Fatal crash profile · State
Traffic deaths in Minnesota
State in United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 477
- Fatal crashes
- 431
- Population
- 5.8M
In 2024, 477 people died in 431 fatal crashes in Minnesota. That was 18.7% more than in 2023 (402) and the most since 2021. The death rate was 8.2 per 100,000 residents, compared with 11.5 in the United States. Minnesota had the 29th most traffic deaths of the 51 states and DC and the 44th-highest death rate. Pedestrians accounted for 12% of deaths, and 29% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
8.2
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 70 percent of the rate in the United States: 11.5
+19%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
402 deaths in 2023, 477 in 2024
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 754 | 665 |
| 1976 | 802 | 712 |
| 1977 | 837 | 730 |
| 1978 | 962 | 834 |
| 1979 | 867 | 776 |
| 1980 | 848 | 742 |
| 1981 | 753 | 663 |
| 1982 | 571 | 508 |
| 1983 | 555 | 498 |
| 1984 | 582 | 517 |
| 1985 | 608 | 536 |
| 1986 | 571 | 505 |
| 1987 | 530 | 466 |
| 1988 | 612 | 543 |
| 1989 | 604 | 538 |
| 1990 | 566 | 501 |
| 1991 | 531 | 469 |
| 1992 | 581 | 494 |
| 1993 | 538 | 477 |
| 1994 | 646 | 552 |
| 1995 | 597 | 515 |
| 1996 | 576 | 503 |
| 1997 | 600 | 528 |
| 1998 | 650 | 575 |
| 1999 | 626 | 567 |
| 2000 | 625 | 557 |
| 2001 | 568 | 508 |
| 2002 | 657 | 590 |
| 2003 | 655 | 583 |
| 2004 | 567 | 520 |
| 2005 | 559 | 500 |
| 2006 | 494 | 456 |
| 2007 | 510 | 463 |
| 2008 | 455 | 420 |
| 2009 | 421 | 371 |
| 2010 | 411 | 364 |
| 2011 | 368 | 334 |
| 2012 | 395 | 349 |
| 2013 | 387 | 357 |
| 2014 | 361 | 324 |
| 2015 | 411 | 375 |
| 2016 | 392 | 357 |
| 2017 | 358 | 341 |
| 2018 | 381 | 349 |
| 2019 | 364 | 333 |
| 2020 | 394 | 369 |
| 2021 | 488 | 451 |
| 2022 | 444 | 418 |
| 2023 | 402 | 364 |
| 2024 | 477 | 431 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.7 |
| 2001 | 11.4 |
| 2002 | 13.1 |
| 2003 | 13.0 |
| 2004 | 11.1 |
| 2005 | 10.9 |
| 2006 | 9.6 |
| 2007 | 9.8 |
| 2008 | 8.7 |
| 2009 | 8.0 |
| 2010 | 7.7 |
| 2011 | 6.9 |
| 2012 | 7.4 |
| 2013 | 7.2 |
| 2014 | 6.6 |
| 2015 | 7.5 |
| 2016 | 7.1 |
| 2017 | 6.4 |
| 2018 | 6.8 |
| 2019 | 6.5 |
| 2020 | 6.9 |
| 2021 | 8.5 |
| 2022 | 7.8 |
| 2023 | 7.0 |
| 2024 | 8.2 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
12%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About two-thirds of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 338 |
| Pedestrians | 57 |
| Motorcyclists | 75 |
| Cyclists | 7 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Minnesota | Share in the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 57 | 12% | 18% |
| Motorcyclists | 75 | 16% | 16% |
| Cyclists | 7 | 1% | 3% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 109 | 23% | 30% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 138 | 29% | 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
29%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About the same as the share in the United States: 28%
29%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Minnesota | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 28.5% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 29.0% | 28.1% |
| At night | 41.8% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 32.9% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
42%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About three-quarters of the share in the United States: 54%
