Attachment A - Phoenix Crash Safety Review

City of Phoenix — Transportation, Infrastructure, and Planning Subcommittee (2021-10-20)

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Y2K Engineering, LLC. 
Project No. 21-059B 
Phoenix Crash Safety Review Using MAG 
RTSIMS Data 
City of Phoenix Roadway Safety Action Plan 
Final Report 
September 28, 2021 
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Attachment A

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TABLE OF CONTENTS 
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...................................................................................................................................................... iv 
INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................................................. 6 
GENERAL TRENDS .............................................................................................................................................................. 7 
CRASHES BY MONTH ....................................................................................................................................................... 10 
CRASHES BY DAY OF WEEK ............................................................................................................................................ 11 
CRASHES BY TIME OF DAY .............................................................................................................................................. 12 
CRASHES BY LOCATION .................................................................................................................................................. 12 
BEHAVIOR CHARACTERISTICS ....................................................................................................................................... 16 
TRENDS BY PERSON TYPE .............................................................................................................................................. 17 
PEDESTRIANS ................................................................................................................................................................... 17 
BICYCLISTS ........................................................................................................................................................................ 20 
OLDER DRIVERS (Age 65 and Older) ............................................................................................................................. 22 
YOUNGER DRIVERS (Age 24 and Younger) .................................................................................................................. 24 
TRENDS OF FATAL AND SERIOUS INJURY CRASHES ................................................................................................ 26 
KA CRASHES BY COLLISION MANNER .......................................................................................................................... 26 
KA CRASHES BY MONTH ................................................................................................................................................. 27 
KA CRASHES BY DAY OF WEEK....................................................................................................................................... 27 
KA CRASHES BY TIME OF DAY ........................................................................................................................................ 28 
KA CRASHES BY LOCATION ............................................................................................................................................ 28 
KA CRASHES BY BEHAVIOR ............................................................................................................................................ 30 
COMPARISON TO STATEWIDE AND REGIONAL SAFETY TRENDS ........................................................................... 31 
PEDESTRIANS ................................................................................................................................................................... 34 
BICYCLISTS ........................................................................................................................................................................ 36 
OLDER DRIVERS (65 and older) ..................................................................................................................................... 37 
YOUNGER DRIVERS (24 and below) .............................................................................................................................. 38 
CONCLUSION .................................................................................................................................................................... 39 
 
LIST OF APPENDICES 
APPENDIX A:  RTSIMS Query Outputs

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LIST OF TABLES 
Table 1: Number of Crashes per Year and Collision Manner ..................................................................................... 9 
Table 2: Number of Pedestrian and Bicyclists Crashes per Year and Collision Manner .................................... 10 
Table 3: High Crash Risk Intersections (Intersection Safety Score) ....................................................................... 14 
 
LIST OF FIGURES 
Figure 1: City of Phoenix Population Comparison to State and County ................................................................ 7 
Figure 2: Total Number of Crashes per Year and Injury Severity (Local and Arterial Roads) .............................. 8 
Figure 3: Total Number of Fatal and Serious Injury Crashes per Year (Local and Arterial Roads) .................... 8 
Figure 4: Number of Crashes by Month (2015-2019) ................................................................................................. 10 
Figure 5: Number of Serious Injury and Fatal Crashes by Month (2015-2019)..................................................... 11 
Figure 6: Number of Crashes by Day of the Week (2015-2019) ............................................................................... 11 
Figure 7: Share of Crashes by Light Condition, 2015-2019 ...................................................................................... 12 
Figure 8: Number of Crashes by Hour of the Day and Light Condition (2015-2019) .......................................... 12 
Figure 9: Crash Location Relative to Junctions, by Year .......................................................................................... 13 
Figure 10: Injury Severity of Intersection-Related Crashes ...................................................................................... 13 
Figure 11: Collision Manner of Intersection-Related Crashes ................................................................................. 13 
Figure 12: High-Crash Intersections (Top 20 Intersection Safety Score) .............................................................. 15 
Figure 13: Number of Crashes Involving Impaired Drivers, by Hour ...................................................................... 16 
Figure 14: Number of Crashes Involving Unrestrained Drivers, by Year and Injury Severity ............................ 16 
Figure 15: Speed-Related Collisions, by Year and Injury Severity .......................................................................... 17 
Figure 16: Injury Severity for Crashes Involving Pedestrians, by Year ................................................................... 18 
Figure 17: Collision Manner for Crashes Involving Pedestrians, by Year............................................................... 18 
Figure 18: Number of Crashes Involving Pedestrians, by Month ............................................................................ 19 
Figure 19: Number of Crashes Involving Pedestrians, by Hour .............................................................................. 19 
Figure 20: Injury Severity for Crashes Involving Bicyclists, by Year ........................................................................ 20 
Figure 21: Injury Severity for Crashes Involving Bicyclists, by Collision Manner (2015-2019) ........................... 20 
Figure 22: Number of Crashes Involving Bicyclists, by Month ................................................................................ 21 
Figure 23: Number of Crashes Involving Bicyclists, by Hour ................................................................................... 21 
Figure 24: Injury Severity for Crashes Involving Older Drivers, 2015-2019 ............................................................ 22 
Figure 25: Collision Manner for Crashes Involving Older Drivers, by Year ............................................................ 22 
Figure 26: Number of Crashes Involving Older Drivers, by Month .......................................................................... 23 
Figure 27: Number of Crashes Involving Older Drivers, by Hour ............................................................................ 23 
Figure 28: Injury Severity for Crashes Involving Younger Drivers, 2015-2019 (N=62,512) .................................. 24

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Figure 29: Collision Manner for Crashes Involving Younger Drivers, by Year ....................................................... 24 
Figure 30: Number of Crashes Involving Younger Drivers, by Month..................................................................... 25 
Figure 31: Number of Crashes Involving Younger Drivers, by Hour ....................................................................... 25 
Figure 32: Crashes by Collision Manner and Severity, 2015-2019 .......................................................................... 26 
Figure 33: Number of Fatal and Serious Injury Crashes, by Month, 2015-2019 ................................................... 27 
Figure 34: Number of Fatal and Serious Injuries Crashes, by Day of the Week ................................................... 27 
Figure 35: Share of Fatal and Serious Injuries Crashes by Light Condition, 2015-2019 ..................................... 28 
Figure 36: Number of Fatal and Serious Injuries Crashes, by Hour and Lighting Condition ............................ 28 
Figure 37: Number of Fatal and Serious Injuries Crashes, by Relation to the Intersection .............................. 29 
Figure 38: Number of Intersection-Related Fatal and Serious Injuries Crashes, by Collision Manner ........... 29 
Figure 39: Frequency of Unrestrained Driving and Speed Violation in KA Crashes ............................................ 30 
Figure 40: Total Crashes Comparison of State of Arizona, MAG Region, and City of Phoenix .......................... 31 
Figure 41: Crash Severity Comparison of State of Arizona, MAG Region, and City of Phoenix (2015-2018) .. 32 
Figure 42: Fatal Crashes Comparison of Arizona, Maricopa County, and City of Phoenix ................................ 32 
Figure 43: Total Number of Fatalities (Persons) per Year Comparison, Arizona and City of Phoenix ............ 32 
Figure 44: 2019 Fatalities and Percent Changes From 2018, by State (Person-Level). ...................................... 33 
Figure 45: Percentage of Total Fatalities Involving Pedestrians, by State (Persons) ......................................... 34 
Figure 46: Share of Total Fatalities Who Were Pedestrians, Comparison across Geographies ....................... 34 
Figure 47: Pedestrian Crashes per Year, Comparison across Geographies ......................................................... 35 
Figure 48: Severity of Pedestrian Crashes, Comparison across Geographies (2015-2018) ............................... 35 
Figure 49: Bicycle Crashes per Year, Comparison across Geographies ................................................................ 36 
Figure 50: Severity of Bicycle Crashes, Comparison across Geographies (2015-2018) ...................................... 36 
Figure 51: Older Driver Crashes per Year, MAG Region, and City of Phoenix ....................................................... 37 
Figure 52: Severity of Older Driver Crashes, MAG Region and Phoenix (2015-2018) .......................................... 37 
Figure 53: Younger Driver Crashes per Year, MAG Region, and City of Phoenix .................................................. 38 
Figure 54: Severity of Younger Driver Crashes, MAG Region and Phoenix (2015-2018) ..................................... 38

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 
The City of Phoenix is currently in the process of developing a Comprehensive Roadway Safety Action Plan, 
which will further shape the City’s planning efforts in roadway safety. This project involves a review of 
current safety trends, existing programs and processes, and public/stakeholder involvement to create a 
vision and plan for the future. This memorandum is intended to provide a preliminary overview of historical 
crash trends within the City of Phoenix within the past five years. In later stages of this project, a dynamic 
crash dashboard will be developed to provide enhanced abilities in data analytics and reporting.  
In the initial stages of this project, crash queries were obtained through the Maricopa Association of 
Governments (MAG) software tool for crash analysis, the Regional Transportation Safety Information 
Management System (RTSIMS). This report uses existing tools to conduct a safety analysis of the past five 
years, and compares trends to regional and statewide data. The following key findings are based on a 
review of RTSIMS crash data from 2015 to 2019: 
• 
An annual average 30,376 crashes per year were reported during the five year study period. This 
equates to 83 crashes per day.  
• 
Crashes on arterial and local roadways in the City of Phoenix increased by a rate of about 4.4% per 
year. This trend suggests that the crash frequency increased at a higher rate than the City’s 
population, which in the same period grew 1.5% per year, on average.  
• 
Most crashes result in no injury (70%), approximately one-quarter result in possible or minor injury 
(27%), 2.6% result in serious injury, and 0.6% result in fatal injury. This equates to two serious injury 
crashes occurring each day, and one fatal crash occurring every other day. 
• 
The percentage of fatal and serious injury crashes has remained generally consistent over the past 
five years; however the percentage of no injury crashes has steadily increased over time.  
• 
For all crash severities, rear end crashes were the most common collision manner, followed by left-
turn crashes. These two crash types account for about half of all crashes.  
• 
For fatal and serious injury crashes, the “Other” collision manner was reported most frequent 
(25%), which is commonly selected for crashes involving pedestrians and bicyclists. Other frequent 
crash types for fatal and serious injury crashes were left-turn (23%) and angle (21%). 
• 
Crashes involving unrestrained drivers (i.e, lack of seatbelt or helmet use) have reduced in 
frequency.  
• 
Due to lack of protection on impact, pedestrians and bicyclists (vulnerable users) are more 
frequently seriously injured when involved in motor vehicle crashes. In the City of Phoenix, crashes 
involving bicyclists and pedestrians represent nearly half (48%) of all fatal crashes. 
• 
A greater share of pedestrian crashes is occurring in Phoenix compared to other agencies within 
the MAG Region. Phoenix represents 36% of Maricopa County’s population and about 43% of the 
County’s local and arterial road crashes; however, 63% of County crashes involving pedestrians 
occurred on City of Phoenix’s local and arterial roads.  
• 
Bicyclist crashes are occurring at a greater rate in Phoenix than in other agencies within the MAG 
Region. About 43% of all crashes involving bicyclists in Maricopa County occurred on City of 
Phoenix’s local and arterial roads.  
• 
For all crash severities, the majority of crashes occur during daylight hours (71%), with the 
remaining 29% of crashes occurring during dawn, dusk, or dark conditions. 
• 
A correlation exists between injury severity and lighting condition; fatal and serious injury crashes 
occurred more frequently during dawn, dusk, and dark conditions (45%) compared to daylight 
conditions (55%).

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MAG RTSIMS tool provided the ability to retrieve data quickly for numerous Citywide statistics. During the 
analysis process, several discrepancies were identified when comparing to past Phoenix data, which is 
common when comparing different datasets. The City of Phoenix conducts a robust data scrubbing process 
each year, which confirms crashes exist within the City of Phoenix boundaries, omits freeway crashes, and 
reviews characteristics of crashes in detail to correct the manner of collision if originally mis-coded. The 
RTSIMS crash data is not scrubbed, and comes directly from ADOT ACIS. These differences, along with 
variations in the querying process, are acknowledged as part of this report. This data contained in this 
report is intended to provide preliminary information; later stages of this project will modernize the existing 
City of Phoenix crash analysis process to improve and enhance data analytics and visualization.

