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Pima County, Arizona Car Accident Statistics

182 people died in 168 fatal crashes in Pima County in 2024, according to NHTSA: 16.8 deaths per 100,000 residents, against 16.2 for Arizona and 11.5 nationally. From 2019 through 2024 the county had 1,008 traffic deaths in 941 crashes, and 28% of the people killed were pedestrians.

182Deaths in 2024
16.8Deaths per 100,000 residents (2024)
1,008Deaths, 2019–2024
+30%Change in deaths, 2019 to 2024

Traffic deaths in Pima County by year

050100150200140201916520201612021174202218620231822024
YearDeathsFatal crashes
2024182168
2023186169
2022174168
2021161155
2020165153
2019140128

Who died

People killed in Pima County crashes, 2019–2024.

Drivers and passengers (not motorcycles)498 (49%)
Pedestrians285 (28%)
Motorcyclists166 (16%)
Bicyclists48 (5%)
Others11 (1%)

Roads with the most fatal crashes

RoadFatal crashesDeaths
I-105460
SR-864053
I-192026
Grant Rd1921
W Valencia Rd1819
Speedway Blvd1720
Broadway Blvd1618
SR-771617
E 22nd St1616
E Speedway Blvd1414

As named in crash reports, 2019–2024. Long highways cross many miles of the county, so they tend to rank high.

Fatal crashes inside city limits

CityFatal crashesDeaths
Tucson718756
Marana3133
Sells1824
Oro Valley1721
Sahuarita1617
Green Valley1215
Vail1010
Ajo44
Catalina22
Why23

When fatal crashes happen

Time of day

Midnight–6 a.m.166 (18%)
6 a.m.–noon173 (18%)
Noon–6 p.m.220 (23%)
6 p.m.–midnight363 (39%)

Day of week (most: Saturday)

Sunday137
Monday121
Tuesday136
Wednesday130
Thursday129
Friday142
Saturday146

51% of fatal crashes in Pima County happened in the dark, and 15% on roads classed as rural.

Drinking and speeding

15%Fatal crashes with a driver police reported had been drinking (144)
31%Fatal crashes where police reported speeding (293)

What the first impact was with:

Motor vehicle in-transport349 (37%)
Pedestrian274 (29%)
Rollover/overturn60 (6%)
Curb53 (6%)
Pedalcyclist45 (5%)
Tree18 (2%)

After a crash in Arizona

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Source: NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2024, which records every crash on a public road in which someone died within 30 days. Population figures are the Census Bureau's 2024 county estimates. A crash is counted where it happened, not where the people involved lived. “Drinking driver” means police reported a driver had been drinking; “speeding” means police reported at least one driver was speeding or going too fast for conditions. Injury-only crashes aren't in FARS.

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