Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Martin County, Minnesota
County in Minnesota · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 2
- Fatal crashes
- 2
- Population
- 19.6K
In 2024, 2 people died in 2 fatal crashes in Martin County, Minnesota. That was the same as in 2023. The death rate was 10.2 per 100,000 residents, compared with 8.2 in Minnesota and 11.5 in the United States. Martin County had the 52nd most traffic deaths among Minnesota's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 12 people died, an average of 2.4 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.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
10.2
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.2 times the rate in Minnesota: 8.2
- About 90 percent of the rate in the United States: 11.5
12.1
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 1.6 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
2 deaths in 2023, 2 in 2024
- Minnesota: +19%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 |
| 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 | 15.0 |
| 2021 | 5.0 |
| 2022 | 20.3 |
| 2023 | 10.1 |
| 2024 | 10.2 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
50%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 4 times the share in Minnesota: 12%
- About 3 times the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 1 |
| Pedestrians | 1 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Martin County | Share in Minnesota |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 1 | 50% | 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%
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 | Martin County | Minnesota | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 50.0% | 28.5% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 29.0% | 28.1% |
| At night | 100.0% | 41.8% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 50.0% | 32.9% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
100%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About double the share in Minnesota: 42%
- About 1.9 times the share in the United States: 54%
50%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 1.5 times the share in Minnesota: 33%
- About 1.5 times the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 1 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 1 |
| 7pm | 2 |
| 8pm | 2 |
| 9pm | 2 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 1 |
| Mon | 1 |
| Tue | 1 |
| Wed | 2 |
| Thu | 2 |
| Fri | 3 |
| Sat | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 2 |
| Feb | 2 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 2 |
| May | 2 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 2 |
| Sep | 0 |
| Oct | 0 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 11 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Not Lighted | 4 |
| Daylight | 4 |
| Dark - Lighted | 2 |
| Dusk | 2 |
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-903
- 210TH AVE1
- CR-1071
- CR-1301
- CR-27 130TH ST1
- CR-38 70TH ST1
- CR-39 190TH AVE1
- NONE1
- PRAIRIE AVE1
- PRAIRIE AVE N1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 7 |
| Pickup trucks | 3 |
| SUVs | 3 |
| Vans | 1 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 1 |
| Motorcycles | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Silverado2
- Buick LeSabre1
- Buick Riviera1
- Chevrolet Cruze1
- Chevrolet Trailblazer1
- Chevrolet Venture1
- Dodge Durango1
- Dodge Ram1
- Ford Explorer1
- Ford Focus1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 2024 | Fairmont | NONE | 1 |
| May 29, 2024 | — | I-90 | 1 |
| Apr 25, 2023 | — | CR-38 70TH ST | 1 |
| Jan 5, 2023 | — | CR-27 130TH ST | 1 |
| Jul 1, 2022 | — | I-90 | 1 |
| May 18, 2022 | — | CR-107 | 1 |
| Feb 25, 2022 | Fairmont | PRAIRIE AVE | 1 |
| Jan 10, 2022 | — | CR-130 | 1 |
| Feb 18, 2021 | — | 210TH AVE | 1 |
| Aug 30, 2020 | Fairmont | PRAIRIE AVE N | 1 |
| Jun 19, 2020 | — | CR-39 190TH AVE | 1 |
| Apr 25, 2020 | — | I-90 | 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.