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INTRODUCTION 
The City of Phoenix is currently in the process of developing a Comprehensive Roadway Safety Action Plan, 
which will further shape the City’s planning efforts in roadway safety. This project involves a review of 
current safety trends, existing programs and processes, and public/stakeholder involvement to create a 
vision and plan for the future. This memorandum is intended to provide a preliminary overview of historical 
crash trends within the City of Phoenix within the past five years. Through the development of the project, 
a dynamic crash dashboard will be developed to provide enhanced abilities in data analytics and reporting. 
In the initial stages of the project, crash queries were obtained through the Maricopa Association of 
Governments (MAG) software tool for crash analysis, the Regional Transportation Safety Information 
Management System (RTSIMS). 
The City of Phoenix prepares comprehensive collision summary reports each year, documenting the past 
year of motor vehicle, pedestrian, and bicycle-related crashes. This report uses existing tools (RTSIMS) to 
conduct a supplementary safety analysis of the past five years, and compare trends to regional and 
statewide data. 
Crash data within the City of Phoenix was obtained for the past five years through the RTSIMS tool, from 
January 1, 2015, to December 31, 2019.  At the time of the analysis, 2020 crash data was not available. The 
RTSIMS platform compiles historical crash data from the Arizona Crash Information System (ACIS) crash 
database maintained by the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT). The RTSIMS data excludes 
freeways, highways, and ramps; only arterial, collector, and local roadways are included. RTSIMS refers to 
this group as “Arterial and Local Roads”. This naming refers to roadway classification and does not imply 
roadway ownership. The results of traffic safety data queries may differ slightly based on data source, 
filtering assumptions, modifications to raw data, and/or query techniques. The RTSIMS safety review is 
intended to identify trends and inform decisions to support roadway safety.  
Due to the limited sample size of fatal crashes, fatal and serious injury crashes were combined to analyze 
trends in critical crashes. Unlike less severe crashes, the most common collision manner for fatal and 
serious injury crashes is “Other”, which primarily represents bicyclist and pedestrian crashes, followed by 
left-turn and angle crashes. It was also observed that KA crashes are overrepresented in non-daylight 
conditions. 
According to the US Census Bureau Annual Population Estimates (Figure 1), the City of Phoenix’s 
population has grown about 6% during the five years under study, from 2015 to 2019. In 2020, the City of 
Phoenix’s residents represented 23% of Arizona’s population and 36% of Maricopa County’s Population.

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Figure 1: City of Phoenix Population Comparison to State and County 
(Source: US Census Bureau, Annual Estimates of Resident Population) 
 
GENERAL TRENDS 
Since 2015, the total number of crashes within the City of Phoenix has been steadily increasing, with a total 
of 31,827 crashes occurring in 2019 on the City’s local and arterial roadway network. Figure 2 shows the 
number of crashes by injury severity for each year in the analysis period. The percentage of fatal crashes 
has stayed relatively constant, ranging from 0.5% to 0.7% of all crashes. The percentage of serious injury 
crashes varied between 2.1% and 3.2% of fatal crashes. The combined minor injury and possible injury 
ranged has steadily decreased over the past five years, from 30.7% (2015) to 23.8% (2019). The share of no 
injury crashes has increased over the past five years, from 66.0% (2015) to 73.6% (2019). This data suggests 
a slight downward trend in the severity of crashes.  
Figure 3 shows the number of fatal and serious injury crashes from 2015 to 2019, which combined are 
trending towards fewer crashes since 2016. 
6.83 
6.94 
7.04 
7.16 
7.28 
4.17 
4.26 
4.33 
4.40 
4.49 
1.58 
1.61 
1.63 
1.65 
1.68 
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
Population (Millions)
Arizona
Maricopa County
City of Phoenix
+6.6%
+7.5%
+6.1%

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Figure 2: Total Number of Crashes per Year and Injury Severity (Local and Arterial Roads) 
 
 
Figure 3: Total Number of Fatal and Serious Injury Crashes per Year (Local and Arterial Roads) 
17,828;
66.0%
21,019; 
68.0%
21,263; 
68.4%
22,269; 
71.8%
23,423; 
73.6%
5,508; 20.4%
5,018; 16.2%
5,139; 16.5%
4,400; 14.2%
4,509; 14.2%
2,769; 10.3%
3,707; 12.0% 
3,627; 11.7%
3,378; 10.9%
3,058; 9.6%
746; 2.8%
976; 3.2%
875; 2.8%
749; 2.4%
665; 2.1%
155; 0.6%
192; 0.6%
202; 0.6%
230; 0.7%
172; 0.5%
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
Number of Crashes
No Injury
Possible Injury
Minor Injury
Serious Injury
Fatal
746
976
875
749
665
155
192
202
230
172
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
Number of Crashes
Serious Injury
Fatal

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Crash data from 2020 was not available through RTSIMS at the time of this report. Based on a preliminary 
review of 2020 crash data, total number of crashes decreased by about 20% from 2019 crashes, which is 
presumed to be related to lower vehicle miles travelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The share of 
fatal and incapacitating injury crashes remained generally consistent with the previous five years; however, 
the share of no injury crashes followed the same positive trend (increasing from 73.6% in 2019 to 74.2% in 
2020). Preliminary 2021 crash data, obtained through the Phoenix Police Department Vehicle Crimes Unit 
(VCU), indicate that there were 114 fatal crashes during the first six months of 2021.  
Table 1 shows the distribution of crashes on City of Phoenix local and arterial roads by collision manner for 
the past five years. The most frequently-reported crash types were rear-end crashes (29% of all reported 
crashes) followed by left-turn crashes (23% of all crashes). Together, rear-end and left-turn crashes 
represent about half of all crashes.  
Table 1: Number of Crashes per Year and Collision Manner 
2015 
2016 
2017 
2018 
2019 
Total 
% 
Rear-end (Front-To-Rear) 
8,319 
9,144 
9,002 
8,811 
8,870 
44,146 
29.1% 
Left Turn 
5,864 
6,658 
7,070 
7,120 
7,678 
34,390 
22.6% 
Angle (Front to Side) (Other Than Left Turn) 
5,246 
5,434 
5,448 
5,434 
5,404 
26,966 
17.8% 
Sideswipe, Same Direction 
3,259 
4,176 
4,149 
4,374 
4,602 
20,560 
13.5% 
Single Vehicle 
2,045 
2,223 
2,192 
2,224 
2,191 
10,875 
7.2% 
Other (Includes Pedestrians and Bicyclists) 
1,002 
1,309 
1,324 
1,116 
1,046 
5,797 
3.8% 
Head-on (Front-To-Front) (Other Than Left Turn) 
488 
666 
673 
696 
743 
3,266 
2.2% 
Sideswipe, Opposite Direction 
349 
556 
616 
625 
645 
2,791 
1.8% 
Rear-To-Rear 
163 
430 
277 
230 
195 
1,295 
< 1 % 
Rear-To-Side 
161 
183 
193 
193 
208 
938 
< 1% 
Unknown 
110 
133 
162 
203 
245 
853 
< 1% 
Total 
27,006 30,912 31,106 31,026 31,827 151,877 
 
Note: The City of Phoenix uses a data scrubbing process to improve consistency of coding for collision manner. For 
example, the City of Phoenix defines left-turn crashes as involving vehicles originally traveling in the opposing 
(parallel) direction. If a crash involves a left-turning movement, but the vehicles originate in perpendicular paths, 
the collision is defined as an angle crash. The results of Table 1 were summarized using RTSIMS data, which does 
not involve the City of Phoenix scrubbing process. Therefore, these results vary from City of Phoenix scrubbed data, 
which identifies that the leading manner of collision is rear-end crashes, followed by angle crashes, then left-turn 
crashes.  
Table 2 shows the number of pedestrian and bicyclist crashes per year, as well as the injury severity. 
Pedestrian crashes have been slowly increasing over the past five years, while bicyclist crashes have been 
decreasing. An initial review of 2020 data indicates consistency with these trends.  
Over the five-year period, pedestrians were involved in an average of 86 fatal crashes per year, and bicyclists 
were involved in an average of 8 fatal crashes per year. Combined, crashes involving pedestrians and 
bicyclists represent nearly half (48.6%) of all fatal crashes. Preliminary 2021 crash data, obtained through 
the Phoenix Police Department VCU, indicate that there a total of 114 fatal crashes reported in the first six 
months of 2021, 52 (45.6%) of which involved pedestrians, and 4 (3.5%) of which involved bicyclists.

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Table 2: Number of Pedestrian and Bicyclists Crashes per Year and Collision Manner 
2015 
2016 
2017 
2018 
2019 
Total 
Bicyclists 
438 
485 
470 
384 
298 
2,075 
No Injury 
35 
35 
17 
14 
0 
101 
Possible Injury 
157 
151 
152 
129 
118 
707 
Minor injuries  
185 
219 
235 
186 
147 
972 
Serious Injury 
53 
71 
52 
52 
26 
254 
Fatal 
8 
9 
14 
3 
7 
41 
Pedestrians 
617 
771 
813 
825 
820 
3,846 
No Injury 
30 
24 
9 
9 
0 
72 
Possible Injury 
153 
164 
194 
186 
247 
944 
Minor injuries  
247 
306 
319 
332 
347 
1,551 
Serious Injury 
127 
189 
197 
187 
148 
848 
Fatal 
60 
88 
94 
111 
78 
431 
All Crashes 
27,006 
30,912 
31,106 
31,026 
31,827 
151,877 
 
CRASHES BY MONTH 
Figure 4 and Figure 5 show the frequency of crashes in the City of Phoenix (arterial and local roads) by 
month. The month-to-month trends are consistent between all crashes, serious injury crashes, and fatal 
crashes. March registered the highest number of crashes, including fatal and injury crashes. The month with 
the fewest reported crashes was July, which correlates with lower summer traffic volumes. Lower traffic 
volumes in June and July are often associated with school breaks, seasonal resident travel, lower 
pedestrian and bicyclist activity, and lower traffic volumes in general due to the high temperatures.   
 
Figure 4: Number of Crashes by Month (2015-2019) 
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
 -
 2,000
 4,000
 6,000
 8,000
 10,000
 12,000
 14,000
 16,000
Temperature (oF) 
Number of Crashes
 All crashes
Average Temperature* (⁰F)

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Figure 5: Number of Serious Injury and Fatal Crashes by Month (2015-2019) 
 
CRASHES BY DAY OF WEEK 
Figure 6 shows the distribution of crashes by weekday. Crashes occur most frequently on Fridays, while the 
fewest crashes occur on Sundays. Fatal crashes occur most often on Saturdays and Sundays, and occur 
less frequently on Mondays. 
 
Figure 6: Number of Crashes by Day of the Week (2015-2019) 
332 
348 
409 
398 
328 
276 
275 
294 
291 
377 
369 
314 
80 
77 
102 
83 
71 
84 
65 
78 
67 
85 
75 
84 
Number of Crashes
 Serious injury
 Fatal
 -
 100
 200
 300
 400
 500
 600
 700
 800
 -
 5,000
 10,000
 15,000
 20,000
 25,000
 30,000
Fatal and Serious Injury
All Crashes
 Serious injury
 Fatal
 All crashes

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CRASHES BY TIME OF DAY 
Figure 7 shows that the majority of 
crashes 
(71%) 
occurred 
under 
daylight conditions, with 29% of 
crashes occurring during dawn, 
dusk, or dark conditions. 
Figure 8 shows how the crashes are 
distributed by lighting conditions 
over the course of the day. In 
addition to the AM peak around 7 to 
8 AM, a large number of crashes 
occur during the PM peak from 3 to 6 
PM. 
Crashes involving dawn and dusk 
conditions were limited between 4 
to 7 AM and 4 to 7 PM, respectively. 
Figure 7: Share of Crashes by Light Condition, 2015-2019 
 
Figure 8: Number of Crashes by Hour of the Day and Light Condition (2015-2019) 
CRASHES BY LOCATION 
To classify a crash’s relation to the junction, crashes were separated by Junction Type as either an 
Intersection/Interchange crash or a Non-Intersection/Non-Interchange crash. Figure 9 shows where the 
location type of crashes that occurred during the study period of 2015 to 2019.  
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Number of Crashes
HOUR
Dark
 Dawn
 Daylight
 Dusk
 Not Available
23.6%
1.6%
< 1%
1.5%
70.7%
2.2%
< 1% (Not Available)
Light Condition (N=151,845)
  Dark- Lighted
  Dark- Not lighted
  Dark- Unknown lighting
 Dawn
 Daylight
 Dusk
Not available

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Figure 9: Crash Location Relative to Junctions, by Year 
 
Figure 10 shows the injury severity between the three location types. In general, crashes are slightly more 
severe at intersections and interchanges, compared to segment collisions, which correlates with the 
greater frequency and types of collisions/conflict points possible.   
 
Figure 10: Injury Severity of Intersection/Interchange-Related Crashes  
The collision manner of intersection and interchange crashes is shown in Figure 11. The three most 
common crash types at intersections are left-turns, rear-ends, and angle crashes, respectively. 
 
 Figure 11: Collision Manner of Intersection/Interchange-Related Crashes 
53%
51%
52%
50%
52%
47%
49%
48%
50%
48%
2015 
(N=27,006)
2016 
(N=30,912)
2017
(N=31,106)
2018
(N=31,026)
2019
(N=31,827)
Intersection/Interchange
Non-interchange and Non-intersection
73%
14%
10%
2%
<1%
Non-interchange and 
non-intersection 
(N=73,799)
67%
18%
12%
3% <1%
Intersection/ Interchange
(N=78,078)
No injury
Possible injury
Minor injury
Serious injury
Fatal
1,139
1,263
3,279
3,467
7,827
17,146
20,647
23,310
Sideswipe opposite direction
Head on
Single vehicle
Other
Sideswipe same direction
Angle (front to side)(other than left turn)
Rear end
Left turn
Number of Crashes

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To rank the intersections based on a holistic safety analysis, the MAG’s network screening methodology 
was used to classify the City of Phoenix’s intersections per their safety score. The scoring methodology 
combines three safety attributes on the intersection, including crash frequency, crash severity, and crash 
type. The three factors are weighted together for the final Intersection Safety Score, with crash severity as 
50%, crash frequency as 25%, and crash type as 50% of the weighting. Table 3 and Figure 12 show the Top 
20 intersections with the highest Intersection Safety Score within the City of Phoenix. 
The intersections with the greatest crash risk exist at 1) 75th Avenue and Indian School Road, 2) 67th Avenue 
and Indian School Road, and 3) 67th Avenue and McDowell Road. Formal Road Safety Assessments (RSA) 
have been conducted at 10 of the Top 20 high crash risk intersections. 
 
