Hennepin County, Minnesota Car Accident Statistics
55 people died in 53 fatal crashes in Hennepin County in 2024, according to NHTSA: 4.3 deaths per 100,000 residents, against 8.2 for Minnesota and 11.5 nationally. From 2019 through 2024 the county had 329 traffic deaths in 308 crashes, and 24% of the people killed were pedestrians.
Traffic deaths in Hennepin County by year
| Year | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 55 | 53 |
| 2023 | 55 | 48 |
| 2022 | 61 | 60 |
| 2021 | 74 | 68 |
| 2020 | 46 | 41 |
| 2019 | 38 | 38 |
Who died
People killed in Hennepin County crashes, 2019–2024.
Roads with the most fatal crashes
| Road | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| I-94 | 16 | 18 |
| US-169 | 13 | 14 |
| I-35W | 12 | 15 |
| SR-55 | 12 | 12 |
| SR-55 HIAWATHA AVE | 7 | 8 |
| SR-7 | 7 | 8 |
| CR-81 | 7 | 7 |
| SR-610 | 6 | 6 |
| I-494 | 6 | 6 |
| SR-62 | 6 | 6 |
As named in crash reports, 2019–2024. Long highways cross many miles of the county, so they tend to rank high.
Fatal crashes inside city limits
| City | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis | 122 | 132 |
| Brooklyn Park | 26 | 27 |
| Bloomington | 25 | 25 |
| Brooklyn Center | 22 | 22 |
| Plymouth | 14 | 14 |
| Minnetonka Mills | 13 | 15 |
| Maple Grove | 11 | 13 |
| Hopkins | 8 | 8 |
| Eden Prairie | 7 | 7 |
| Richfield | 7 | 10 |
When fatal crashes happen
Time of day
Day of week (most: Saturday)
49% of fatal crashes in Hennepin County happened in the dark, and 3% on roads classed as rural.
Drinking and speeding
What the first impact was with:
After a crash in Minnesota
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Source: NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2024, which records every crash on a public road in which someone died within 30 days. Population figures are the Census Bureau's 2024 county estimates. A crash is counted where it happened, not where the people involved lived. “Drinking driver” means police reported a driver had been drinking; “speeding” means police reported at least one driver was speeding or going too fast for conditions. Injury-only crashes aren't in FARS.
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