What are the 10 Most Dangerous Intersections in Phoenix, AZ?

10 Most Dangerous Intersections

The ten most dangerous intersections in the Phoenix-Metro area are mostly in Phoenix proper. Using crash data collected between 2016 and 2020, the Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) ranked intersections by their overall Crash Risk, which factors in the frequency of crashes, the severity of the injury, and crash type. Here are the top ten most dangerous intersections:

99th Avenue and Lower Buckeye Road, Phoenix – 353 crashes
75th Avenue and Indian School Road, Phoenix – 258 crashes
67th Avenue and McDowell Road, Phoenix – 245 crashes
67th Avenue and Indian School Road, Phoenix – 269 crashes
51st Avenue and McDowell Road, Phoenix – 209 crashes
75th Avenue and McDowell Road, Phoenix – 225 crashes
43rd Avenue and Bethany Home Road, Phoenix – 196 crashes
51st Avenue and Camelback Road, Glendale – 206 crashes
Rural Road and University Drive, Tempe – 217 crashes
24th Street and Baseline Road, Phoenix – 205 crashees

How can intersection with fewer crashes can be more dangerous?

MAG ranked the intersections by creating a Weighted Intersection Safety Score (ISS) that consists of:

25% Crash Frequency Score (the ratio of the crash frequency at the intersection compared to the intersection with the most crashes)
50% Crash Severity Score (the ratio of the crash severity value for the intersection compared to the intersection with the maximum crash severity value)
25% Crash Type Score (the ratio between the crash type costs at the intersection compared to the intersection with the highest crash type costs)

As a result of this methodology, some intersections with fewer crashes were still considered to have a higher crash risk. Generally, the rankings can be interpreted to suggest that the intersections with the highest crash risk are the intersections with the most fatalities or catastrophic injuries. According to MAG, regional crash statistics show that 60% of traffic-related injuries and 40% of fatalities occur at the top 5 intersections. Therefore, you might want to be extra vigilant when approaching and going through these intersections.

Other intersections to be careful around, because of crash frequency, include:

99th Avenue and McDowell Road, Avondale – 209 crashes
27th Avenue and Camelback Road, Phoenix – 202 crashes
83rd Avenue and Bell Road, Glendale – 196 crashes
51st Avenue and Indian School Road, Phoenix – 196 crashes
43rd Avenue and Thomas Road, Phoenix – 195 crashes

Other intersections to be careful around, because of crash severity, include:

27th Avenue and Camelback Road, Phoenix
43rd Avenue and McDowell Road, Phoenix
Southern Avenue and Stapley Drive, Mesa
43rd Avenue and Peoria Avenue, Phoenix
75th Avenue and Thomas Road, Phoenix

You will quickly notice that 99th Avenue and 43rd Avenue are particularly dangerous roads, as are McDowell Road and Camelback Road.

Arizona Crash Facts

In 2021, the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) reported over 121,000 vehicle crashes in the state, which was a significant increase over 2020. Over 104,000 of those crashes occurred in urban areas like Phoenix-metro, with Phoenix seeing almost 41,000 crashes. Not surprisingly, 70% of all fatal crashes in Arizona occurred in urban areas, with Phoenix seeing around 25% of fatal crashes.

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