The deadliest roads in Arizona
I-10 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Arizona from 2015 to 2024: 519, with 619 deaths. The 60 roads listed held 35% of all fatal crashes in Arizona from 2015 to 2024; 6 are interstates, 11 US routes, 43 state highways.
104 numbered roads in Arizona recorded a fatal crash in those years; the 60 with 5 or more are ranked below, and 21 have a page of their own. All fatal crashes in Arizona.
Every numbered road in Arizona, ranked by fatal crashes
| Road | Kind | Fatal crashes | Deaths | 2022 to 2024 | Counties with the most | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I-10 | Interstate | 519 | 619 | 188 | Maricopa, Pima, Pinal |
| 2 | US 60 | US route | 283 | 312 | 100 | Maricopa, Pinal, Gila |
| 3 | I-40 | Interstate | 249 | 299 | 84 | Coconino, Mohave, Navajo |
| 4 | I-17 | Interstate | 221 | 247 | 77 | Maricopa, Yavapai, Coconino |
| 5 | State Highway 87 | State highway | 178 | 202 | 50 | Maricopa, Gila, Pinal |
| 6 | State Highway 101 | State highway | 140 | 147 | 41 | Maricopa |
| 7 | US 93 | US route | 128 | 166 | 51 | Mohave, Yavapai, Maricopa |
| 8 | State Highway 95 | State highway | 114 | 136 | 40 | Mohave, La Paz, Yavapai |
| 9 | State Highway 202 | State highway | 107 | 120 | 50 | Maricopa |
| 10 | State Highway 260 | State highway | 101 | 112 | 34 | Navajo, Yavapai, Gila |
| 11 | US 191 | US route | 85 | 95 | 19 | Apache, Graham, Cochise |
| 12 | I-8 | Interstate | 77 | 84 | 19 | Yuma, Maricopa, Pinal |
| 13 | State Highway 77 | State highway | 74 | 87 | 20 | Pima, Navajo, Pinal |
| 14 | State Highway 89 | State highway | 73 | 78 | 28 | Yavapai, Coconino, Maricopa |
| 15 | US 89 | US route | 67 | 82 | 22 | Coconino |
| 16 | US 160 | US route | 64 | 82 | 19 | Coconino, Navajo, Apache |
| 17 | US 70 | US route | 63 | 82 | 17 | Graham, Gila, Greenlee |
| 18 | I-19 | Interstate | 63 | 74 | 15 | Pima, Santa Cruz |
| 19 | State Highway 86 | State highway | 58 | 71 | 21 | Pima |
| 20 | US 95 | US route | 45 | 50 | 17 | Yuma, La Paz |
| 21 | State Highway 85 | State highway | 43 | 54 | 19 | Maricopa, Pima |
| 22 | State Highway 68 | State highway | 42 | 44 | 12 | Mohave, Pima |
| 23 | State Highway 347 | State highway | 38 | 46 | 12 | Pinal, Maricopa |
| 24 | State Highway 69 | State highway | 37 | 39 | 9 | Yavapai |
| 25 | State Highway 264 | State highway | 34 | 45 | 6 | Apache, Navajo, Coconino |
| 26 | State Highway 89A | State highway | 34 | 38 | 8 | Yavapai, Coconino |
| 27 | State Highway 80 | State highway | 32 | 42 | 11 | Cochise, Yavapai |
| 28 | I-15 | Interstate | 29 | 32 | 5 | Mohave |
| 29 | State Highway 73 | State highway | 27 | 29 | 6 | Navajo, Gila |
| 30 | State Highway 66 | State highway | 26 | 32 | 13 | Mohave, Coconino |
| 31 | State Highway 303 | State highway | 26 | 30 | 13 | Maricopa |
| 32 | State Highway 88 | State highway | 25 | 25 | 11 | Maricopa, Pinal |
| 33 | State Highway 79 | State highway | 23 | 33 | 9 | Pinal |
| 34 | US 180 | US route | 22 | 28 | 8 | Apache, Coconino, Navajo |
| 35 | State Highway 92 | State highway | 21 | 24 | 6 | Cochise |
| 36 | State Highway 51 | State highway | 21 | 23 | 8 | Maricopa |
| 37 | State Highway 82 | State highway | 19 | 25 | 8 | Santa Cruz, Cochise |
| 38 | State Highway 90 | State highway | 19 | 25 | 3 | Cochise |
| 39 | State Highway 74 | State highway | 19 | 22 | 10 | Maricopa |
