The 10 Most Dangerous Intersections in Tempe, According to Two Years of ADOT Data

One intersection dominates Tempe's numbers in the Metro Phoenix Dangerous Intersections Study, the two-year ADOT-data analysis published by our sister outlet AZ Crash Data. Here are the city's ten highest-crash intersections for 2023-2024, exactly as the study ranks them.

Tempe

| Rank | Intersection | Crashes | People injured | Deaths | |---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | Broadway Rd & Price Rd | 129 | 46 | 0 | | 2 | Price Rd & University Dr | 71 | 39 | 0 | | 3 | McClintock Dr & University Dr | 69 | 23 | 0 | | 4 | Rural Rd & University Dr | 62 | 25 | 0 | | 5 | Apache Blvd & McClintock Dr | 57 | 21 | 0 | | 6 | Apache Blvd & Rural Rd | 56 | 19 | 0 | | 7 | Priest Dr & Southern Ave | 52 | 23 | 0 | | 8 | Baseline Rd & Mill Ave | 52 | 15 | 0 | | 9 | Broadway Rd & Rural Rd | 51 | 28 | 0 | | 10 | Priest Dr & University Dr | 50 | 27 | 0 |

What stands out in the Tempe data

• Broadway & Price is in a class of its own — 129 crashes in two years, nearly double the second-ranked crossing and the second-highest count of any surface intersection in the study region behind Phoenix's 99th & Lower Buckeye. The Loop 101 interchange ramps feeding this crossing give it some of the heaviest turning volumes in the East Valley.
• University Drive appears four times (Price, McClintock, Rural, and Priest) — the campus-adjacent east-west arterial carries a remarkable share of the city's concentrated crash activity, with Apache Boulevard adding two more entries one mile south.
• Zero deaths across the top ten despite high crash counts — consistent with the lower speeds and dense signal spacing around the university core.

Reading this as a driver

For Tempe drivers, the data points at the Price corridor approaches and the University/Apache grid. The habits that match it: extra patience at the 101 interchange crossings, generous gaps on unprotected lefts, and particular attention to pedestrians and cyclists near campus — this part of the Valley carries some of its heaviest foot and bike traffic.

The full regional study — top-25 regional table, deadliest crossings, and per-city tables for a dozen Valley cities — is available at AZ Crash Data.

Data: ADOT crash-level records, 2023-2024, via the AZ Crash Data intersections study. Crash records describe where collisions occurred, not who was at fault. Safe Roads AZ and AZ Crash Data are both published by Ironwood Media Group LLC.