Table 3: High Crash Risk Intersections (Intersection Safety Score) 
Rank,  
City of 
Phoenix 
Rank, 
MAG 
Region 
RSA 
Conducted? 
Location 
# 
Crashes 
Crash 
Frequency 
Score (CF) 
Crash 
Severity 
Score (CS) 
Crash 
Type 
Score (CT) 
Final 
Score 
1 
1 
2015*,2021*  75th Ave & Indian School Rd 
251 
1.06 
1.36 
1.29 
1.26 
2 
2 
2013, 2015*, 
2021* 
67th Ave & Indian School Rd 
273 
1.15 
1.32 
1.18 
1.24 
3 
3 
2016 
67th Ave & McDowell Rd 
246 
1.04 
1.30 
1.27 
1.23 
4 
4 
  
99th Ave & Lower Buckeye Rd 
316 
1.33 
1.23 
0.91 
1.17 
5 
6 
  
51st Ave & McDowell Rd 
201 
0.85 
1.09 
1.23 
1.06 
6 
8 
  
43rd Ave & Bethany Home Rd 
194 
0.82 
1.08 
1.16 
1.03 
7 
9 
2021* 
75th Ave & McDowell Rd 
215 
0.91 
1.07 
0.97 
1.01 
8 
10 
2019* 
27th Ave & Camelback Rd 
203 
0.86 
1.07 
0.97 
1.00 
9 
13 
  
7th Ave & Indian School Rd 
191 
0.81 
0.97 
1.10 
0.96 
10 
14 
  
75th Ave & Thomas Rd 
192 
0.81 
1.01 
1.01 
0.96 
11 
15 
  
35th Ave & Bethany Home Rd 
194 
0.82 
0.99 
1.04 
0.96 
12 
16 
2018 
43rd Ave & Peoria Ave 
196 
0.83 
1.06 
0.89 
0.96 
13 
17 
2021 
35th Ave & Glendale Ave 
188 
0.79 
0.99 
1.05 
0.96 
14 
18 
2021 
24th St & Baseline Rd 
204 
0.86 
1.00 
0.92 
0.95 
15 
19 
2013 
51st Ave & Indian School Rd 
193 
0.81 
0.96 
1.03 
0.94 
16 
21 
  
43rd Ave & Northern Ave 
186 
0.79 
0.95 
0.97 
0.91 
17 
23 
  
43rd Ave & McDowell Rd 
184 
0.78 
0.97 
0.90 
0.91 
18 
24 
2021* 
83rd Ave & Indian School Rd 
170 
0.72 
0.95 
1.00 
0.90 
19 
27 
  
43rd Ave & Glendale Ave 
190 
0.80 
0.94 
0.82 
0.88 
20 
28 
2018 
35th Ave & Bell Rd 
150 
0.63 
0.89 
1.08 
0.87 
Note: *Location was studied as part of a corridor RSA.

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Figure 12: High-Crash Intersections (Top 20 Intersection Safety Score)

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BEHAVIOR CHARACTERISTICS 
In the period of 2015 to 2019, alcohol and drug-impaired drivers were responsible for 7,487 crashes, which 
represents 5% of all crashes on local and arterial roads in the City of Phoenix. However, of all 4,962 fatal and 
serious injury crashes, 1,117 (22%) were associated with impaired drivers. Figure 13 shows the distribution 
of crashes involving impaired drivers (alcohol, drugs) by the hour of the day. Unlike the total number of 
crashes that show two distinct peaks of crashes over the AM and PM traffic peaks (Figure 8), crashes 
involving impaired drivers are mostly concentrated during the late hours of the night (7 PM to 3 AM). 
 
Figure 13: Number of Crashes Involving Impaired Drivers, by Hour 
During the five years analyzed in this report, the total number of crashes involving unrestrained drivers 
show a steady decline. From 2015 to 2019, unrestrained driver crashes have reduced by approximately 20%. 
Figure 14 shows the injury severity of such crashes over the years. On average, about 7% of unrestrained 
driver crashes are fatal crashes, which is a significantly larger share compared to all crashes. 
 
Figure 14: Number of Crashes Involving Unrestrained Drivers, by Year and Injury Severity 
433
453
568
320
212
142
143
117
109
108
99
108
106
153
220
296
352
398
469
533
546
575
546
481
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Number of Crashes
309
250
264
252
266
191
163
164
123
138
251
270
249
234
206
115
110
120
96
100
63
61
46
61
40
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
Number of Crashes
No injury
Possible injury
Non-incapacitating injury
Incapacitating injury
Fatal

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Figure 15 shows the severity associated with speed-related crashes across the study period. While on 
average about 70% of speed-related crashes result in no injury, close to 2% of such crashes result in serious 
injury or fatality. 
 
Figure 15: Speed-Related Collisions, by Year and Injury Severity 
 
TRENDS BY PERSON TYPE 
This sub-section of the report further explores crashes involving pedestrians, bicyclists, older drivers, and 
younger drivers. The analysis period is from 2015 to 2019. Pedestrian and bicyclists are considered to be 
vulnerable roadway users; as there is little to no protection in collisions with motor vehicles. Crashes 
involving pedestrians and bicyclists are more likely to result in critical injuries. 
PEDESTRIANS 
Figure 16 shows the injury severity of crashes involving pedestrians on the City of Phoenix’s local and 
arterial roads from 2015 to 2019. While most (70%) motor-vehicle crashes result in no injury, that is not the 
case for crashes that involve pedestrians. Rather, 11% of crashes involving pedestrians were fatal and 22% 
resulted in serious injuries. In the five studied years, the number of crashes involving pedestrians trended 
upward, with 2019 crashes representing a 33% increase from 2015. 
9,894 
10,772 
10,947 
11,181 
10,844 
2,985
2,826
2,764
2,552
2,598
1,600
1,871
1,935
1,798
1,719
260
282
244
186
190
46
35
37
42
37
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
Number of Crashes
No Injury
Possible Injury
Minor injury
Major injury
Fatal
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Figure 16: Injury Severity for Crashes Involving Pedestrians, by Year 
 
Figure 17 shows the collision manner for the crashes involving pedestrians. As most of the collision manner 
categories developed for the Arizona Crash Report form are oriented towards motor vehicles, the most 
common collision manner reported on pedestrian crashes was “Other”, which is often selected by the 
responding police officer for crashes involving pedestrians or bicyclists. 
 
Figure 17: Collision Manner for Crashes Involving Pedestrians, by Year 
30; 4.9%
24; 3.1%
9; 1.1%
153; 24.8%
164; 21.4%
194; 23.9%
186; 22.5%
247; 30.1%
247; 40.0%
306; 39.7%
319; 39.2%
332; 40.2%
347; 42.3%
127; 20.6%
189; 24.5%
197; 24.2%
187; 22.7%
148; 18.0%
60; 9.7%
88; 11.4%
94; 11.6%
111; 13.5%
78; 9.5%
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
Number of Crashes
No injury
Possible injury
Minor injury
Serious injury
Fatal
31
9
10
7
2
6
5
2
0
0
1923
585
323
224
91
72
71
41
10
3
420
1
7
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
Other
Angle (front to side)(other than left turn)
Left turn
Head-on
Unknown
Rear-end
Sideswipe same direction
Sideswipe opposite direction
Rear-to-side
Rear-to-rear
Number of Crashes
No injury
Injury Crashes
Fatal Crashes
9; 1.1% 
0; 0%

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Figure 18 and Figure 19 show the distribution of pedestrian crashes by month and by hour, respectively. 
The months with the highest frequency of crashes involving pedestrians are November and December. The 
hours with the highest frequency of crashes involving pedestrians occur in the evening, from 6:00 pm to 
9:00 pm. 
 
Figure 18: Number of Crashes Involving Pedestrians, by Month 
 
 
Figure 19: Number of Crashes Involving Pedestrians, by Hour 
 
355
300
365
341
282
239
226
271
294
371
401
401
Number of Crashes
80
56
46
33
48
69
173
204
144
122
116
107
106
114
172
229
232
243
343
337
316
241
197
118
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Number of Crashes

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BICYCLISTS 
Similar to pedestrian crashes, crashes involving bicyclists registered higher rates of fatalities and serious 
injuries, with virtually no crashes being reported as property damage only (Figure 20). During the past five 
years, the number of bicycle-related crashes have trended downward. From 2015 to 2019, the number of 
crashes involving bicyclists has reduced by 32%. 
 
Figure 20: Injury Severity for Crashes Involving Bicyclists, by Year 
 
Figure 21 shows the collision manner for crashes involving bicyclists. As it was observed for pedestrian 
crashes, the most common collision manner was “Other”. However, for crashes involving bicyclists, a 
significant share of crashes was a result of angle crashes. 
 
Figure 21: Injury Severity for Crashes Involving Bicyclists, by Collision Manner (2015-2019) 
35; 8.0%
35; 7.2%
17; 3.6%
14; 3.6%
0
157; 35.8%
151; 31.1%
152; 32.3%
129; 33.6%
118; 39.6%
185; 42.2%
219; 45.2%
235; 50.0%
186; 48.4%
147; 49.3%
53; 12.1%
71; 14.6%; 
52; 11.1%
52; 13.5%
26; 8.7%
8; 1.8%
9; 1.9%
14; 3.0%
3; 0.8%
7; 2.3%
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
Share of Bicyclist Crashes
No injury
Possible injury
Minor injury
Serious injury
Fatal
29
51
6
5
5
1
1
2
1
817
761
152
73
52
36
21
19
1
1
41
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Other
Angle (front to side)(other than left turn)
Left turn
Sideswipe same direction
Head-on
Rear-end
Unknown
Sideswipe opposite direction
Rear-to-side
Rear-to-rear
Number of Crashes
No injury
Injury Crashes
Fatal Crashes
0

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Figure 22 and Figure 23 show the distribution of crashes involving bicyclists by month and by hour, 
respectively. The month with the highest number of crashes involving bicyclists was March. The highest 
number of crashes involving bicyclists correlates with vehicular morning and afternoon peak hours. 
 
Figure 22: Number of Crashes Involving Bicyclists, by Month 
 
 
Figure 23: Number of Crashes Involving Bicyclists, by Hour 
 
178
184
197
194
186
138
132
182
186
189
169
140
Number of Crashes
19
6
5
8
9
33
82
150
105
86
96
97
107
106
161
166
202
192
144
100
80
61
34
26
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Number of Crashes

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OLDER DRIVERS (Age 65 and Older) 
Older drivers (age 65 and older) were involved in 20,425 (13%) of all incidents reported in the City of 
Phoenix’s local and arterial roads from 2015 to 2019. Figure 24 shows the injury severity of those crashes. 
 
Figure 24: Injury Severity for Crashes Involving Older Drivers, 2015-2019 
 
The most common collision manner of crashes involving older drivers were rear-end and left-turn crashes 
are shown in Figure 25. Figure 26 shows the distribution of older driver crashes by month and Figure 27 
shows the distribution by hour of the day. The month with the highest number of crashes involving older 
drivers was March. The greatest frequency of older driver crashes occurs in the afternoon, from 2pm to 4pm. 
 
Figure 25: Collision Manner for Crashes Involving Older Drivers, by Year 
 
70%
16%
11%
2.6% 0.6%
All Crashes (N=151,877)
67%
17%
12%
2.8% 0.7%
Older Drivers (N=20,425)
No injury
Possible injury
Minor injury
Serious injury
Fatal
3,670 
3,230 
2,717 
2,787 
245 
277 
195 
267 
116 
119 
1,769 
2,050 
1,604 
327 
351 
174 
177 
88 
57 
18 
20 
12 
28 
26 
0
50 
9 
11 
1 
0
0
1 
 -
 1,000
 2,000
 3,000
 4,000
 5,000
 6,000
Rear-end
Left turn
Angle (front to side)(other than left turn)
Sideswipe same direction
Other
Single-vehicle
Head-on
Sideswipe opposite direction
Rear-to-rear
Rear-to-side
Unknown
Number of Crashes
No injury crashes
Injury crashes
Fatal crashes
12

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Figure 26: Number of Crashes Involving Older Drivers, by Month 
 
 
Figure 27: Number of Crashes Involving Older Drivers, by Hour 
1,687
1,767
1,912
1,705
1,613
1,426
1,444
1,697
1,685
1,859
1,770
1,860
Number of Crashes
90
35
36
33
59
186
467
1,000
1,146
1,168
1,321
1,468
1,639
1,609
1,820
1,976
1,826
1,614
1,183
702
449
298
201
99
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Number of Crashes

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YOUNGER DRIVERS (Age 24 and Younger) 
Younger drivers (age 24 and below) were involved in 62,512 (41%) of all incidents reported in the City of 
Phoenix’s local and arterial roads from 2015-2019. Figure 28 shows the injury severity of those crashes. 
 
 
Figure 28: Injury Severity for Crashes Involving Younger Drivers, 2015-2019 (N=62,512) 
 
 
Figure 29: Collision Manner for Crashes Involving Younger Drivers, by Year 
The most common collision manners of crashes involving younger drivers were rear-end and left-turn 
crashes (Figure 29). Figure 30 shows the distribution of younger driver crashes by month and Figure 31 
shows the distribution by hour of the day. The month with the highest number of crashes involving younger 
drivers was March. An increase in crash frequency was associated with the AM and PM peaks of vehicular 
travel. 
 
