September 9, 2025 – The goal is zero fatalities and serious injuries on Michigan roads through the implementation of the Safe System Approach. Since last week, 28 people died on Michigan roadways making a total of 688 this year. In addition, 128 more were seriously injured for a statewide total of 3,674 to date.
Compared to last year at this time, there are 11 more fatalities and 55 fewer serious injuries.
Numbers are provided by the Michigan State Police.
The number of overall traffic crashes and fatalities on Michigan roadways rose slightly in 2024, according to recently released data from the Michigan State Police (MSP) Criminal Justice Information Center (CJIC). In 2024, the total number of crashes (288,880) was 927 higher than in 2023. Also last year, while the number of fatalities (1,099) on Michigan roads increased by 4, the number of serious injuries (5,781) decreased by 35 when compared to 2023 (1,095 and 5,816, respectively).
Unfortunately, in 2024, bicyclists experienced profound increases in crashes and/or fatalities from 2023’s statistics. Bicyclist involved crashes (1,773) rose 20%, and bicyclist fatalities (29) rose 21%. While pedestrian involved crashes (2,131) rose 1%, pedestrian fatalities decreased by 15%. Other changes include:
Work zone involved fatalities (28) rose 17%.
Motorcycle involved crashes (3,187) increased 4%, and motorcyclist fatalities (168) increased 2%.
School bus involved crashes (1,044) increased 6%.
Comparing 2024’s statistics to 2023’s numbers, other key findings include:
Teen (aged 13-19) fatalities (77) rose 17%, while young drivers (aged 20 and younger) crashes decreased by 1%.
Older driver involved (aged 65 and over) crashes (57,318) increased 4%.
Drug involved crashes (2,315) rose 3%, and drug-involved fatalities (272) rose 6%.
Alcohol involved fatalities (307) increased 3%, but alcohol-involved crashes (8,542) fell 3%.
Distracted driving involved fatalities (65) rose 10%, while distracted driving-involved crashes (14,439) decreased 5%.
To review the crash data report and other related documents, visit the 2024 crash data page.