Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Pennington County, Minnesota
County in Minnesota · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 4
- Fatal crashes
- 3
- Population
- 13.8K
In 2024, 4 people died in 3 fatal crashes in Pennington County, Minnesota. That was 300.0% more than in 2023 (1). The death rate was 29.1 per 100,000 residents, compared with 8.2 in Minnesota and 11.5 in the United States. Pennington County had the 36th most traffic deaths among Minnesota's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 9 people died, an average of 1.8 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 33% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
29.1
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 4 times the rate in Minnesota: 8.2
- About 3 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
16.3
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About double the average in Minnesota: 7.7
- About 1.3 times the average in the United States: 12.1
+300%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
1 death in 2023, 4 in 2024
- Minnesota: +19%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 4 | 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 | 14.4 |
| 2021 | 14.5 |
| 2023 | 7.3 |
| 2024 | 29.1 |
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 | 4 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Pennington County | Share in Minnesota |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 12% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 16% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 1% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 3 | 75% | 23% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 1 | 25% | 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
33%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 1.1 times the share in Minnesota: 29%
- About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 28%
67%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About double the share in Minnesota: 29%
- About 3 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Pennington County | Minnesota | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 66.7% | 28.5% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 33.3% | 29.0% | 28.1% |
| At night | 66.7% | 41.8% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 33.3% | 32.9% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
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%
33%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About the same as the share in Minnesota: 33%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 1 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 2 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 1 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 2 |
| Mon | 3 |
| Tue | 0 |
| Wed | 0 |
| Thu | 1 |
| Fri | 1 |
| Sat | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 2 |
| Sep | 0 |
| Oct | 0 |
| Nov | 3 |
| Dec | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 5 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 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 | 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-13
- CR-3 CENTER ST E2
- CR-3 CENTER ST W1
- SR-1 8TH ST E1
- US-591
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 4 |
| Pickup trucks | 3 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 2 |
| Vans | 2 |
| Motorcycles | 1 |
| SUVs | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Silverado2
- Buick LeSabre1
- Chevrolet Aveo1
- Chrysler Town and Country1
- Dodge Challenger1
- Ford F-3501
- Honda Pilot1
- Honda VT750 (Shadow Aero)1
- Oldsmobile Intrigue1
- Peterbilt 3791
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 25, 2024 | — | CR-3 CENTER ST W | 2 |
| Jul 28, 2024 | Thief River Falls | SR-1 8TH ST E | 1 |
| May 3, 2024 | — | CR-3 CENTER ST E | 1 |
| Mar 18, 2023 | — | US-59 | 1 |
| Nov 22, 2021 | — | CR-3 CENTER ST E | 1 |
| Aug 8, 2021 | — | SR-1 | 1 |
| Nov 2, 2020 | — | SR-1 | 1 |
| Aug 6, 2020 | — | SR-1 | 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.