70%
16%
11%
2.6% 0.6%
All Crashes (N=151,877)
70%
17%
11%
2.3%
0.5%
Younger Driver (N=62,512)
No injury
Possible injury
Minor injury
Serious injury
Fatal
13,661
10,645
7,358
6,409
2,438
729
705
793
413
258
102
5,264
5,992
3,932
879
988
694
514
210
147
35
47
12
63
51
8
27
109
21
2
0
0
7
Rear-end
Left turn
Angle (front to side)(other than left turn)
Sideswipe same direction
Single-vehicle
Other
Head-on
Sideswipe opposite direction
Rear-to-rear
Rear-to-side
Unknown
Number of Crashes
Non injury crashes
Injury Crashes
Fatal  Crashes

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Figure 30: Number of Crashes Involving Younger Drivers, by Month 
 
 
Figure 31: Number of Crashes Involving Younger Drivers, by Hour 
 
4,975
5,225
5,685
5,496
5,180
4,604
4,383
5,494
5,317
5,516
5,380
5,258
Number of Crashes
827
586
602
408
471
814
1,850
4,119
3,062
1,980
2,036
2,557
3,285
3,319
4,353
5,606
5,916
6,007
4,519
2,854
2,357
2,115
1,728
1,142
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Number of Crashes

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TRENDS OF FATAL AND SERIOUS INJURY CRASHES 
This analysis uses the KABCO scale of crash severity, where “K” denotes a fatal crash, “A” is a serious injury 
crash, “B” is a minor injury crash, “C” is a possible injury crash, and “O” is a property damage-only crash. 
This subsection of the report further details crashes that resulted in at least one serious injury or fatality, 
and this sub-set of crashes are referred to as “KA” or “KSI” Crashes. A review of critical crashes can identify 
key trends for further investigation. Compared to reviewing fatal crashes only, reviewing the combination 
of fatal and serious injury crashes provides a greater sample size and reduces the volatility between years. 
KA CRASHES BY COLLISION MANNER 
Figure 32 compares the collision manner of KA crashes with crashes that resulted in no injury, possible 
injury, or minor injuries (BCO crashes). The most common collision manner of BCO crashes is rear-end 
crashes, while the most common collision manner for KA crashes is “Other”. It is important here to note 
that the “Other” category is often used to describe the collision manner of crashes involving pedestrians 
(Figure 17) and crashes involving bicyclists (Figure 21). The second and third most common collision 
manners for KA crashes are left-turn and angle crashes, respectively. 
 
Figure 32: Crashes by Collision Manner and Severity, 2015-2019 
5%
7%
23%
18%
2%
30%
14%
2%
25%
11%
23%
21%
5%
10%
3%
1%
Other
Single vehicle
Left turn
Angle (front to side)(other than left turn)
Head on
Rear end
Sideswipe same direction
Sideswipe opposite direction
No injury, possible injury, and non-incapacitating injury crashes (N=146,915)
KA crashes (N=4,962)

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KA CRASHES BY MONTH 
Figure 33 shows the distribution of KA crashes by month in the period of 2015 to 2019. Consistent with 
overall crash trends, the month with the highest number of fatal crashes was March and the lowest number 
of fatal crashes was observed in July. 
 
Figure 33: Number of Fatal and Serious Injury Crashes, by Month, 2015-2019 
KA CRASHES BY DAY OF WEEK 
Figure 34 shows the distribution of fatal and serious injury crashes by day of the week. The day with the 
highest frequency of serious crashes was Friday, and Sunday was the day with the lowest frequency of KA 
crashes. 
 
Figure 34: Number of Fatal and Serious Injuries Crashes, by Day of the Week 
412
425
511
481
399
360
340
372
358
462
444
398
Number of KA Crashes
552
646
718
767
805
823
651
Number of KA Crashes

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KA CRASHES BY TIME OF DAY 
When analyzing all crashes in the City of 
Phoenix’s local and arterial roads together, 
only 26% of them occur in dark conditions 
(Figure 7). However, 40% of KA crashes were 
reported to have occurred in dark conditions. 
Figure 35 shows that KA crashes are 
overrepresented in non-daylight conditions. 
 
 
 
 
 
Figure 35: Share of Fatal and Serious Injuries Crashes by 
Light Condition, 2015-2019 
 
 
Figure 36: Number of Fatal and Serious Injuries Crashes, by Hour and Lighting Condition 
KA CRASHES BY LOCATION 
The same criteria to determine the relationship to the closest junction applied to all crashes was applied 
to KA crashes. Figure 37 shows the crash location by year; about 50% of KA crashes were related to 
intersections or interchanges. 
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Number of KA Crashes
Dark
Dawn
Daylight
Dusk
Not available
32.7%
3.1%
4.1%
2.1%
55.3%
2.3%
< 1%
Light Condition (N=4,962)
 Dark- Lighted
 Dark - Not lighted
 Dark- Unknown lighting
 Dawn
 Daylight
 Dusk
 Not available

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Figure 37: Number of Fatal and Serious Injuries Crashes, by Relation to the Intersection 
When comparing the collision manner on intersection-related serious crashes (Figure 38) and all crashes 
(Figure 11), it can be seen that while rear-end crashes are the second most common intersection-related 
crashes, they represent less than 10% of serious crashes. The most common collision manner of 
intersection-related KA crashes were left-turn and angle crashes. 
 
 
Figure 38: Number of Intersection/Interchange-Related Fatal and Serious Injuries Crashes, by Collision Manner 
56%
51%
53%
47%
53%
44%
49%
47%
53%
47%
2015 (N=901)
2016 (N=1,168) 2017 (N=1,077)
2018 (N=979)
2019 (N=837)
Intersection/Interchange
Non-intersection/Non-Interchange
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
2%
2%
3%
3%
1%
4%
3%
2%
4%
3%
7%
6%
5%
5%
7%
10%
8%
10%
6%
8%
14%
18%
16%
18%
18%
29%
29%
27%
28%
29%
34%
34%
37%
34%
34%
2 0 1 5
( N = 5 0 3 )
2 0 1 6
( N = 5 9 6 )
2 0 1 7
( N = 5 6 6 )
2 0 1 8
( N = 4 6 4 )
2 0 1 9
( N = 4 4 5 )
Left turn
Angle (front to side)(other than left turn)
Other
Rear end
Single vehicle
Head on
Sideswipe same direction
Sideswipe opposite direction

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KA CRASHES BY BEHAVIOR 
Figure 39 depicts the frequency of unrestrained driving and speed violation in serious injury and fatal injury 
crashes. Crashes involving unrestrained drivers represent 16% of KA crashes, and speed-related crashes 
represent 29% of KA crashes.  
 
Figure 39: Frequency of Unrestrained Driving and Speed Violation in KA Crashes 
 
 
19.8%
14.6%
15.4%
16.0%
16.7%
35.1%
28.8%
28.0%
25.8%
30.1%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1,400
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
Number of Crashes
All KA Crashes
Unrestrained Driver
Speed violation

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COMPARISON TO STATEWIDE AND REGIONAL SAFETY TRENDS 
Nationwide summaries of all crashes are available from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 
(NHTSA) Annual Report Tables. NHTSA reports on a yearly basis crash summaries by diverse aspects, such 
as injury severity, first harmful event, and collision manner. 
The Arizona Strategic Traffic Safety Plan (ADOT STSP), published in October 2019, summarizes crash data 
from the ACIS database from 2009 to 2018. The crash statistics in the ADOT STSP are primarily reported at 
the person-level, which varies from the RTSIMS reporting, which is primarily at the crash-level. Furthermore, 
the ADOT STSP does not make any distinction between local roads and freeways while RTSIMS reports (for 
the purpose of this summary) focus on local and arterial roads only. For the purposes of this comparison, 
statewide data at the crash-level was retrieved from the ACIS database. 
From 2015 to 2018, 43% of the MAG Region’s local and arterial road collisions were registered in the City of 
Phoenix (Figure 40). In terms of population, City of Phoenix residents represent 36% of Maricopa County’s 
population. Figure 41 compares the injury severity of collisions reported in the state of Arizona, MAG Region 
local and arterial roads, and City of Phoenix local and arterial roads. The results indicate that the fatality 
rate (at the crash level) is rather similar among the geographies; from 2015 to 2018, 0.6% of all crashes 
reported on local and arterial roads were fatal crashes, both in the City of Phoenix and in the MAG Region, 
at the state level, about 0.7% of all reported crashes were fatal.  
 
Figure 40: Total Crashes Comparison of State of Arizona, MAG Region, and City of Phoenix 
  
116,609 
126,845 
127,534 
127,086 
129,782 
64,284 
71,357 
71,172 
70,764 
27,006 
30,912 
31,106 
31,026 
31,827 
 -
 20,000
 40,000
 60,000
 80,000
 100,000
 120,000
 140,000
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
Number of Crashes
 AZ - All Roads
 MAG - Local and Arterial Roads
 Phoenix - Local and Arterial Roads
↑11%
from 2015
↑10%
from 2015
↑18% 
from 2015

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Figure 41: Crash Severity Comparison of State of Arizona, MAG Region, and City of Phoenix (2015-2018) 
In the same period, fatal crashes in the City of Phoenix corresponded to 46.6% of the MAG Region’s fatal 
crashes. Figure 42 shows a similar comparison for fatal crashes registered on the two areas, in addition to 
the total crashes in the state of Arizona. Figure 43 shows the number of fatalities (person-level) registered 
per year in the state of Arizona and the City of Phoenix. During the five years under study, fatalities on the 
City of Phoenix’s local and arterial roads represented 21% of all Arizona’s traffic-related fatalities. This 
percentage is slightly lower than the share of Arizona residents living in Phoenix in the same period (23%). 
 
*Note: MAG data was sourced from the MAG Strategic Transportation Safety Plan, which analyzed data from 2009 to 
2018. Data from 2019 was not available for comparison. 
Figure 42: Fatal Crashes Comparison of Arizona, Maricopa County, and City of Phoenix 
 
 
Figure 43: Total Number of Fatalities (Persons) per Year Comparison, Arizona and City of Phoenix 
69%
15%
12%
3% 0.7%
Arizona - All Roads
(N=489,074)
No injury
Possible injury
Minor injury
Serious injury
Fatal
69%
16%
11%
3% 0.6%
MAG - Local and 
Arterials 
(N=277,577)
68%
17%
11%
3% 0.6%
Phoenix - Local and 
Arterials (N=120,050)
810
865
948
916
911
351
435
418
467
155
192
202
230
172
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019*
Number of Crashes
 AZ - All Roads
 MAG - Local and Arterial Roads
 Phoenix - Local and Arterial Roads
897 
952 
998 
1,011 
980 
166 
201 
212 
245 
180 
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
Number of Individuals
Arizona - All Roads
City of Phoenix - Local and Arterial Roads

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From 2018 to 2019, the number of fatalities in Arizona decreased by 3%.  Fatalities in the City of Phoenix 
(local and arterial roads) decreased by 26% from 2018 to 2019 (Figure 43); however, the year-to-year 
fluctuation in this data does not indicate a clear trend. National statistics on 2019 fatalities and percent 
change trends from 2018 are shown in Figure 44. 
 
 
Figure 44: 2019 Fatalities and Percent Changes From 2018, by State (Person-Level).  
(Source: FARS Data, NHTSA Graph)

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PEDESTRIANS 
A large share of traffic fatalities involve pedestrians. Figure 45 shows that the State of Arizona was above 
the national average, with pedestrians accounting for approximately 22% of 2019 fatalities. In the City of 
Phoenix, the share of fatalities that is represented by pedestrians grew from 37% in 2015 to 44% in 2019 
(Figure 46). 
 
 
Figure 45: Percentage of Total Fatalities Involving Pedestrians, by State (Persons) 
Source: FARS Data, NHTSA Graph 
 
*Note: Maricopa County information obtained from ACIS database. 
Figure 46: Share of Total Fatalities Who Were Pedestrians, Comparison across Geographies  
15%
16%
16%
17%
17%
18%
20%
23%
24%
22%
26%
28%
31%
34%
30%
37%
44%
45%
46%
44%
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
Share of Total Fatalities
US - All Roads
Arizona - All Roads
Maricopa County* - All Roads
Phoenix - Local and Arterial Roads

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Although the MAG STSP data does not exclude freeway crashes, an analysis of the data found that 98% of 
total pedestrian crashes in the 10-year studied period (2009-2018) occurred off-freeway, on the local and 
arterial roadway network. The analysis also found that the same percentage was true for bicycle-related 
crashes. Therefore; the MAG STSP and RTSIMS datasets are reasonably similar for comparison purposes. 
As shown in Figure 47, The percentage of pedestrian-related crashes was found to be 1.1% in all United 
States, 1.1% in the State of Arizona, 1.7% in the MAG region, and 2.5% in the City of Phoenix.  
Phoenix represents 36% of the County’s population and about 43% of local and arterial road crashes; 
however, 63% of Maricopa County’s pedestrian-related crashes occurred in the City of Phoenix’s local and 
arterial roads. 
 
*Note: MAG data was sourced from the MAG Strategic Transportation Safety Plan, which analyzed data from 2009 to 2018. Data from 
2019 was not available for comparison. 
Figure 47: Pedestrian Crashes per Year, Comparison across Geographies 
In terms of injury severity, the distribution of pedestrian-related crashes is very similar in the MAG Region 
and the City of Phoenix (Figure 48). The majority of crashes (63%) of both datasets result in possible or 
minor injury, while nearly one-quarter (22-23%) result in serious injury, and about 12% result in fatal injury. 
Only a very small portion of pedestrian-related crashes result in no injuries (2-3%). 
     
