Tombstone, AZ truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Tombstone: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Tombstone and Cochise County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Cochise County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
5 of 1,003 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
How Cochise County compares with Arizona
Cochise County against Arizona and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Cochise County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Cochise County | Arizona | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 68.7 | 35.9 | 49.7 | 1.9× the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 7.2 | 5.2 | 3.4 | 1.4× the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.24 | 0.19 | 0.49 | 1.3× the state |
| Garbage-truck share | 0.5% | 1.6% | 2.3% | 66% below the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 1.1% | 3.2% | 6.2% | 67% below the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 15.1% | 22.6% | 23.7% | 33% below the state |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 4.1% | 5.3% | 13.8% | 22% below the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 39.6% | 42.1% | 41.9% | same |
| After dark | 33.4% | 30.0% | 24.8% | 1.1× the state |
Cochise County sits below Arizona on garbage-truck share, on snow, slush or ice and morning rush (6–10 am). It runs above Arizona on crashes per 100k residents / yr, deaths per 100 crashes and injuries per crash.
What stands out in Cochise County: 1 in 189 crashes involve a garbage truck (5 since 2015), vs 1.6% across Arizona.
Overview
Since 2015, 1,003 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Cochise County. They injured 256 people and killed 71.
That averages about one truck crash every 4 days in fully reported years.
Only 2 truck crashes were reported in Tombstone since 2015; patterns below come from Cochise County as a whole.
When crashes happen
July has the most truck crashes, 10.6% of the yearly total, while November has the fewest (5.9%).
November through March accounts for 39.6% of truck crashes here, compared with 42.1% in Arizona.
The busiest hour is 1–2 pm, with 8.5% of truck crashes.
1.1% of truck crashes here happened on snow, slush or ice, against 3.2% across Arizona.
Where crashes happen
NHTSA lists no located fatal large-truck crashes within 10 miles of Tombstone since 2015.
Garbage & waste trucks
Garbage and refuse trucks were involved in 5 crashes, 0.5% of the total, against 1.6% across Arizona.
Route planning tips for Tombstone fleets
- Review driver schedules for July, the month with the most truck crashes.
- Paste your stops into the free Route Planner to see the risk score, safer alternatives and low bridges.
About the data
Crash counts come from the FMCSA crash file (police-reported crashes involving trucks over 10,000 lb); fatal-crash locations come from NHTSA FARS. Text on this page states only what these numbers show.
Truck crashes by year: all trucks vs garbage trucks
Seasonality: when trucks crash in Cochise County
By hour of day
Most dangerous roads for trucks
No fatal crashes involving a large truck with a road name were recorded within 10 miles since 2015.
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Cochise County) |
|---|---|
| I-10 Noncard@M303 | 14 |
| I-10 Noncard@M306 | 10 |
| I-10 Noncard@M375 | 9 |
| I-10 @ Mp-373 | 8 |
| I-10 Noncard@M344 | 6 |
| I-10 Noncard@M340 | 6 |
| I-10 Noncard@M318 | 6 |
| Sr-90@02W Whetstone Commerce Dr | 5 |
Tombstone at a glance
| Population | 1,382 |
| Land area | 9.3 sq mi |
| Density | 149 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 85638) | $37,604 |
| Median home value (ZIP 85638) | $186,286 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Cochise County since the 1990s
Combines the FMCSA crash file (all reported truck crashes, real coverage from about 1990) with NHTSA FARS (fatal crashes involving a large truck, 1982–2024).
| Decade | Truck crashes / yr | Change | Fatal crashes / yr (FARS) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22 | — | 3.3 |
| 2000s | 52 | +134% | 3.5 |
| 2010s | 39 | -24% | 2.7 |
| 2020s | 93 | +138% | 4.8 |
From the 1990s to the 2020s, yearly reported truck crashes went from 22 to 93. Some of the change may reflect how crashes were reported. Fatal large-truck crashes: 3.5 a year in 2016–19, 4.8 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Tombstone
How many truck crashes happen in Tombstone?
Cochise County has had 1,003 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 256 people and killing 71.
When do most truck crashes happen in Tombstone?
The worst month is July: 10.6% of truck crashes in Cochise County happen then.
Are garbage truck crashes common in Tombstone?
Garbage trucks were involved in 5 reported crashes in Cochise County since 2015 (0.5% of truck crashes).
How does Tombstone compare with Arizona for truck crashes?
Cochise County records 68.7 truck crashes per 100,000 residents a year, against 35.9 across Arizona.
How do I plan a garbage truck route in Tombstone?
Paste your stops into the free CurbWaste Route Planner: it scores your route against fatal-crash locations, suggests safer alternatives and flags low bridges.
2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.