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Traffic deaths in Flint, Michigan

City in Genesee County · Michigan · United States

Deaths, 2024
22
Fatal crashes
21
Population
79.6K

In 2024, 22 people died in 21 fatal crashes in Flint, Michigan. That was 10.0% more than in 2023 (20) and the most since 2022. The death rate was 27.6 per 100,000 residents, compared with 13.2 in Genesee County, 10.9 in Michigan and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2024, 132 people died, an average of 26 a year. Pedestrians accounted for 9% of deaths, and 14% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

27.6

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

  • About double the rate in Genesee County, Michigan: 13.2
  • About 3 times the rate in Michigan: 10.9
  • About double the rate in the United States: 11.5

+10%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

20 deaths in 2023, 22 in 2024

  • Genesee County, Michigan: -10%
  • Michigan: +0%
  • The United States: -4%
Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2020 29 27
2021 33 31
2022 28 28
2023 20 19
2024 22 21

People who died within 30 days of a crash. A fatal crash can kill more than one person.

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Deaths per 100,000 residents, 2020–2024
Category Deaths per 100,000
2020 35.8
2021 41.0
2022 35.1
2023 25.1
2024 27.6

Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.

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Road users

Who died

9%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About 60 percent of the share in Genesee County, Michigan: 15%
  • About two-thirds of the share in Michigan: 14%
  • About half the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 16
Pedestrians 2
Motorcyclists 3
Cyclists 1
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Flint Share in Genesee County
Pedestrians 2 9% 15%
Motorcyclists 3 14% 11%
Cyclists 1 5% 6%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 9 41% 28%
Speeding-related crashes 3 14% 19%

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

14%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About three-quarters of the share in Genesee County, Michigan: 19%
  • About 55 percent of the share in Michigan: 25%
  • About half the share in the United States: 28%

33%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About 1.2 times the share in Genesee County, Michigan: 27%
  • About 1.3 times the share in Michigan: 26%
  • About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 25%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Flint Genesee County Michigan United States
Speeding-related 33.3% 26.9% 26.2% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 14.3% 19.2% 25.2% 28.1%
At night 57.1% 50.0% 50.0% 53.6%
At weekends 38.1% 28.8% 31.2% 32.6%

Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.

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Timing

When crashes happen

57%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About 1.1 times the share in Genesee County, Michigan: 50%
  • About 1.1 times the share in Michigan: 50%
  • About the same as the share in the United States: 54%

38%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About 1.3 times the share in Genesee County, Michigan: 29%
  • About 1.2 times the share in Michigan: 31%
  • About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 33%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 9
1am 12
2am 13
3am 6
4am 5
5am 4
6am 4
7am 0
8am 0
9am 3
10am 2
11am 4
12pm 2
1pm 2
2pm 4
3pm 5
4pm 1
5pm 8
6pm 6
7pm 13
8pm 6
9pm 7
10pm 5
11pm 5

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 24
Mon 14
Tue 12
Wed 16
Thu 13
Fri 20
Sat 27

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 7
Feb 11
Mar 6
Apr 9
May 18
Jun 17
Jul 16
Aug 7
Sep 7
Oct 7
Nov 7
Dec 14

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 98
Cloudy 13
Rain 10
Snow 4
Fog, Smog, Smoke 1

All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Light conditions at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Dark - Lighted 70
Daylight 45
Dark - Not Lighted 8
Dusk 1
Dawn 1

All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Roads and vehicles

Where and what, 2020–2024

Roads with the most fatal crashes

  1. SAGINAW ST10
  2. SR-54 DORT HWY8
  3. WELCH BLVD6
  4. SR-54 S DORT HWY5
  5. PASADENA AVE5
  6. I-4754
  7. PIERSON RD4
  8. DUPONT ST4
  9. SR-54 N DORT HWY4
  10. BALLENGER HWY3

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 87
SUVs 34
Motorcycles 22
Pickup trucks 20
Other vehicles 9
Vans 5
Other light trucks 4
Medium and heavy trucks 3
Buses 2

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Chevrolet Impala10
  2. Chevrolet Equinox8
  3. Chevrolet Malibu6
  4. Chevrolet Silverado5
  5. Dodge Charger5
  6. Ford F-1505
  7. Ford Edge4
  8. GMC Yukon4
  9. Chevrolet Cruze3
  10. Chevrolet Tahoe3

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 Deaths
Dec 26, 2024 1
Dec 14, 2024 1
Dec 14, 2024 1
Nov 26, 2024 1
Nov 24, 2024 1
Oct 1, 2024 1
Aug 24, 2024 2
Jul 17, 2024 1
Jul 13, 2024 1
Jun 27, 2024 1
Jun 27, 2024 1
Jun 10, 2024 1
May 12, 2024 1
May 4, 2024 1
Apr 5, 2024 1
Mar 29, 2024 1
Mar 20, 2024 1
Feb 25, 2024 1
Feb 5, 2024 1
Jan 30, 2024 1
Jan 16, 2024 1
Nov 9, 2023 2
Nov 1, 2023 1
Oct 25, 2023 1
Oct 15, 2023 1

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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2024. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.