Fatal crash profile · State
Traffic deaths in Minnesota in 2020
State in United States
- Deaths, 2020
- 394
- Fatal crashes
- 369
- Population
- 5.7M
In 2020, 394 people died in 369 fatal crashes in Minnesota. The death rate was 6.9 per 100,000 residents, compared with 11.8 in the United States. Minnesota had the 31st most traffic deaths of the 51 states and DC and the 45th-highest death rate. Pedestrians accounted for 11% of deaths, and 30% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
Road users
Who died
11%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About two-thirds of the share in the United States: 17%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 273 |
| Pedestrians | 45 |
| Motorcyclists | 66 |
| Cyclists | 10 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Minnesota | Share in the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 45 | 11% | 17% |
| Motorcyclists | 66 | 17% | 14% |
| Cyclists | 10 | 3% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 108 | 27% | 30% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 122 | 31% | 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
30%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About the same as the share in the United States: 29%
32%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 27%
| Category | Minnesota | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 32.2% | 26.7% |
| Alcohol-involved | 30.4% | 28.6% |
| At night | 47.2% | 53.4% |
| At weekends | 30.1% | 32.9% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
47%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 90 percent of the share in the United States: 53%
30%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About the same as the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 9 |
| 1am | 18 |
| 2am | 9 |
| 3am | 8 |
| 4am | 6 |
| 5am | 18 |
| 6am | 17 |
| 7am | 15 |
| 8am | 14 |
| 9am | 8 |
| 10am | 12 |
| 11am | 14 |
| 12pm | 12 |
| 1pm | 14 |
| 2pm | 21 |
| 3pm | 17 |
| 4pm | 27 |
| 5pm | 23 |
| 6pm | 21 |
| 7pm | 21 |
| 8pm | 21 |
| 9pm | 23 |
| 10pm | 12 |
| 11pm | 8 |
All crashes 2020.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 54 |
| Mon | 57 |
| Tue | 49 |
| Wed | 38 |
| Thu | 51 |
| Fri | 63 |
| Sat | 57 |
All crashes 2020.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 16 |
| Feb | 20 |
| Mar | 24 |
| Apr | 19 |
| May | 25 |
| Jun | 34 |
| Jul | 50 |
| Aug | 46 |
| Sep | 45 |
| Oct | 28 |
| Nov | 33 |
| Dec | 29 |
All crashes 2020.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 268 |
| Cloudy | 47 |
| Rain | 20 |
| Snow | 12 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 6 |
| Blowing Snow | 5 |
All crashes 2020. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 191 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 101 |
| Dark - Lighted | 49 |
| Dusk | 14 |
| Dawn | 5 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 4 |
All crashes 2020. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Roads and vehicles
Where and what, 2020
Roads with the most fatal crashes
- US-16911
- SR-659
- US-108
- I-948
- I-357
- CR-36
- US-716
- I-905
- I-35W4
- US-24
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 164 |
| SUVs | 120 |
| Pickup trucks | 88 |
| Motorcycles | 66 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 59 |
| Vans | 29 |
| Other vehicles | 21 |
| Buses | 1 |
All crashes 2020.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Silverado25
- Ford F-15022
- Ford Focus10
- Jeep Grand Cherokee10
- Dodge Ram9
- Chevrolet Impala8
- Ford Escape8
- Honda Accord8
- Toyota Camry8
- Chevrolet Tahoe7
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 2020. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.
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| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2020 | Aitkin County | SR-65 | 1 |
| Aug 20, 2020 | Kandiyohi County | SR-23 | 1 |
| Aug 19, 2020 | Stearns County | CR-9 | 1 |
| Aug 18, 2020 | Rochester, Olmsted County | 11TH ST SE | 1 |
| Aug 18, 2020 | Big Stone County | CR-6 | 1 |
| Aug 17, 2020 | Grant County | CR-11 | 1 |
| Aug 16, 2020 | Brooklyn Center, Hennepin County | I-94 | 1 |
| Aug 16, 2020 | Faribault County | SR-22 | 1 |
| Aug 13, 2020 | Chisago County | 345TH ST | 1 |
| Aug 12, 2020 | St. Louis Park, Hennepin County | I-394 RAMP | 1 |
| Aug 11, 2020 | Olmsted County | CR-1 | 1 |
| Aug 10, 2020 | Otter Tail County | CR-34 | 1 |
| Aug 9, 2020 | Rice County | CR-188 GATES AVE | 1 |
| Aug 9, 2020 | Goodhue County | US-52 | 1 |
| Aug 9, 2020 | Afton, Washington County | CR-21 ST CROIX TRAIL S | 1 |
| Aug 8, 2020 | Douglas County | CR-40 | 1 |
| Aug 7, 2020 | Rochester, Olmsted County | US-52 | 1 |
| Aug 7, 2020 | Yellow Medicine County | US-212 | 1 |
| Aug 7, 2020 | St. Cloud, Stearns County | CR-136 | 1 |
| Aug 6, 2020 | Sherburne County | CR-3 | 1 |
| Aug 6, 2020 | St. Paul, Ramsey County | CR-65 WHITE BEAR AVE | 1 |
| Aug 6, 2020 | Dakota County | CR-83 DONNELLY AVE | 1 |
| Aug 6, 2020 | Pennington County | SR-1 | 1 |
| Aug 4, 2020 | Blue Earth County | CR-189 631ST AVE | 1 |
| Aug 4, 2020 | Otter Tail County | US-10 | 1 |
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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.