Metro · Road Safety Data
Tucson
Tucson has the higher per-capita traffic-fatality rate among Arizona's largest cities, even though Phoenix records more than double the raw fatal crashes.
22.63 Fatality rate per 100k residents Rank 1 of 8
- Basis
- fatal crashes, fatal-injury only. Non-fatal crashes and injuries are not counted here
- Window
- 2019–2023
- Sample size
- 613 records (minimum reporting floor: 10)
- Method
- Measured: a direct count or rate, not a model
- Computed by
- AZ Law Now
Arizona's 8 largest cities, fatal crashes vs. per-capita fatality rate, 2019–2023
| City | Fatal crashes | Fatalities | Deaths/100k (annualized) | Raw-count rank | Per-capita rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tucson | 585 | 613 | 22.63 | 2 | 1 |
| Glendale | 207 | 220 | 17.71 | 5 | 2 |
| Phoenix | 1,284 | 1,349 | 16.62 | 1 | 3 |
| Tempe | 104 | 109 | 11.78 | 8 | 4 |
| Mesa | 259 | 275 | 10.92 | 3 | 5 |
| Scottsdale | 109 | 114 | 9.29 | 7 | 6 |
| Peoria | 77 | 82 | 8.97 | 8 | 7 |
| Chandler | 96 | 106 | 7.93 | 6 | 8 |
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.