33%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About the same as the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 56 |
| 1am | 61 |
| 2am | 64 |
| 3am | 40 |
| 4am | 38 |
| 5am | 59 |
| 6am | 66 |
| 7am | 71 |
| 8am | 66 |
| 9am | 67 |
| 10am | 82 |
| 11am | 106 |
| 12pm | 98 |
| 1pm | 93 |
| 2pm | 114 |
| 3pm | 114 |
| 4pm | 107 |
| 5pm | 128 |
| 6pm | 117 |
| 7pm | 106 |
| 8pm | 108 |
| 9pm | 110 |
| 10pm | 85 |
| 11pm | 74 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 288 |
| Mon | 284 |
| Tue | 267 |
| Wed | 250 |
| Thu | 274 |
| Fri | 314 |
| Sat | 356 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 88 |
| Feb | 108 |
| Mar | 114 |
| Apr | 119 |
| May | 191 |
| Jun | 210 |
| Jul | 230 |
| Aug | 219 |
| Sep | 228 |
| Oct | 198 |
| Nov | 170 |
| Dec | 158 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 1,456 |
| Cloudy | 299 |
| Rain | 103 |
| Snow | 67 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 38 |
| Blowing Snow | 14 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 1,131 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 426 |
| Dark - Lighted | 337 |
| Dusk | 64 |
| Dawn | 30 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 21 |
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-16966
- I-9451
- US-1036
- I-3535
- SR-6530
- I-9027
- SR-2326
- US-6126
- SR-21024
- SR-721
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 952 |
| SUVs | 699 |
| Pickup trucks | 444 |
| Motorcycles | 360 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 357 |
| Vans | 152 |
| Other vehicles | 128 |
| Buses | 11 |
| Other light trucks | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Silverado142
- Ford F-15086
- Chevrolet Impala49
- Chevrolet Equinox47
- GMC Sierra42
- Ford Escape41
- Freightliner Cascadia41
- Toyota Camry41
- Jeep Grand Cherokee40
- Chevrolet Malibu39
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 | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 2024 | Dodge County | CR-24 | 2 |
| Dec 30, 2024 | St. Louis Park, Hennepin County | MU- MEADOWBROOK RD | 1 |
| Dec 30, 2024 | Taylors Falls, Chisago County | US-8 | 2 |
| Dec 29, 2024 | Crow Wing County | CR-23 | 1 |
| Dec 29, 2024 | Carlton County | I-35 | 1 |
| Dec 29, 2024 | Rice County | SR-3 FARIBAULT BLVD | 1 |
| Dec 29, 2024 | St. Paul, Ramsey County | MU-249 W SHEPARD RD | 1 |
| Dec 25, 2024 | Isanti County | CR-5 NW | 1 |
| Dec 23, 2024 | Inver Grove Heights, Dakota County | CR-56 CONCORD BLVD E | 1 |
| Dec 23, 2024 | Chippewa County | US-212 | 1 |
| Dec 20, 2024 | Inver Grove Heights, Dakota County | I-494 | 1 |
| Dec 19, 2024 | Blue Earth County | US-169 | 1 |
| Dec 19, 2024 | Wright County | I-94 | 1 |
| Dec 17, 2024 | McLeod County | TS-ZERO AVE | 1 |
| Dec 17, 2024 | St. Louis County | CR-104 BOIS FORTE RD | 1 |
| Dec 16, 2024 | Minneapolis, Hennepin County | MU-EMERSON AVE N | 2 |
| Dec 16, 2024 | Benton County | SR-23 | 1 |
| Dec 14, 2024 | St. Paul, Ramsey County | SR-5 | 1 |
| Dec 14, 2024 | East Gull Lake, Cass County | CR-70 | 1 |
| Dec 14, 2024 | Inver Grove Heights, Dakota County | US-52 | 1 |
| Dec 13, 2024 | St. Louis Park, Hennepin County | NONE | 1 |
| Dec 13, 2024 | Maplewood, Ramsey County | CR-58 EDGERTON ST | 1 |
| Dec 13, 2024 | Nicollet County | US-14 | 1 |
| Dec 12, 2024 | Becker County | SR-34 | 1 |
| Dec 12, 2024 | Beltrami County | 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.