      
              
 
Figure 48: Severity of Pedestrian Crashes, Comparison across Geographies (2015-2018) 
1.1%
1.3%
1.1%
1.1%
1.1%
0.8%
1.1%
1.2%
1.3%
1.3%
1.6%
1.7%
1.7%
1.9%
2.3%
2.5%
2.6%
2.7%
2.6%
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
Share of All Crashes
US - All Roads
Arizona - All Roads
MAG All Roads
Phoenix - Local and Arterial Roads
*
3%
23%
38%
21%
15%
Arizona - All Roads
(N=5,470)
No injury
Possible injury
Minor injury
Serious injury
Fatal
3%
24%
39%
22%
12%
MAG - All Roads 
(N=4,803)
2%
23%
40%
23%
12%
Phoenix - Local 
and Arterials 
(N=3,026)

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BICYCLISTS 
As shown in Figure 49, the percentage of crashes involving bicyclists was similar between the two areas, 
with an average of 1.5% of total crashes in the MAG Region and 1.5% in the City of Phoenix. The injury 
severity distribution of bicyclist-related crashes is also similar between the two areas, as shown in Figure 
50. The majority of crashes (78-79%) of both datasets result in possible or minor injury, 13% result in serious 
injury, and 2% result in fatal injury. About 6-7% of bicyclist-related crashes resulted in no injuries. 
 
*Note: MAG data was sourced from the MAG Strategic Transportation Safety Plan, which analyzed data from 2009 to 2018. Data 
from 2019 was not available for comparison. 
Figure 49: Bicycle Crashes per Year, Comparison across Geographies  
 
 
Figure 50: Severity of Bicycle Crashes, Comparison across Geographies (2015-2018) 
 
 
0.8%
1.0%
0.8%
0.7%
0.8%
0.9%
1.1%
1.1%
1.0%
1.0%
1.6%
1.5%
1.5%
1.4%
1.6%
1.6%
1.5%
1.2%
0.9%
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
Share of All Crashes
US - All Roads
Arizona - All Roads
MAG All Roads
Phoenix - Local and Arterial Roads
*
7%
29%
49%
13%
2.2%
Arizona - All Roads
(N=5,101)
7%
31%
47%
13%
2.0%
MAG - All Roads 
(N=4,185)
6%
33%
46%
13%
1.9%
Phoenix - Local and
Arterials (N=1,777)
No injury
Possible injury
Minor injury
Serious injury
Fatal

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OLDER DRIVERS (65 and older) 
Other vulnerable user groups were also analyzed, including older drivers and younger drivers. Figure 51 
compares the number of crashes involving older drivers on all roads of the MAG Region and City of Phoenix’s 
local and arterial roads. Approximately 28% of the older driver crashes in the MAG Region were registered 
on City of Phoenix’s local and arterial roads.  
 
*Note: 2019 data was not available for the MAG Region per its Strategic Transportation Safety Plan. 
Figure 51: Older Driver Crashes per Year, MAG Region, and City of Phoenix 
Figure 52 shows a breakdown by injury severity for crashes on local and arterial roads involving older 
drivers in the period of 2015-2018. Compared to crashes involving all age groups, the percentage of fatal 
and serious injury crashes remained the same, with a slight shift from no injury to possible and minor injury 
crashes. The trends of older drivers are quite similar between the MAG Region and City of Phoenix. 
 
Figure 52: Severity of Older Driver Crashes, MAG Region and Phoenix (2015-2018) 
13,098 
14,222 
14,712 
15,244 
3,547 
4,087 
4,107 
4,279 
4,405 
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
Number of Crashes
Older Driver Crashes - MAG All Roads
Older Driver Crashes - Phoenix Local and Arterial Roads
*
67%
17%
12%
3% 0.6%
MAG (N=57,276)
65%
18%
13%
3% 0.7%
Phoenix (N=16,020)
No injury
Possible injury
Minor injury
Serious injury
Fatal

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YOUNGER DRIVERS (24 and below) 
Figure 53 compares the number of crashes involving younger drivers on all roads of the MAG Region and 
City of Phoenix’s local and arterial roads. Younger driver crashes on the City of Phoenix’s local and arterial 
roads represented about 31% of crashes involving younger drivers in the MAG Region.  
 
*Note: MAG data was sourced from the MAG Strategic Transportation Safety Plan, which analyzed data from 2009 to 2018. Data from 
2019 was not available for comparison. 
Figure 53: Younger Driver Crashes per Year, MAG Region, and City of Phoenix 
 
Figure 54 shows that the severity of crashes on local and arterial roads involving younger drivers was similar 
in both geographies. In addition, the younger driver crashes are generally consistent with the overall crash 
summaries of each area for all age groups.  
 
Figure 54: Severity of Younger Driver Crashes, MAG Region and Phoenix (2015-2018) 
38,098 
41,849 
41,230 
40,718 
11,250 
12,897 
12,828 
12,594 
12,944 
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019*
Number of Crashes
Young Driver Crashes - MAG All Roads
Young Driver Crashes - Phoenix Local and Arterials
70%
16%
12%
2%
0.4%
MAG (161,895)
70%
17%
11%
2%
0.5%
Phoenix (N=49,569)
No injury
Possible injury
Minor injury
Serious injury
Fatal

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CONCLUSION 
Crash queries were obtained through the Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) software tool for 
crash analysis, the Regional Transportation Safety Information Management System (RTSIMS). This report 
used existing tools to conduct a safety analysis of the past five years, and compared trends to regional and 
statewide data. The following key findings are based on a review of RTSIMS crash data from 2015 to 2019: 
• 
An annual average 30,376 crashes per year were reported during the five year study period. This 
equates to 83 crashes per day.  
• 
Crashes on arterial and local roadways in the City of Phoenix increased by a rate of about 4.4% per 
year. This trend suggests that the crash frequency increased at a higher rate than the City’s 
population, which in the same period grew 1.5% per year, on average.  
• 
Most crashes result in no injury (70%), approximately one-quarter result in possible or minor injury 
(27%), 2.6% result in serious injury, and 0.6% result in fatal injury. This equates to two serious injury 
crashes occurring each day, and one fatal crash occurring every other day. 
• 
The percentage of fatal and serious injury crashes has remained generally consistent over the past 
five years; however the percentage of no injury crashes has steadily increased over time.  
• 
Rear end crashes were the most common collision manner, followed by left-turn crashes. These 
two crash types account for about half of all crashes.  
• 
For fatal and serious injury crashes, the “Other” collision manner was reported most frequent 
(25%), which is commonly selected for crashes involving pedestrians and bicyclists. Other frequent 
crash types for fatal and serious injury crashes were left-turn (23%) and angle (21%). 
• 
Crashes involving unrestrained drivers (i.e, lack of seatbelt, helmet use) have reduced in frequency.  
• 
Due to lack of protection on impact, pedestrians and bicyclists (vulnerable users) are more 
frequently seriously injured when involved in motor vehicle crashes. In the City of Phoenix, crashes 
involving bicyclists and pedestrians represent nearly half (48%) of all fatal crashes. 
• 
A greater share of pedestrian crashes is occurring in Phoenix compared to other agencies within 
the MAG Region. Phoenix represents 36% of Maricopa County’s population and about 43% of the 
County’s local and arterial road crashes; however, 63% of County crashes involving pedestrians 
occurred on City of Phoenix’s local and arterial roads.  
• 
Bicyclist crashes are occurring at a greater rate in Phoenix than in other agencies within the MAG 
Region. About 43% of all crashes involving bicyclists in Maricopa County occurred on City of 
Phoenix’s local and arterial roads.  
• 
For all crash severities, the majority of crashes occur during daylight hours (71%), with the 
remaining 29% of crashes occurring during dawn, dusk, or dark conditions. 
• 
A correlation exists between injury severity and lighting condition; fatal and serious injury crashes 
occurred more frequently during dawn, dusk, and dark conditions (45%) compared to daylight 
conditions (55%). 
The MAG RTSIMS tool provided the ability to retrieve data quickly for numerous Citywide statistics. During 
the analysis process, several discrepancies were identified when comparing to past Phoenix data, which is 
common when comparing different datasets. The City of Phoenix conducts a robust data scrubbing process 
each year, which confirms crashes exist within the City of Phoenix boundaries, omits freeway crashes, and 
reviews characteristics of crashes in detail to correct the manner of collision if originally mis-coded. The 
RTSIMS crash data is not scrubbed, and comes directly from ADOT ACIS. These differences, along with 
variations in the querying process, are acknowledged as part of this report. This data contained in this

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report is intended to provide preliminary information; later stages of this project will modernize the existing 
City of Phoenix crash analysis process to improve and enhance data analytics and visualization.

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APPENDIX A:  RTSIMS QUERY OUTPUTS

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Total Crashes
Total Injuries
Total Fatalities
Year
Number of Crashes
All Arterials and Local Roads Crashes by Year (Phoenix)
0K
5K
10K
15K
20K
25K
30K
35K
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
Years: 
2015,2016,2017,2018,2019
All 
Crashes
Injury
Crashes
Fatal 
Crashes
Total 
Injuries
Total
Fatalities
Year
 14,120
 166
2015
 27,006
 9,023
 155
 14,688
 201
2016
 30,912
 9,701
 192
 14,463
 212
2017
 31,106
 9,641
 202
 12,637
 245
2018
 31,026
 8,527
 230
 12,008
 180
2019
 31,827
 8,232
 172
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No Injury
Possible Injury
Non-Incapacitating
Year
Number of Crashes
All Arterials and Local Roads Crashes by Year 
(Phoenix)
0K
4K
8K
12K
16K
20K
24K
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
Incapacitating Injury
Fatal
Unknown
Years: 
2015,2016,2017,2018,2019
No 
Injury
Possible
Injury
Non
Incapacitating 
Incapacitating
Injury
Fatal
Year
Unknown
Total
2015
 17,828
 5,508
 2,769
 746
 155
 0
 27,006
2016
 21,019
 5,018
 3,707
 976
 192
 0
 30,912
2017
 21,263
 5,139
 3,627
 875
 202
 0
 31,106
2018
 22,269
 4,400
 3,378
 749
 230
 0
 31,026
2019
 23,423
 4,509
 3,058
 665
 172
 0
 31,827
2

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Total Crashes
Total Injuries
Total Fatalities
Month
Number of Crashes
All Arterials and Local Roads Crashes by Month (Phoenix)
0K
2K
4K
6K
8K
10K
12K
14K
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Years: 
2015,2016,2017,2018,2019
All 
Crashes
Injury
Crashes
Fatal 
Crashes
Total 
Injuries
Total
Fatalities
Month
 5,668
 87
January
 12,337
 3,781
 80
 5,602
 83
February
 12,553
 3,726
 77
 6,320
 107
March
 13,809
 4,188
 102
 5,978
 88
April
 13,146
 3,948
 83
 5,679
 75
May
 12,474
 3,761
 71
 5,035
 86
June
 11,359
 3,334
 84
 4,901
 67
July
 10,920
 3,239
 65
 5,732
 83
August
 13,199
 3,800
 78
 5,698
 68
September
 12,736
 3,786
 67
 6,009
 93
October
 13,267
 4,028
 85
 5,789
 80
November
 13,065
 3,825
 75
 5,505
 87
December
 13,012
 3,708
 84
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Total Crashes
Total Injuries
Total Fatalities
Weekday
Number of Crashes
All Arterials and Local Roads Crashes by Weekday (Phoenix)
0K
4K
8K
12K
16K
20K
24K
28K
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Years: 
2015,2016,2017,2018,2019
All 
Crashes
Injury
Crashes
Fatal 
Crashes
Total 
Injuries
Total
Fatalities
Weekday
 6,163
 165
Sunday
 13,603
 3,924
 148
 9,677
 104
Monday
 21,920
 6,501
 97
 10,925
 128
Tuesday
 24,139
 7,352
 128
 11,067
 124
Wednesday
 23,994
 7,462
 115
 11,059
 162
Thursday
 24,394
 7,367
 151
 11,430
 157
Friday
 26,020
 7,533
 153
 7,595
 164
Saturday
 17,807
 4,985
 159
4

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Total Crashes
Total Injuries
Total Fatalities
Hour
Number of Crashes
All Arterials and Local Roads Crashes by Hour (Phoenix)
0K
2K
4K
6K
8K
10K
12K
14K
16K
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
Years: 
2015,2016,2017,2018,2019
All 
Crashes
Injury
Crashes
Fatal 
Crashes
Total 
Injuries
Total
Fatalities
Hour
 686
 45
0
 1,846
 492
 43
 515
 49
1
 1,438
 357
 43
 603
 34
2
 1,581
 415
 31
 384
 15
3
 1,133
 282
 15
 492
 26
4
 1,424
 367
 24
 1,123
 24
5
 2,481
 791
 24
 2,551
 48
6
 5,128
 1,709
 46
 5,498
 22
7
 10,326
 3,447
 22
 4,081
 18
8
 8,515
 2,684
 17
 3,008
 27
9
 5,832
 1,949
 21
 2,995
 21
10
 5,866
 1,962
 20
 3,454
 24
11
 6,934
 2,247
 23
 3,902
 22
12
 8,150
 2,553
 22
 3,847
 28
13
 8,296
 2,485
 28
 4,396
 32
14
 10,377
 2,924
 30
 5,222
 34
15
 13,166
 3,529
 33
 5,662
 50
16
 14,120
 3,817
 48
 5,387
 48
17
 13,608
 3,668
 47
 4,493
 68
18
 10,005
 2,944
 67
 2,799
 88
19
 6,286
 1,875
 81
5

