Gila County, Arizona: fatal crash statistics

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FARS records 9 deaths in 9 fatal crashes in Gila County in 2024.

FARS records 219 deaths in 191 fatal crashes in the county from 2015 to 2024.

From 2015 to 2024 the rate is 40.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year.

The rate of Arizona in the same years is 15.2.

By deaths from 2015 to 2024, Gila County was number 11 of 15 counties of Arizona.

Deaths in Gila County rose by 11.7% between the ten years 2005 to 2014 (196) and the ten years 2015 to 2024 (219).

In the counties of Arizona the deaths rose by 17.4% between the same years.

From 2015 to 2024, 75.3% of the fatal crashes in Gila County with a known setting were rural, against 31.1% in Arizona.

To qualify as a FARS case, the crash had to involve a motor vehicle traveling on a trafficway customarily open to the public and must have resulted in the death of a motorist or a non-motorist within 30 days of the crash.
The set of first files, known as the Annual Report File (ARF), is released following the crash year. The ARF is replaced about a year later with a final file, which contains additional cases or updates to cases that had become available after the ARF was released.
NHTSA's words. Source: NHTSA, Fatality Analysis Reporting System Analytical User's Manual, 1975-2024 (DOT HS 813 794, April 2026), copied on 2 Oct 2026.

This page rests on the FARS 2024 annual file. NHTSA released it on 1 Apr 2026. NHTSA can revise the counts in the final file. Release dates

Figure 1.Deaths in Gila County by year, 2015 to 2024

Table 1 has the numbers. Go to the table

Since the last update: no figure of this county has a change on record.

Deaths and fatal crashes by year

Table 1.Gila County: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 2015 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes	Crashes with a driver recorded as drinking
2024	9	9	5
2023	17	16	6
2022	26	22	4
2021	27	23	5
2020	24	22	3
2019	17	16	1 or 2
2018	23	20	1 or 2
2017	26	24	5
2016	19	14	3
2015	31	25	7
2015 to 2024	219	191	40

Each year from 1975

Figure 2.Deaths in Gila County by year, 1975 to 2024

Tallest column: 36 (1986)2024: 9

The columns with a stronger shade are the years 2015 to 2024.

Table 2.Gila County: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 1975 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes
2024	9	9
2023	17	16
2022	26	22
2021	27	23
2020	24	22
2019	17	16
2018	23	20
2017	26	24
2016	19	14
2015	31	25
2014	17	17
2013	23	23
2012	19	16
2011	19	18
2010	14	13
2009	17	17
2008	23	20
2007	24	20
2006	22	18
2005	18	17
2004	25	24
2003	20	17
2002	22	16
2001	16	15
2000	18	16
1999	23	17
1998	19	18
1997	25	21
1996	25	19
1995	28	26
1994	30	23
1993	17	15
1992	17	16
1991	22	19
1990	17	15
1989	14	13
1988	16	15
1987	23	20
1986	36	32
1985	25	19
1984	21	18
1983	20	17
1982	23	16
1981	30	28
1980	26	24
1979	27	19
1978	26	20
1977	28	23
1976	20	16
1975	14	12

Note: a count of 1 or 2 is written "1 or 2". A death is in FARS when it occurs in 30 days or less after the crash.

Rate for each 100,000 residents

Table 3.Gila County beside Arizona and the United States: deaths for each 100,000 residents
Period	Gila County	Arizona	United States
2024	16.6	16.3	11.5
2015 to 2024, in a year	40.8	15.2	11.8

Note: the rate divides the deaths in the county by its residents. Persons who do not live in the county are in the deaths, not in the residents.

Population: Census Bureau estimates, vintage 2025. Gila County had 54,126 residents in 2024.

Factors that NHTSA records

Table 4.Gila County: counts by recorded factor, 2015 to 2024
Factor	Count	Counted among	Share	Share in Arizona
A driver recorded as drinkingof 191 fatal crashes	40	191 fatal crashes	20.9%	21.8%
A speeding-related driverof 191 fatal crashes	60	191 fatal crashes	31.4%	32.7%
No restraint usedof 103 occupant deaths with restraint use known	62	103 occupant deathswith restraint use known	60.2%	54.7%
Pedestriansof 219 deaths	25	219 deaths	11.4%	20.9%
Bicyclistsof 219 deaths	1 or 2	219 deaths	0.9%	3.3%
Motorcyclistsof 219 deaths	46	219 deaths	21.0%	16.7%
On a rural roadof 178 fatal crashes with the condition reported	134	178 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	75.3%	31.1%
In the darkof 166 fatal crashes with the condition reported	55	166 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	33.1%	50.0%

Note: FARS records a driver as drinking when police reported alcohol involvement or a test of the driver was positive for alcohol. It is not NHTSA's alcohol-impaired measure, which uses a blood alcohol concentration of .08 g/dL or higher. One crash can be in two or more rows. NHTSA's definitions

Note that alcohol data is often missing. For that reason, this data element may under-count the actual number of drinking drivers.

