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Fatal crashes in Minnesota

Every fatal crash in Minnesota 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 Minnesota, by year1975–2024

NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)

1975 834 fatal crashes at the peak 2024

All 50 years as a table
YearFatal crashesDeaths
2024 431 477
2023 364 402
2022 418 444
2021 451 488
2020 369 394
2019 333 364
2018 349 381
2017 341 358
2016 357 392
2015 375 411
2014 324 361
2013 357 387
2012 349 395
2011 334 368
2010 364 411
2009 371 421
2008 420 455
2007 463 510
2006 456 494
2005 500 559
2004 520 567
2003 583 655
2002 590 657
2001 508 568
2000 557 625
1999 567 626
1998 575 650
1997 528 600
1996 503 576
1995 515 597
1994 552 646
1993 477 538
1992 494 581
1991 469 531
1990 501 566
1989 538 604
1988 543 612
1987 466 530
1986 505 571
1985 536 608
1984 517 582
1983 498 555
1982 508 571
1981 663 753
1980 742 848
1979 776 867
1978 834 962
1977 730 837
1976 712 802
1975 665 754

The fifteen Minnesota counties with the most fatal crashes2024

NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)
County Fatal crashes Deaths
Hennepin 27053 53 55
Ramsey 27123 27 28
St Louis 27137 21 25
Dakota 27037 19 23
Wright 27171 13 15
Anoka 27003 12 13
Olmsted 27109 11 11
Otter Tail 27111 10 10
Crow Wing 27035 9 9
Sherburne 27141 9 11
Stearns 27145 9 12
Becker 27005 8 9
Cass 27021 8 10
Kanabec 27065 8 8
Scott 27139 8 8

Which roads, in Minnesota2024

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
County 165 181 39%
State Highway 96 107 23%
U.S. Highway 70 83 16%
Municipal 38 40 9%
Interstate 32 34 8%
Township 14 15 3%
Trafficway Not in State Inventory 8 8 2%
Bureau of Indian Affairs 1 1 0%
Other 1 1 0%

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