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Fatal crashes in North Dakota

Every fatal crash in North Dakota 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 North Dakota, by year1975–2024

NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)

1975 154 fatal crashes at the peak 2024

All 50 years as a table
YearFatal crashesDeaths
2024 84 90
2023 96 106
2022 96 98
2021 85 101
2020 96 100
2019 91 100
2018 95 105
2017 106 116
2016 102 113
2015 111 131
2014 121 135
2013 133 148
2012 147 170
2011 130 148
2010 92 105
2009 116 140
2008 97 104
2007 95 111
2006 101 111
2005 105 123
2004 95 100
2003 95 105
2002 84 97
2001 96 105
2000 80 86
1999 92 119
1998 79 92
1997 89 105
1996 80 85
1995 65 74
1994 76 88
1993 81 89
1992 79 88
1991 86 94
1990 104 112
1989 76 81
1988 92 104
1987 90 101
1986 88 100
1985 77 90
1984 88 100
1983 105 116
1982 128 148
1981 154 167
1980 133 151
1979 114 128
1978 148 181
1977 150 175
1976 151 182
1975 137 167

The fifteen North Dakota counties with the most fatal crashes2024

NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)
County Fatal crashes Deaths
Burleigh 38015 8 8
Cass 38017 7 7
Williams 38105 7 7
Morton 38059 6 6
Benson 38005 5 5
McKenzie 38053 5 5
Ransom 38073 4 6
McLean 38055 3 3
Mountrail 38061 3 3
Rolette 38079 3 5
Barnes 38003 2 2
Dickey 38021 2 2
Dunn 38025 2 2
Grand Forks 38035 2 2
Mercer 38057 2 3

Which roads, in North Dakota2024

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
State Highway 29 32 35%
Not Signed 19 21 23%
U.S. Highway 13 13 15%
County 8 8 10%
Bureau of Indian Affairs 5 5 6%
Interstate 5 6 6%
Municipal 4 4 5%
Township 1 1 1%

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