Phoenix Accident Data — 2025 Update from the Law Badgers Crash Pipeline

At Law Badgers, we built a crash data pipeline that aggregates information from three sources: the NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), the Arizona 511 real-time traffic system, and Phoenix Police Department calls-for-service records. Here’s what the data is telling us in 2025.

The Numbers Keep Climbing

Our Phoenix PD dataset now covers 397,481 traffic accidents from 2018 through 2026 — an average of 47,000+ per year. The year-over-year trend has not improved.

Our Maricopa County fatal crash analysis showed a 71% increase from 2015 to 2023. The elevated fatality rate has not declined: 2023 was the county’s worst year on record.

Where the Crashes Are

The geographic patterns remain consistent:

Highways: I-10 continues to lead all Arizona roads in fatal crashes. I-17, US-60, and the Loop freeways follow.

Surface streets: Indian School Road, McDowell Road, and the West Phoenix grid continue to be the deadliest surface-street corridors in the state.

Timing: Friday 3-6 PM remains the peak accident window. The late-night DUI window (10 PM – 2 AM) on weekends remains the secondary spike.

Hit-and-runs Remain an Epidemic

The rate of hit-and-run incidents — approximately 20,000 per year — has not meaningfully changed. This remains one of Phoenix’s most urgent traffic safety problems.

What We’re Watching

We continue to monitor several trends: the impact of Arizona’s hands-free law on distracted driving crashes, wrong-way driver incidents on Phoenix-area freeways, pedestrian fatality rates in the West Phoenix corridor, and construction zone accidents as major highway projects continue.

Why This Matters for Your Case

Data doesn’t just tell a story — it strengthens legal cases. When we represent a client injured on Indian School Road, we can show that this road was the site of 134 fatal crashes from 2015 through 2023. When we argue that an intersection was dangerous, we can prove it with federal data.

No other personal injury firm in Phoenix has built this analysis. The Law Badgers invest in data because we invest in winning.

If you’ve been injured in a Phoenix car accident, call (833) DTF-IGHT for a free consultation.