Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Aitkin County, Minnesota
County in Minnesota · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 6
- Fatal crashes
- 5
- Population
- 16.3K
In 2024, 6 people died in 5 fatal crashes in Aitkin County, Minnesota. That was 100.0% more than in 2023 (3) and the most in any year since 2020. The death rate was 36.8 per 100,000 residents, compared with 8.2 in Minnesota and 11.5 in the United States. Aitkin County had the 27th most traffic deaths among Minnesota's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 15 people died, an average of 3.0 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
36.8
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 4 times the rate in Minnesota: 8.2
- About 3 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
18.7
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About double the average in Minnesota: 7.7
- About 1.5 times the average in the United States: 12.3
+100%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
3 deaths in 2023, 6 in 2024
- Minnesota: +19%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 6 | 5 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 19.1 |
| 2021 | 12.5 |
| 2022 | 6.2 |
| 2023 | 18.6 |
| 2024 | 36.9 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
0%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 5 percent of the share in Minnesota: 12%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 4 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 2 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Aitkin County | Share in Minnesota |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 12% |
| Motorcyclists | 2 | 33% | 16% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 1% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 17% | 23% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 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
0%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 5 percent of the share in Minnesota: 29%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
20%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About two-thirds of the share in Minnesota: 29%
- About 80 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Aitkin County | Minnesota | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 20.0% | 28.5% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 29.0% | 28.1% |
| At night | 20.0% | 41.8% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 20.0% | 32.9% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
20%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About half the share in Minnesota: 42%
- About 35 percent of the share in the United States: 54%
20%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 60 percent of the share in Minnesota: 33%
- About 60 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 3 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 2 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 2 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 2 |
| Mon | 1 |
| Tue | 2 |
| Wed | 1 |
| Thu | 4 |
| Fri | 2 |
| Sat | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 4 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 2 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 2 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 6 |
| Cloudy | 4 |
| Snow | 2 |
| Rain | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 11 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 2 |
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
- SR-654
- US-1693
- SR-2103
- SR-471
- SR-2001
- CR-28 PIONEER AVE1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Pickup trucks | 7 |
| SUVs | 5 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 5 |
| Cars | 4 |
| Motorcycles | 2 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Toyota Tundra2
- Ford F-1502
- Chevrolet Silverado2
- Toyota Sienna1
- Toyota RAV41
- Toyota Camry1
- Mazda B-Series1
- Lincoln Navigator1
- Kenworth T8001
- Jeep Grand Cherokee1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2024 | — | US-169 | 2 |
| Sep 16, 2024 | — | CR-28 PIONEER AVE | 1 |
| May 12, 2024 | — | SR-200 | 1 |
| Feb 29, 2024 | — | SR-47 | 1 |
| Jan 18, 2024 | — | SR-65 | 1 |
| Dec 21, 2023 | Aitkin | SR-210 | 1 |
| Jan 10, 2023 | — | SR-210 | 1 |
| Jan 10, 2023 | — | SR-65 | 1 |
| Oct 14, 2022 | Aitkin | US-169 | 1 |
| Aug 4, 2021 | — | SR-65 | 2 |
| Aug 20, 2020 | — | SR-65 | 1 |
| Mar 29, 2020 | — | SR-210 | 1 |
| Jan 18, 2020 | — | US-169 | 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.