Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Lyon County, Minnesota
County in Minnesota · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 3
- Fatal crashes
- 3
- Population
- 25.8K
In 2024, 3 people died in 3 fatal crashes in Lyon County, Minnesota. That was 50.0% more than in 2023 (2) and the most since 2022. The death rate was 11.6 per 100,000 residents, compared with 8.2 in Minnesota and 11.5 in the United States. Lyon County had the 46th most traffic deaths among Minnesota's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 11 people died, an average of 2.2 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
11.6
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.4 times the rate in Minnesota: 8.2
- About the same as the rate in the United States: 11.5
8.6
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 1.1 times the average in Minnesota: 7.7
- About two-thirds of the average in the United States: 12.3
+50%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
2 deaths in 2023, 3 in 2024
- Minnesota: +19%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 |
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 | 3.9 |
| 2021 | 7.8 |
| 2022 | 11.8 |
| 2023 | 7.8 |
| 2024 | 11.6 |
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 | 2 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 1 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Lyon County | Share in Minnesota |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 12% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 33% | 16% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 1% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 33% | 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%
33%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 1.2 times the share in Minnesota: 29%
- About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Lyon County | Minnesota | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 33.3% | 28.5% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 29.0% | 28.1% |
| At night | 66.7% | 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
67%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 1.6 times the share in Minnesota: 42%
- About 1.2 times 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 | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 3 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 1 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 2 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 2 |
| Mon | 2 |
| Tue | 1 |
| Wed | 1 |
| Thu | 1 |
| Fri | 3 |
| Sat | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 1 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 1 |
| Nov | 2 |
| Dec | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 8 |
| Rain | 2 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 5 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 3 |
| Dark - Lighted | 2 |
| 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-233
- CR-111
- CR-15 1ST ST1
- CR-201
- CR-31
- CR-6 250TH ST1
- MU-N MADISON ST1
- US-14 CRAIG AVE1
- US-59 E MAIN ST1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Medium and heavy trucks | 4 |
| Motorcycles | 4 |
| SUVs | 4 |
| Cars | 2 |
| Pickup trucks | 2 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Toyota Tundra1
- Toyota RAV41
- Ram 15001
- Pontiac Bonneville1
- Kenworth W9 Series1
- Harley Davidson Heritage Springer1
- Harley-Davidson Heritage Softail Classic1
- Harley Davidson FLTRX / Road Glide1
- Harley Davidson FLHRCI / Road King Classic1
- Freightliner M21
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2024 | Minneota | MU-N MADISON ST | 1 |
| May 10, 2024 | — | CR-11 | 1 |
| Jan 12, 2024 | Marshall | US-59 E MAIN ST | 1 |
| Nov 1, 2023 | — | SR-23 | 1 |
| Aug 20, 2023 | — | CR-20 | 1 |
| Nov 27, 2022 | Tracy | US-14 CRAIG AVE | 1 |
| Jul 30, 2022 | — | SR-23 | 1 |
| Apr 29, 2022 | — | SR-23 | 1 |
| Jun 1, 2021 | — | CR-6 250TH ST | 1 |
| Mar 18, 2021 | Russell | CR-15 1ST ST | 1 |
| Sep 7, 2020 | — | CR-3 | 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.