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Traffic deaths in Michigan in 2024

State in United States

Deaths, 2024
1,098
Fatal crashes
1,011
Population
10.1M

In 2024, 1,098 people died in 1,011 fatal crashes in Michigan, about 3 a day. That was 0.2% more than in 2023 (1,096) and the most since 2022. The death rate was 10.9 per 100,000 residents, compared with 11.5 in the United States. Michigan had the 12th most traffic deaths of the 51 states and DC and the 31st-highest death rate. Pedestrians accounted for 14% of deaths, and 25% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

10.9

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

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

+0%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

1,096 deaths in 2023, 1,098 in 2024

  • 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

14%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About three-quarters of the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 735
Pedestrians 150
Motorcyclists 184
Cyclists 29
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Michigan Share in the US
Pedestrians 150 14% 18%
Motorcyclists 184 17% 16%
Cyclists 29 3% 3%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 306 28% 30%
Speeding-related crashes 277 25% 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

25%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About 90 percent of the share in the United States: 28%

26%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About the same as the share in the United States: 25%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Michigan United States
Speeding-related 26.2% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 25.2% 28.1%
At night 50.0% 53.6%
At weekends 31.2% 32.6%

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

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Timing

When crashes happen

50%

of fatal crashes happened at night

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

31%

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 36
1am 33
2am 37
3am 12
4am 30
5am 30
6am 30
7am 34
8am 31
9am 23
10am 37
11am 32
12pm 41
1pm 55
2pm 46
3pm 64
4pm 54
5pm 55
6pm 53
7pm 57
8pm 49
9pm 62
10pm 59
11pm 48

All crashes 2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 131
Mon 126
Tue 119
Wed 140
Thu 165
Fri 146
Sat 184

All crashes 2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 69
Feb 56
Mar 70
Apr 67
May 109
Jun 91
Jul 86
Aug 115
Sep 99
Oct 83
Nov 87
Dec 79

All crashes 2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 723
Cloudy 162
Rain 65
Snow 35
Fog, Smog, Smoke 12
Blowing Snow 2

All crashes 2024. 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 510
Dark - Not Lighted 256
Dark - Lighted 180
Dusk 31
Dawn 26
Dark - Unknown Lighting 2

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

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Roads and vehicles

Where and what, 2024

Roads with the most fatal crashes

  1. I-7522
  2. I-9417
  3. SR-3 GRATIOT AVE13
  4. I-9612
  5. US-3110
  6. SR-109
  7. US-1319
  8. I-698
  9. US-237
  10. US-12 MICHIGAN AVE7

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 492
SUVs 456
Pickup trucks 233
Motorcycles 191
Medium and heavy trucks 107
Vans 74
Other vehicles 35
Buses 8
Other light trucks 2

All crashes 2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Chevrolet Silverado71
  2. Ford F-15053
  3. Chevrolet Equinox46
  4. Chevrolet Malibu40
  5. Ford Escape36
  6. Chevrolet Impala34
  7. GMC Sierra28
  8. Jeep Grand Cherokee28
  9. Ford Fusion22
  10. Ford Edge20

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 Location Deaths
Nov 6, 2024 Gratiot County 2
Nov 5, 2024 Fort Gratiot, St. Clair County 1
Nov 5, 2024 Branch County 1
Nov 5, 2024 Portage, Kalamazoo County 1
Nov 4, 2024 Livonia, Wayne County 1
Nov 4, 2024 Grand Rapids, Kent County 1
Nov 3, 2024 Kentwood, Kent County 1
Nov 3, 2024 Rochester Hills, Oakland County 1
Nov 3, 2024 St. Joseph County 2
Nov 2, 2024 Ingham County 4
Nov 2, 2024 Potterville, Eaton County 1
Nov 2, 2024 Montcalm County 1
Nov 1, 2024 Sterling Heights, Macomb County 1
Nov 1, 2024 Detroit, Wayne County 1
Nov 1, 2024 Ingham County 1
Nov 1, 2024 Alcona County 1
Oct 31, 2024 Kent County 1
Oct 31, 2024 Manistee County 1
Oct 30, 2024 Berrien County 1
Oct 30, 2024 Horton, Jackson County 1
Oct 30, 2024 Jackson County 1
Oct 29, 2024 Walled Lake, Oakland County 2
Oct 28, 2024 Washtenaw County 1
Oct 28, 2024 Benzie County 1
Oct 26, 2024 Kent County 1

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Counties in Michigan in 2024

Area Deaths, 2024 Per 100,000
Alcona County 6 56.9
Alger County 0 —
Allegan County 21 17.1
Alpena County 6 20.8
Antrim County 4 16.4
Arenac County 5 33.2
Baraga County 0 —
Barry County 10 15.6
Bay County 13 12.7
Benzie County 8 43.3
Berrien County 17 11.2
Branch County 6 13.0
Calhoun County 21 15.7
Cass County 8 15.5
Charlevoix County 7 26.8
Cheboygan County 0 —
Chippewa County 3 8.3
Clare County 2 6.4
Clinton County 11 13.7
Crawford County 1 7.3
Delta County 5 13.6
Dickinson County 3 11.6
Eaton County 18 16.5
Emmet County 3 8.8
Genesee County 53 13.2
Gladwin County 3 11.6
Gogebic County 1 7.0
Grand Traverse County 10 10.4
Gratiot County 12 29.0
Hillsdale County 5 10.9
Houghton County 2 5.3
Huron County 2 6.5
Ingham County 21 7.3
Ionia County 7 10.6
Iosco County 3 11.8
Iron County 6 51.0
Isabella County 14 21.6
Jackson County 23 14.4
Kalamazoo County 25 9.5
Kalkaska County 5 26.8
Kent County 63 9.4
Keweenaw County 0 —
Lake County 2 15.4
Lapeer County 19 21.3
Leelanau County 3 13.1
Lenawee County 23 23.5
Livingston County 14 7.1
Luce County 0 —
Mackinac County 4 36.0
Macomb County 70 7.9
Manistee County 7 27.4
Marquette County 6 8.8
Mason County 4 13.8
Mecosta County 8 19.1
Menominee County 6 25.9
Midland County 9 10.7
Missaukee County 0 —
Monroe County 20 12.8
Montcalm County 14 20.3
Montmorency County 1 10.2
Muskegon County 21 11.8
Newaygo County 14 27.2
Oakland County 68 5.3
Oceana County 2 7.4
Ogemaw County 7 33.3
Ontonagon County 1 17.0
Osceola County 1 4.2
Oscoda County 2 23.2
Otsego County 3 11.5
Ottawa County 17 5.6
Presque Isle County 0 —
Roscommon County 8 33.4
Saginaw County 29 15.4
Sanilac County 4 9.9
Schoolcraft County 2 24.5
Shiawassee County 13 19.2
St. Clair County 18 11.2
St. Joseph County 11 18.0
Tuscola County 6 11.4
Van Buren County 11 14.5
Washtenaw County 35 9.5
Wayne County 177 10.0
Wexford County 5 14.6

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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.