Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Dodge County, Minnesota
County in Minnesota · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 2
- Fatal crashes
- 1
- Population
- 21.3K
In 2024, 2 people died in 1 fatal crash in Dodge County, Minnesota. That was the same as in 2023. The death rate was 9.4 per 100,000 residents, compared with 8.2 in Minnesota and 11.5 in the United States. Dodge County had the 52nd most traffic deaths among Minnesota's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 12 people died, an average of 2.4 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 100% of deaths, and 100% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
9.4
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.1 times the rate in Minnesota: 8.2
- About 80 percent of the rate in the United States: 11.5
11.4
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 1.5 times the average in Minnesota: 7.7
- About the same as the average in the United States: 12.3
+0%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
2 deaths in 2023, 2 in 2024
- Minnesota: +19%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 |
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 | 14.4 |
| 2021 | 14.3 |
| 2022 | 9.5 |
| 2023 | 9.5 |
| 2024 | 9.4 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
100%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 8 times the share in Minnesota: 12%
- About 6 times the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 0 |
| Pedestrians | 2 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Dodge County | Share in Minnesota |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 2 | 100% | 12% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 16% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 1% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 0 | 0% | 23% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 2 | 100% | 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
100%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 3 times the share in Minnesota: 29%
- About 4 times the share in the United States: 28%
0%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 5 percent of the share in Minnesota: 29%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Dodge County | Minnesota | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 28.5% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 100.0% | 29.0% | 28.1% |
| At night | 0.0% | 41.8% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 0.0% | 32.9% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
0%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 5 percent of the share in Minnesota: 42%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 54%
0%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 5 percent of the share in Minnesota: 33%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 3 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 1 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 2 |
| Mon | 1 |
| Tue | 0 |
| Wed | 3 |
| Thu | 1 |
| Fri | 4 |
| Sat | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 2 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 2 |
| Jun | 2 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 0 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 4 |
| Cloudy | 3 |
| Blowing Snow | 1 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
| 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 | 9 |
| Dark - Lighted | 1 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 1 |
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
- CR-242
- SR-302
- SR-571
- SR-56 170TH AVE1
- CR-91
- CR-16 595TH ST1
- CR-13 250TH AVE1
- CR-120TH AVE1
- US-2181
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Motorcycles | 5 |
| Cars | 4 |
| SUVs | 3 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 2 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
| Pickup trucks | 1 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Avalanche1
- Chevrolet Silverado1
- Dodge Grand Caravan1
- Ford Ecosport1
- Ford Escape1
- GMC Acadia1
- Harley Davidson FLHR / Road King1
- Harley Davidson FLHTCUTG / Tri Glide Ultra1
- Harley Davidson Heritage Softail Classic1
- Honda Accord1
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 | — | CR-24 | 2 |
| Sep 22, 2023 | — | CR-120TH AVE | 1 |
| Mar 24, 2023 | — | CR-13 250TH AVE | 1 |
| Jul 13, 2022 | — | SR-30 | 1 |
| May 27, 2022 | — | CR-16 595TH ST | 1 |
| Jun 23, 2021 | — | CR-24 | 1 |
| Jun 20, 2021 | — | SR-30 | 1 |
| Jan 20, 2021 | — | CR-9 | 1 |
| May 14, 2020 | — | SR-56 170TH AVE | 1 |
| Mar 29, 2020 | — | SR-57 | 1 |
| Feb 7, 2020 | — | US-218 | 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.