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

Car accident deaths in Pima County by year

Car accident deaths in Pima County ran from 142 in 2020 to 138 in 2021, then to 144 in 2022, 144 in 2023, and 151 in 2024. The highest year was 2024, with 151 deaths, while the lowest was 2021, with 138 deaths. All traffic deaths over the same period moved from 165 in 2020 to 161 in 2021, 174 in 2022, 186 in 2023 and 182 in 2024, with 2023 as the highest year and 2021 as the lowest. The share of all traffic deaths that were car accident deaths ranged from 86.1% in 2020 to 77.4% in 2023. Between 2020 and 2024, car accident deaths were 9 higher.^{[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 Pima County car accidents

Among the 719 car accident deaths recorded in Pima County from 2020 through 2024, People in cars, SUVs, pickups or vans accounted for 386 deaths, a share of 53.7%, making up the majority of the total. People in other vehicles made up 99 deaths, a share of 13.8%. Nonoccupants (FARS person-type grouping) accounted for 234 deaths, a share of 32.5%, representing people such as pedestrians and pedalcyclists along with other or unknown nonoccupant categories tracked in this FARS grouping.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

How the fatal car crashes happened

By manner of collision, Angle (side impact) crashes accounted for 203 deaths, a share of 28.2%, Head-on crashes for 61 deaths, a share of 8.5%, Rear-end crashes for 34 deaths, a share of 4.7%, and Sideswipe crashes for 23 deaths, a share of 3.2%. The Not a collision with a motor vehicle in transport row, at 393 deaths, a share of 54.7%, covers crashes whose first harmful event was not a collision between motor vehicles in transport, such as striking a pedestrian, a cyclist, a parked vehicle or a fixed object, or a rollover. Other crashes totaled 1 death, and Unknown crashes totaled 4 deaths.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Time of day and setting

Of the 719 car accident deaths recorded between 2020 and 2024, 310 occurred during daytime hours, a share of 43.1%, while 408 occurred at night, a share of 56.7%, with 1 death at an unknown time. By land use, 604 deaths occurred in urban areas, a share of 84.0%, and 104 occurred in rural areas, a share of 14.5%, with 11 unknown. Among these car accident deaths, 38 occurred in crashes that also involved a large truck, a share of 5.3%.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Car accident death rate compared with Arizona and the United States

Pima County's average annual rate of car accident deaths was 13.6 per 100,000 residents from 2020 through 2024, compared with 13.1 for Arizona and 10.5 for the United States. Among the listed neighboring counties, the rate was 11.1 in Maricopa County, 12.6 in Pinal County, 10.3 in Yuma County and 16.9 in Cochise County. Pima County's rate of 13.6 was higher than the rates in Arizona, the United States, Maricopa County, Pinal County and Yuma County, and lower than the rate in Cochise County. This rate reflects average annual deaths per 100,000 residents and does not adjust for miles driven or for visitors to the county.^{[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

Across all fatal crashes in Pima County from 2020 through 2024, of any vehicle type, recorded characteristics included speeding-related factors in 295 deaths, a share of 34.0% of all traffic deaths, and roadway departure in 271 deaths, a share of 31.2%. Crashes at an intersection accounted for 354 deaths, a share of 40.8%, the largest share among the characteristics listed, while a crash in a work zone accounted for 14 deaths, a share of 1.6%, the smallest. Pedestrian involvement was recorded in 244 deaths, a share of 28.1%, motorcycle involvement in 145 deaths, a share of 16.7%, hit-and-run in 104 deaths, a share of 12.0%, and driver distraction in 57 deaths, a share of 6.6%. Since a single crash can carry several characteristics, these shares overlap and do not add to 100%.^{[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

These statistics are drawn from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, a census of fatal motor vehicle traffic crashes on trafficways open to the public where a vehicle occupant or nonoccupant dies within 30 days. Counts are grouped by the county where the crash occurred rather than by where the people killed resided. Data for 2020 through 2023 come from FARS Final Files, while the 2024 figures come from the FARS Annual Report File, which can change once NHTSA issues the Final File. Rates divide 2020 to 2024 deaths by the sum of annual Census Bureau population estimates for those years, multiplied by 100,000, and do not adjust for miles driven or visitors. FARS covers fatal crashes only, so nonfatal crashes and injuries are not part of this page.^[8][6][7]

See also

• Car accident statistics for Maricopa County, Arizona (2020-2024)
• Car accident statistics for Pinal County, Arizona (2020-2024)
• Arizona car accident statistics (2020-2024)

On related publications

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