Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Iron County, Michigan
County in Michigan · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 6
- Fatal crashes
- 4
- Population
- 11.8K
In 2024, 6 people died in 4 fatal crashes in Iron County, Michigan. That was 200.0% more than in 2023 (2) and the most in any year since 2020. The death rate was 51.0 per 100,000 residents, compared with 10.9 in Michigan and 11.5 in the United States. Iron County had the 42nd most traffic deaths among Michigan's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 14 people died, an average of 2.8 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
51.0
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 5 times the rate in Michigan: 10.9
- About 4 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
23.9
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About double the average in Michigan: 11.0
- About double the average in the United States: 12.3
+200%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
2 deaths in 2023, 6 in 2024
- Michigan: +0%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 6 | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 25.8 |
| 2021 | 17.2 |
| 2022 | 8.5 |
| 2023 | 17.0 |
| 2024 | 51.0 |
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 | 6 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Iron County | Share in Michigan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 14% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 17% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 3% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 17% | 28% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 25% |
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 Michigan: 25%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
25%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About the same as the share in Michigan: 26%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Iron County | Michigan | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 25.0% | 26.2% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 25.2% | 28.1% |
| At night | 50.0% | 50.0% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 25.0% | 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 the same as the share in Michigan: 50%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 54%
25%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 80 percent of the share in Michigan: 31%
- About three-quarters of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 1 |
| 4am | 2 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 2 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 2 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 1 |
| Mon | 0 |
| Tue | 2 |
| Wed | 4 |
| Thu | 3 |
| Fri | 1 |
| Sat | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 2 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 1 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 2 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 7 |
| Cloudy | 4 |
| Blowing Snow | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Not Lighted | 6 |
| Daylight | 6 |
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
- US-23
- US-1412
- GIBBS CITY RD1
- CHANNING RD1
- CR-BATES-AMASA1
- GIBBS CITY RD FED FOREST 34001
- HOMER RD1
- LAKE OTTAWA RD1
- SR-731
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Pickup trucks | 7 |
| SUVs | 4 |
| Cars | 3 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- BMW 530i1
- Cadillac CTS1
- Chevrolet C/K Pickup1
- Chevrolet Cruze1
- Chevrolet Equinox1
- Chevrolet Silverado1
- Chevrolet Tahoe1
- Chrysler Town and Country1
- Dodge Dakota1
- Dodge Ram1
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 | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 27, 2024 | — | US-141 | 2 |
| Oct 3, 2024 | — | LAKE OTTAWA RD | 1 |
| Sep 1, 2024 | — | GIBBS CITY RD | 2 |
| Feb 21, 2024 | — | GIBBS CITY RD FED FOREST 3400 | 1 |
| Aug 24, 2023 | — | CHANNING RD | 1 |
| Mar 2, 2023 | — | US-2 | 1 |
| Dec 13, 2022 | — | US-2 | 1 |
| Jun 19, 2021 | — | US-141 | 1 |
| Jan 13, 2021 | — | CR-BATES-AMASA | 1 |
| Dec 29, 2020 | — | SR-73 | 1 |
| Oct 21, 2020 | — | US-2 | 1 |
| Feb 28, 2020 | Iron River | HOMER RD | 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.