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Fatal crashes in Michigan

Every fatal crash in Michigan is counted by NHTSA, by year since 1975 and by county. These are deaths on the road, not claims, and they are not our numbers.

Fatal crashes in Michigan, by year1975–2024

NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)

1975 1,783 fatal crashes at the peak 2024

All 50 years as a table
YearFatal crashesDeaths
2024 1,011 1,098
2023 1,022 1,096
2022 1,054 1,124
2021 1,073 1,137
2020 1,013 1,086
2019 903 986
2018 907 977
2017 940 1,031
2016 981 1,065
2015 896 967
2014 831 901
2013 876 947
2012 874 940
2011 834 889
2010 873 942
2009 807 872
2008 915 980
2007 990 1,087
2006 1,004 1,086
2005 1,030 1,129
2004 1,055 1,159
2003 1,172 1,283
2002 1,173 1,277
2001 1,206 1,328
2000 1,237 1,382
1999 1,245 1,382
1998 1,234 1,366
1997 1,283 1,446
1996 1,339 1,505
1995 1,379 1,530
1994 1,264 1,421
1993 1,269 1,414
1992 1,179 1,300
1991 1,287 1,421
1990 1,404 1,571
1989 1,471 1,639
1988 1,526 1,708
1987 1,425 1,602
1986 1,442 1,605
1985 1,388 1,545
1984 1,368 1,531
1983 1,192 1,314
1982 1,257 1,392
1981 1,430 1,564
1980 1,561 1,750
1979 1,638 1,823
1978 1,783 2,020
1977 1,713 1,915
1976 1,707 1,924
1975 1,584 1,779

The fifteen Michigan counties with the most fatal crashes2024

NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)
County Fatal crashes Deaths
Wayne 26163 166 177
MacOmb 26099 68 70
Kent 26081 61 63
Oakland 26125 61 68
Genesee 26049 52 53
Washtenaw 26161 32 35
Saginaw 26145 27 29
Kalamazoo 26077 25 25
Jackson 26075 22 23
Calhoun 26025 20 21
Lenawee 26091 19 23
Muskegon 26121 19 21
Allegan 26005 18 21
Monroe 26115 18 20
Berrien 26021 17 17

Which roads, in Michigan2024

NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)

Share is of the crashes this source assigned a road class to, not of every crash in the state.

Road class Fatal crashes Deaths Share
Not Signed 567 608 56%
State Highway 250 269 25%
Interstate 77 88 8%
U.S. Highway 74 85 7%
County 32 36 3%
Trafficway Not in State Inventory 6 7 1%

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