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Traffic deaths in Michigan in 2021

State in United States

Deaths, 2021
1,137
Fatal crashes
1,073
Population
10M

In 2021, 1,137 people died in 1,073 fatal crashes in Michigan, about 3 a day. That was 4.7% more than in 2020 (1,086) and the most since 2004. The death rate was 11.3 per 100,000 residents, compared with 13.0 in the United States. Michigan had the 13th most traffic deaths of the 51 states and DC and the 31st-highest death rate. Pedestrians accounted for 15% of deaths, and 27% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

11.3

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2021

  • About 85 percent of the rate in the United States: 13.0

+5%

change in deaths from 2020 to 2021

1,086 deaths in 2020, 1,137 in 2021

  • The United States: +11%

Michigan traffic deaths by year goes back to 1975.

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

Road users

Who died

15%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About 90 percent of the share in the United States: 17%
Who died in 2021
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 757
Pedestrians 175
Motorcyclists 176
Cyclists 29
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Deaths by type, 2021
Type Deaths Share in Michigan Share in the US
Pedestrians 175 15% 17%
Motorcyclists 176 15% 14%
Cyclists 29 3% 2%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 326 29% 31%
Speeding-related crashes 322 28% 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: 28%

30%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About 1.1 times the share in the United States: 26%
Crash factors in 2021
Category Michigan United States
Speeding-related 29.7% 26.3%
Alcohol-involved 27.0% 28.2%
At night 54.1% 53.9%
At weekends 33.6% 32.8%

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

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Timing

When crashes happen

54%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About the same as the share in the United States: 54%

34%

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 41
1am 46
2am 54
3am 27
4am 17
5am 26
6am 30
7am 29
8am 35
9am 29
10am 25
11am 36
12pm 35
1pm 42
2pm 57
3pm 54
4pm 48
5pm 73
6pm 84
7pm 67
8pm 60
9pm 60
10pm 48
11pm 50

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 178
Mon 140
Tue 150
Wed 117
Thu 153
Fri 153
Sat 182

All crashes 2021.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 60
Feb 56
Mar 85
Apr 88
May 103
Jun 86
Jul 108
Aug 124
Sep 99
Oct 88
Nov 96
Dec 80

All crashes 2021.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 743
Cloudy 200
Rain 73
Snow 33
Fog, Smog, Smoke 9
Blowing Snow 5

All crashes 2021. 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 508
Dark - Not Lighted 267
Dark - Lighted 240
Dusk 25
Dawn 22
Dark - Unknown Lighting 3

All crashes 2021. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Roads and vehicles

Where and what, 2021

Roads with the most fatal crashes

  1. I-9436
  2. I-9618
  3. SR-3 GRATIOT AVE18
  4. I-7515
  5. US-13113
  6. US-2311
  7. US-319
  8. CR-7 MILE RD8
  9. SR-102 8 MILE RD8
  10. I-1966

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 577
SUVs 408
Pickup trucks 248
Motorcycles 180
Medium and heavy trucks 111
Vans 74
Other vehicles 50
Other light trucks 6
Buses 5

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Chevrolet Silverado70
  2. Chevrolet Equinox53
  3. Ford F-15049
  4. Jeep Grand Cherokee34
  5. Chevrolet Malibu31
  6. GMC Sierra30
  7. Ford Fusion28
  8. Ford Escape28
  9. Chevrolet Impala28
  10. Ram 150024

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 2021. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.

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Date Location Deaths
Mar 20, 2021 Detroit, Wayne County 1
Mar 20, 2021 Detroit, Wayne County 1
Mar 20, 2021 Detroit, Wayne County 1
Mar 20, 2021 Kalamazoo County 1
Mar 20, 2021 Kent County 1
Mar 19, 2021 Flint, Genesee County 1
Mar 19, 2021 Huntington Woods, Oakland County 1
Mar 19, 2021 Detroit, Wayne County 2
Mar 19, 2021 Cass County 1
Mar 17, 2021 Allegan County 1
Mar 17, 2021 Grand Traverse County 2
Mar 17, 2021 Royal Oak, Oakland County 1
Mar 16, 2021 Detroit, Wayne County 1
Mar 15, 2021 Oakland County 1
Mar 15, 2021 Berrien County 1
Mar 15, 2021 Lincoln Park, Wayne County 1
Mar 14, 2021 Holland, Ottawa County 1
Mar 14, 2021 Detroit, Wayne County 1
Mar 14, 2021 Jackson County 1
Mar 13, 2021 Pontiac, Oakland County 2
Mar 13, 2021 Kalamazoo County 1
Mar 13, 2021 Detroit, Wayne County 1
Mar 13, 2021 Berrien County 1
Mar 13, 2021 Southgate, Wayne County 1
Mar 12, 2021 Charlevoix County 1

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Counties in Michigan in 2021

Area Deaths, 2021 Per 100,000
Alcona County 0 —
Alger County 2 22.8
Allegan County 14 11.6
Alpena County 1 3.5
Antrim County 2 8.4
Arenac County 4 26.6
Baraga County 2 24.3
Barry County 6 9.5
Bay County 13 12.6
Benzie County 0 —
Berrien County 25 16.3
Branch County 8 17.7
Calhoun County 22 16.4
Cass County 17 33.0
Charlevoix County 4 15.3
Cheboygan County 3 11.7
Chippewa County 3 8.4
Clare County 2 6.4
Clinton County 4 5.0
Crawford County 0 —
Delta County 5 13.6
Dickinson County 7 27.1
Eaton County 14 12.9
Emmet County 3 8.7
Genesee County 62 15.3
Gladwin County 2 7.9
Gogebic County 0 —
Grand Traverse County 16 16.7
Gratiot County 5 12.1
Hillsdale County 11 24.1
Houghton County 7 18.6
Huron County 6 19.1
Ingham County 32 11.8
Ionia County 13 19.4
Iosco County 5 19.7
Iron County 2 17.2
Isabella County 8 12.5
Jackson County 21 13.1
Kalamazoo County 39 15.0
Kalkaska County 2 11.1
Kent County 66 10.0
Keweenaw County 0 —
Lake County 0 —
Lapeer County 16 18.0
Leelanau County 1 4.4
Lenawee County 20 20.2
Livingston County 12 6.1
Luce County 2 33.4
Mackinac County 1 9.2
Macomb County 61 6.9
Manistee County 3 11.8
Marquette County 7 10.5
Mason County 6 20.4
Mecosta County 5 12.3
Menominee County 2 8.6
Midland County 10 12.0
Missaukee County 1 6.6
Monroe County 21 13.5
Montcalm County 13 19.3
Montmorency County 0 —
Muskegon County 19 10.8
Newaygo County 6 11.9
Oakland County 66 5.2
Oceana County 2 7.4
Ogemaw County 7 33.7
Ontonagon County 2 34.1
Osceola County 2 8.6
Oscoda County 2 24.1
Otsego County 5 19.7
Ottawa County 29 9.7
Presque Isle County 3 22.8
Roscommon County 8 33.8
Saginaw County 18 9.5
Sanilac County 11 27.1
Schoolcraft County 2 24.9
Shiawassee County 6 8.8
St. Clair County 19 11.9
St. Joseph County 9 14.8
Tuscola County 9 17.0
Van Buren County 17 22.5
Washtenaw County 30 8.2
Wayne County 219 12.3
Wexford County 7 20.6

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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2021. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.