Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Dearborn, Michigan
City in Wayne County · Michigan · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 4
- Fatal crashes
- 3
- Population
- 106K
In 2024, 4 people died in 3 fatal crashes in Dearborn, Michigan. That was 33.3% fewer than in 2023 (6) and the fewest since 2020. The death rate was 3.8 per 100,000 residents, compared with 10.0 in Wayne County, 10.9 in Michigan and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2024, 30 people died, an average of 6.0 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 25% of deaths, and 67% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
3.8
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 40 percent of the rate in Wayne County, Michigan: 10.0
- About one-third of the rate in Michigan: 10.9
- About one-third of the rate in the United States: 11.5
-33%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
6 deaths in 2023, 4 in 2024
- Wayne County, Michigan: -12%
- Michigan: +0%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 11 | 10 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 |
| 2024 | 4 | 3 |
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 | 1.8 |
| 2021 | 10.2 |
| 2022 | 6.6 |
| 2023 | 5.7 |
| 2024 | 3.8 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
25%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 1.2 times the share in Wayne County, Michigan: 21%
- About 1.8 times the share in Michigan: 14%
- About 1.4 times the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 3 |
| Pedestrians | 1 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Dearborn | Share in Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 1 | 25% | 21% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 16% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 1% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 25% | 25% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 2 | 50% | 28% |
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
67%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About double the share in Wayne County, Michigan: 28%
- About 3 times the share in Michigan: 25%
- About double the share in the United States: 28%
0%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 5 percent of the share in Wayne County, Michigan: 14%
- About 5 percent of the share in Michigan: 26%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Dearborn | Wayne County | Michigan | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 13.9% | 26.2% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 66.7% | 27.7% | 25.2% | 28.1% |
| At night | 33.3% | 62.7% | 50.0% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 33.3% | 33.7% | 31.2% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
33%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About half the share in Wayne County, Michigan: 63%
- About two-thirds of the share in Michigan: 50%
- About two-thirds of the share in the United States: 54%
33%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About the same as the share in Wayne County, Michigan: 34%
- About the same as the share in Michigan: 31%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 3 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 2 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 2 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 2 |
| 3pm | 3 |
| 4pm | 2 |
| 5pm | 2 |
| 6pm | 2 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 2 |
| 9pm | 1 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 6 |
| Mon | 5 |
| Tue | 3 |
| Wed | 5 |
| Thu | 3 |
| Fri | 3 |
| Sat | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 3 |
| Feb | 3 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 3 |
| May | 2 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 3 |
| Aug | 3 |
| Sep | 4 |
| Oct | 0 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 20 |
| Cloudy | 7 |
| Rain | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 14 |
| Dark - Lighted | 9 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 3 |
| Dusk | 1 |
| Other | 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
- US-12 MICHIGAN AVE6
- WARREN AVE2
- SCHAEFER HWY1
- BINGHAM1
- CR-S WYOMING1
- CR-BUTLER RD1
- CR-N GREENFIELD1
- CR-E OUTER DR1
- BEECH AVE1
- us-12 E MICHIGAN1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 18 |
| SUVs | 9 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 8 |
| Vans | 4 |
| Motorcycles | 3 |
| Pickup trucks | 2 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Equinox3
- Chevrolet Malibu2
- Chrysler Town and Country2
- Ford Focus2
- Ford Taurus2
- Freightliner Cascadia2
- BMW 750i / ALPINA B71
- Buick Encore GX1
- Chevrolet Express1
- Chevrolet Silverado1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2024 | US-12 MICHIGAN AVE | 2 |
| Jul 19, 2024 | US-12 MICHIGAN AVE | 1 |
| Feb 14, 2024 | BEECH AVE | 1 |
| Sep 25, 2023 | US-24 S TELEGRAPH RD | 1 |
| Sep 5, 2023 | WARREN AVE | 1 |
| Aug 23, 2023 | GREENFIELD RD | 1 |
| Jun 1, 2023 | US-12 MICHIGAN AVE | 1 |
| Jan 20, 2023 | WARREN AVE | 1 |
| Jan 16, 2023 | US-12 MICHIGAN AVE | 1 |
| Dec 26, 2022 | US-23 MICHIGAN AVE | 1 |
| Dec 17, 2022 | SR-153 FORD RD | 1 |
| Dec 2, 2022 | SCHAEFER RD | 1 |
| Jul 13, 2022 | CR-S WYOMING | 1 |
| Apr 24, 2022 | SR-39 SOUTHFIELD FWY | 1 |
| Apr 23, 2022 | US-12 MICHIGAN AVE | 1 |
| Jan 23, 2022 | US-12 RAMP 250B MICHIGAN AVE | 1 |
| Dec 13, 2021 | us-12 E MICHIGAN | 1 |
| Nov 7, 2021 | BINGHAM | 1 |
| Sep 2, 2021 | S SCHAEFER | 1 |
| Aug 31, 2021 | CR-WYOMING | 1 |
| May 27, 2021 | SCHAEFER HWY | 2 |
| May 25, 2021 | CR-BUTLER RD | 1 |
| Apr 28, 2021 | OAKMAN BLVD | 1 |
| Mar 7, 2021 | SR-39 | 1 |
| Feb 27, 2021 | CR-N GREENFIELD | 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.