9/19/22

The number of traffic accidents in Yavapai County increased in 2021 compared to 2020. When breaking it down on a city-by-city basis, Prescott had the most crashes, 656 in 2021 compared to 528 in 2020. Prescott Valley had 519 accidents in 2021 compared to 403 in 2020. In Chino Valley, there were 175 crashs in 2021 and 161 in 2020. Cottonwood reported 304 traffic accidents in 2021 and 297 in 2020. Of those accidents, 12 resulted in deaths in 2021, compared to nine in 2020. Prescott, Prescott Valley, Chino Valley, and Cottonwood combined for 661 accident-related injuries in 2021 compared to 566 accident-related injuries in 2020.