NHTSA's words. Source: NHTSA, Fatality Analysis Reporting System Analytical User's Manual, 1975-2024 (DOT HS 813 794, April 2026), copied on 2 Oct 2026.

Weekday, time and road class

Table 5.Gila County: fatal crashes by weekday and time of day, 2015 to 2024
Weekday	Midnight to 6 a.m.	6 a.m. to noon	Noon to 6 p.m.	6 p.m. to midnight	All
Sunday	3	7	8	6	24
Monday	1 or 2	9	9	5	25
Tuesday	1 or 2	3	6	7	18
Wednesday	0	4	9	3	16
Thursday	4	7	4	3	18
Friday	3	1 or 2	15	11	30
Saturday	4	13	17	10	44
All days	18	44	68	45	175

Note: a cell with a stronger shade has a larger count. The table has the fatal crashes with a known hour and weekday.

Table 6.Gila County: fatal crashes by road function class, 2015 to 2024
Road function class	Fatal crashes	Share	Share in Arizona
Interstate	0	0.0%	11.7%
Other freeways and expressways	0	0.0%	4.6%
Other principal arterial	69	39.7%	32.0%
Minor arterial	61	35.1%	30.5%
Major collector	28	16.1%	12.8%
Minor collector	9	5.2%	2.7%
Local	7	4.0%	5.7%
Not reported	17	n/a	n/a

Note: the classes are those of the Federal Highway Administration. The shares are of the crashes with a reported class. Road function classes

Light condition and weather

Table 7.Gila County: fatal crashes by light condition, 2015 to 2024
Light condition	Fatal crashes
Daylight	102
Dark, not lighted	41
Dark, lighted	8
Dawn	3
Dusk	6
Dark, lighting unknown	6
Other or unknown	25

Table 8.Gila County: fatal crashes by weather, 2015 to 2024
Weather	Fatal crashes
Clear	120
Cloudy	17
Rain	9
Snow, sleet or freezing rain	1 or 2
Fog, smog or smoke	0
Crosswinds or blowing sand/snow	1 or 2
Other or not reported	42

Routes in the county

Table 9.Signed routes in Gila County that have a page: fatal crashes, 2015 to 2024
Route	Type	In Gila	In all of Arizona
State Route 73	State highway	3	27
State Route 77	State highway	6	74
State Route 87	State highway	45	179
State Route 260	State highway	19	101
US Route 60	US highway	32	303
US Route 70	US highway	26	63

Note: the table has each route with a page that has a fatal crash in the county, in name order. Local streets and county roads have no page. Their crashes are in the county totals. All routes in Arizona

Adjacent counties

These lists are for navigation. They are in name order.

Figure 3.Gila County on the county map of Arizona

Deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year, 2015 to 2024

Fewer than 100 counties
10 to 14.95 counties
15 to 19.91 county
20 to 29.94 counties
30 or more5 counties
Gila County: 40.8

The limits of the classes are the same for every state. A county with few residents can show a high rate from few deaths. A class is not a judgement of a county. The full map and the table of counties of Arizona

Table 10.Counties that share a boundary line with Gila County
County	State	Deaths, 2024	Deaths, 2015 to 2024	For each 100,000 residents in a year
Coconino County	Arizona	64	520	36.4
Graham County	Arizona	15	97	25.1
Maricopa County	Arizona	596	5,330	12.0
Navajo County	Arizona	35	410	37.7
Pinal County	Arizona	91	713	15.8
Yavapai County	Arizona	62	528	22.3

Source of the list: Census Bureau county adjacency file, 2026 edition.

Counties of similar population

These counties of Arizona have a population nearest to that of Gila County. The list is for navigation and is in name order. The number is the deaths from 2015 to 2024.

Official channels

NHTSA Fatality and Injury Reporting System Tool (FIRST)NHTSA's query tool for FARS counts.
NHTSA FARS EncyclopediaNHTSA's tables of FARS data.
Governors Highway Safety Association: State Highway Safety OfficesThe list of the highway safety offices of the states.

These links go to the sites of the agencies. They were checked on 2 Oct 2026.

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Source of the figures

Counts: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System, national files of 1975 to 2024. The factors use the vehicle and person files from 2015. Residents: Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, vintage 2025. Map: Census Bureau cartographic boundary file, 2021 edition. Data to 31 Dec 2024. The figures are totals. No page of this site is about one crash or one person.

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Questions

How many deaths did FARS record in Gila in the ten years before 2015?

FARS records 196 deaths in Gila County from 2005 to 2014. It records 219 deaths from 2015 to 2024.

What was the rate of Gila in 2024?

The rate of Gila County in 2024 was 16.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents. The rate of Arizona was 16.3. The rate of the United States was 11.5.

How many fatal crashes in Gila had a driver recorded as drinking?

FARS records a driver as drinking in 40 of 191 fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024. This count is not NHTSA's alcohol-impaired measure. NHTSA says that alcohol data is often missing, so the count may be too low.

How many fatal crashes did FARS record on signed routes in Gila?

6 signed routes in the county have a page. FARS records 131 fatal crashes on them in the county from 2015 to 2024. The table of routes on this page gives the count for each route.