Scottsdale & Maricopa County Car Accident Statistics

Scottsdale and Maricopa County Car Accident Statistics According to Arizona Department of Transportation (2020 Arizona Crash Facts Summary Report, Published July 27, 2021)

2020 Maricopa County Car Accident Statistics

• In 2020, there were 492 car accident fatalities in Maricopa County (up from 446 in 2019)
• In 2020, car accident fatalities in Maricopa County were 3 times more than any other County with Pima County being the next highest with 162
• The fatal car crashes in Maricopa County in 2020 were almost half (47.42%) of fatal car crashes for the entire state
• In 2020, there were 71,611 car accidents in Maricopa County
• The 71,611 car accidents in Maricopa County in 2020 were over 8 times more than any other county with Pima County being next highest with 8,841
• The 71,611 car accidents in Maricopa County in 2020 made up more than 72% of the car accidents for the entire state
• Of those 71,611 car accidents 19,997 caused injuries
• 28,855 people were injured in those 19,997 injury-causing car accidents

2020 Scottsdale Car Accident Statistics 

• In 2020, there were 2,963 car accidents in Scottsdale
• The 2,963 Scottsdale car accidents decreased from the previous year which had 4,526
• Those 2,963 Scottsdale car accidents resulted in 20 fatalities
• Of those 2,963 car accidents, 1,010 caused injuries
• 1,510 people were injured in the 1,010 injury-causing car accidents in Scottsdale in 2020

Scottsdale and Maricopa County Car Accident Statistics According to Arizona Department of Transportation (2019 Arizona Crash Facts Summary Report, Published June 29, 2020)

2019 Maricopa County Car Accident Statistics

• In 2019, there were 446 car accident fatalities in Maricopa County (down from 491 in 2018)
• In 2019, car accident fatalities in Maricopa County were 3 times more than any other County with Pima County being the next highest with 141
• The 44+ fatalities in Maricopa County in 2019 were almost half (46.98%) of the car accident fatalities for the entire state
• In 2019, there were 97,105 car accidents in Maricopa County
• The 97,105 car accidents in Maricopa County in 20119 were over 9 times more than any other county with Pima County being next highest with 9,850
• The 97,105 car accidents in Maricopa County in 2019 made up more than 74% of the car accidents for the entire state
• Of those 97,105 car accidents 26,583 caused injuries
• 38,571 people were injured in those 26,583 injury-causing car accidents

2019 Scottsdale Car Accident Statistics

• In 2019, there were 4,526 car accidents in Scottsdale
• The 4,526 Scottsdale car accidents increased from the previous year which only had 4,077
• Those 4,562 Scottsdale car accidents resulted in 24 fatalities
• Of those 4,562 car accidents, 1,361 caused injuries
• 1,955 people were injured in the 1,361 injury-causing car accidents in Scottsdale in 2019