Fatal crash profile · City

Traffic deaths in Plymouth, Minnesota

City in Hennepin County · Minnesota · United States

Deaths, 2024
2
Fatal crashes
2
Population
78.8K

In 2024, 2 people died in 2 fatal crashes in Plymouth, Minnesota. That was the same as in 2023. The death rate was 2.5 per 100,000 residents, compared with 4.3 in Hennepin County, 8.2 in Minnesota and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2021 and 2024, 10 people died, an average of 2.5 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 50% of deaths, and 50% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

2.5

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

  • About 60 percent of the rate in Hennepin County, Minnesota: 4.3
  • About one-third of the rate in Minnesota: 8.2
  • About 20 percent of the rate in the United States: 11.5

+0%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

2 deaths in 2023, 2 in 2024

  • Hennepin County, Minnesota: +0%
  • Minnesota: +19%
  • The United States: -4%
Traffic deaths by year, 2021–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2021 4 4
2022 2 2
2023 2 2
2024 2 2

People who died within 30 days of a crash. A fatal crash can kill more than one person.

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Deaths per 100,000 residents, 2021–2024
Category Deaths per 100,000
2021 5.0
2022 2.5
2023 2.6
2024 2.5

Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.

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Road users

Who died

50%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About double the share in Hennepin County, Minnesota: 25%
  • About 4 times the share in Minnesota: 12%
  • About 3 times the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 0
Pedestrians 1
Motorcyclists 1
Cyclists 0
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Plymouth Share in Hennepin County
Pedestrians 1 50% 25%
Motorcyclists 1 50% 29%
Cyclists 0 0% 2%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 0 0% 20%
Speeding-related crashes 1 50% 42%

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 1.2 times the share in Hennepin County, Minnesota: 42%
  • About 1.7 times the share in Minnesota: 29%
  • About 1.8 times the share in the United States: 28%

0%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About 5 percent of the share in Hennepin County, Minnesota: 26%
  • About 5 percent of the share in Minnesota: 29%
  • About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Plymouth Hennepin County Minnesota United States
Speeding-related 0.0% 26.4% 28.5% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 50.0% 41.5% 29.0% 28.1%
At night 50.0% 60.4% 41.8% 53.6%
At weekends 50.0% 28.3% 32.9% 32.6%

Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.

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Timing

When crashes happen

50%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About 85 percent of the share in Hennepin County, Minnesota: 60%
  • About 1.2 times the share in Minnesota: 42%
  • About the same as the share in the United States: 54%

50%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About 1.8 times the share in Hennepin County, Minnesota: 28%
  • About 1.5 times the share in Minnesota: 33%
  • About 1.5 times the share in the United States: 33%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 0
1am 0
2am 0
3am 0
4am 0
5am 0
6am 0
7am 0
8am 0
9am 1
10am 0
11am 2
12pm 1
1pm 0
2pm 1
3pm 1
4pm 0
5pm 1
6pm 0
7pm 1
8pm 2
9pm 0
10pm 0
11pm 0

All crashes 2021–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 1
Mon 1
Tue 2
Wed 1
Thu 1
Fri 3
Sat 1

All crashes 2021–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 0
Feb 0
Mar 1
Apr 2
May 1
Jun 1
Jul 1
Aug 1
Sep 3
Oct 0
Nov 0
Dec 0

All crashes 2021–2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 9
Cloudy 1

All crashes 2021–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Light conditions at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Daylight 8
Dark - Lighted 1
Dark - Not Lighted 1

All crashes 2021–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Roads and vehicles

Where and what, 2021–2024

Roads with the most fatal crashes

  1. SR-553
  2. CR-242
  3. US-1691
  4. MU-VICKSBURG LN N1
  5. CR-CSAH 1011
  6. CR-9 ROCKFORD RD1
  7. CR-611

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 9
SUVs 5
Medium and heavy trucks 2
Motorcycles 2
Pickup trucks 1

All crashes 2021–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Acura TL1
  2. Chevrolet Suburban1
  3. Chevrolet Tahoe1
  4. Dodge Charger1
  5. Ford E-4501
  6. Ford Focus1
  7. Freightliner Cascadia1
  8. Harley-Davidson XL 12001
  9. Honda Pilot1
  10. Honda VTX1800C (VTX)1

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 Deaths
Sep 7, 2024 1
Sep 5, 2024 1
Sep 12, 2023 1
Jul 30, 2023 1
Aug 26, 2022 1
May 6, 2022 1
Jun 22, 2021 1
Apr 28, 2021 1
Apr 26, 2021 1
Mar 19, 2021 1

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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2021–2024. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.