Fatal crash profile · County

Traffic deaths in Midland County, Michigan

County in Michigan · United States

Deaths, 2024
9
Fatal crashes
8
Population
83.8K

In 2024, 9 people died in 8 fatal crashes in Midland County, Michigan. That was 28.6% more than in 2023 (7) and the most since 2021. The death rate was 10.7 per 100,000 residents, compared with 10.9 in Michigan and 11.5 in the United States. Midland County had the 33rd most traffic deaths among Michigan's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 41 people died, an average of 8.2 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 11% of deaths, and 38% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

10.7

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

  • About the same as the rate in Michigan: 10.9
  • About the same as the rate in the United States: 11.5

9.8

average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024

  • About 90 percent of the average in Michigan: 11.0
  • About 80 percent of the average in the United States: 12.3

+29%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

7 deaths in 2023, 9 in 2024

  • Michigan: +0%
  • The United States: -4%
Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2020 9 9
2021 10 8
2022 6 6
2023 7 7
2024 9 8

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

Embed
Download CSV
Deaths per 100,000 residents, 2020–2024
Category Deaths per 100,000
2020 10.8
2021 12.0
2022 7.2
2023 8.3
2024 10.7

Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.

Embed
Download CSV

Road users

Who died

11%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About 80 percent of the share in Michigan: 14%
  • About 60 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 7
Pedestrians 1
Motorcyclists 1
Cyclists 0
Embed
Download CSV
Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Midland County Share in Michigan
Pedestrians 1 11% 14%
Motorcyclists 1 11% 17%
Cyclists 0 0% 3%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 1 11% 28%
Speeding-related crashes 3 33% 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

38%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About 1.5 times the share in Michigan: 25%
  • About 1.3 times 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%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Midland County Michigan United States
Speeding-related 25.0% 26.2% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 37.5% 25.2% 28.1%
At night 62.5% 50.0% 53.6%
At weekends 25.0% 31.2% 32.6%

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

Embed
Download CSV

Timing

When crashes happen

63%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About 1.2 times the share in Michigan: 50%
  • About 1.2 times 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%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 0
1am 2
2am 0
3am 0
4am 0
5am 1
6am 1
7am 1
8am 2
9am 2
10am 2
11am 0
12pm 2
1pm 1
2pm 5
3pm 2
4pm 2
5pm 3
6pm 2
7pm 3
8pm 0
9pm 0
10pm 5
11pm 2

All crashes 2020–2024.

Embed
Download CSV
Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 8
Mon 5
Tue 5
Wed 4
Thu 5
Fri 7
Sat 4

All crashes 2020–2024.

Embed
Download CSV
Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 4
Feb 0
Mar 2
Apr 6
May 5
Jun 7
Jul 4
Aug 2
Sep 3
Oct 2
Nov 1
Dec 2

All crashes 2020–2024.

Embed
Download CSV

Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 24
Cloudy 8
Rain 4
Snow 1

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

Embed
Download CSV
Light conditions at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Daylight 22
Dark - Not Lighted 10
Dark - Lighted 3
Dark - Unknown Lighting 1
Dawn 1
Dusk 1

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

Embed
Download CSV

Roads and vehicles

Where and what, 2020–2024

Roads with the most fatal crashes

  1. SAGINAW RD3
  2. SR-20 ISABELLA RD3
  3. US-102
  4. SR-30 MERIDIAN RD2
  5. CR-N STURGEON RD1
  6. CR-S MERIDIAN RD1
  7. CR-E SAGINAW RD1
  8. CR-BROOKS RD1
  9. AIRPORT RD1
  10. 9 MILE RD1

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 17
Pickup trucks 14
SUVs 9
Motorcycles 7
Medium and heavy trucks 5
Other vehicles 3
Vans 2

All crashes 2020–2024.

Embed
Download CSV

Vehicles most often involved

  1. Chevrolet Silverado6
  2. Jeep Grand Cherokee3
  3. Ford F-1502
  4. Ford F-2502
  5. Harley Davidson Street Glide 1032
  6. Toyota Corolla2
  7. Buick Century1
  8. Buick LaCrosse1
  9. Chevrolet Cavalier1
  10. Chevrolet Colorado1

Reflects how common a vehicle is as well as crash involvement; not a safety rating.

Crashes

Fatal crashes

The map loads when you scroll to it. It needs JavaScript.

Fatal crashes in 2024. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.

Filter crashes
Crash factors
Date Location Deaths
Dec 6, 2024 Midland 1
Dec 2, 2024 — 1
Oct 24, 2024 Midland 1
Sep 19, 2024 Midland 1
Aug 17, 2024 — 1
Jul 9, 2024 — 1
Apr 10, 2024 — 1
Jan 27, 2024 — 2
Sep 24, 2023 — 1
Jun 23, 2023 — 1
May 18, 2023 — 1
May 7, 2023 — 1
Apr 27, 2023 — 1
Mar 25, 2023 — 1
Mar 7, 2023 — 1
Jun 28, 2022 — 1
Jun 12, 2022 — 1
May 15, 2022 Midland 1
Apr 20, 2022 — 1
Apr 1, 2022 Edenville 1
Jan 31, 2022 — 1
Nov 2, 2021 — 1
Oct 8, 2021 — 2
Sep 27, 2021 — 1
Jul 24, 2021 — 1

Download these crashes as CSV

Explore

Nearby and related

Get updates for Midland County, Michigan

We'll email you when NHTSA publishes new data for Midland County, Michigan, usually about once a year. We'll send a link to confirm your address first. No tracking and no sharing, and every email has a link to unsubscribe.

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.