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Traffic deaths in Michigan in 2023

State in United States

Deaths, 2023
1,096
Fatal crashes
1,022
Population
10.1M

In 2023, 1,096 people died in 1,022 fatal crashes in Michigan, about 3 a day. That was 2.5% fewer than in 2022 (1,124) and the fewest since 2020. The death rate was 10.9 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.2 in the United States. Michigan had the 12th most traffic deaths of the 51 states and DC and the 30th-highest death rate. Pedestrians accounted for 16% of deaths, and 26% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

10.9

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2023

  • About 90 percent of the rate in the United States: 12.2

-2%

change in deaths from 2022 to 2023

1,124 deaths in 2022, 1,096 in 2023

  • The United States: -4%

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 90 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2023
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 716
Pedestrians 176
Motorcyclists 180
Cyclists 24
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Deaths by type, 2023
Type Deaths Share in Michigan Share in the US
Pedestrians 176 16% 18%
Motorcyclists 180 16% 16%
Cyclists 24 2% 3%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 286 26% 30%
Speeding-related crashes 298 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

26%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About the same as the share in the United States: 28%

27%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About the same as the share in the United States: 26%
Crash factors in 2023
Category Michigan United States
Speeding-related 26.8% 25.6%
Alcohol-involved 26.3% 28.2%
At night 50.7% 54.1%
At weekends 32.4% 33.5%

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

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Timing

When crashes happen

51%

of fatal crashes happened at night

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

32%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About the same as the share in the United States: 34%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 42
1am 33
2am 35
3am 22
4am 26
5am 31
6am 31
7am 39
8am 27
9am 22
10am 35
11am 43
12pm 39
1pm 43
2pm 61
3pm 56
4pm 50
5pm 56
6pm 47
7pm 62
8pm 59
9pm 59
10pm 52
11pm 50

All crashes 2023.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 168
Mon 133
Tue 128
Wed 137
Thu 130
Fri 163
Sat 163

All crashes 2023.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 75
Feb 59
Mar 54
Apr 87
May 88
Jun 110
Jul 104
Aug 113
Sep 94
Oct 92
Nov 79
Dec 67

All crashes 2023.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 709
Cloudy 187
Rain 81
Snow 28
Fog, Smog, Smoke 7
Blowing Snow 3

All crashes 2023. 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 513
Dark - Not Lighted 262
Dark - Lighted 195
Dawn 23
Dusk 20
Dark - Unknown Lighting 2

All crashes 2023. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Roads and vehicles

Where and what, 2023

Roads with the most fatal crashes

  1. I-7527
  2. I-9421
  3. I-9617
  4. US-13117
  5. US-3110
  6. SR-3 GRATIOT AVE8
  7. US-27
  8. I-6967
  9. US-127
  10. US-12 MICHIGAN AVE6

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 529
SUVs 417
Pickup trucks 278
Motorcycles 187
Medium and heavy trucks 101
Vans 52
Other vehicles 43
Buses 9
Other light trucks 2

All crashes 2023.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Chevrolet Silverado75
  2. Ford F-15052
  3. Chevrolet Equinox42
  4. Ford Escape40
  5. GMC Sierra38
  6. Ford Fusion33
  7. Chevrolet Malibu30
  8. Jeep Grand Cherokee29
  9. Chevrolet Impala28
  10. Freightliner Cascadia22

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 2023. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.

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Date Location Deaths
Sep 19, 2023 Houghton County 1
Sep 19, 2023 Saginaw County 2
Sep 19, 2023 Ingham County 1
Sep 18, 2023 Sterling Heights, Macomb County 1
Sep 18, 2023 Grand Rapids, Kent County 1
Sep 18, 2023 Detroit, Wayne County 1
Sep 16, 2023 Kalkaska County 1
Sep 16, 2023 Detroit, Wayne County 1
Sep 15, 2023 Sanilac County 1
Sep 15, 2023 Pontiac, Oakland County 1
Sep 15, 2023 Livonia, Wayne County 1
Sep 14, 2023 Kalkaska County 1
Sep 14, 2023 Oscoda County 1
Sep 13, 2023 Grand Traverse County 1
Sep 13, 2023 Lincoln Park, Wayne County 1
Sep 13, 2023 Benzie County 1
Sep 13, 2023 Madison Heights, Oakland County 1
Sep 12, 2023 Barry County 2
Sep 11, 2023 Sterling Heights, Macomb County 1
Sep 11, 2023 Hazel Park, Oakland County 1
Sep 11, 2023 Rochester Hills, Oakland County 1
Sep 11, 2023 Oakland County 1
Sep 11, 2023 Kent County 1
Sep 10, 2023 Springfield, Calhoun County 1
Sep 10, 2023 Clinton Township, Macomb County 1

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Counties in Michigan in 2023

Area Deaths, 2023 Per 100,000
Alcona County 1 9.5
Alger County 1 11.4
Allegan County 13 10.7
Alpena County 2 6.9
Antrim County 1 4.1
Arenac County 6 39.7
Baraga County 2 24.3
Barry County 9 14.1
Bay County 15 14.6
Benzie County 6 32.5
Berrien County 18 11.8
Branch County 1 2.2
Calhoun County 26 19.5
Cass County 9 17.5
Charlevoix County 1 3.8
Cheboygan County 3 11.5
Chippewa County 3 8.3
Clare County 9 28.7
Clinton County 12 15.0
Crawford County 2 14.8
Delta County 7 19.0
Dickinson County 1 3.8
Eaton County 13 11.9
Emmet County 5 14.7
Genesee County 59 14.7
Gladwin County 3 11.6
Gogebic County 0 —
Grand Traverse County 17 17.6
Gratiot County 7 16.9
Hillsdale County 6 13.1
Houghton County 2 5.3
Huron County 4 12.9
Ingham County 30 10.5
Ionia County 11 16.6
Iosco County 4 15.7
Iron County 2 17.0
Isabella County 11 17.1
Jackson County 29 18.2
Kalamazoo County 44 16.8
Kalkaska County 4 21.7
Kent County 64 9.6
Keweenaw County 1 45.9
Lake County 3 23.5
Lapeer County 13 14.6
Leelanau County 1 4.4
Lenawee County 19 19.4
Livingston County 13 6.6
Luce County 0 —
Mackinac County 6 54.9
Macomb County 54 6.2
Manistee County 6 23.5
Marquette County 2 3.0
Mason County 5 17.2
Mecosta County 3 7.2
Menominee County 4 17.3
Midland County 7 8.3
Missaukee County 3 19.6
Monroe County 23 14.8
Montcalm County 11 16.1
Montmorency County 1 10.3
Muskegon County 22 12.5
Newaygo County 10 19.6
Oakland County 54 4.2
Oceana County 4 14.8
Ogemaw County 2 9.5
Ontonagon County 2 34.0
Osceola County 4 17.1
Oscoda County 5 58.4
Otsego County 2 7.7
Ottawa County 17 5.6
Presque Isle County 2 15.1
Roscommon County 12 50.1
Saginaw County 21 11.2
Sanilac County 11 27.2
Schoolcraft County 0 —
Shiawassee County 10 14.7
St. Clair County 22 13.7
St. Joseph County 11 18.0
Tuscola County 2 3.8
Van Buren County 12 15.8
Washtenaw County 22 6.0
Wayne County 201 11.4
Wexford County 10 29.2

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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2023. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.