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Arizona fatal crash statistics by county

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FARS records 1,229 deaths in 1,118 fatal crashes in Arizona in 2024.

In 2024 the rate is 16.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in Arizona and 11.5 in the United States.

In 2024 the rate is 1.74 deaths for each 100 million vehicle-miles in Arizona and 1.19 in the United States.

By deaths for each 100,000 residents in 2024, Arizona was number 9 of 51, the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Deaths in Arizona fell by 6.0% from 2023 to 2024. In the United States they fell by 4.3%.

From 2015 to 2024, 31.1% of the fatal crashes in Arizona with a known setting were rural, against 42.7% in the United States.

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 .

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

Figure 1.Deaths in Arizona by year, 2015 to 2024

Table 2 has the numbers. Go to the table

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

County map

Figure 2.Counties of Arizona by deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year, 2015 to 2024
Apache County: 46.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCochise County: 20.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCoconino County: 36.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearGila County: 40.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearGraham County: 25.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearGreenlee County: 14.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLa Paz County: 99.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMaricopa County: 12.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMohave County: 26.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearNavajo County: 37.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPima County: 13.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPinal County: 15.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSanta Cruz County: 14.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearYavapai County: 22.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearYuma County: 12.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year

Deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year

  • Fewer than 100 counties
  • 10 to 14.95 counties
  • 15 to 19.91 county
  • 20 to 29.94 counties
  • 30 or more5 counties

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.

In words: 0 counties have a rate of fewer than 10; 5 counties have a rate of 10 to 14.9; 1 county has a rate of 15 to 19.9; 4 counties have a rate of 20 to 29.9; 5 counties have a rate of 30 or more. Table 1 has the rate of each county.

Counties

Table 1.Arizona: deaths and rate of each county, in name order
CountyResidentsDeaths, 2024Deaths, 2015 to 2024For each 100,000 residents in a year
Apache County64,6952931846.5
Cochise County125,1993425920.6
Coconino County144,6586452036.4
Gila County54,126921940.8
Graham County40,239159725.1
Greenlee County9,3341 or 21414.8
La Paz County16,6702918599.0
Maricopa County4,654,1475965,33012.0
Mohave County226,2624856126.2
Navajo County109,5633541037.7
Pima County1,073,4561821,45113.9
Pinal County515,7269171315.8
Santa Cruz County49,76576714.1
Yavapai County251,1966252822.3
Yuma County221,3882425312.0

Note: the rate is for the ten years 2015 to 2024. Residents: Census Bureau estimates, vintage 2025. A count of 1 or 2 is written "1 or 2", and no rate is given for it.

Download: the deaths and fatal crashes of each county by year, 1975 to 2024 (CSV)

Each year

Figure 3.Deaths in Arizona by year, 1975 to 2024

Tallest column: 1,320 (2022)2024: 1,229

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

Table 2.Arizona: deaths, fatal crashes and rates by year, 1975 to 2024
YearDeathsFatal crashesFor each 100,000 residentsFor each 100 million vehicle-miles
20241,2291,11816.31.74
20231,3081,19817.61.74
20221,3201,20017.91.73
20211,1921,07616.41.62
20201,05396614.71.60
201997990813.41.39
20181,01191814.11.53
201799891714.21.53
201695285613.71.45
201589781113.11.38
201477370811.5n/a
201384978212.8n/a
201282173812.5n/a
201182675512.8n/a
201075969511.8n/a
200980670912.7n/a
200893884314.9n/a
20071,07195217.4n/a
20061,2931,11821.4n/a
20051,1791,03820.2n/a
20041,15199020.4n/a
20031,11897320.3n/a
20021,13298421.0n/a
20011,05193819.9n/a
20001,03689120.1n/a
19991,024907n/an/a
1998980858n/an/a
1997951846n/an/a
1996994857n/an/a
19951,035917n/an/a
1994904795n/an/a
1993801704n/an/a
1992809701n/an/a
1991816727n/an/a
1990869784n/an/a
1989879770n/an/a
1988944844n/an/a
1987939811n/an/a
19861,007889n/an/a
1985893782n/an/a
1984869787n/an/a
1983675616n/an/a
1982724636n/an/a
1981917832n/an/a
1980947833n/an/a
19791,029876n/an/a
19781,027905n/an/a
1977933804n/an/a
1976739634n/an/a
1975670593n/an/a

Note: each year is a link to the page of that year. The rate for residents starts in 2000. The rate for vehicle-miles starts in 2015.

