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

Car accident deaths in Yavapai County by year

Car accident deaths fell from 47 in 2020 to 44 in 2021, then rose to 48 in 2022. The count fell to 36 in 2023 before rising to 45 in 2024. The highest count was 48 in 2022, and the lowest was 36 in 2023. The 2024 count was 2 deaths lower than the 2020 count.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

All traffic deaths followed the sequence 63, 57, 59, 47 and 62 from 2020 through 2024. The car accident share was 74.6% in 2020, 77.2% in 2021, 81.4% in 2022, 76.6% in 2023 and 72.6% in 2024. That share was highest in 2022 and lowest 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 Yavapai County car accidents

People in cars, SUVs, pickups or vans accounted for 172 deaths, or 78.2% of car accident deaths during 2020 through 2024. This was the largest person category. People in other vehicles accounted for 28 deaths, or 12.7%. Nonoccupants (FARS person-type grouping) accounted for 20 deaths, or 9.1%.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Each category counts deaths of people in that category in fatal crashes involving at least one passenger vehicle. The nonoccupant label follows the FARS person-type classification rather than a literal test of whether someone was outside a vehicle. These figures describe deaths by crash location, not residency.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

How the fatal car crashes happened

Manner of collision identifies the first harmful event. Head-on accounted for 69 deaths (31.4%); Angle (side impact), 30 (13.6%); Sideswipe, 24 (10.9%); and Rear-end, 10 (4.5%). Other recorded 1 death (0.5%), and Unknown recorded 2 (0.9%).^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Not a collision with a motor vehicle in transport accounted for 84 car accident deaths (38.2%). This means the first harmful event was not a collision between motor vehicles in transport. Examples include striking a pedestrian, cyclist, parked vehicle or fixed object, or a rollover. A motor vehicle in transport can be stopped in traffic; the classification does not depend on whether another vehicle was physically moving.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Time of day and setting

Daytime, defined as 6 a.m. to 5:59 p.m., accounted for 131 car accident deaths, or 59.5%. Nighttime, from 6 p.m. to 5:59 a.m., accounted for 89 deaths, or 40.5%. These counts cover crashes in Yavapai County from 2020 through 2024.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

The land-use classification recorded 60 deaths in urban locations (27.3%) and 158 in rural locations (71.8%). Unknown land use accounted for 2 deaths (0.9%). Separately, crashes involving a passenger vehicle that also involved a large truck accounted for 53 deaths, or 24.1% of the county's car accident deaths.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Car accident death rate compared with Arizona and the United States

Yavapai County's car accident death rate was 17.9 average annual deaths per 100,000 residents for 2020 through 2024. The corresponding rate was 13.1 for Arizona and 10.5 for the United States. The county rate was higher than both. These rates use deaths divided by the sum of annual Census population estimates and do not adjust for miles driven or visitors.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Among the listed neighboring counties, Maricopa County had a rate of 11.1, Mohave County 22.2 and Coconino County 27.4. Yavapai County's rate was higher than Maricopa County's and lower than Mohave County's and Coconino County's. Coconino County had the highest rate among the listed neighboring counties; Maricopa County had the lowest.^{[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 Yavapai County, of any vehicle type, rather than only car accident crashes. Shares use all traffic deaths. Speeding-related crashes recorded 98 deaths (34.0%); Roadway departure, 187 (64.9%); At an intersection, 39 (13.5%); and Pedestrian involved, 22 (7.6%).^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Motorcycle involved recorded 61 deaths (21.2%); Hit-and-run, 6 (2.1%); Driver distraction reported, 20 (6.9%); and In a work zone, 5 (1.7%). A crash can have several recorded characteristics, so these rows overlap and do not add to 100%. The classifications are 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. Counts use crash location, not the deceased person's residence. Readers searching for a car accident lawyer should keep that geographic grouping in mind.^[8][6][7]

The 2020 through 2023 figures use FARS Final Files; 2024 uses the Annual Report File and may change. Rates divide 2020 through 2024 deaths by summed annual Census Bureau population estimates, Vintage 2025, then multiply by 100,000. The separate July 1, 2024 estimate of 251,196 is not the rate denominator.^[8][6][7]

See also

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

On related publications

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