All 
Crashes
Injury
Crashes
Fatal 
Crashes
Total 
Injuries
Total
Fatalities
Hour
 2,270
 91
20
 5,054
 1,584
 88
 1,994
 88
21
 4,345
 1,332
 81
 1,553
 56
22
 3,508
 1,027
 51
 1,001
 46
23
 2,458
 684
 46
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Total Crashes
Total Injuries
Total Fatalities
Collision Manner
Number of Crashes
All Arterials and Local Roads Crashes by Collision Manner (Phoenix)
0K
5K
10K
15K
20K
25K
30K
35K
40K
45K
UNKNOWN
SINGLE_VEHICLE
SIDESWIPE_SAME_DIRECTION
SIDESWIPE_OPPOSITE_DIRECTION
REAR_TO_SIDE
REAR_TO_REAR
REAR_END
OTHER
LEFT_TURN
HEAD_ON
ANGLE (front to side)(other than left
turn)
Years: 
2015,2016,2017,2018,2019
All 
Crashes
Injury
Crashes
Fatal 
Crashes
Total 
Injuries
Total
Fatalities
Collision Manner
 267
 23
UNKNOWN
 853
 208
 21
 3,301
 129
SINGLE_VEHICLE
 10,875
 2,824
 114
 3,071
 13
SIDESWIPE_SAME_DIRECTION
 20,560
 2,312
 11
 801
 5
SIDESWIPE_OPPOSITE_DIRECTION
 2,791
 530
 4
 123
 0
REAR_TO_SIDE
 938
 88
 0
 483
 0
REAR_TO_REAR
 1,295
 315
 0
 18,618
 43
REAR_END
 44,146
 12,372
 42
 3,718
 504
OTHER
 5,797
 3,264
 491
 20,044
 123
LEFT_TURN
 34,390
 12,247
 117
 2,226
 50
HEAD_ON
 3,266
 1,340
 43
 15,264
 114
ANGLE (front to side)(other than left turn)
 26,966
 9,624
 108
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No Injury
Possible Injury
Non-Incapacitating
Collision Manner
Number of Crashes
All Arterials and Local Roads Crashes by Collision 
Manner (Phoenix)
0K
5K
10K
15K
20K
25K
30K
35K
ANGLE (front to side)(other than left turn)
HEAD_ON
LEFT_TURN
OTHER
REAR_END
REAR_TO_REAR
REAR_TO_SIDE
SIDESWIPE_OPPOSITE_DIRECTION
SIDESWIPE_SAME_DIRECTION
SINGLE_VEHICLE
UNKNOWN
Incapacitating Injury
Fatal
Unknown
Years: 
2015,2016,2017,2018,2019
No 
Injury
Possible
Injury
Non
Incapacitating 
Incapacitating
Injury
Fatal
Collision Manner
Unknown
Total
UNKNOWN
 624
 92
 83
 33
 21
 0
 853
SINGLE_VEHICLE
 7,937
 1,092
 1,296
 436
 114
 0
 10,875
SIDESWIPE_SAME_DI
RECTION
 18,237
 1,434
 741
 137
 11
 0
 20,560
SIDESWIPE_OPPOSIT
E_DIRECTION
 2,257
 273
 206
 51
 4
 0
 2,791
REAR_TO_SIDE
 850
 51
 32
 5
 0
 0
 938
REAR_TO_REAR
 980
 214
 87
 14
 0
 0
 1,295
REAR_END
 31,732
 8,394
 3,519
 459
 42
 0
 44,146
OTHER
 2,042
 1,118
 1,464
 682
 491
 0
 5,797
LEFT_TURN
 22,026
 6,375
 4,824
 1,048
 117
 0
 34,390
HEAD_ON
 1,883
 547
 568
 225
 43
 0
 3,266
ANGLE (front to side)
(other than left turn)
 17,234
 4,984
 3,719
 921
 108
 0
 26,966
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Total Crashes
Total Injuries
Total Fatalities
Age
Number of Crashes
All Arterials and Local Roads Crashes by Age (Phoenix)
0K
10K
20K
30K
40K
50K
60K
0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85-89
90-94
95-99
100-104
110-114
115-119
250-254
255-259
Years: 
2015,2016,2017,2018,2019
All 
Crashes
Injury
Crashes
Fatal 
Crashes
Total 
Injuries
Total
Fatalities
Age
 10,327
 79
0-4
 15,012
 5,044
 58
 9,807
 72
5-9
 13,433
 4,610
 57
 9,808
 74
10-14
 13,047
 4,686
 66
 24,805
 275
15-19
 41,762
 13,697
 216
 28,302
 352
20-24
 52,790
 16,849
 312
 24,645
 283
25-29
 46,706
 14,698
 255
 19,859
 212
30-34
 37,610
 12,038
 194
 17,208
 207
35-39
 32,390
 10,307
 189
 14,790
 159
40-44
 28,351
 9,012
 150
 14,531
 153
45-49
 27,132
 8,924
 146
 13,036
 192
50-54
 24,501
 8,072
 186
 10,821
 153
55-59
 21,184
 6,869
 148
 8,482
 138
60-64
 15,723
 5,305
 136
 6,159
 93
65-69
 11,171
 3,798
 91
 4,168
 64
70-74
 7,282
 2,520
 64
 2,594
 57
75-79
 4,441
 1,567
 55
 1,510
 31
80-84
 2,528
 887
 31
 755
 21
85-89
 1,327
 465
 20
 225
 9
90-94
 386
 134
 8
 40
 1
95-99
 60
 23
 1
9
Note: This data reflects the age of Driver #1.

All 
Crashes
Injury
Crashes
Fatal 
Crashes
Total 
Injuries
Total
Fatalities
Age
 8
 1
100-104
 4
 2
 1
 441
 22
110-114
 1,088
 260
 22
 2,842
 178
115-119
 2,525
 1,137
 163
 58
 0
250-254
 151
 38
 0
 8,987
 45
255-259
 32,424
 6,618
 43
10

Safety Analysis Report
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Total Crashes
Total Injuries
Total Fatalities
Sex
Number of Crashes
All Arterials and Local Roads Crashes by Sex (Phoenix)
0K
40K
80K
120K
160K
200K
240K
F
M
U
Years: 
2015,2016,2017,2018,2019
All 
Crashes
Injury
Crashes
Fatal 
Crashes
Total 
Injuries
Total
Fatalities
Sex
 3,885
 45
 18,466
 3,093
 43
 111,383
 937
F
 188,984
 63,102
 841
 117,777
 1,731
M
 221,819
 70,564
 1,581
 1,163
 158
U
 3,759
 801
 147
11

Safety Analysis Report
7/19/2021
Total Crashes
Total Injuries
Total Fatalities
Injury Severity
Number of Crashes
All Arterials and Local Roads Crashes by Injury Severity (Phoenix)
0K
20K
40K
60K
80K
100K
120K
O
C
B
A
K
Years: 
2015,2016,2017,2018,2019
All 
Crashes
Injury
Crashes
Fatal 
Crashes
Total 
Injuries
Total
Fatalities
Injury Severity
 0
 0
O
 105,802
 0
 0
 35,153
 0
C
 24,574
 24,574
 0
 25,533
 0
B
 16,539
 16,539
 0
 6,710
 0
A
 4,011
 4,011
 0
 520
 1,004
K
 951
 0
 951
12

Safety Analysis Report
7/19/2021
Total Crashes
Total Injuries
Total Fatalities
Month
Number of Crashes
All Arterials and Local Roads Older Driver Crashes by Month (Phoenix)
0
400
800
1200
1600
2000
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Years: 
2015,2016,2017,2018,2019
All 
Crashes
Injury
Crashes
Fatal 
Crashes
Total 
Injuries
Total
Fatalities
Month
 874
 11
January
 1,687
 556
 11
 885
 14
February
 1,767
 575
 14
 1,004
 14
March
 1,912
 619
 12
 925
 7
April
 1,705
 590
 7
 881
 11
May
 1,613
 556
 11
 748
 13
June
 1,426
 457
 12
 759
 9
July
 1,444
 463
 9
 856
 9
August
 1,697
 536
 9
 854
 14
September
 1,685
 539
 14
 955
 18
October
 1,859
 595
 18
 864
 7
November
 1,770
 560
 7
 914
 14
December
 1,860
 589
 14
13

Safety Analysis Report
7/19/2021
Total Crashes
Total Injuries
Total Fatalities
Month
Number of Crashes
All Arterials and Local Roads Younger Driver Crashes by Month (Phoenix)
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Years: 
2015,2016,2017,2018,2019
All 
Crashes
Injury
Crashes
Fatal 
Crashes
Total 
Injuries
Total
Fatalities
Month
 2,538
 33
January
 4,975
 1,579
 31
 2,477
 29
February
 5,225
 1,567
 23
 2,749
 38
March
 5,685
 1,724
 35
 2,627
 30
April
 5,496
 1,607
 29
 2,471
 30
May
 5,180
 1,557
 28
 2,195
 28
June
 4,604
 1,386
 26
 2,053
 17
July
 4,383
 1,297
 15
 2,556
 29
August
 5,494
 1,587
 26
 2,563
 15
September
 5,317
 1,618
 15
 2,686
 30
October
 5,516
 1,703
 22
 2,536
 26
November
 5,380
 1,576
 24
 2,375
 28
December
 5,258
 1,501
 26
14

Safety Analysis Report
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Total Crashes
Total Injuries
Total Fatalities
Month
Number of Crashes
All Arterials and Local Roads Pedestrian Crashes by Month (Phoenix)
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Years: 
2015,2016,2017,2018,2019
All 
Crashes
Injury
Crashes
Fatal 
Crashes
Total 
Injuries
Total
Fatalities
Month
 342
 40
January
 355
 310
 40
 293
 35
February
 300
 260
 35
 372
 45
March
 365
 314
 44
 313
 35
April
 341
 294
 35
 269
 34
May
 282
 240
 32
 227
 37
June
 239
 200
 36
 209
 31
July
 226
 192
 30
 261
 30
August
 271
 237
 29
 284
 35
September
 294
 254
 34
 362
 40
October
 371
 325
 40
 403
 38
November
 401
 361
 37
 387
 39
December
 401
 356
 39
15

Safety Analysis Report
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Total Crashes
Total Injuries
Total Fatalities
Month
Number of Crashes
All Arterials and Local Roads Bicyclist Crashes by Month (Phoenix)
0
40
80
120
160
200
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Years: 
2015,2016,2017,2018,2019
All 
Crashes
Injury
Crashes
Fatal 
Crashes
Total 
Injuries
Total
Fatalities
Month
 169
 4
January
 178
 163
 4
 172
 0
February
 184
 169
 0
 188
 6
March
 197
 182
 6
 184
 5
April
 194
 179
 5
 179
 2
May
 186
 175
 2
 129
 3
June
 138
 128
 3
 129
 1
July
 132
 128
 1
 174
 3
August
 182
 169
 3
 175
 6
September
 186
 171
 6
 184
 3
October
 189
 177
 3
 162
 6
November
 169
 158
 6
 138
 2
December
 140
 134
 2
16

Safety Analysis Report
7/19/2021
Total Crashes
Total Injuries
Total Fatalities
Hour
Number of Crashes
All Arterials and Local Roads Older Driver Crashes by Hour (Phoenix)
0
400
800
1200
1600
2000
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
Years: 
2015,2016,2017,2018,2019
All 
Crashes
Injury
Crashes
Fatal 
Crashes
Total 
Injuries
Total
Fatalities
Hour
 46
 2
0
 90
 30
 2
 14
 2
1
 35
 10
 2
 25
 0
2
 36
 19
 0
 14
 0
3
 33
 10
 0
 24
 4
4
 59
 15
 4
 117
 2
5
 186
 72
 2
 280
 4
6
 467
 170
 4
 652
 3
7
 1,000
 373
 3
 629
 5
8
 1,146
 399
 5
 616
 4
9
 1,168
 408
 4
 734
 8
10
 1,321
 468
 8
 849
 5
11
 1,468
 504
 4
 893
 9
12
 1,639
 569
 9
 818
 4
13
 1,609
 501
 4
 811
 15
14
 1,820
 521
 14
 877
 6
15
 1,976
 571
 6
 848
 7
16
 1,826
 535
 7
 777
 17
17
 1,614
 471
 17
 611
 12
18
 1,183
 402
 11
 386
 11
19
 702
 246
 11
17

All 
Crashes
Injury
Crashes
Fatal 
Crashes
Total 
Injuries
Total
Fatalities
Hour
 226
 10
20
 449
 153
 10
 138
 5
21
 298
 96
 5
 88
 2
22
 201
 61
 2
 46
 4
23
 99
 31
 4
18

