Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Benton County, Minnesota
County in Minnesota · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 7
- Fatal crashes
- 6
- Population
- 41.8K
In 2024, 7 people died in 6 fatal crashes in Benton County, Minnesota. That was 75.0% more than in 2023 (4) and the most in any year since 2020. The death rate was 16.8 per 100,000 residents, compared with 8.2 in Minnesota and 11.5 in the United States. Benton County had the 19th most traffic deaths among Minnesota's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 23 people died, an average of 4.6 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 50% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
16.8
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About double the rate in Minnesota: 8.2
- About 1.5 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
11.1
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 1.4 times the average in Minnesota: 7.7
- About the same as the average in the United States: 12.3
+75%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
4 deaths in 2023, 7 in 2024
- Minnesota: +19%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 5 | 4 |
| 2022 | 4 | 3 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 |
| 2024 | 7 | 6 |
People who died within 30 days of a crash. A fatal crash can kill more than one person.
Embed
| Category | Deaths per 100,000 |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 7.3 |
| 2021 | 12.0 |
| 2022 | 9.6 |
| 2023 | 9.6 |
| 2024 | 16.8 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
Embed
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 | 6 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 1 |
Embed
| Type | Deaths | Share in Benton County | Share in Minnesota |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 12% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 16% |
| Cyclists | 1 | 14% | 1% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 3 | 43% | 23% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 4 | 57% | 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
50%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 1.7 times the share in Minnesota: 29%
- About 1.8 times the share in the United States: 28%
33%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 1.2 times the share in Minnesota: 29%
- About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Benton County | Minnesota | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 33.3% | 28.5% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 50.0% | 29.0% | 28.1% |
| At night | 16.7% | 41.8% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 16.7% | 32.9% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
Embed
Timing
When crashes happen
17%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 40 percent of the share in Minnesota: 42%
- About one-third of the share in the United States: 54%
17%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About half the share in Minnesota: 33%
- About half the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 2 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 2 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 2 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 2 |
| 2pm | 2 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 2 |
| 6pm | 2 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 2 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
Embed
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 2 |
| Mon | 3 |
| Tue | 4 |
| Wed | 4 |
| Thu | 1 |
| Fri | 3 |
| Sat | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
Embed
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 4 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 2 |
| May | 3 |
| Jun | 2 |
| Jul | 2 |
| Aug | 1 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 0 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
Embed
Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 13 |
| Cloudy | 4 |
| Blowing Sand, Soil, Dirt | 1 |
| Rain | 1 |
| Snow | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
Embed
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 10 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 6 |
| Dark - Lighted | 2 |
| Dusk | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
Embed
Roads and vehicles
Where and what, 2020–2024
Roads with the most fatal crashes
- SR-235
- US-103
- CR-6 RONNEBY RD1
- CR-15 45TH ST NE1
- CR-2 BENTON BEACH RD1
- CR-2 MAIN ST E1
- CR-33 BENTON DR N1
- CR-5 115TH ST NE1
- CR-56 5TH AVE NW1
- CR-7 165TH AVE NE1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 10 |
| SUVs | 8 |
| Other vehicles | 5 |
| Pickup trucks | 5 |
| Vans | 1 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 1 |
| Motorcycles | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
Embed
Vehicles most often involved
- Ford Fusion3
- Chevrolet Silverado2
- Hyundai Santa Fe2
- Chevrolet Colorado1
- Chevrolet Equinox1
- Chevrolet Malibu1
- Chevrolet Tahoe1
- Chrysler 2001
- Chrysler Town and Country1
- Ford Edge1
Reflects how common a vehicle is as well as crash involvement; not a safety rating.
Crashes
Fatal crashes
The map loads when you scroll to it. It needs JavaScript.
Fatal crashes in 2024. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.
Filter crashes
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 16, 2024 | — | SR-23 | 1 |
| May 29, 2024 | St. Cloud | MU-120 LINCOLN AVE NE | 1 |
| May 22, 2024 | Rice | CR-2 MAIN ST E | 1 |
| May 20, 2024 | — | CR-56 5TH AVE NW | 1 |
| Apr 13, 2024 | — | CR-6 RONNEBY RD | 2 |
| Feb 27, 2024 | — | CR-5 115TH ST NE | 1 |
| Aug 11, 2023 | — | US-USTH 10 | 1 |
| Jul 28, 2023 | Sauk Rapids | CR-33 BENTON DR N | 1 |
| Jul 7, 2023 | Rice | CR-2 BENTON BEACH RD | 1 |
| Jun 4, 2023 | — | CR-7 165TH AVE NE | 1 |
| Feb 27, 2022 | Foley | SR-23 | 2 |
| Feb 10, 2022 | — | SR-23 | 1 |
| Jan 26, 2022 | Rice | US-10 | 1 |
| Dec 21, 2021 | — | SR-95 | 1 |
| Jun 19, 2021 | — | US-10 | 1 |
| Apr 12, 2021 | — | SR-23 | 2 |
| Feb 23, 2021 | — | CR-74 14TH AVE NE | 1 |
| Dec 29, 2020 | — | US-10 | 1 |
| Nov 28, 2020 | — | CR-15 45TH ST NE | 1 |
| Sep 23, 2020 | — | SR-23 | 1 |
Explore
Nearby and related
Get updates for Benton County, Minnesota
We'll email you when NHTSA publishes new data for Benton County, Minnesota, usually about once a year. We'll send a link to confirm your address first. No tracking and no sharing, and every email has a link to unsubscribe.
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.