm 353
9pm 324
10pm 304
11pm 240

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 817
Mon 633
Tue 708
Wed 737
Thu 730
Fri 948
Sat 985

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 433
Feb 437
Mar 468
Apr 480
May 465
Jun 451
Jul 419
Aug 447
Sep 448
Oct 526
Nov 499
Dec 485

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 4,433
Cloudy 405
Rain 118
Snow 9
Sleet or Hail 5
Fog, Smog, Smoke 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 2,343
Dark - Lighted 1,623
Dark - Not Lighted 911
Dark - Unknown Lighting 162
Dusk 146
Dawn 100

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. I-10253
  2. US-60152
  3. I-40122
  4. I-17107
  5. US-9382
  6. SR-8780
  7. SR-10170
  8. SR-9564
  9. SR-20262
  10. SR-26060

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 2,960
SUVs 1,645
Pickup trucks 1,326
Motorcycles 1,071
Medium and heavy trucks 745
Other vehicles 732
Vans 268
Buses 30
Other light trucks 22

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Chevrolet Silverado288
  2. Ford F-150202
  3. Freightliner Cascadia169
  4. Toyota Camry162
  5. Honda Civic128
  6. Nissan Altima127
  7. Honda Accord120
  8. Dodge Ram106
  9. Toyota Corolla105
  10. Toyota Tacoma100

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 Location Deaths
Apr 19, 2024 Tucson, Pima County 1
Apr 19, 2024 Prescott, Yavapai County 1
Apr 19, 2024 Surprise, Maricopa County 1
Apr 19, 2024 Gilbert, Maricopa County 1
Apr 18, 2024 Mesa, Maricopa County 1
Apr 18, 2024 Mesa, Maricopa County 1
Apr 18, 2024 Gilbert, Maricopa County 1
Apr 18, 2024 Lake Havasu City, Mohave County 3
Apr 17, 2024 Phoenix, Maricopa County 1
Apr 17, 2024 Tucson, Pima County 1
Apr 17, 2024 Gilbert, Maricopa County 2
Apr 17, 2024 Mesa, Maricopa County 1
Apr 16, 2024 Phoenix, Maricopa County 1
Apr 15, 2024 Phoenix, Maricopa County 1
Apr 15, 2024 Tucson, Pima County 1
Apr 15, 2024 Chandler, Maricopa County 1
Apr 15, 2024 Peoria, Maricopa County 1
Apr 15, 2024 Winslow, Navajo County 1
Apr 14, 2024 Yavapai County 1
Apr 14, 2024 Tubac, Santa Cruz County 1
Apr 14, 2024 Phoenix, Maricopa County 1
Apr 14, 2024 Black Canyon City, Yavapai County 1
Apr 14, 2024 Peoria, Maricopa County 2
Apr 13, 2024 Glendale, Maricopa County 1
Apr 13, 2024 Sacaton, Pinal County 1

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Counties in Arizona

Area Deaths, 2024 Per 100,000
Apache County 29 44.8
Cochise County 34 27.2
Coconino County 64 44.2
Gila County 9 16.6
Graham County 15 37.3
Greenlee County 1 10.7
La Paz County 29 174.0
Maricopa County 596 12.8
Mohave County 48 21.2
Navajo County 35 31.9
Pima County 182 17.0
Pinal County 91 17.6
Santa Cruz County 7 14.1
Yavapai County 62 24.7
Yuma County 24 10.8

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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.