State Data · AZ
Arizona Traffic Fatality Data
Arizona ranks in the top 10 nationally for total pedestrian deaths, at No. 7 of 51.
This page tracks Arizona's standing across four kinds of traffic death: pedestrian, motorcyclist, large-truck crash, and bicyclist. Each is ranked against all 50 states and the District of Columbia. We rank by total count and by rate for every 100,000 residents. Every number below comes from our national crash record. We show the latest full year and the average of the last five years.
250
pedestrian deaths in Arizona, 2024
No. 5 of 51 by rate: 3.30 for every 100,000 residents.
From federal fatal-crash records · 2024 totals
Arizona by the numbers
Pedestrian deaths
250
2024 total · 5-year average 258 · 3.30 per 100,000 · No. 7 of 51 by total, No. 5 by rate
See the full 50-state pedestrian deaths ranking → Read pedestrian accident statistics and injury claims →
Motorcyclist deaths
219
2024 total · 5-year average 209 · 2.89 per 100,000 · No. 5 of 51 by total, No. 4 by rate
See the full 50-state motorcyclist deaths ranking → Read motorcycle accident statistics and injury claims →
Large truck crash deaths
153
2024 total · 5-year average 156 · 2.02 per 100,000 · No. 9 of 51 by total, No. 21 by rate
See the full 50-state large-truck crash deaths ranking → Read truck accident statistics and injury claims →
Bicyclist deaths
44
2024 total · 5-year average 43 · 0.58 per 100,000 · No. 5 of 51 by total, No. 4 by rate
Where Arizona sits on the pedestrian-death map
Signals in the data
These are the patterns Arizona's numbers show against the national picture. Each one traces to the numbers above.
- Arizona ranks in the top 10 nationally for total pedestrian deaths, at No. 7 of 51.
- Arizona's pedestrian death rate ranks in the nation's top 10, at No. 5 of 51.
- Arizona ranks in the top 10 nationally for total motorcyclist deaths, at No. 5 of 51.
- Arizona's motorcyclist death rate ranks in the nation's top 10, at No. 4 of 51.
- Arizona ranks in the top 10 nationally for total deaths in large-truck crashes, at No. 9 of 51.
- Arizona ranks in the top 10 nationally for total bicyclist deaths, at No. 5 of 51.
What we're investigating in Arizona
Arizona is injured.org's home state and the deepest edition of this page. These are the open threads its own numbers raise, queued for follow-up reporting.
- Arizona ranks No. 9 by total for deaths in large-truck crashes but No. 21 by rate. That 12-place gap is its own story.
- Arizona ranks No. 4 in the nation by rate for motorcyclist deaths, and what drives the 2024 count of 219.
- Arizona ranks No. 4 in the nation by rate for bicyclist deaths, and what drives the 2024 count of 44.
- Arizona ranks No. 5 in the nation by rate for pedestrian deaths, and what drives the 2024 count of 250.
Arizona studies:
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Cite this data: "Arizona Traffic Fatality Data," injured.org, 2024. https://injured.org/arizona/
Methodology
We pulled this from federal fatal-crash records, 2000-2024. Read the full methodology →
Updated July 2026
Which years the numbers cover: totals and rates use each category's latest complete year. Which states are counted: all 50 states plus the District of Columbia (51 rows). Full source list on our data sources page.