350
Fatal crashes
376
Fatalities
32%
Drunk driver
50
Avg per year
Deadliest fatal-crash clusters in Hennepin County
Locations with multiple fatal crashes on the same road segment, 2017-2023. Click any location to pull the full report — every individual crash with vehicle, person, and contributing-factor detail.
4 fatal crashes
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4 fatalities · 2022–2023
Other Principal Arterial · Minneapolis
44.956, -93.243
2 fatal crashes
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2 fatalities · 2017–2019
Principal Arterial - Other Freeways and Expressways · Bloomington
44.849, -93.399
2 fatal crashes
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2 fatalities · 2018–2022
Interstate · Richfield
44.862, -93.252
2 fatal crashes
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2 fatalities · 2021–2022
Interstate · Minneapolis
44.949, -93.275
2 fatal crashes
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2 fatalities · 2020–2021
Principal Arterial - Other · Brooklyn Center
45.074, -93.287
Crashes by year
| Year | Crashes | Fatalities | Drunk driver |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 43 | 45 | 13 |
| 2018 | 52 | 57 | 15 |
| 2019 | 38 | 38 | 11 |
| 2020 | 41 | 46 | 17 |
| 2021 | 68 | 74 | 22 |
| 2022 | 60 | 61 | 24 |
| 2023 | 48 | 55 | 9 |
Cities in Hennepin County
Fatal crashes by city within Hennepin County. Need crash history at a specific address or intersection? Our intersection report shows every fatal crash within any radius of a GPS coordinate.
| City | Crashes | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|
| MINNEAPOLIS | 134 | 147 |
| BLOOMINGTON | 35 | 36 |
| BROOKLYN PARK | 26 | 27 |
| BROOKLYN CENTER | 25 | 25 |
| PLYMOUTH | 18 | 19 |
| MAPLE GROVE | 11 | 13 |
| EDEN PRAIRIE | 10 | 10 |
| MINNETONKA MILLS | 10 | 12 |
| RICHFIELD | 9 | 12 |
| HOPKINS | 8 | 8 |
| ROGERS | 6 | 7 |
| NEW HOPE | 5 | 5 |
| MINNETONKA | 5 | 5 |
| DAYTON | 4 | 4 |
| Other | 4 | 4 |
When crashes happen
By month
| Month | Crashes |
|---|---|
| January | 9 |
| February | 19 |
| March | 15 |
| April | 34 |
| May | 26 |
| June | 40 |
| July | 27 |
| August | 37 |
| September | 45 |
| October | 44 |
| November | 30 |
| December | 24 |
Most dangerous hours
| Hour | Crashes |
|---|---|
| 17:00 | 25 |
| 14:00 | 22 |
| 20:00 | 22 |
| 19:00 | 19 |
| 01:00 | 19 |
| 21:00 | 19 |
| 22:00 | 18 |
| 18:00 | 18 |
| 02:00 | 17 |
| 16:00 | 16 |
Vehicles involved in fatal crashes
| Make | Vehicles involved |
|---|---|
| Chevrolet | 72 |
| Ford | 49 |
| Honda | 48 |
| Toyota | 45 |
| Jeep / Kaiser-Jeep / Willys- Jeep | 24 |
| Dodge | 20 |
| Harley-Davidson | 19 |
| Nissan/Datsun | 19 |
| KIA | 16 |
| Freightliner | 16 |
Conditions
Weather
| Weather | Crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 234 |
| Cloudy | 69 |
| Rain | 27 |
| Snow | 12 |
| Reported as Unknown | 3 |
| Blowing Snow | 2 |
| Not Reported | 1 |
| Sleet or Hail | 1 |
Collision type
| Type | Crashes |
|---|---|
| Single vehicle / pedestrian / object | 228 |
| Angle | 74 |
| Front-to-Front | 22 |
| Front-to-Rear | 19 |
| Sideswipe - Same Direction | 6 |
| Other | 1 |
Need crash data for a specific location in Hennepin County?
Our intersection report shows every fatal crash within any radius of a GPS coordinate — with a map, event sequence, contributing factors, vehicle and person details. Used by attorneys for discovery and insurance teams for risk assessment.
For programmatic access to Hennepin County crash data, see the API guide. $19/mo for full access.
Data source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2017-2023. Updated annually.
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