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Traffic deaths in Minnesota in 2024
State in United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 477
- Fatal crashes
- 431
- Population
- 5.8M
In 2024, 477 people died in 431 fatal crashes in Minnesota. That was 18.7% more than in 2023 (402) and the most since 2021. The death rate was 8.2 per 100,000 residents, compared with 11.5 in the United States. Minnesota had the 29th most traffic deaths of the 51 states and DC and the 44th-highest death rate. Pedestrians accounted for 12% of deaths, and 29% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
Road users
Who died
12%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About two-thirds of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 338 |
| Pedestrians | 57 |
| Motorcyclists | 75 |
| Cyclists | 7 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Minnesota | Share in the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 57 | 12% | 18% |
| Motorcyclists | 75 | 16% | 16% |
| Cyclists | 7 | 1% | 3% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 109 | 23% | 30% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 138 | 29% | 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
29%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About the same as the share in the United States: 28%
29%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Minnesota | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 28.5% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 29.0% | 28.1% |
| At night | 41.8% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 32.9% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
42%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About three-quarters of the share in the United States: 54%
33%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About the same as the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 13 |
| 1am | 12 |
| 2am | 10 |
| 3am | 3 |
| 4am | 7 |
| 5am | 12 |
| 6am | 11 |
| 7am | 18 |
| 8am | 9 |
| 9am | 17 |
| 10am | 19 |
| 11am | 27 |
| 12pm | 21 |
| 1pm | 21 |
| 2pm | 32 |
| 3pm | 31 |
| 4pm | 11 |
| 5pm | 33 |
| 6pm | 17 |
| 7pm | 22 |
| 8pm | 25 |
| 9pm | 25 |
| 10pm | 21 |
| 11pm | 13 |
All crashes 2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 66 |
| Mon | 64 |
| Tue | 56 |
| Wed | 57 |
| Thu | 53 |
| Fri | 59 |
| Sat | 76 |
All crashes 2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 26 |
| Feb | 21 |
| Mar | 27 |
| Apr | 24 |
| May | 41 |
| Jun | 45 |
| Jul | 37 |
| Aug | 39 |
| Sep | 47 |
| Oct | 51 |
| Nov | 34 |
| Dec | 39 |
All crashes 2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 299 |
| Cloudy | 71 |
| Rain | 20 |
| Snow | 16 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 11 |
| Blowing Sand, Soil, Dirt | 1 |
All crashes 2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 248 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 85 |
| Dark - Lighted | 68 |
| Dusk | 13 |
| Dawn | 4 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 3 |
All crashes 2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Roads and vehicles
Where and what, 2024
Roads with the most fatal crashes
- US-16913
- US-1011
- I-9410
- I-907
- SR-2106
- SR-236
- US-715
- SR-75
- US-525
- SR-605
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 190 |
| SUVs | 152 |
| Pickup trucks | 101 |
| Motorcycles | 74 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 74 |
| Other vehicles | 41 |
| Vans | 27 |
| Buses | 2 |
All crashes 2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Silverado22
- Ford F-15021
- GMC Sierra15
- Chevrolet Equinox12
- Ford Fusion11
- Freightliner Cascadia11
- Jeep Grand Cherokee11
- Chevrolet Impala10
- Honda CR-V10
- Ford Escape9
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2024 | Isanti County | CR-23 WHISKEY RD SW | 1 |
| Aug 28, 2024 | St. Paul, Ramsey County | CR-51 LEXINGTON PKWY N | 1 |
| Aug 27, 2024 | East Gull Lake, Cass County | MU-PINE BEACH PENINSULA RD | 1 |
| Aug 27, 2024 | Rice County | CR-86 280TH ST E | 1 |
| Aug 26, 2024 | Le Sueur County | CR-30 181ST AVE | 1 |
| Aug 26, 2024 | Albert Lea, Freeborn County | US-69 | 2 |
| Aug 24, 2024 | Chisago County | 1 | |
| Aug 24, 2024 | Fairmont, Martin County | NONE | 1 |
| Aug 24, 2024 | Blaine, Anoka County | SR-47 | 1 |
| Aug 24, 2024 | Morrison County | TS-110TH AVE | 1 |
| Aug 22, 2024 | Isanti County | SR-65 | 1 |
| Aug 21, 2024 | Owatonna, Steele County | MU-3RD AVE NE | 1 |
| Aug 21, 2024 | Roseau County | SR-11 | 1 |
| Aug 18, 2024 | Coon Rapids, Anoka County | MU-COON RAPIDS BLVD | 1 |
| Aug 17, 2024 | East Bethel, Anoka County | CR-76 FAWN LAKE DR NE | 1 |
| Aug 16, 2024 | Minneapolis, Hennepin County | I-35W | 1 |
| Aug 15, 2024 | Brooklyn Center, Hennepin County | SHINGLE CREEK CROSSING | 1 |
| Aug 15, 2024 | Scott County | I-35 | 1 |
| Aug 14, 2024 | St. Louis County | US-2 | 4 |
| Aug 14, 2024 | Faribault County | I-90 | 1 |
| Aug 13, 2024 | Roseau County | CR-12 | 1 |
| Aug 12, 2024 | St. Paul, Ramsey County | US-61 | 1 |
| Aug 10, 2024 | Fridley, Anoka County | SR-47 UNIVERSITY AVE NE | 1 |
| Aug 10, 2024 | Lincoln County | CR-CSAH 17 | 1 |
| Aug 10, 2024 | La Crescent, Houston County | MU-N 3RD ST | 1 |
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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.