Where accidents happen most?

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With larger populations come more car accidents, regardless of speeds involved, weather conditions, or other factors such as driver impairment and speeding. The Phoenix and Tucson areas lead the state with the sheer number of car accidents. Statistics seem to indicate that a larger concentration of cars means more accidents. Accidents are happening more often in urban areas. Urban versus Rural areas Over the years, the population of Arizona has shifted from a widely rural dispersion to one concentrated in urban areas such as Phoenix and Tucson. The number of accidents in these areas is greater than in rural areas. Yet, due to the speeds involved, accidents in urban areas result in fewer fatalities than in rural areas. In 2020, urban crashes had a 12.78 percent fatality rate, whereas rural accidents were at 19.9 percent The number of rural collisions with motor vehicles in transport in 2020 was 6,173, with 153 killed. In the Phoenix area alone, there were 71,611 crashes; in the Tucson area, collisions were at 8,841, and the surrounding area 3,448. The rest of the states were much lower, though fatalities were higher per capita in rural areas. Flagstaff was among the larger areas of car accidents but these larger cities greatly overshadowed it. Rural driving on highways, interstates, and other long stretches of roads generally involves higher speeds, which account for greater force overcome safety features such as airbags and crumple zones. However, the percentage of fatalities is per incident, not to say that rural driving is more dangerous and results in more fatalities. According to the data collected, rural crashes remained reasonably consistent throughout the week, and urban crashes mostly happened during weekdays, with the highest percentage on a Friday and a sharp decrease following on the weekends. Throughout the year, rural crashes and fatalities were consistent monthly. In urban areas, however, crashes in Arizona throughout 2020 started strong in January, dropped in April, and then gradually increased throughout the year. The state’s pandemic lockdowns beginning in March and April might have skewed this information, which would have reduced the number of drivers on city roads and highways. Phoenix and other urban areas Phoenix is the largest city in Arizona and has the most significant number of car accidents in the state. It is the area that has been affected the most by growth, with a sprawling metropolitan area encompassing a large jurisdiction, connected by interstates, highways, and an increasing number of subdivisions and formerly rural areas that the metro infrastructure absorbed. The Pima County and Pinal County areas are next, which have also been affected by an influx of new residents over the last few decades. However, Pinal County has experienced a decrease in fatalities, whereas Pima and Maricopa Counties have seen an increase. The Phoenix area looks to be the hot spot when it comes to where the most accidents occur. Regardless of the weather, types of surface, or terrain, most accidents seem to rely on traffic congestion, which these days is considerable in a city of nearly five million people and counting. Tucson comes in second place, with a few other growing communities in Arizona edging up to urban levels as their population grows. Though accidents seem to result in more fatalities in rural areas, the frequency isn't nearly as common as in the cities. Road conditions, remoteness of areas, and especially the speeds people travel outside of urban areas account for this. Regardless, Phoenix and other urban areas are where most accidents occur. Putting so many people into an area seems to be the biggest contributing factor to accidents since so many occur on clear days on straight, dry roads. The common denominator is larger numbers of people in multiple vehicle accidents.

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