Safety Analysis Report
7/19/2021
Total Crashes
Total Injuries
Total Fatalities
Hour
Number of Crashes
All Arterials and Local Roads Younger Driver Crashes by Hour (Phoenix)
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
7000
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
Years: 
2015,2016,2017,2018,2019
All 
Crashes
Injury
Crashes
Fatal 
Crashes
Total 
Injuries
Total
Fatalities
Hour
 359
 18
0
 827
 233
 16
 266
 20
1
 586
 165
 14
 282
 11
2
 602
 180
 8
 179
 3
3
 408
 123
 3
 193
 8
4
 471
 138
 6
 428
 7
5
 814
 274
 7
 1,022
 12
6
 1,850
 654
 11
 2,294
 8
7
 4,119
 1,383
 8
 1,599
 7
8
 3,062
 990
 6
 1,078
 14
9
 1,980
 660
 10
 1,122
 10
10
 2,036
 696
 10
 1,359
 12
11
 2,557
 846
 11
 1,649
 10
12
 3,285
 1,031
 10
 1,634
 10
13
 3,319
 1,015
 10
 1,995
 13
14
 4,353
 1,212
 12
 2,417
 12
15
 5,606
 1,547
 11
 2,542
 12
16
 5,916
 1,634
 12
 2,468
 10
17
 6,007
 1,592
 9
 2,114
 15
18
 4,519
 1,310
 15
 1,356
 27
19
 2,854
 824
 23
19

All 
Crashes
Injury
Crashes
Fatal 
Crashes
Total 
Injuries
Total
Fatalities
Hour
 1,066
 24
20
 2,357
 703
 21
 1,089
 28
21
 2,115
 672
 28
 786
 24
22
 1,728
 484
 21
 529
 18
23
 1,142
 336
 18
20

Safety Analysis Report
7/19/2021
Total Crashes
Total Injuries
Total Fatalities
Hour
Number of Crashes
All Arterials and Local Roads Pedestrian Crashes by Hour (Phoenix)
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
Years: 
2015,2016,2017,2018,2019
All 
Crashes
Injury
Crashes
Fatal 
Crashes
Total 
Injuries
Total
Fatalities
Hour
 63
 23
0
 80
 57
 23
 46
 16
1
 56
 39
 16
 44
 12
2
 46
 34
 12
 31
 7
3
 33
 26
 7
 44
 7
4
 48
 41
 7
 61
 11
5
 69
 58
 11
 165
 18
6
 173
 152
 18
 237
 7
7
 204
 194
 7
 154
 4
8
 144
 139
 4
 124
 9
9
 122
 113
 9
 118
 3
10
 116
 113
 2
 116
 3
11
 107
 97
 3
 117
 2
12
 106
 101
 2
 122
 6
13
 114
 106
 6
 184
 7
14
 172
 163
 6
 230
 6
15
 229
 218
 6
 239
 8
16
 232
 216
 8
 252
 11
17
 243
 224
 11
 329
 41
18
 343
 296
 41
 304
 58
19
 337
 278
 56
21

All 
Crashes
Injury
Crashes
Fatal 
Crashes
Total 
Injuries
Total
Fatalities
Hour
 263
 62
20
 316
 245
 60
 197
 53
21
 241
 184
 53
 169
 40
22
 197
 156
 38
 113
 25
23
 118
 93
 25
22

Safety Analysis Report
7/19/2021
Total Crashes
Total Injuries
Total Fatalities
Hour
Number of Crashes
All Arterials and Local Roads Bicyclist Crashes by Hour (Phoenix)
0
40
80
120
160
200
240
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
Years: 
2015,2016,2017,2018,2019
All 
Crashes
Injury
Crashes
Fatal 
Crashes
Total 
Injuries
Total
Fatalities
Hour
 15
 4
0
 19
 15
 4
 4
 1
1
 6
 4
 1
 4
 0
2
 5
 4
 0
 5
 3
3
 8
 5
 3
 8
 1
4
 9
 8
 1
 28
 2
5
 33
 28
 2
 81
 3
6
 82
 76
 3
 148
 0
7
 150
 141
 0
 102
 0
8
 105
 101
 0
 88
 1
9
 86
 85
 1
 93
 1
10
 96
 92
 1
 91
 4
11
 97
 89
 4
 102
 0
12
 107
 102
 0
 97
 3
13
 106
 96
 3
 155
 3
14
 161
 152
 3
 154
 2
15
 166
 153
 2
 193
 3
16
 202
 190
 3
 191
 1
17
 192
 183
 1
 138
 0
18
 144
 137
 0
 96
 2
19
 100
 91
 2
23

All 
Crashes
Injury
Crashes
Fatal 
Crashes
Total 
Injuries
Total
Fatalities
Hour
 72
 3
20
 80
 70
 3
 56
 2
21
 61
 55
 2
 36
 1
22
 34
 31
 1
 26
 1
23
 26
 25
 1
24

7/19/2021
Total Crashes
Total Injuries
Total Fatalities
Collision Manner
Number of Crashes
Safety Analysis Report
All Arterials and Local Roads Older Driver Crashes by Collision Manner (Phoenix)
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
UNKNOWN
SINGLE_VEHICLE
SIDESWIPE_SAME_DIRECTION
SIDESWIPE_OPPOSITE_DIRECTION
REAR_TO_SIDE
REAR_TO_REAR
REAR_END
OTHER
LEFT_TURN
HEAD_ON
ANGLE (front to side)(other than left
turn)
Years: 
2015,2016,2017,2018,2019
All 
Crashes
Injury
Crashes
Fatal 
Crashes
Total 
Injuries
Total
Fatalities
Collision Manner
 26
 1
UNKNOWN
 50
 20
 1
 198
 10
SINGLE_VEHICLE
 460
 174
 9
 431
 0
SIDESWIPE_SAME_DIRECTION
 3,114
 327
 0
 155
 1
SIDESWIPE_OPPOSITE_DIRECTION
 356
 88
 1
 27
 0
REAR_TO_SIDE
 137
 18
 0
 96
 0
REAR_TO_REAR
 173
 57
 0
 2,774
 12
REAR_END
 5,451
 1,769
 12
 441
 51
OTHER
 646
 351
 50
 3,430
 28
LEFT_TURN
 5,308
 2,050
 28
 346
 11
HEAD_ON
 383
 177
 11
 2,595
 27
ANGLE (front to side)(other than left turn)
 4,347
 1,604
 26
25

7/19/2021
Total Crashes
Total Injuries
Total Fatalities
Collision Manner
Number of Crashes
Safety Analysis Report
All Arterials and Local Roads Younger Driver Crashes by Collision Manner (Phoenix)
0K
4K
8K
12K
16K
20K
UNKNOWN
SINGLE_VEHICLE
SIDESWIPE_SAME_DIRECTION
SIDESWIPE_OPPOSITE_DIRECTION
REAR_TO_SIDE
REAR_TO_REAR
REAR_END
OTHER
LEFT_TURN
HEAD_ON
ANGLE (front to side)(other than left
turn)
Years: 
2015,2016,2017,2018,2019
All 
Crashes
Injury
Crashes
Fatal 
Crashes
Total 
Injuries
Total
Fatalities
Collision Manner
 75
 9
UNKNOWN
 156
 47
 7
 1,210
 36
SINGLE_VEHICLE
 3,453
 988
 27
 1,240
 10
SIDESWIPE_SAME_DIRECTION
 7,296
 879
 8
 344
 3
SIDESWIPE_OPPOSITE_DIRECTION
 1,005
 210
 2
 50
 0
REAR_TO_SIDE
 293
 35
 0
 240
 0
REAR_TO_REAR
 560
 147
 0
 8,162
 13
REAR_END
 18,937
 5,264
 12
 902
 116
OTHER
 1,532
 694
 109
 10,079
 66
LEFT_TURN
 16,700
 5,992
 63
 915
 25
HEAD_ON
 1,240
 514
 21
 6,609
 55
ANGLE (front to side)(other than left turn)
 11,341
 3,932
 51
26

7/19/2021
Total Crashes
Total Injuries
Total Fatalities
Collision Manner
Number of Crashes
Safety Analysis Report
All Arterials and Local Roads Pedestrian Crashes by Collision Manner (Phoenix)
0
400
800
1200
1600
2000
2400
UNKNOWN
SIDESWIPE_SAME_DIRECTION
SIDESWIPE_OPPOSITE_DIRECTION
REAR_TO_SIDE
REAR_TO_REAR
REAR_END
OTHER
LEFT_TURN
HEAD_ON
ANGLE (front to side)(other than left
turn)
Years: 
2015,2016,2017,2018,2019
All 
Crashes
Injury
Crashes
Fatal 
Crashes
Total 
Injuries
Total
Fatalities
Collision Manner
 98
 2
UNKNOWN
 95
 91
 2
 82
 0
SIDESWIPE_SAME_DIRECTION
 76
 71
 0
 47
 0
SIDESWIPE_OPPOSITE_DIRECTION
 43
 41
 0
 10
 0
REAR_TO_SIDE
 10
 10
 0
 3
 0
REAR_TO_REAR
 3
 3
 0
 113
 1
REAR_END
 79
 72
 1
 2,076
 427
OTHER
 2,374
 1,923
 420
 394
 8
LEFT_TURN
 340
 323
 7
 250
 0
HEAD_ON
 231
 224
 0
 649
 1
ANGLE (front to side)(other than left turn)
 595
 585
 1
27

7/19/2021
Total Crashes
Total Injuries
Total Fatalities
Collision Manner
Number of Crashes
Safety Analysis Report
All Arterials and Local Roads Bicyclist Crashes by Collision Manner (Phoenix)
0
200
400
600
800
1000
UNKNOWN
SIDESWIPE_SAME_DIRECTION
SIDESWIPE_OPPOSITE_DIRECTION
REAR_TO_SIDE
REAR_TO_REAR
REAR_END
OTHER
LEFT_TURN
HEAD_ON
ANGLE (front to side)(other than left
turn)
Years: 
2015,2016,2017,2018,2019
All 
Crashes
Injury
Crashes
Fatal 
Crashes
Total 
Injuries
Total
Fatalities
Collision Manner
 21
 0
UNKNOWN
 22
 21
 0
 77
 0
SIDESWIPE_SAME_DIRECTION
 78
 73
 0
 19
 0
SIDESWIPE_OPPOSITE_DIRECTION
 21
 19
 0
 1
 0
REAR_TO_SIDE
 2
 1
 0
 1
 0
REAR_TO_REAR
 1
 1
 0
 38
 0
REAR_END
 37
 36
 0
 836
 41
OTHER
 887
 817
 41
 159
 0
LEFT_TURN
 158
 152
 0
 54
 0
HEAD_ON
 57
 52
 0
 777
 0
ANGLE (front to side)(other than left turn)
 812
 761
 0
28

Safety Analysis Report
7/19/2021
All Arterials and Local Roads Older Driver Crashes by 
Injury Severity (Phoenix)
A
2.8%
B
12.3%
C
17.4%
K
0.7%
O
66.8%
Total:
100.0%
All Crashes
A
9.9%
B
39.2%
C
49.9%
K
1.0%
O
0.0%
Total:
100.0%
Injury Crashes
A
0.0%
B
0.0%
C
0.0%
K
100.0%
O
0.0%
Total:
100.0%
Fatal Crashes
Years: 
2015,2016,2017,2018,2019
All 
Crashes
Injury Crashes
Fatal 
Crashes
Total 
Injuries
Total Fatalities
Injury Severity
 0
 0
O
 13,652
 0
 0
 5,248
 0
C
 3,545
 3,545
 0
 4,127
 0
B
 2,518
 2,518
 0
 1,044
 0
A
 572
 572
 0
 100
 141
K
 138
 0
 138
29

