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US Route 191

Fatal crashes 2015–2024 85Deaths 95Counties 4Latest data year 2024

FARS data are based on police crash reports and other sources; the drunk-driving measure is based on the highest BAC of any driver in the crash. Latest data year: 2024. The route is the trafficway recorded for each crash (FARS TWAY_ID); the same route number in another state has its own page.

Between 2015 and 2024, FARS records 85 fatal crashes on US Route 191 in Arizona, with 95 deaths.

That is 0.9% of the 9,968 fatal crashes in Arizona over the same years. The ten-year crash count was about level between 2005–2014 (87) and 2015–2024 (85).

The crashes were concentrated in Apache County (58), Graham County (12) and Cochise County (9) and 1 other county.

24.7% of the crashes had a driver reported as drinking (Arizona: 21.8%) and 18.8% had a speeding-related driver (32.7%); pedestrians were 18.9% and motorcyclists 7.4% of those killed.

85fatal crashes, 2015–2024-2% vs 2005–2014
95people killed1.1 per fatal crash
25%with a drinking driverArizona: 22%
19%speeding-relatedArizona: 33%

Fatal crashes per year

08152000200520102015202020242000: 10 crashes2001: 10 crashes2002: 6 crashes2003: 11 crashes2004: 9 crashes2005: 8 crashes2006: 10 crashes2007: 13 crashes2008: 8 crashes2009: 5 crashes2010: 11 crashes2011: 11 crashes2012: 9 crashes2013: 4 crashes2014: 8 crashes2015: 15 crashes2016: 12 crashes2017: 11 crashes2018: 5 crashes2019: 6 crashes2020: 9 crashes2021: 8 crashes2022: 11 crashes2023: 5 crashes2024: 3 crashes
Fatal crashes on US Route 191 (AZ) by year, 2000–2024. Latest point: 2024, 3 crashes.

Route identification in FARS is consistent from 2000; earlier years are not shown. Shaded band: the ten-year window used for the shares below.

Compared with all fatal crashes in Arizona

MeasureUS Route 191Arizona
Fatal crashes, 2015–2024859,968
Deaths, 2015–20249510,939
Deaths per fatal crash1.11.1
Share of state fatal crashes0.9%100%
Change vs previous ten years-2%+20%

Factor shares

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking24.7%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver18.8%
Pedestriansshare of people killed18.9%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed7.4%
Night (6pm–6am)share of crashes54.2%

tick marks the Arizona share. Bars are shares of fatal crashes (alcohol, speeding, darkness, rural) or of people killed (pedestrians, motorcyclists, unrestrained occupants) over the ten-year window.

Counties along the route

#CountyFatal crashes on US-191Share of routeCounty total, all roads
1Apache County5868%276
2Graham County1214%77
3Cochise County911%220
4Greenlee County67%14

Hour of day

12am6%
1am1.2%
2am2.4%
3am0%
4am7.2%
5am8.4%
6am1.2%
7am4.8%
8am1.2%
9am2.4%
10am3.6%
11am4.8%
12pm6%
1pm2.4%
2pm4.8%
3pm3.6%
4pm3.6%
5pm7.2%
6pm3.6%
7pm6%
8pm4.8%
9pm2.4%
10pm4.8%
11pm7.2%

Share of fatal crashes on US Route 191 beginning in each hour, 2015–2024; tick marks the Arizona share for all roads.

Where along the route

Mile marker rangeFatal crashesShare
Mile 450–45578%
Mile 445–45056%
Mile 455–46056%
Mile 435–44045%
Mile 115–12034%
Mile 140–14534%

Five-mile bins by FARS milepoint, the six with the most fatal crashes; 94.1% of crashes on the route have a milepoint. Milepoints are as recorded by the state and can restart at county or district lines.

Other routes in Arizona

All routes and counties in Arizona

Questions and answers

How many fatal crashes have there been on US Route 191 in Arizona?

85 fatal crashes with 95 deaths over 2015–2024, per NHTSA's FARS. The route is the trafficway recorded for the crash; the same numbered route in another state has its own page.

Which counties along US Route 191 had the most fatal crashes?

Apache County (58), Graham County (12), Cochise County (9) and Greenlee County (6).

What share of crashes on US Route 191 involved alcohol or speeding?

24.7% had a driver reported as drinking and 18.8% a speeding-related driver, against 21.8% and 32.7% for all fatal crashes in Arizona.

When do fatal crashes happen on US Route 191?

54.2% of the crashes were between 6pm and 6am. The hour chart on this page shows the full distribution.

Provenance

Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System, annual national CSV files 2000–2024 (accident, vehicle and person tables), public domain. Route pages are built for signed Interstate, US and state routes with at least 20 fatal crashes in 2015–2024. Data through 31 Dec 2024; generated 30 Sep 2026. See methodology and corrections.