Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Bismarck, North Dakota
City in Burleigh County · North Dakota · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 6
- Fatal crashes
- 6
- Population
- 77.3K
In 2024, 6 people died in 6 fatal crashes in Bismarck, North Dakota. That was 200.0% more than in 2023 (2) and the most in any year since 2020. The death rate was 7.8 per 100,000 residents, compared with 7.8 in Burleigh County, 11.3 in North Dakota and 11.5 in the United States. 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. 33% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
7.8
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About the same as the rate in Burleigh County, North Dakota: 7.8
- About two-thirds of the rate in North Dakota: 11.3
- About two-thirds of the rate in the United States: 11.5
+200%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
2 deaths in 2023, 6 in 2024
- Burleigh County, North Dakota: +167%
- North Dakota: -15%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 |
| 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 | 5.4 |
| 2021 | 5.4 |
| 2022 | 5.3 |
| 2023 | 2.6 |
| 2024 | 7.8 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
0%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 5 percent of the share in North Dakota: 6%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 3 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 3 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Bismarck | Share in Burleigh County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Motorcyclists | 3 | 50% | 38% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 0 | 0% | 25% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 2 | 33% | 38% |
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 90 percent of the share in Burleigh County, North Dakota: 38%
- About 1.6 times the share in North Dakota: 21%
- About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 28%
0%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 5 percent of the share in Burleigh County, North Dakota: 25%
- About 5 percent of the share in North Dakota: 31%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Bismarck | Burleigh County | North Dakota | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 25.0% | 31.0% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 33.3% | 37.5% | 21.4% | 28.1% |
| At night | 50.0% | 50.0% | 39.3% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 33.3% | 37.5% | 28.6% | 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 the same as the share in Burleigh County, North Dakota: 50%
- About 1.3 times the share in North Dakota: 39%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 54%
33%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 90 percent of the share in Burleigh County, North Dakota: 38%
- About 1.2 times the share in North Dakota: 29%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 2 |
| 12pm | 2 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 2 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 1 |
| 7pm | 3 |
| 8pm | 3 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 3 |
| Mon | 3 |
| Tue | 2 |
| Wed | 1 |
| Thu | 3 |
| Fri | 1 |
| Sat | 7 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 2 |
| Jun | 4 |
| Jul | 2 |
| Aug | 3 |
| Sep | 2 |
| Oct | 1 |
| Nov | 2 |
| Dec | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 15 |
| Cloudy | 4 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 12 |
| Dark - Lighted | 7 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 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
- YEGAN RD1
- US-831
- SR-94BE1
- SR-810 BISMARCK EXPRESSWAY1
- SR-8101
- SR-1804 UNIVERSITY DR1
- SR- RIVER ROAD1
- S WASHINGTON ST1
- N 4TH ST1
- MU-CENTURY AVE1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 11 |
| Pickup trucks | 8 |
| Motorcycles | 6 |
| SUVs | 5 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 2 |
| Vans | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Mercury Sable2
- Dodge Ram2
- Suzuki DR-Z400SML81
- Subaru Outback1
- Saturn Vue1
- Pontiac Grand Prix1
- International MA0251
- Indian Motorcycle Indian Challenger Dark Horse1
- Honda CR-V1
- Honda CBR600RR1
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 | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2024 | YEGAN RD | 1 |
| Aug 17, 2024 | N 4TH ST | 1 |
| Aug 9, 2024 | E CALGARY AVE | 1 |
| May 19, 2024 | SR-810 BISMARCK EXPRESSWAY | 1 |
| Apr 23, 2024 | MU-CENTURY AVE | 1 |
| Mar 28, 2024 | CR-MAIN AVE | 1 |
| Nov 2, 2023 | SR-94BE | 1 |
| May 1, 2023 | US-83 | 1 |
| Sep 29, 2022 | S WASHINGTON ST | 1 |
| Aug 27, 2022 | SR-810 | 1 |
| Jun 25, 2022 | CR-2ND ST S | 1 |
| Jun 5, 2022 | CR-E CENTURY AVE | 1 |
| Nov 29, 2021 | CR- WASHINGTON ST | 1 |
| Sep 18, 2021 | SR- RIVER ROAD | 1 |
| Jul 11, 2021 | CR-WASHINGTON ST N | 1 |
| Jan 12, 2021 | LR-BROADWAY AVENUE EAST | 1 |
| Jul 4, 2020 | BURLEIGH AVE W | 1 |
| Jun 27, 2020 | I-94 | 1 |
| Jun 3, 2020 | GATEWAY AVE | 1 |
| Feb 1, 2020 | SR-1804 UNIVERSITY DR | 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.