Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Steele County, Minnesota
County in Minnesota · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 6
- Fatal crashes
- 6
- Population
- 37.5K
In 2024, 6 people died in 6 fatal crashes in Steele County, Minnesota. That was 500.0% more than in 2023 (1). The death rate was 16.0 per 100,000 residents, compared with 8.2 in Minnesota and 11.5 in the United States. Steele County had the 27th most traffic deaths among Minnesota's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 13 people died, an average of 2.6 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 17% of deaths, and 33% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
16.0
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.9 times the rate in Minnesota: 8.2
- About 1.4 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
8.7
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 1.2 times the average in Minnesota: 7.5
- About 70 percent of the average in the United States: 12.1
+500%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
1 death in 2023, 6 in 2024
- Minnesota: +19%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 |
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 | 10.7 |
| 2022 | 5.3 |
| 2023 | 2.7 |
| 2024 | 16.0 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
17%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 1.4 times the share in Minnesota: 12%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 3 |
| Pedestrians | 1 |
| Motorcyclists | 2 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Steele County | Share in Minnesota |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 1 | 17% | 12% |
| Motorcyclists | 2 | 33% | 16% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 1% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 2 | 33% | 23% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 2 | 33% | 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%
17%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 60 percent of the share in Minnesota: 29%
- About two-thirds of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Steele County | Minnesota | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 16.7% | 28.5% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 33.3% | 29.0% | 28.1% |
| At night | 16.7% | 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
17%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 40 percent of the share in Minnesota: 42%
- About one-third of 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 | 1 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 2 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 2 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 2 |
| 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 | 1 |
| Mon | 0 |
| Tue | 3 |
| Wed | 4 |
| Thu | 4 |
| Fri | 0 |
| Sat | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 2 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 2 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 2 |
| Aug | 1 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 1 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 9 |
| Blowing Snow | 1 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
| Snow | 1 |
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 | 4 |
| Dawn | 1 |
| 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
- I-353
- US-2182
- MU-3RD AVE NE1
- CR-7 LEMOND RD1
- CR-71
- CR-48 E MAIN ST1
- CR-451
- CR-171
- CR-161 NE 71ST ST1
- CR-1 CEDAR AVE1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 5 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 4 |
| Motorcycles | 3 |
| SUVs | 2 |
| Pickup trucks | 2 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Volvo XC601
- Victory Octane1
- Toyota Corolla1
- Saturn L3001
- Peterbilt 5671
- Nissan Rogue1
- Kenworth W9 Series1
- Jeep Grand Cherokee1
- Honda FSC600 (Silver Wing)1
- Harley-Davidson FLHTCUI w/Shrine1
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 20, 2024 | Owatonna | I-35 | 1 |
| Oct 30, 2024 | Owatonna | CR-45 | 1 |
| Aug 21, 2024 | Owatonna | MU-3RD AVE NE | 1 |
| Jun 20, 2024 | Blooming Prairie | US-218 | 1 |
| May 30, 2024 | — | CR-161 NE 71ST ST | 1 |
| May 28, 2024 | — | CR-1 CEDAR AVE | 1 |
| Mar 15, 2023 | — | US-218 | 1 |
| Apr 17, 2022 | Owatonna | I-35 | 1 |
| Mar 12, 2022 | — | CR-7 | 1 |
| Dec 8, 2020 | Owatonna | CR-48 E MAIN ST | 1 |
| Sep 8, 2020 | Owatonna | I-35 | 1 |
| Jul 30, 2020 | — | CR-17 | 1 |
| Jul 23, 2020 | — | CR-7 LEMOND 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.