Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Freeborn County, Minnesota
County in Minnesota · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 5
- Fatal crashes
- 4
- Population
- 30.4K
In 2024, 5 people died in 4 fatal crashes in Freeborn County, Minnesota. That was the same as in 2023. The death rate was 16.4 per 100,000 residents, compared with 8.2 in Minnesota and 11.5 in the United States. Freeborn County had the 30th most traffic deaths among Minnesota's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 20 people died, an average of 4.0 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 25% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
16.4
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About double the rate in Minnesota: 8.2
- About 1.4 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
13.0
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 1.7 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
5 deaths in 2023, 5 in 2024
- Minnesota: +19%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 |
| 2024 | 5 | 4 |
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 | 13.0 |
| 2021 | 3.3 |
| 2022 | 16.3 |
| 2023 | 16.4 |
| 2024 | 16.4 |
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 | 5 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Freeborn County | Share in Minnesota |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 12% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 16% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 1% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 2 | 40% | 23% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 1 | 20% | 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
25%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 85 percent of the share in Minnesota: 29%
- About 90 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
50%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 1.8 times the share in Minnesota: 29%
- About double the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Freeborn County | Minnesota | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 50.0% | 28.5% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 25.0% | 29.0% | 28.1% |
| At night | 75.0% | 41.8% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 25.0% | 32.9% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
75%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 1.8 times the share in Minnesota: 42%
- About 1.4 times the share in the United States: 54%
25%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About three-quarters of the share in Minnesota: 33%
- About three-quarters of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 1 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 2 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 2 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 3 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 2 |
| 6pm | 2 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 1 |
| Mon | 5 |
| Tue | 1 |
| Wed | 2 |
| Thu | 6 |
| Fri | 2 |
| Sat | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 2 |
| Mar | 2 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 3 |
| Jul | 2 |
| Aug | 4 |
| Sep | 3 |
| Oct | 2 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 15 |
| Snow | 2 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
| Freezing Rain or Drizzle | 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 | 5 |
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-354
- I-903
- US-691
- CR-10 660TH AVE1
- CR-131
- CR-19 S SHORE DR1
- CR-22 MARSHALL ST1
- CR-30 850th Ave1
- CR-461
- CR-61
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Medium and heavy trucks | 11 |
| Cars | 6 |
| SUVs | 3 |
| Motorcycles | 3 |
| Pickup trucks | 3 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Freightliner Cascadia3
- Chevrolet Silverado2
- Kenworth T8802
- Peterbilt 3792
- Chevrolet Malibu1
- Chrysler 300C1
- Dodge Ram1
- Ford Escape1
- Ford Explorer1
- Ford Fiesta1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2024 | — | SR-13 | 1 |
| Aug 26, 2024 | Albert Lea | US-69 | 2 |
| Jun 8, 2024 | — | I-90 | 1 |
| Mar 21, 2024 | — | I-90 | 1 |
| Oct 19, 2023 | Albert Lea | MU-LAKEVIEW BLVD | 1 |
| Aug 16, 2023 | — | CR-10 660TH AVE | 1 |
| Aug 11, 2023 | Albert Lea | CR-22 MARSHALL ST | 1 |
| Jun 28, 2023 | — | I-90 | 1 |
| May 28, 2023 | — | I-35 | 1 |
| Sep 15, 2022 | — | I-35 | 1 |
| Sep 8, 2022 | — | CR-6 | 1 |
| Jul 25, 2022 | — | CR-13 | 1 |
| Jun 20, 2022 | — | I-35 | 1 |
| Feb 21, 2022 | — | I-35 | 1 |
| Oct 23, 2021 | — | CR-19 S SHORE DR | 1 |
| Aug 27, 2020 | — | TWP RD 39 | 1 |
| Jul 21, 2020 | — | CR-46 | 1 |
| Mar 20, 2020 | — | CR-30 850th Ave | 1 |
| Feb 17, 2020 | — | sr-13 | 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.