| 40 | State Highway 98 | State highway | 17 | 21 | 5 | Coconino, Navajo |
| 41 | State Highway 64 | State highway | 15 | 21 | 7 | Coconino |
| 42 | State Highway 72 | State highway | 15 | 16 | 6 | La Paz |
| 43 | State Highway 84 | State highway | 14 | 17 | 8 | Pinal |
| 44 | State Highway 377 | State highway | 13 | 18 | 9 | Navajo |
| 45 | State Highway 287 | State highway | 13 | 15 | 4 | Pinal |
| 46 | State Highway 177 | State highway | 13 | 14 | 1 | Pinal, Gila |
| 47 | State Highway 83 | State highway | 13 | 14 | 3 | Pima, Santa Cruz |
| 48 | State Highway 61 | State highway | 10 | 14 | 5 | Apache |
| 49 | State Highway 238 | State highway | 10 | 13 | 2 | Maricopa, Pinal |
| 50 | State Highway 19 | State highway | 10 | 10 | 8 | Pima |
| 51 | US 163 | US route | 9 | 11 | 3 | Navajo |
| 52 | State Highway 40B | State highway | 8 | 9 | 2 | Coconino, Mohave, Yavapai |
| 53 | State Highway 169 | State highway | 7 | 10 | 1 | Yavapai |
| 54 | State Highway 19B | State highway | 7 | 9 | 3 | Pima, Santa Cruz, Maricopa |
| 55 | State Highway 587 | State highway | 7 | 8 | 3 | Pinal |
| 56 | State Highway 387 | State highway | 7 | 7 | 4 | Pinal |
| 57 | State Highway 99 | State highway | 6 | 7 | 4 | Coconino, Navajo |
| 58 | US 80 | US route | 6 | 6 | 4 | Maricopa, Yuma |
| 59 | State Highway 179 | State highway | 5 | 7 | 3 | Yavapai |
| 60 | US 89A | US route | 5 | 7 | 2 | Coconino |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Download every numbered road in Arizona as CSV. Free to reuse with credit: “Fatal Crash Data, fatalcrashdata.com/deadliest-roads/arizona/, from NHTSA FARS (2024 Annual Report File).”
Interstates in Arizona per mile
Fatal crashes a year per 100 miles of road, 2015 to 2024, for interstates with 20 miles or more in Arizona. Crashes per mile of road, not per vehicle. Mileage from the FHWA Interstate route log.
| Road | Per 100 miles a year | Fatal crashes | Miles | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I-17 | 15.1 | 221 | 146 |
| 2 | I-10 | 13.2 | 519 | 393 |
| 3 | I-19 | 9.9 | 63 | 63 |
| 4 | I-40 | 6.9 | 249 | 359 |
| 5 | I-8 | 4.3 | 77 | 179 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Questions about the deadliest roads in Arizona
- What is the deadliest road in Arizona?
- I-10 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Arizona from 2015 to 2024: 519, with 619 deaths. US 60 was second with 283 and I-40 third with 249. Source: NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS).
- Which interstate in Arizona is the most dangerous per mile?
- I-17, with 15.1 fatal crashes a year per 100 miles over 2015 to 2024 on 146 miles. That is crashes per mile of road, not per vehicle.
- How many fatal crashes in Arizona happen on numbered roads?
- 3,546 of 9,968 fatal crashes in Arizona from 2015 to 2024 (36%) were filed on an interstate, US or state route; the rest were on county roads, city streets and unnamed roads, which are in the state's total but not ranked here.
Where the Arizona road numbers come from
Counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024 Annual Report File: every fatal crash filed on a numbered interstate, US or state route in Arizona, read from the road name NHTSA filed, with ramps, frontage and service roads left out. A road gets its own page with 15 or more fatal crashes from 2022 to 2024. The full method.