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Fatal car crashes in Michigan, county by county

From 2020 through 2024, 5,541 people died in 5,173 crashes on Michigan roads. That is 10.9 deaths a year for every 100,000 residents, below the US rate of 12.1, and the 31st highest rate of the 50 states and DC.

Wayne County had the most deaths (1,066). The road stretch with the most fatal crashes was I-94 (Ramp 202E) in Wayne County (53). In 2024, 1,098 people were killed, 1% more than in 2020.

Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020-2024 · checked October 2, 2026

5,541

people killed in crashes, 2020-2024

10.9

deaths a year per 100,000 residents, 31st highest of 51 (US 12.1)

841

pedestrians killed, 15% of deaths (US 18%)

26%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related (US 28%)

Death rate by county

Deaths a year per 100,000 residents, 2020-2024. Rural counties often rank highest: fewer people, faster roads and longer waits for an ambulance.

Alcona County: 20.7 per 100,000 a year, 11 deathsAllegan County: 15.7 per 100,000 a year, 96 deathsAlpena County: 9.7 per 100,000 a year, 14 deathsAntrim County: 13 per 100,000 a year, 16 deathsArenac County: 33.1 per 100,000 a year, 25 deathsBarry County: 13.1 per 100,000 a year, 42 deathsBay County: 13.4 per 100,000 a year, 69 deathsBenzie County: 17.3 per 100,000 a year, 16 deathsBerrien County: 11.1 per 100,000 a year, 85 deathsBranch County: 11.7 per 100,000 a year, 27 deathsCalhoun County: 16.7 per 100,000 a year, 112 deathsCass County: 22.9 per 100,000 a year, 59 deathsCharlevoix County: 13 per 100,000 a year, 17 deathsCheboygan County: 13.9 per 100,000 a year, 18 deathsChippewa County: 9.9 per 100,000 a year, 18 deathsClare County: 18.5 per 100,000 a year, 29 deathsClinton County: 10.7 per 100,000 a year, 43 deathsDelta County: 11.4 per 100,000 a year, 21 deathsDickinson County: 16.2 per 100,000 a year, 21 deathsEaton County: 13.2 per 100,000 a year, 72 deathsEmmet County: 11.8 per 100,000 a year, 20 deathsGenesee County: 13.9 per 100,000 a year, 280 deathsGladwin County: 10 per 100,000 a year, 13 deathsGrand Traverse County: 13 per 100,000 a year, 63 deathsGratiot County: 16.9 per 100,000 a year, 35 deathsHillsdale County: 13.2 per 100,000 a year, 30 deathsHoughton County: 8.4 per 100,000 a year, 16 deathsHuron County: 14.9 per 100,000 a year, 23 deathsIngham County: 8.7 per 100,000 a year, 127 deathsIonia County: 15.7 per 100,000 a year, 52 deathsIosco County: 15 per 100,000 a year, 19 deathsIron County: 23.9 per 100,000 a year, 14 deathsIsabella County: 16.6 per 100,000 a year, 54 deathsJackson County: 14.7 per 100,000 a year, 118 deathsKalamazoo County: 12.2 per 100,000 a year, 161 deathsKalkaska County: 20.4 per 100,000 a year, 19 deathsKent County: 9 per 100,000 a year, 303 deathsLapeer County: 14.4 per 100,000 a year, 64 deathsLenawee County: 17.6 per 100,000 a year, 86 deathsLivingston County: 8.5 per 100,000 a year, 84 deathsMackinac County: 28.7 per 100,000 a year, 16 deathsMacomb County: 6.5 per 100,000 a year, 286 deathsManistee County: 18.8 per 100,000 a year, 24 deathsMarquette County: 7.1 per 100,000 a year, 24 deathsMason County: 18.6 per 100,000 a year, 27 deathsMecosta County: 15.7 per 100,000 a year, 33 deathsMenominee County: 17.4 per 100,000 a year, 20 deathsMidland County: 9.8 per 100,000 a year, 41 deathsMonroe County: 13.5 per 100,000 a year, 105 deathsMontcalm County: 19 per 100,000 a year, 66 deathsMuskegon County: 11.6 per 100,000 a year, 103 deathsNewaygo County: 20.6 per 100,000 a year, 53 deathsOakland County: 5.1 per 100,000 a year, 329 deathsOceana County: 11.8 per 100,000 a year, 16 deathsOgemaw County: 25.7 per 100,000 a year, 27 deathsOsceola County: 19.6 per 100,000 a year, 23 deathsOscoda County: 44.2 per 100,000 a year, 19 deathsOtsego County: 16.1 per 100,000 a year, 21 deathsOttawa County: 6.6 per 100,000 a year, 101 deathsRoscommon County: 31.8 per 100,000 a year, 38 deathsSaginaw County: 10.8 per 100,000 a year, 101 deathsSt. Clair County: 14.5 per 100,000 a year, 116 deathsSt. Joseph County: 19.9 per 100,000 a year, 61 deathsSanilac County: 17.4 per 100,000 a year, 35 deathsShiawassee County: 13.5 per 100,000 a year, 46 deathsTuscola County: 14.8 per 100,000 a year, 39 deathsVan Buren County: 17.1 per 100,000 a year, 65 deathsWashtenaw County: 7.3 per 100,000 a year, 137 deathsWayne County: 12 per 100,000 a year, 1066 deathsWexford County: 16.3 per 100,000 a year, 28 deaths
under 1010-1515-2020-3030+ too few crashes