Safety Analysis Report
7/19/2021
All Arterials and Local Roads Younger Driver Crashes by 
Injury Severity (Phoenix)
A
2.3%
B
10.8%
C
16.8%
K
0.5%
O
69.6%
Total:
100.0%
All Crashes
A
9.3%
B
37.5%
C
52.3%
K
1.0%
O
0.0%
Total:
100.0%
Injury Crashes
A
0.0%
B
0.0%
C
0.0%
K
100.0%
O
0.0%
Total:
100.0%
Fatal Crashes
Years: 
2015,2016,2017,2018,2019
All 
Crashes
Injury Crashes
Fatal 
Crashes
Total 
Injuries
Total Fatalities
Injury Severity
 0
 0
O
 43,511
 0
 0
 15,597
 0
C
 10,472
 10,472
 0
 11,170
 0
B
 6,776
 6,776
 0
 2,773
 0
A
 1,454
 1,454
 0
 286
 333
K
 300
 0
 300
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All Arterials and Local Roads Pedestrian Crashes by 
Injury Severity (Phoenix)
A
22.0%
B
40.3%
C
24.5%
K
11.2%
O
1.9%
Total:
100.0%
All Crashes
A
26.2%
B
44.7%
C
27.4%
K
1.7%
O
0.0%
Total:
100.0%
Injury Crashes
A
0.0%
B
0.0%
C
0.0%
K
100.0%
O
0.0%
Total:
100.0%
Fatal Crashes
Years: 
2015,2016,2017,2018,2019
All 
Crashes
Injury Crashes
Fatal 
Crashes
Total 
Injuries
Total Fatalities
Injury Severity
 0
 0
O
 72
 0
 0
 1,021
 0
C
 944
 944
 0
 1,664
 0
B
 1,551
 1,551
 0
 974
 0
A
 848
 848
 0
 63
 439
K
 431
 0
 431
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All Arterials and Local Roads Bicyclist Crashes by Injury 
Severity (Phoenix)
A
12.2%
B
46.8%
C
34.1%
K
2.0%
O
4.9%
Total:
100.0%
All Crashes
A
13.2%
B
50.5%
C
36.2%
K
0.1%
O
0.0%
Total:
100.0%
Injury Crashes
A
0.0%
B
0.0%
C
0.0%
K
100.0%
O
0.0%
Total:
100.0%
Fatal Crashes
Years: 
2015,2016,2017,2018,2019
All 
Crashes
Injury Crashes
Fatal 
Crashes
Total 
Injuries
Total Fatalities
Injury Severity
 0
 0
O
 101
 0
 0
 718
 0
C
 707
 707
 0
 1,001
 0
B
 972
 972
 0
 262
 0
A
 254
 254
 0
 2
 41
K
 41
 0
 41
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No Injury
Possible Injury
Non-Incapacitating
Year
Number of Crashes
All Arterials and Local Roads Older Driver Crashes by 
Year (Phoenix)
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
Incapacitating Injury
Fatal
Unknown
Years: 
2015,2016,2017,2018,2019
No 
Injury
Possible
Injury
Non
Incapacitating 
Incapacitating
Injury
Fatal
Year
Unknown
Total
2015
 2,273
 732
 403
 112
 27
 0
 3,547
2016
 2,604
 750
 559
 146
 28
 0
 4,087
2017
 2,691
 713
 552
 120
 31
 0
 4,107
2018
 2,932
 687
 519
 111
 30
 0
 4,279
2019
 3,152
 663
 485
 83
 22
 0
 4,405
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No Injury
Possible Injury
Non-Incapacitating
Year
Number of Crashes
All Arterials and Local Roads Younger Driver Crashes 
by Year (Phoenix)
0
2000
4000
6000
8000
10000
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
Incapacitating Injury
Fatal
Unknown
Years: 
2015,2016,2017,2018,2019
No 
Injury
Possible
Injury
Non
Incapacitating 
Incapacitating
Injury
Fatal
Year
Unknown
Total
2015
 7,302
 2,448
 1,163
 285
 52
 0
 11,250
2016
 8,758
 2,150
 1,552
 378
 59
 0
 12,897
2017
 8,773
 2,179
 1,501
 313
 62
 0
 12,828
2018
 9,089
 1,859
 1,334
 240
 72
 0
 12,594
2019
 9,589
 1,836
 1,226
 238
 55
 0
 12,944
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No Injury
Possible Injury
Non-Incapacitating
Year
Number of Crashes
All Arterials and Local Roads Pedestrian Crashes by 
Year (Phoenix)
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
Incapacitating Injury
Fatal
Unknown
Years: 
2015,2016,2017,2018,2019
No 
Injury
Possible
Injury
Non
Incapacitating 
Incapacitating
Injury
Fatal
Year
Unknown
Total
2015
 30
 153
 247
 127
 60
 0
 617
2016
 24
 164
 306
 189
 88
 0
 771
2017
 9
 194
 319
 197
 94
 0
 813
2018
 9
 186
 332
 187
 111
 0
 825
2019
 0
 247
 347
 148
 78
 0
 820
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No Injury
Possible Injury
Non-Incapacitating
Year
Number of Crashes
All Arterials and Local Roads Bicyclist Crashes by 
Year (Phoenix)
0
40
80
120
160
200
240
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
Incapacitating Injury
Fatal
Unknown
Years: 
2015,2016,2017,2018,2019
No 
Injury
Possible
Injury
Non
Incapacitating 
Incapacitating
Injury
Fatal
Year
Unknown
Total
2015
 35
 157
 185
 53
 8
 0
 438
2016
 35
 151
 219
 71
 9
 0
 485
2017
 17
 152
 235
 52
 14
 0
 470
2018
 14
 129
 186
 52
 3
 0
 384
2019
 0
 118
 147
 26
 7
 0
 298
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Total Crashes
Total Injuries
Total Fatalities
Year
Number of Crashes
Safety Analysis Report
All Arterials and Local Roads Car Involved Crashes by Year (Phoenix)
0K
4K
8K
12K
16K
20K
24K
28K
32K
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
Years: 
2015,2016,2017,2018,2019
All 
Crashes
Injury
Crashes
Fatal 
Crashes
Total 
Injuries
Total
Fatalities
Year
 13,604
 147
2015
 25,962
 8,605
 137
 14,343
 175
2016
 30,195
 9,393
 167
 14,120
 185
2017
 30,426
 9,330
 175
 12,196
 197
2018
 30,130
 8,148
 182
 11,620
 155
2019
 30,847
 7,897
 147
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Total Crashes
Total Injuries
Total Fatalities
Year
Number of Crashes
Safety Analysis Report
All Arterials and Local Roads Truck Involved Crashes by Year (Phoenix)
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
Years: 
2015,2016,2017,2018,2019
All 
Crashes
Injury
Crashes
Fatal 
Crashes
Total 
Injuries
Total
Fatalities
Year
 1,433
 19
2015
 3,218
 884
 17
 746
 19
2016
 2,487
 511
 19
 847
 15
2017
 2,543
 557
 15
 1,347
 18
2018
 3,807
 905
 18
 1,431
 18
2019
 4,683
 986
 15
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Safety Analysis Report
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All Arterials and Local Roads Car Involved Crashes by 
Injury Severity (Phoenix)
A
2.5%
B
10.6%
C
16.3%
K
0.5%
O
70.1%
Total:
100.0%
All Crashes
A
9.6%
B
37.3%
C
52.3%
K
0.7%
O
0.0%
Total:
100.0%
Injury Crashes
A
0.0%
B
0.0%
C
0.0%
K
100.0%
O
0.0%
Total:
100.0%
Fatal Crashes
Years: 
2015,2016,2017,2018,2019
All 
Crashes
Injury Crashes
Fatal 
Crashes
Total 
Injuries
Total Fatalities
Injury Severity
 0
 0
O
 103,379
 0
 0
 34,446
 0
C
 23,984
 23,984
 0
 24,602
 0
B
 15,709
 15,709
 0
 6,343
 0
A
 3,680
 3,680
 0
 492
 859
K
 808
 0
 808
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No Injury
Possible Injury
Non-Incapacitating
Year
Number of Crashes
All Arterials and Local Roads Car Involved Crashes 
by Year (Phoenix)
0K
4K
8K
12K
16K
20K
24K
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
Incapacitating Injury
Fatal
Unknown
Years: 
2015,2016,2017,2018,2019
No 
Injury
Possible
Injury
Non
Incapacitating 
Incapacitating
Injury
Fatal
Year
Unknown
Total
2015
 17,220
 5,347
 2,589
 669
 137
 0
 25,962
2016
 20,635
 4,930
 3,558
 905
 167
 0
 30,195
2017
 20,921
 5,051
 3,468
 811
 175
 0
 30,426
2018
 21,800
 4,275
 3,200
 673
 182
 0
 30,130
2019
 22,803
 4,381
 2,894
 622
 147
 0
 30,847
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No Injury
Possible 
Non-Incapacitating
Hour
Number of Crashes
Alcohol Impaired Drivers, 2015-2019
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
Incapacitating
Fatal
No
Injury
Possible 
Injury
Non- 
Incapacitating Incapacitating
Fatal
Unknown
Hour
Total Total
 43
 42
 0
0
 394
 83
 108
 670
 39
 71
 0
1
 399
 105
 104
 718
 86
 47
 0
2
 522
 135
 122
 912
 40
 27
 0
3
 271
 52
 93
 483
 18
 19
 0
4
 151
 56
 70
 314
 13
 10
 0
5
 104
 51
 49
 227
 16
 18
 0
6
 95
 41
 37
 207
 18
 5
 0
7
 95
 17
 25
 160
 7
 11
 0
8
 65
 26
 30
 139
 16
 4
 0
9
 69
 28
 26
 143
 11
 7
 0
10
 63
 20
 39
 140
 11
 7
 0
11
 100
 27
 19
 164
 4
 6
 0
12
 79
 29
 29
 147
 2
 6
 0
13
 121
 30
 67
 226
 30
 4
 0
14
 179
 87
 42
 342
 33
 7
 0
15
 273
 59
 76
 448
 50
 19
 0
16
 316
 103
 87
 575
 42
 21
 0
17
 376
 121
 148
 708
 68
 38
 0
18
 479
 147
 140
 872
45
(Phoenix)

No
Injury
Possible 
Injury
Non- 
Incapacitating Incapacitating
Fatal
Unknown
Hour
Total Total
 99
 70
 0
19
 472
 135
 158
 934
 69
 91
 0
20
 472
 164
 176
 972
 80
 96
 0
21
 529
 158
 155
 1,018
 99
 70
 0
22
 489
 139
 156
 953
 67
 61
 0
23
 404
 112
 149
 793
Filters:
TrafficUnit.UnitType = DRIVER
Person.Physical = ALCOHOL
Year
Between
2015
2019
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No Injury
Possible 
Non-Incapacitating
Hour
Number of Crashes
Impaired Drivers 2015 - 2019
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
Incapacitating
Fatal
No
Injury
Possible 
Injury
Non- 
Incapacitating Incapacitating
Fatal
Unknown
Hour
Total Total
 29
 26
 0
0
 259
 51
 68
 433
 28
 40
 0
1
 261
 59
 65
 453
 50
 30
 0
2
 327
 79
 82
 568
 26
 17
 0
3
 182
 34
 61
 320
 13
 13
 0
4
 107
 38
 41
 212
 7
 10
 0
5
 70
 29
 26
 142
 11
 16
 0
6
 65
 25
 26
 143
 11
 7
 0
7
 59
 20
 20
 117
 7
 7
 0
8
 54
 18
 23
 109
 12
 9
 0
9
 48
 20
 19
 108
 10
 4
 0
10
 49
 16
 20
 99
 9
 6
 0
11
 60
 19
 14
 108
 8
 6
 0
12
 52
 19
 21
 106
 4
 10
 0
13
 77
 21
 41
 153
 16
 12
 0
14
 117
 48
 27
 220
 23
 10
 0
15
 172
 38
 53
 296
 32
 21
 0
16
 185
 58
 56
 352
 23
 15
 0
17
 210
 67
 83
 398
 36
 29
 0
18
 265
 72
 67
 469
47
(Phoenix)

No
Injury
Possible 
Injury
Non- 
Incapacitating
Incapacitating
Fatal
Unknown
Hour
Total Total
 54
 46
 0
19
 265
 75
 93
 533
 42
 59
 0
20
 269
 84
 92
 546
 45
 62
 0
21
 296
 83
 89
 575
 57
 40
 0
22
 279
 79
 91
 546
 33
 36
 0
23
 260
 61
 91
 481
Filters:
Person.PersonType = DRIVER
Year
Between
2015
2019
Person.Physical = ALCOHOL,DRUGS
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No Injury
Possible 
Non-Incapacitating
Collision Manner
Number of Crashes
Safety Analysis Report
Signalized Intersection Left Turn and Angle Collisions 2015 - 2019
0K
2K
4K
6K
8K
10K
12K
LEFT_TURN
ANGLE (front to side)(other than left turn)
Incapacitating
Fatal
No
Injury
Possible 
Injury
Non- 
Incapacitating
Incapacitating
Fatal
Unknown
Collision Manner
TotalTotal
 656
 72
 0
LEFT_TURN
 10,555
 3,555
 2,880
 17,718
 445
 44
 0
ANGLE (front to side)(other than left turn)
 6,523
 2,244
 1,751
 11,007
Filters:
Incident.CollisionManner = ANGLE (front to side)(other than left turn),LEFT_TURN
TrafficUnit.ControlType = 
TRAFFIC_CONTROL_SIGNAL,FLASHING_TRAFFIC_CONTROL_SIGNAL,SIGNAL
Year
Between
2015
2019
49
(Phoenix)

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No Injury
Possible 
Non-Incapacitating
Year
Number of Crashes
Safety Analysis Report 
Speed-Related Collisions 2015 - 2019
0K
2K
4K
6K
8K
10K
12K
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
Incapacitating
Fatal
No
Injury
Possible 
Injury
Non- 
Incapacitating
Incapacitating
Fatal
Unknown
Year
Total Total
 268
 48
 0
2015
 9,974
 3,017
 1,631
 14,938
 297
 39
 0
2016
 10,894
 2,860
 1,902
 15,992
 261
 41
 0
2017
 11,084
 2,795
 1,967
 16,148
 199
 54
 0
2018
 11,282
 2,580
 1,818
 15,933
 201
 51
 0
2019
 10,980
 2,623
 1,743
 15,598
Filters:
Person.Violation = SPEED_TO_FAST_FOR_CONDITIONS,EXCEEDED_LAWFUL_SPEED
Person.PersonType = DRIVER
Year
Between
2015
2019
50
(Phoenix)

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No Injury
Possible 
Non-Incapacitating
Year
Number of Crashes
Safety Analysis Report 
Unrestrained Driver Collisions 2015 - 2019
0
40
80
120
160
200
240
280
320
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
Incapacitating
Fatal
No
Injury
Possible 
Injury
Non- 
Incapacitating
Incapacitating
Fatal
Unknown
Year
Total Total
 115
 63
 0
2015
 309
 191
 251
 929
 110
 61
 0
2016
 250
 163
 270
 854
 120
 46
 0
2017
 264
 164
 249
 843
 96
 61
 0
2018
 252
 123
 234
 766
 100
 40
 0
2019
 266
 138
 206
 750
Filters:
Year
Between
2015
2019
Person.PersonType = DRIVER
Person.SafetyDevice = None Used
51
(Phoenix)