Arizona Statistics

Fatalities in Motor Vehicle Traffic Crashes in the state of Arizona

Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) and Population

2001 – 2005 (National Center for Statistics and Analysis)

Crash Year	Total Fatalities	VMT (Millions)	Total Alcohol- Related Fatalities (BAC= .01+)		Fatalities Where the Highest BAC in the Crash Was .08+		Unrestrained* Passenger Vehicle Fatalities		Motorcyclist Fatalities	Speeding Related Fatalities	16-20 Year Old Fatalities	Total Population	16-20 Year Old Population
Crash Year	Total Fatalities	VMT (Millions)	#	%	#	%	#	%	Motorcyclist Fatalities	Speeding Related Fatalities	16-20 Year Old Fatalities	Total Population	16-20 Year Old Population
2001	1,051	49,655	487	46	425	40	483	66	73	388	143	5,295,929	374,459
2002	1,132	52,013	489	43	428	38	508	63	94	446	139	5,438,159	378,747
2003	1,118	53,896	471	42	411	37	475	59	109	432	138	5,577,784	384,428
2004	1,151	57,336	446	39	385	33	484	61	119	408	150	5,739,879	394,256
2005	1,177	59,799	492	42	434	37	395	61	124	460	124	5,939,292	410,339

*Unknown Restraint Use Was Proportionally Distributed Across Known Restraint Use

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Arizona at a Glance – 2005
Arizona Department of Transportation

• Approximately 3.23 persons killed each day.
• One person killed every 7.44 hours.
• There were 192.45 persons injured every day.
• One person injured every 7.48 minutes.
• Drinking drivers were involved in 5.49% of all crashes.
• Drinking drivers were involved in 20.42% of all fatalities.
• Over 79.63% of all drinking drivers involved in crashes were males.
• Rural crashes accounted for 16.78% of all crashes, and 2.23% of all fatal crashes.
• Urban crashes accounted for 83.22% of all crashes and 49.81% of all fatal crashes.
• Seventy-one and three tenths percent (71.3%) of all crashes occurred during daylight hours 6:00a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
• Motor vehicle crashes resulted in $3.4 billion in economic losses to Arizona.
• Fifty-two (52) children were killed and 6,069 children age 14 and younger were injured in motor vehicle crashes.

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