439 Arizonans have died in Traffic Incidents

Traffic fatalities in Arizona, and nationwide, are climbing. Every year since 2014, the number of people killed annually in car crashes on Arizona’s city streets, county roads and state highways have increased.

Our aim in sharing this number and updating it weekly is to make the public aware that drivers’ actions have real-life consequences. We must reverse the trend of rising traffic fatalities.

More than 90 percent of crashes are caused by driver behavior. Speeding, impairment, distraction and aggressive driving are leading factors in fatal crashes. These are all behaviors we can choose not to engage in.