The most dangerous roads in Michigan

Fatal crashes by road within each county, 2020-2024. A long interstate shows up once per county it crosses.

#RoadWhereFatal crashesDeaths
1 I-94 Ramp 202E Wayne County, MI 53 59
2 I-96 Local Wayne County, MI 42 48
3 SR-3 Gratiot Ave Wayne County, MI 35 37
4 SR-3 Gratiot Ave Macomb County, MI 34 34
5 SR-54 Dort Hwy Genesee County, MI 32 33
6 I-75 Cd/Ramp 037E Wayne County, MI 28 33
7 US-12 Michigan Ave Wayne County, MI 26 29
8 SR-10 Ramp 105A Wayne County, MI 25 27
9 SR-102 8 Mile Rd Wayne County, MI 25 26
10 US-24 Telegraph Rd Wayne County, MI 25 25
11 SR-11 28Th St Kent County, MI 23 23
12 I-75 Ramp 019G Oakland County, MI 22 28
13 SR-96 Columbia Ave Calhoun County, MI 22 22
14 US-131 Ramp 077H Kent County, MI 21 22
15 I-94 Ramp 006D Macomb County, MI 20 23

Deaths by year

Every Michigan county

70 counties with 10 or more fatal crashes in five years, by deaths. 13 more had fewer than 10 and are listed after the table.

CountyDeaths 2020-24Per 100K a yearPedestriansPopulation
Wayne County 1,066 12.0 265 1,771,063
Oakland County 329 5.1 76 1,296,888
Kent County 303 9.0 60 673,002
Macomb County 286 6.5 63 886,175
Genesee County 280 13.9 60 402,279
Kalamazoo County 161 12.2 21 264,780
Washtenaw County 137 7.3 19 373,875
Ingham County 127 8.7 19 290,427
Jackson County 118 14.7 13 160,233
St. Clair County 116 14.5 10 160,308
Calhoun County 112 16.7 13 133,785
Monroe County 105 13.5 15 156,045
Muskegon County 103 11.6 7 177,428
Ottawa County 101 6.6 9 306,235
Saginaw County 101 10.8 19 187,714
Allegan County 96 15.7 8 122,429
Lenawee County 86 17.6 7 97,746
Berrien County 85 11.1 16 152,703
Livingston County 84 8.5 3 196,976
Eaton County 72 13.2 5 109,494
Bay County 69 13.4 14 102,651
Montcalm County 66 19.0 7 69,314
Van Buren County 65 17.1 10 76,129
Lapeer County 64 14.4 9 89,168
Grand Traverse County 63 13.0 9 96,625
St. Joseph County 61 19.9 1 61,171
Cass County 59 22.9 1 51,550
Isabella County 54 16.6 7 65,072
Newaygo County 53 20.6 2 51,504
Ionia County 52 15.7 2 66,250
Shiawassee County 46 13.5 5 67,982
Clinton County 43 10.7 5 80,050
Barry County 42 13.1 3 64,025
Midland County 41 9.8 2 84,022
Tuscola County 39 14.8 2 52,757
Roscommon County 38 31.8 2 23,932
Gratiot County 35 16.9 3 41,372
Sanilac County 35 17.4 1 40,293
Mecosta County 33 15.7 3 41,947
Hillsdale County 30 13.2 3 45,590
Clare County 29 18.5 2 31,405
Wexford County 28 16.3 4 34,460
Branch County 27 11.7 0 46,187
Mason County 27 18.6 4 29,093
Ogemaw County 27 25.7 2 20,985
Arenac County 25 33.1 0 15,087
Manistee County 24 18.8 0 25,519
Marquette County 24 7.1 3 67,979
Huron County 23 14.9 2 30,780
Osceola County 23 19.6 0 23,484
Delta County 21 11.4 2 36,687
Dickinson County 21 16.2 0 25,995
Otsego County 21 16.1 0 26,083
Emmet County 20 11.8 2 33,949
Menominee County 20 17.4 1 23,050
Iosco County 19 15.0 1 25,361
Kalkaska County 19 20.4 1 18,618
Oscoda County 19 44.2 2 8,596
Cheboygan County 18 13.9 0 25,964
Chippewa County 18 9.9 1 36,253
Charlevoix County 17 13.0 3 26,105
Antrim County 16 13.0 2 24,536
Benzie County 16 17.3 3 18,520
Houghton County 16 8.4 0 38,041
Mackinac County 16 28.7 1 11,144
Oceana County 16 11.8 0 27,014
Alpena County 14 9.7 0 28,903
Iron County 14 23.9 1 11,709
Gladwin County 13 10.0 0 25,995
Alcona County 11 20.7 2 10,624

