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Traffic deaths in Michigan in 2020

State in United States

Deaths, 2020
1,086
Fatal crashes
1,013
Population
10.1M

In 2020, 1,086 people died in 1,013 fatal crashes in Michigan, about 3 a day. The death rate was 10.8 per 100,000 residents, compared with 11.8 in the United States. Michigan had the 10th most traffic deaths of the 51 states and DC and the 28th-highest death rate. Pedestrians accounted for 16% of deaths, and 27% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

10.8

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2020

  • About the same as the rate in the United States: 11.8

Michigan traffic deaths by year goes back to 1975.

Profile by year: 2024 · 2023 · 2022 · 2021 · 2020

Road users

Who died

16%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About the same as the share in the United States: 17%
Who died in 2020
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 705
Pedestrians 172
Motorcyclists 170
Cyclists 39
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Deaths by type, 2020
Type Deaths Share in Michigan Share in the US
Pedestrians 172 16% 17%
Motorcyclists 170 16% 14%
Cyclists 39 4% 2%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 303 28% 30%
Speeding-related crashes 291 27% 29%

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

27%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About the same as the share in the United States: 29%

29%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About the same as the share in the United States: 27%
Crash factors in 2020
Category Michigan United States
Speeding-related 28.8% 26.7%
Alcohol-involved 26.7% 28.6%
At night 55.4% 53.4%
At weekends 32.5% 32.9%

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

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Timing

When crashes happen

55%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About the same as the share in the United States: 53%

32%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About the same as the share in the United States: 33%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 46
1am 34
2am 34
3am 37
4am 38
5am 12
6am 18
7am 30
8am 28
9am 21
10am 25
11am 34
12pm 38
1pm 42
2pm 63
3pm 44
4pm 56
5pm 52
6pm 75
7pm 56
8pm 56
9pm 67
10pm 57
11pm 49

All crashes 2020.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 154
Mon 140
Tue 123
Wed 135
Thu 127
Fri 159
Sat 175

All crashes 2020.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 57
Feb 60
Mar 45
Apr 44
May 82
Jun 121
Jul 123
Aug 122
Sep 99
Oct 95
Nov 92
Dec 73

All crashes 2020.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 731
Cloudy 168
Rain 73
Snow 26
Blowing Snow 4
Fog, Smog, Smoke 3

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

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Light conditions at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Daylight 494
Dark - Not Lighted 272
Dark - Lighted 198
Dusk 27
Dawn 14
Dark - Unknown Lighting 4

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

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Roads and vehicles

Where and what, 2020

Roads with the most fatal crashes

  1. I-9422
  2. I-7519
  3. I-9614
  4. SR-3 GRATIOT AVE12
  5. US-1210
  6. US-13110
  7. US-3110
  8. US-238
  9. I-697
  10. SR-102 8 MILE RD7

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 548
SUVs 396
Pickup trucks 226
Motorcycles 179
Vans 89
Medium and heavy trucks 74
Other vehicles 46
Buses 6
Other light trucks 5

All crashes 2020.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Chevrolet Silverado66
  2. Ford F-15040
  3. Chevrolet Impala38
  4. Chevrolet Malibu37
  5. Chevrolet Equinox35
  6. Jeep Grand Cherokee34
  7. GMC Sierra28
  8. Ford Explorer28
  9. Ford Fusion22
  10. Ford Focus22

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 2020. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.

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Date Location Deaths
Apr 1, 2020 Grand Rapids, Kent County 1
Mar 31, 2020 Detroit, Wayne County 3
Mar 31, 2020 Monroe County 1
Mar 30, 2020 Newaygo County 1
Mar 29, 2020 Southgate, Wayne County 1
Mar 29, 2020 Detroit, Wayne County 1
Mar 28, 2020 Southfield, Oakland County 1
Mar 28, 2020 Detroit, Wayne County 1
Mar 27, 2020 Detroit, Wayne County 1
Mar 23, 2020 Burton, Genesee County 1
Mar 23, 2020 Kent County 1
Mar 23, 2020 Detroit, Wayne County 1
Mar 21, 2020 Washtenaw County 1
Mar 20, 2020 Somerset, Hillsdale County 1
Mar 20, 2020 Traverse City, Grand Traverse County 1
Mar 20, 2020 Norvell, Jackson County 1
Mar 20, 2020 Detroit, Wayne County 1
Mar 19, 2020 Wayne, Wayne County 1
Mar 18, 2020 Sterling Heights, Macomb County 1
Mar 18, 2020 Detroit, Wayne County 1
Mar 18, 2020 Eastpointe, Macomb County 1
Mar 17, 2020 Detroit, Wayne County 1
Mar 16, 2020 Hartland, Livingston County 1
Mar 16, 2020 Washtenaw County 1
Mar 13, 2020 Muskegon County 1

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Counties in Michigan in 2020

Area Deaths, 2020 Per 100,000
Alcona County 1 9.8
Alger County 2 22.6
Allegan County 26 21.5
Alpena County 3 10.4
Antrim County 5 21.3
Arenac County 6 40.0
Baraga County 2 24.6
Barry County 6 9.6
Bay County 11 10.6
Benzie County 0 —
Berrien County 12 7.8
Branch County 3 6.7
Calhoun County 20 14.9
Cass County 10 19.4
Charlevoix County 3 11.5
Cheboygan County 4 15.6
Chippewa County 7 19.0
Clare County 7 22.7
Clinton County 10 12.6
Crawford County 2 15.4
Delta County 1 2.7
Dickinson County 5 19.3
Eaton County 14 12.8
Emmet County 3 8.8
Genesee County 55 13.6
Gladwin County 4 15.8
Gogebic County 0 —
Grand Traverse County 5 5.2
Gratiot County 6 14.4
Hillsdale County 5 10.9
Houghton County 2 5.4
Huron County 5 15.9
Ingham County 17 6.0
Ionia County 13 19.4
Iosco County 3 11.9
Iron County 3 25.8
Isabella County 10 15.5
Jackson County 15 9.4
Kalamazoo County 21 8.0
Kalkaska County 4 22.3
Kent County 55 8.4
Keweenaw County 0 —
Lake County 2 16.5
Lapeer County 7 7.9
Leelanau County 1 4.5
Lenawee County 14 14.1
Livingston County 22 11.3
Luce County 0 —
Mackinac County 1 9.2
Macomb County 42 4.8
Manistee County 7 27.9
Marquette County 4 6.0
Mason County 5 17.2
Mecosta County 5 12.4
Menominee County 6 25.6
Midland County 9 10.8
Missaukee County 4 26.5
Monroe County 25 16.1
Montcalm County 11 16.5
Montmorency County 0 —
Muskegon County 23 13.2
Newaygo County 16 31.9
Oakland County 62 4.9
Oceana County 5 18.7
Ogemaw County 6 28.9
Ontonagon County 0 —
Osceola County 13 56.8
Oscoda County 5 60.8
Otsego County 5 19.9
Ottawa County 15 5.1
Presque Isle County 2 15.4
Roscommon County 4 17.0
Saginaw County 14 7.4
Sanilac County 3 7.4
Schoolcraft County 2 24.8
Shiawassee County 9 13.2
St. Clair County 24 15.0
St. Joseph County 17 27.9
Tuscola County 12 22.5
Van Buren County 15 19.8
Washtenaw County 26 7.0
Wayne County 253 14.1
Wexford County 4 11.9

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