Two rates

One rate divides the deaths by the residents. The other rate divides the deaths by the miles that vehicles travel in the state.

Table 3.Arizona beside the United States: deaths for each 100,000 residents and for each 100 million vehicle-miles
RatePeriodArizonaUnited States
For each 100,000 residents202416.311.5
For each 100,000 residents2015 to 2024, in a year15.211.8
For each 100 million vehicle-miles20241.741.19
For each 100 million vehicle-miles2015 to 20241.581.23

Residents: Census Bureau estimates, vintage 2025. Arizona had 7,556,424 residents in 2024.

Vehicle-miles: Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics, table VM-2. Arizona had 70,451 million vehicle-miles in 2024. Table VM-2 of 2024

Factors that NHTSA records

Table 4.Arizona: counts by recorded factor, 2015 to 2024
FactorCountCounted amongShareShare in the United States
A driver recorded as drinkingof 9,968 fatal crashes2,1759,968 fatal crashes26.3%
A speeding-related driverof 9,968 fatal crashes3,2629,968 fatal crashes27.2%
No restraint usedof 5,178 occupant deaths with restraint use known2,8315,178 occupant deathswith restraint use known49.0%
Pedestriansof 10,939 deaths2,28910,939 deaths17.1%
Bicyclistsof 10,939 deaths36210,939 deaths2.4%
Motorcyclistsof 10,939 deaths1,82210,939 deaths14.5%
On a rural roadof 9,730 fatal crashes with the condition reported3,0289,730 fatal crasheswith the condition reported42.7%
In the darkof 9,539 fatal crashes with the condition reported4,7739,539 fatal crasheswith the condition reported49.2%

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 .

Weekday, time and road class

Table 5.Arizona: fatal crashes by weekday and time of day, 2015 to 2024
WeekdayMidnight to 6 a.m.6 a.m. to noonNoon to 6 p.m.6 p.m. to midnightAll
Sunday3522573944461,449
Monday1962433343511,124
Tuesday2112783374201,246
Wednesday1782603904331,261
Thursday2172823724551,326
Friday2682674376461,618
Saturday3552694656401,729
All days1,7771,8562,7293,3919,753

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.Arizona: fatal crashes by road function class, 2015 to 2024
Road function classFatal crashesShareShare in the United States
Interstate1,11911.7%12.6%
Other freeways and expressways4394.6%4.4%
Other principal arterial3,07632.0%29.8%
Minor arterial2,92730.5%22.1%
Major collector1,22812.8%15.5%
Minor collector2622.7%3.4%
Local5495.7%12.2%
Not reported368n/an/a

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

Routes

37 signed routes in Arizona have a page. A route page needs 20 or more fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024.

All routes in Arizona

Interstate routes

Official channels

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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. Vehicle-miles: Federal Highway Administration, table VM-2. Map: Census Bureau cartographic boundary file, 2021 edition. Data to .

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Questions

How many deaths did FARS record in Arizona in ten years?

FARS records 10,939 deaths in 9,968 fatal crashes in Arizona from 2015 to 2024. It records 9,315 deaths from 2005 to 2014.

What part of the deaths in the United States was in Arizona?

Arizona had 1,229 of the 39,254 deaths in the United States in 2024. That is 3.1 percent.

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

FARS records a driver as drinking in 2,175 of 9,968 fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024. It records a speeding-related driver in 3,262 of them.

How many pages does Arizona have?

Arizona has 15 county pages, 37 route pages and one page for each year from 1975 to 2024.