Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Traverse County, Minnesota
County in Minnesota · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 2
- Fatal crashes
- 2
- Population
- 3.2K
In 2024, 2 people died in 2 fatal crashes in Traverse County, Minnesota. The death rate was 63.5 per 100,000 residents, compared with 8.2 in Minnesota and 11.5 in the United States. Traverse County had the 52nd most traffic deaths among Minnesota's counties. Between 2021 and 2024, 3 people died, an average of 0.8 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
63.5
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 8 times the rate in Minnesota: 8.2
- About 5 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
46.6
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2021–2024
- About 6 times the average in Minnesota: 8.4
- About 4 times the average in the United States: 12.3
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 30.5 |
| 2024 | 63.5 |
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 Traverse 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%
0%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 5 percent of the share in Minnesota: 29%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Traverse County | Minnesota | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 28.5% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 29.0% | 28.1% |
| At night | 50.0% | 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
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%
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 | 1 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2021–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 0 |
| Mon | 0 |
| Tue | 1 |
| Wed | 0 |
| Thu | 2 |
| Fri | 0 |
| Sat | 0 |
All crashes 2021–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 0 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 0 |
All crashes 2021–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 1 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
All crashes 2021–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 2 |
All crashes 2021–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Roads and vehicles
Where and what, 2021–2024
Roads with the most fatal crashes
- CR-76 650TH ST1
- US-751
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Medium and heavy trucks | 2 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
| SUVs | 1 |
All crashes 2021–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
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 23, 2024 | — | US-75 | 1 |
| May 2, 2024 | — | 1 | |
| Sep 23, 2021 | — | CR-76 650TH ST | 1 |
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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2021–2024. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.