Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Clay County, Minnesota
County in Minnesota · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 7
- Fatal crashes
- 5
- Population
- 67.3K
In 2024, 7 people died in 5 fatal crashes in Clay County, Minnesota. That was 16.7% more than in 2023 (6) and the most since 2022. The death rate was 10.4 per 100,000 residents, compared with 8.2 in Minnesota and 11.5 in the United States. Clay County had the 19th most traffic deaths among Minnesota's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 31 people died, an average of 6.2 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 40% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
10.4
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.3 times the rate in Minnesota: 8.2
- About the same as the rate in the United States: 11.5
9.4
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 1.2 times the average in Minnesota: 7.7
- About three-quarters of the average in the United States: 12.3
+17%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
6 deaths in 2023, 7 in 2024
- Minnesota: +19%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7 | 6 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 8 | 6 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 |
| 2024 | 7 | 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 | 10.7 |
| 2021 | 4.6 |
| 2022 | 12.1 |
| 2023 | 9.0 |
| 2024 | 10.4 |
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 | 7 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Clay County | Share in Minnesota |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 12% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 16% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 1% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 2 | 29% | 23% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 3 | 43% | 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
40%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 1.4 times the share in Minnesota: 29%
- About 1.4 times 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 | Clay County | Minnesota | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 20.0% | 28.5% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 40.0% | 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 | 0 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 2 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 2 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 2 |
| 3pm | 3 |
| 4pm | 2 |
| 5pm | 2 |
| 6pm | 2 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 3 |
| 9pm | 1 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 3 |
| Mon | 4 |
| Tue | 1 |
| Wed | 5 |
| Thu | 1 |
| Fri | 6 |
| Sat | 6 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 2 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 2 |
| May | 6 |
| Jun | 2 |
| Jul | 6 |
| Aug | 1 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 3 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 21 |
| Cloudy | 3 |
| Rain | 1 |
| Snow | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 19 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 4 |
| Dark - Lighted | 3 |
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
- I-945
- SR-93
- US-752
- US-102
- CR-10 90TH AVE S1
- 12TH AVE1
- 14th St S1
- 225TH ST N1
- 34TH ST N1
- CR-128 300TH ST S1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| SUVs | 14 |
| Cars | 14 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 8 |
| Pickup trucks | 5 |
| Motorcycles | 3 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- GMC Yukon2
- Freightliner Cascadia2
- Ford F-3502
- Ford F-1502
- Ford Explorer2
- Dodge Durango2
- Chevrolet Suburban2
- Chevrolet Impala2
- Honda CMX250 (Rebel)1
- Honda Clarity1
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 7, 2024 | — | CR-10 90TH AVE S | 2 |
| Oct 4, 2024 | Hawley | US-10 | 1 |
| May 31, 2024 | — | CR-19 110TH ST N | 1 |
| May 24, 2024 | — | I-94 | 1 |
| Jan 28, 2024 | — | SR-9 | 2 |
| Dec 1, 2023 | — | US-75 8TH ST S | 1 |
| Jul 19, 2023 | — | US-75 | 1 |
| Jun 28, 2023 | — | CR-26 90TH AVE N | 1 |
| May 7, 2023 | Moorhead | I-94 | 1 |
| May 5, 2023 | — | CR-52 | 1 |
| May 3, 2023 | — | CR-128 300TH ST S | 1 |
| Jul 15, 2022 | Moorhead | I-94 | 3 |
| Jul 14, 2022 | — | I-94 | 1 |
| May 9, 2022 | — | US-USTH 10 | 1 |
| Apr 20, 2022 | — | 225TH ST N | 1 |
| Apr 4, 2022 | Moorhead | I-94 RAMP | 1 |
| Feb 19, 2022 | — | CR-17 | 1 |
| Sep 5, 2021 | Dilworth | US-10 | 1 |
| Jul 27, 2021 | — | SR-9 | 1 |
| Jul 3, 2021 | Moorhead | 34TH ST N | 1 |
| Nov 11, 2020 | — | US-75 | 2 |
| Oct 10, 2020 | — | I-94 | 1 |
| Aug 29, 2020 | Moorhead | 12TH AVE | 1 |
| Jul 4, 2020 | — | SR-32 | 1 |
| Jun 22, 2020 | — | SR-9 | 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.