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Michigan Car Accidents Today — Live Reports & Statistics

Quick answer: Michigan recorded 1,098 motor vehicle crash deaths in 2024 — about 3.0 a day, 10.8 per 100,000 people (below the US average, rank #31 of 51). 1 Michigan accident report tracked in the last 48 hours are listed below. Emergency number: 911.

1,098
Crash Deaths in 2024
FARS · NHTSA / IIHS
10.8
Deaths / 100k People
US average 11.5
1.1
Deaths / 100M Miles
US average 1.19
#31
Risk Rank
of 51 (1 = highest rate)
— zones in view
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About Michigan

Michigan is a peninsular state in the Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwestern United States. It shares water and land boundaries with Minnesota to the northwest, Wisconsin to the west, Indiana and Illinois to the southwest, Ohio to the southeast, and the Canadian province of Ontario to the east, northeast and north. With a population of 10.13 million and an area of 96,716 sq mi (250,490 km2), Michigan is the tenth-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and the largest by total area east of the M…

Capital
Lansing
Population
10,077,331 (2020)
Area
250,493 km²
Crash deaths 2024
1,098
Deaths / 100k
10.8

Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · read 2026-09-11

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Statistics · 2024

Road Safety in Michigan

With a population of 10,140,459 and 99,661 million vehicle miles travelled, Michigan recorded 1,098 crash deaths in 2024: 10.8 per 100,000 people and 1.1 per 100 million miles. Speeding was a factor in 25% of those deaths.

By road user: pedestrians 14%, motorcyclists 17%, bicyclists 3%.

About 306 deaths (28%) were in crashes involving a driver at or over the 0.08% alcohol limit, and 72 of those killed were teenagers aged 15–19. Compare: drunk driving deaths by state · teen deaths by state.

Source: NHTSA FARS 2024 via IIHS state-by-state tables. National context: US road deaths by year.

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StateRankDeaths 2024Per 100kPer 100M miles
Michigan#311,09810.81.1
Kansas#2833911.41.07
North Dakota#299011.30.9
Iowa#30356111.05
Virginia#3291710.41.04
Wisconsin#33595100.86
California#343,8769.81.19
Questions

Michigan — FAQ

How many people die in car accidents in Michigan each year?
Michigan recorded 1,098 motor vehicle crash deaths in 2024 — about 3.0 every day. That is 10.8 deaths per 100,000 residents against a US average of 11.5, and 1.1 deaths per 100 million vehicle miles travelled (FARS data via IIHS).
Is Michigan a dangerous state to drive in?
By death rate, Michigan ranks #31 of 51 (1 = highest) at 10.8 deaths per 100,000 people, which is below the US average (-6% vs the national rate). Rural mileage, speed and seat-belt use explain most of the gap between states. In Michigan, 25% of crash deaths involved speeding.
What share of Michigan crash deaths are pedestrians and motorcyclists?
In 2024 pedestrians were 14% of Michigan's crash deaths, motorcyclists 17% and bicyclists 3%; the rest were vehicle occupants.
Where do the live Michigan accident reports come from?
From worldwide news monitoring, refreshed every 15 minutes: reports whose headlines name Michigan or its major cities (Detroit, Grand Rapids, Lansing, Ann Arbor) appear here, each linked to the original outlet. Official statistics come from NHTSA's FARS census of fatal crashes as tabulated by IIHS.
What is the emergency number in Michigan?
Dial 911 anywhere in the United States for police, fire or ambulance. For non-emergency road conditions most states run a 511 traveller information line.