Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Winona County, Minnesota
County in Minnesota · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 7
- Fatal crashes
- 7
- Population
- 50.3K
In 2024, 7 people died in 7 fatal crashes in Winona County, Minnesota. That was 133.3% more than in 2023 (3) and the most in any year since 2020. The death rate was 13.9 per 100,000 residents, compared with 8.2 in Minnesota and 11.5 in the United States. Winona County had the 19th most traffic deaths among Minnesota's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 20 people died, an average of 4.0 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 14% of deaths, and 14% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
13.9
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.7 times the rate in Minnesota: 8.2
- About 1.2 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
8.0
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About the same as the average in Minnesota: 7.7
- About two-thirds of the average in the United States: 12.3
+133%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
3 deaths in 2023, 7 in 2024
- Minnesota: +19%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 |
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 | 4.0 |
| 2021 | 6.0 |
| 2022 | 10.0 |
| 2023 | 6.0 |
| 2024 | 13.9 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
14%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 1.2 times the share in Minnesota: 12%
- About 80 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 4 |
| Pedestrians | 1 |
| Motorcyclists | 2 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Winona County | Share in Minnesota |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 1 | 14% | 12% |
| Motorcyclists | 2 | 29% | 16% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 1% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 14% | 23% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 1 | 14% | 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
14%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About half the share in Minnesota: 29%
- About half the share in the United States: 28%
29%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About the same as the share in Minnesota: 29%
- About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Winona County | Minnesota | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 28.6% | 28.5% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 14.3% | 29.0% | 28.1% |
| At night | 28.6% | 41.8% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 42.9% | 32.9% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
29%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About two-thirds of the share in Minnesota: 42%
- About half the share in the United States: 54%
43%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 1.3 times the share in Minnesota: 33%
- About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 1 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 2 |
| 10am | 2 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 3 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 2 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 1 |
| Mon | 1 |
| Tue | 4 |
| Wed | 3 |
| Thu | 4 |
| Fri | 1 |
| Sat | 6 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 2 |
| Mar | 5 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 2 |
| Sep | 2 |
| Oct | 3 |
| Nov | 2 |
| Dec | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 14 |
| Cloudy | 5 |
| Freezing Rain or Drizzle | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 12 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 5 |
| Dark - Lighted | 3 |
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
- US-616
- I-904
- CR-253
- BRUSKI DR1
- CR-201
- KANSAS ST1
- MU-MANKATO ST1
- MU-W 11TH ST1
- SR-741
- US-141
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 9 |
| Pickup trucks | 7 |
| Motorcycles | 4 |
| SUVs | 3 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 2 |
| Vans | 1 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
| Buses | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Silverado4
- Toyota Camry2
- Volvo Truck VNL1
- Toyota Corolla Matrix1
- Toyota 4-Runner1
- Saturn Vue1
- Nissan Versa1
- Mazda Mazda31
- Buick LeSabre1
- Cadillac SRX1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 4, 2024 | — | CR-25 | 1 |
| Nov 16, 2024 | St. Charles | MU-W 11TH ST | 1 |
| Oct 19, 2024 | Dakota | US-61 | 1 |
| Oct 3, 2024 | — | SR-74 | 1 |
| Mar 16, 2024 | Winona | MU-MANKATO ST | 1 |
| Mar 14, 2024 | — | CR-25 | 1 |
| Mar 5, 2024 | — | CR-25 | 1 |
| Oct 11, 2023 | — | I-90 | 1 |
| May 2, 2023 | — | I-90 | 1 |
| Jan 17, 2023 | Stockton | CR-20 | 1 |
| Sep 24, 2022 | Winona | BRUSKI DR | 1 |
| Sep 15, 2022 | Winona | US-61 | 1 |
| Mar 5, 2022 | — | US-61 | 1 |
| Feb 23, 2022 | Winona | US-61 | 1 |
| Feb 19, 2022 | Winona | US-61 | 1 |
| Nov 23, 2021 | — | US-61 | 1 |
| Aug 6, 2021 | Winona | KANSAS ST | 1 |
| Aug 5, 2021 | — | US-14 | 1 |
| Dec 13, 2020 | — | I-90 | 1 |
| Mar 16, 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.