Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Bay City, Michigan
City in Bay County · Michigan · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 2
- Fatal crashes
- 2
- Population
- 32K
In 2024, 2 people died in 2 fatal crashes in Bay City, Michigan. That was 100.0% more than in 2023 (1) and the most since 2022. The death rate was 6.2 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.7 in Bay County, 10.9 in Michigan and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2021 and 2024, 10 people died, an average of 2.5 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
6.2
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About half the rate in Bay County, Michigan: 12.7
- About 55 percent of the rate in Michigan: 10.9
- About half the rate in the United States: 11.5
+100%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
1 death in 2023, 2 in 2024
- Bay County, Michigan: -13%
- Michigan: +0%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 |
People who died within 30 days of a crash. A fatal crash can kill more than one person.
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| Category | Deaths per 100,000 |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 12.3 |
| 2022 | 9.3 |
| 2023 | 3.1 |
| 2024 | 6.3 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
0%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 5 percent of the share in Michigan: 14%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 2 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Bay City | Share in Bay County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 15% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 15% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 0 | 0% | 38% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 31% |
Alcohol-impaired and speeding-related count everyone killed in those crashes, so a death can appear in more than one row.
Crash factors
Speeding, alcohol, night and weekend crashes
0%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 5 percent of the share in Bay County, Michigan: 33%
- About 5 percent of the share in Michigan: 25%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
0%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 5 percent of the share in Bay County, Michigan: 33%
- About 5 percent of the share in Michigan: 26%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Bay City | Bay County | Michigan | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 33.3% | 26.2% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 33.3% | 25.2% | 28.1% |
| At night | 50.0% | 41.7% | 50.0% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 0.0% | 33.3% | 31.2% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
50%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 1.2 times the share in Bay County, Michigan: 42%
- About the same as the share in Michigan: 50%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 54%
0%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 5 percent of the share in Bay County, Michigan: 33%
- About 5 percent of the share in Michigan: 31%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 3 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 1 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2021–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 1 |
| Mon | 1 |
| Tue | 3 |
| Wed | 3 |
| Thu | 0 |
| Fri | 1 |
| Sat | 1 |
All crashes 2021–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 2 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 3 |
| Oct | 3 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 1 |
All crashes 2021–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 6 |
| Rain | 2 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
| Snow | 1 |
All crashes 2021–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Lighted | 7 |
| Daylight | 3 |
All crashes 2021–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Roads and vehicles
Where and what, 2021–2024
Roads with the most fatal crashes
- SR-84 GARFIELD AVE2
- COLUMBUS AVE2
- sr-43 S EUCLID AVE1
- VERMONT ST1
- SR-25 CENTER AVE1
- SR-13 SALZBURG AVE1
- SR-13 EUCLID AVE1
- SR-13 BROADWAQY AVE1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 5 |
| SUVs | 3 |
| Motorcycles | 1 |
| Pickup trucks | 1 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2021–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Cruze3
- Buick LaCrosse1
- Chevrolet Equinox1
- Dodge Caravan/Grand Caravan1
- Ford F-1501
- GMC Acadia1
- Hyundai Santa Fe1
- Pontiac Vibe1
- Yamaha XC125 Vino 125 / YJ125 (Canada)1
Reflects how common a vehicle is as well as crash involvement; not a safety rating.
Crashes
Fatal crashes
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Fatal crashes in 2024. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.
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| Date | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 2024 | SR-13 BROADWAQY AVE | 1 |
| Jan 23, 2024 | COLUMBUS AVE | 1 |
| Sep 6, 2023 | SR-25 CENTER AVE | 1 |
| Oct 7, 2022 | SR-84 GARFIELD AVE | 1 |
| Oct 1, 2022 | COLUMBUS AVE | 1 |
| Sep 6, 2022 | SR-13 SALZBURG AVE | 1 |
| Dec 19, 2021 | VERMONT ST | 1 |
| Oct 13, 2021 | sr-43 S EUCLID AVE | 1 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | SR-13 EUCLID AVE | 1 |
| Jan 12, 2021 | SR-84 GARFIELD AVE | 1 |
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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2021–2024. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.