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La Paz County

La Paz County has Arizona's highest per-capita traffic-fatality rate, more than eight times Maricopa County's rate, despite recording a fraction of the state's total crashes.

La Paz County has Arizona's highest per-capita traffic-fatality rate, more than eight times Maricopa County's rate, despite recording a fraction of the state's total crashes.
98.78 Fatality rate per 100k residents Rank 1 of 15
Basis
fatal crashes, fatal-injury only. Non-fatal crashes and injuries are not counted here
Window
2015–2024
Sample size
185 records (minimum reporting floor: 10)
Method
Measured: a direct count or rate, not a model
Computed by
AZ Law Now
La Paz County has Arizona's highest per-capita traffic-fatality rate, more than eight times Maricopa County's rate, despite recording a fraction of the state's total crashes.
All 15 Arizona counties, fatal crashes and per-capita fatality rate, 2015–2024

Source: Computed by AZ Law Now. Full method is on this page.

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All 15 Arizona counties, fatal crashes and per-capita fatality rate, 2015–2024

CountyFatal crashesFatalitiesDeaths/100k (annualized)
La Paz15218598.78
Apache27631846.47
Gila19121940.8
Navajo33741037.67
Coconino44652036.39
Mohave49056126.2
Graham779725.12
Yavapai46752822.3
Cochise22025920.6
Pinal62571315.81
Greenlee141414.79
Santa Cruz596714.05
Pima1,3551,45113.9
Yuma23825312.01
Maricopa5,0075,33011.99

Every figure on this page traces to a named public source and a reproducible method. Read the full Road Safety Data methodology for how we compute rates, apply the small-sample floor, and what we deliberately don't claim.

AZ Law Now represents people hurt in crashes across Arizona, from Phoenix and Tucson to Maricopa, Pima, and Pinal counties.