Car accident statistics for Coconino County, Arizona (2020-2024)

Car accident deaths in Coconino County by year

Car accident deaths rose from 27 in 2020 to 40 in 2021, remained at 40 in 2022, and rose to 49 in 2023 before falling to 42 in 2024. The highest count was 49 in 2023; the lowest was 27 in 2020. The 2024 count was 15 deaths higher than the 2020 count.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

The share of all traffic deaths attributed to these crashes also varied by year: 62.8% in 2020, 87.0% in 2021, 67.8% in 2022, 87.5% in 2023 and 65.6% in 2024. Although 2023 had the highest car accident death count and share, the highest count of all traffic deaths was 64 in 2024.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Deaths within 30 days in crashes on public roads. 2024 figures come from the FARS Annual Report File and can be revised.

Who died in Coconino County car accidents

People in cars, SUVs, pickups or vans accounted for 153 deaths, or 77.3% of car accident deaths in Coconino County from 2020 through 2024. This was the largest person category. People in other vehicles accounted for 15 deaths, or 7.6%, and was the smallest category. Nonoccupants (FARS person-type grouping) accounted for 30 deaths, or 15.2%.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Each category counts deaths in the selected passenger-vehicle-involved crashes. The FARS nonoccupant grouping is a person-type classification, not a literal test of whether someone was outside a vehicle; it can include occupants of parked motor vehicles.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

How the fatal car crashes happened

Head-on collisions accounted for 35 deaths, or 17.7% of car accident deaths. Rear-end collisions accounted for 26 deaths, or 13.1%; Angle (side impact) accounted for 22, or 11.1%; and Sideswipe accounted for 8, or 4.0%.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Not a collision with a motor vehicle in transport accounted for 107 deaths, or 54.0%. This describes the first harmful event, which could involve striking a pedestrian, cyclist, parked vehicle or fixed object, or a rollover. A motor vehicle in transport can be stopped in traffic, so the classification does not test whether another vehicle was physically moving.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Time of day and setting

Daytime (6 a.m. to 5:59 p.m.) accounted for 118 car accident deaths, or 59.6%, during 2020 through 2024. Nighttime (6 p.m. to 5:59 a.m.) accounted for 80 deaths, or 40.4%. The daytime count was higher than the nighttime count.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

By land use, Urban accounted for 51 deaths, or 25.8%, while Rural accounted for 144 deaths, or 72.7%. Unknown accounted for 3 deaths, or 1.5%. Separately, car accident deaths in crashes that also involved a large truck numbered 31, representing 15.7% of the county's car accident deaths.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Car accident death rate compared with Arizona and the United States

Coconino County's car accident death rate was 27.4 average annual deaths per 100,000 residents for 2020 through 2024. Arizona's rate was 13.1, and the national rate was 10.5. The county rate was higher than both.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

The listed neighboring counties had rates of 22.2 in Mohave County, 17.9 in Yavapai County and 23.6 in Navajo County. Coconino County's rate was higher than each of these rates. Among the listed neighboring counties, Navajo County had the highest rate and Yavapai County had the lowest.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

These rates use deaths divided by the sum of annual Census Bureau population estimates, multiplied by 100,000. They do not adjust for miles driven or visitors.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Rates divide deaths by the sum of annual Census population estimates, so they show deaths per 100,000 residents per year. They do not adjust for miles driven or for visitors.

Recorded characteristics of all fatal crashes

Recorded characteristics cover all fatal crashes in Coconino County, of any vehicle type, rather than only car accidents. Shares use all traffic deaths: Speeding-related, 36.6%; Roadway departure, 55.2%; At an intersection, 8.2%; Pedestrian involved, 13.4%; Motorcycle involved, 8.6%; Hit-and-run, 3.7%; Driver distraction reported, 9.3%; and In a work zone, 3.4%.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Roadway departure had the largest listed share, while In a work zone had the smallest. A crash can carry several characteristics, so the rows overlap and do not add to 100%. These entries describe recorded characteristics, not findings of fault or cause.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

A crash can carry several characteristics, so the rows overlap and do not add to 100%. These are recorded characteristics, not findings of fault.

About these figures

FARS is a census of fatal motor vehicle traffic crashes. Inclusion requires a motor vehicle traveling on a trafficway customarily open to the public and a death within 30 days. Nonfatal crashes and injuries are excluded. For readers searching for a car accident lawyer, the counts here are grouped by crash location, not residence.^[8][6][7]

Figures for 2020 through 2023 use FARS Final Files; 2024 uses the Annual Report File and may change when finalized. Rates divide deaths by summed annual Census Bureau population estimates from Vintage 2025 and multiply by 100,000. The separately shown July 1, 2024 population estimate is not the denominator. Rates measure average annual deaths per 100,000 residents without adjustments for miles driven or visitors.^[8][6][7]

See also

• Car accident statistics for Mohave County, Arizona (2020-2024)
• Car accident statistics for Yavapai County, Arizona (2020-2024)
• Arizona car accident statistics (2020-2024)

On related publications

• Truck accident statistics for Coconino County, Arizona (2020-2024) (truckaccidentlawyer.wiki)