Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Lake County, Minnesota
County in Minnesota · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 2
- Fatal crashes
- 2
- Population
- 10.8K
In 2024, 2 people died in 2 fatal crashes in Lake County, Minnesota. That was the same as in 2023. The death rate was 18.6 per 100,000 residents, compared with 8.2 in Minnesota and 11.5 in the United States. Lake County had the 52nd most traffic deaths among Minnesota's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 10 people died, an average of 2.0 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 50% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
18.6
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About double the rate in Minnesota: 8.2
- About 1.6 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
18.3
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About double the average in Minnesota: 7.7
- About 1.5 times 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 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 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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| Category | Deaths per 100,000 |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 18.3 |
| 2021 | 27.2 |
| 2022 | 9.2 |
| 2023 | 18.4 |
| 2024 | 18.6 |
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 | 1 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Lake County | Share in Minnesota |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 12% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 50% | 16% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 1% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 50% | 23% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 1 | 50% | 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
50%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 1.7 times the share in Minnesota: 29%
- About 1.8 times 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 | Lake County | Minnesota | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 50.0% | 28.5% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 50.0% | 29.0% | 28.1% |
| At night | 50.0% | 41.8% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 100.0% | 32.9% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
50%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 1.2 times the share in Minnesota: 42%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 54%
100%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 3 times the share in Minnesota: 33%
- About 3 times the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 2 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 1 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 3 |
| Mon | 1 |
| Tue | 0 |
| Wed | 0 |
| Thu | 3 |
| Fri | 1 |
| Sat | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 2 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 3 |
| Aug | 1 |
| Sep | 0 |
| Oct | 0 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 8 |
| Cloudy | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 6 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 3 |
| Dark - 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
- SR-613
- CR-18 FERNBERG RD1
- CR-21
- CR-31 LAX LAKE RD1
- NFR-122 LANGLEY RIVER RD1
- SR-11
- SR-1 NATIONAL FOREST HWY 91
- TS-MITAWAN LAKE RD1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Pickup trucks | 4 |
| Motorcycles | 3 |
| Other vehicles | 2 |
| SUVs | 2 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Silverado2
- Arctic Cat Arctic Cat1
- Ford Ranger1
- GMC Sierra1
- Harley Davidson FLHXS / Street Glide Special1
- Harley Davidson FXLRS / Low Rider S1
- Honda GL18001
- Lexus RX1
- Peterbilt 3881
- Polaris Ranger1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 2024 | — | SR-61 | 1 |
| Jan 20, 2024 | — | TS-MITAWAN LAKE RD | 1 |
| Aug 24, 2023 | — | CR-18 FERNBERG RD | 1 |
| May 5, 2023 | Two Harbors | SR-61 | 1 |
| Nov 6, 2022 | — | CR-31 LAX LAKE RD | 1 |
| Dec 9, 2021 | — | SR-61 | 1 |
| Jul 31, 2021 | — | SR-1 | 1 |
| Mar 29, 2021 | — | CR-2 | 1 |
| Jul 16, 2020 | — | SR-1 NATIONAL FOREST HWY 9 | 1 |
| May 24, 2020 | — | NFR-122 LANGLEY RIVER RD | 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.