Fewer than 10 fatal crashes, 2020-2024: Alger County (7 deaths), Baraga County (9 deaths), Crawford County (7 deaths), Gogebic County (1 death), Keweenaw County (2 deaths), Lake County (8 deaths), Leelanau County (10 deaths), Luce County (4 deaths), Missaukee County (9 deaths), Montmorency County (2 deaths), Ontonagon County (7 deaths), Presque Isle County (9 deaths), Schoolcraft County (8 deaths).

Cities

CityDeaths 2020-24Per 100K a yearPedestriansPopulation
Detroit 699 21.7 182 645,705

What was involved

FactorMichiganShareUS
Speeding was a factor
a driver coded by police as speeding, racing or too fast for conditions		 1,362 26% 28%
A driver had been drinking
police reported alcohol involvement for at least one driver		 1,437 28% 26%
A large truck was involved
a truck over 10,000 lbs		 475 9% 13%
Hit-and-run
a driver left the scene		 365 7% 7%
Pedestrians killed
share of all deaths		 841 15% 18%
Motorcyclists killed
share of all deaths		 889 16% 15%
Bicyclists killed
share of all deaths		 156 3% 3%
Teens (15-19) killed
share of all deaths		 313 6% 7%

After a crash in Michigan

  1. Get the crash report

    Statewide copies come from Michigan State Police (MSP) Traffic Crash Reporting Unit, through the Traffic Crash Purchasing System (TCPS, MiLogin account required), cost $15.00 per report and are usually ready Typical processing is 3-30 days from the crash, depending on the reporting agency (no mandatory timeframe). Reports can be bought for up to 10 years after the crash..

    How to get a Michigan crash report

  2. Know your deadline

    Michigan gives you three years to file a personal injury lawsuit (Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5805(2)). If a city, county or state vehicle was involved: To recover for injuries from a defective highway you must serve written notice on the governmental agency within 120 days of the injury (filed with the Court of Claims for state roads); the notice must state the exact location and nature of the defect, the injury, and known witnesses.

    Work out your date

  3. Who pays

    Michigan is a no-fault state: your own personal injury protection (PIP) pays first, with at least Choice of PIP medical coverage levels for policies issued or renewed after July 1, 2020: unlimited, $500,000, $250,000, or $50,000 (Medicaid enrollees only); other options and exceptions (MCL 500.3107d, 3109a) were not read required, and you can sue the other driver only past the state's threshold. Give your auto insurer written notice of the injury within 1 year of the crash, or you can lose the right to sue for PIP benefits (and benefits more than 1 year before you file are not recoverable).

    Michigan car accident laws

  4. If you were partly at fault

    If you were partly at fault, your damages are reduced by your percentage of fault, and in a crash case you cannot recover noneconomic damages (pain and suffering) if you are more than 50% at fault; under MCL 600.2959 economic damages are still reduced rather than barred.

    The rule and its statute

  5. The other driver’s minimum coverage

    The legal minimum liability coverage in Michigan is $50,000 per injured person, $100,000 per crash and $10,000 for property (50/100/10).

    Every state’s minimums

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