Car accident statistics for Genesee County, Michigan (2020-2024)

Car accident deaths in Genesee County by year

Car accident deaths rose from 46 in 2020 to 52 in 2021, then fell to 45 in 2022. The count rose to 51 in 2023 and remained at 51 in 2024. The highest count was 52 in 2021, and the lowest was 45 in 2022. The 2024 count was 5 deaths higher than the 2020 count.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

All traffic deaths numbered 55 in 2020, 62 in 2021, 51 in 2022, 59 in 2023 and 53 in 2024. The share attributed to car accidents was 83.6%, 83.9%, 88.2%, 86.4% and 96.2%, respectively. That share was highest in 2024, although the car accident death count was unchanged from 2023.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Deaths within 30 days in crashes on public roads. 2024 figures come from the FARS Annual Report File and can be revised.

Who died in Genesee County car accidents

People in cars, SUVs, pickups or vans accounted for 151 deaths, or 61.6% of car accident deaths during 2020 through 2024. This was the largest person category. People in other vehicles accounted for 37 deaths, or 15.1%, the smallest category. Nonoccupants (FARS person-type grouping) accounted for 57 deaths, or 23.3%.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Each category counts deaths in the selected passenger-vehicle-involved crashes, using FARS person and vehicle classifications. The Nonoccupants (FARS person-type grouping) label is a classification rather than a literal test of a person's position relative to a vehicle.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

How the fatal car crashes happened

Angle (side impact) collisions accounted for 67 deaths, or 27.3% of all car accident deaths. Head-on accounted for 28 deaths, or 11.4%; Rear-end for 21, or 8.6%; and Sideswipe for 6, or 2.4%.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Not a collision with a motor vehicle in transport accounted for 123 deaths, or 50.2%. Manner of collision describes the first harmful event, which may involve a pedestrian, cyclist, parked vehicle, fixed object or rollover. A motor vehicle in transport can be stopped in traffic; the classification does not require physical movement.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Time of day and setting

Nighttime, defined as 6 p.m. to 5:59 a.m., accounted for 147 car accident deaths, or 60.0%. Daytime, from 6 a.m. to 5:59 p.m., accounted for 98 deaths, or 40.0%. These time categories cover deaths from 2020 through 2024.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

The urban classification recorded 224 deaths, or 91.4%, while rural recorded 20 deaths, or 8.2%. Land use was unknown for 1 death, or 0.4%. Car accident deaths in crashes that also involved a large truck numbered 13, representing 5.3%. That truck figure counts deaths in the qualifying crashes, rather than only deaths of truck occupants.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Car accident death rate compared with Michigan and the United States

Genesee County's car accident death rate was 12.2 average annual deaths per 100,000 residents for 2020 through 2024. Michigan's rate was 9.7, and the United States rate was 10.5. The county rate was higher than both. Oakland County, the listed neighboring county, had a rate of 4.7, also lower than Genesee County's.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

The corresponding death counts were 245 for Genesee County, 4,897 for Michigan, 176,219 for the United States and 300 for Oakland County. Rates use deaths divided by the sum of annual Census population estimates, multiplied by 100,000. They do not adjust for miles driven or visitors. The separately displayed 2024 population estimate of 401,288 is not the rate's denominator.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Rates divide deaths by the sum of annual Census population estimates, so they show deaths per 100,000 residents per year. They do not adjust for miles driven or for visitors.

Recorded characteristics of all fatal crashes

Recorded characteristics cover all fatal crashes in Genesee County, of any vehicle type. Shares use all traffic deaths. Speeding-related crashes accounted for 79 deaths (28.2%); roadway departure, 110 (39.3%); at an intersection, 94 (33.6%); and pedestrian involved, 61 (21.8%). Motorcycle involved accounted for 50 deaths (17.9%); hit-and-run, 38 (13.6%); driver distraction reported, 17 (6.1%); and in a work zone, 1 (0.4%).^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

A crash may carry several characteristics, so these rows overlap and their shares cannot be added. They describe recorded characteristics, not findings of fault or cause, and their scope differs from the passenger-vehicle-involved car accident counts.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

A crash can carry several characteristics, so the rows overlap and do not add to 100%. These are recorded characteristics, not findings of fault.

About these figures

FARS is a census of fatal motor vehicle traffic crashes on trafficways customarily open to the public, requiring a death within 30 days. It excludes nonfatal crashes and injuries. Counts follow crash location, not where those killed lived. Whether reading for reference or searching for a car accident lawyer, keep that location grouping in mind.^[8][6][7]

The 2020 through 2023 records are Final Files; 2024 uses the revisable Annual Report File. Rates divide deaths by summed annual Census Bureau population estimates for 2020 through 2024, using Vintage 2025, then multiply by 100,000. This gives average annual deaths per 100,000 residents without adjusting for miles driven or visitors. The separate July 1, 2024 estimate is not the denominator.^[8][6][7]

See also

• Car accident statistics for Oakland County, Michigan (2020-2024)
• Michigan car accident statistics (2020-2024)