Stearns County, Minnesota Car Accident Statistics
12 people died in 9 fatal crashes in Stearns County in 2024, according to NHTSA: 7.3 deaths per 100,000 residents, against 8.2 for Minnesota and 11.5 nationally. From 2019 through 2024 the county had 76 traffic deaths in 71 crashes.
Traffic deaths in Stearns County by year
| Year | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12 | 9 |
| 2023 | 16 | 14 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 |
| 2021 | 18 | 18 |
| 2020 | 12 | 12 |
| 2019 | 8 | 8 |
Who died
People killed in Stearns County crashes, 2019–2024.
Roads with the most fatal crashes
| Road | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| I-94 | 10 | 12 |
| SR-15 | 6 | 6 |
| US-71 | 4 | 6 |
| CR-9 | 4 | 4 |
| SR-23 | 4 | 4 |
| SR-55 | 2 | 3 |
| CR-17 | 2 | 2 |
| CR-136 | 2 | 2 |
| CR-75 2ND ST S | 1 | 1 |
| CR-162 | 1 | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| St. Cloud | 9 | 9 |
| Saint Cloud | 4 | 4 |
| Sartell | 2 | 2 |
| Waite Park | 2 | 2 |
| St. Joseph | 2 | 2 |
| Sauk Centre | 1 | 1 |
| Freeport | 1 | 1 |
When fatal crashes happen
Time of day
Day of week (most: Monday)
39% of fatal crashes in Stearns County happened in the dark, and 74% on roads classed as rural.
Drinking and speeding
What the first impact was with:
After a crash in Minnesota
Injury claims have a filing deadline set by state law. See Minnesota's car accident statute of limitations, and how shared fault can reduce what you recover.
Car accident lawyers 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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