Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Douglas County, Minnesota
County in Minnesota · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 1
- Fatal crashes
- 1
- Population
- 40K
In 2024, 1 person died in 1 fatal crash in Douglas County, Minnesota. That was 75.0% fewer than in 2023 (4) and the fewest in any year since 2020. The death rate was 2.5 per 100,000 residents, compared with 8.2 in Minnesota and 11.5 in the United States. Douglas County had the 67th most traffic deaths among Minnesota's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 28 people died, an average of 5.6 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
2.5
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About one-third of the rate in Minnesota: 8.2
- About 20 percent of the rate in the United States: 11.5
14.1
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 1.8 times the average in Minnesota: 7.7
- About 1.2 times the average in the United States: 12.3
-75%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
4 deaths in 2023, 1 in 2024
- Minnesota: +19%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 5 |
| 2021 | 13 | 10 |
| 2022 | 5 | 4 |
| 2023 | 4 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 | 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 | 12.8 |
| 2021 | 33.1 |
| 2022 | 12.6 |
| 2023 | 10.0 |
| 2024 | 2.5 |
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 | 1 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Douglas County | Share in Minnesota |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 12% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 16% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 1% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 0 | 0% | 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%
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 | Douglas County | Minnesota | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 28.5% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 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 | 1 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 2 |
| 2pm | 3 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 2 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 2 |
| 7pm | 3 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 3 |
| 10pm | 2 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 2 |
| Mon | 4 |
| Tue | 5 |
| Wed | 1 |
| Thu | 6 |
| Fri | 4 |
| Sat | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 2 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 5 |
| Jul | 3 |
| Aug | 3 |
| Sep | 3 |
| Oct | 2 |
| Nov | 3 |
| Dec | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 18 |
| Cloudy | 4 |
| Rain | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 14 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 6 |
| Dark - Lighted | 1 |
| Dawn | 1 |
| Dusk | 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
- SR-272
- I-942
- CR-822
- CR-732
- CR-101
- SR-551
- SR-291
- CR-41
- CR-1081
- CR-461
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 9 |
| Pickup trucks | 9 |
| SUVs | 7 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 6 |
| Motorcycles | 3 |
| Other vehicles | 2 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Silverado5
- Ford F-1502
- Sterling Truck L9500 series2
- Buick Lucerne1
- Cadillac SRX1
- Chevrolet Equinox1
- Chevrolet Impala1
- Chevrolet Silverado HD1
- Chevrolet Suburban1
- Chevrolet Traverse1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 2024 | Alexandria | CR-45 | 1 |
| Nov 13, 2023 | — | CR-4 | 2 |
| Aug 24, 2023 | — | I-94 | 1 |
| Jun 16, 2023 | — | CR-73 | 1 |
| Nov 24, 2022 | — | SR-29 | 2 |
| Aug 16, 2022 | — | WILD ROSE LA | 1 |
| Jul 27, 2022 | — | I-94 | 1 |
| Jan 3, 2022 | Alexandria | CR-46 | 1 |
| Oct 14, 2021 | Alexandria | SR-29 3RD AVE E | 1 |
| Oct 7, 2021 | — | CR-73 | 1 |
| Sep 24, 2021 | — | CR-6 | 1 |
| Sep 19, 2021 | — | CR-36 | 1 |
| Jul 26, 2021 | — | CR-41 | 1 |
| Jun 29, 2021 | Alexandria | CR-82 | 1 |
| Jun 28, 2021 | — | SR-27 | 1 |
| Jun 22, 2021 | — | CR-108 | 2 |
| May 23, 2021 | — | CR-10 | 2 |
| Apr 22, 2021 | — | SR-55 | 2 |
| Nov 5, 2020 | — | SR-27 | 1 |
| Sep 25, 2020 | — | CR-82 | 1 |
| Aug 8, 2020 | — | CR-40 | 1 |
| Jul 14, 2020 | — | CR-9 | 1 |
| Jun 5, 2020 | Alexandria | CR-46 S MCKAY AVE | 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.