Lapeer County, Michigan: fatal crash statistics

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FARS records 19 deaths in 14 fatal crashes in Lapeer County in 2024.

FARS records 119 deaths in 112 fatal crashes in the county from 2015 to 2024.

From 2015 to 2024 the rate is 13.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year.

The rate of Michigan in the same years is 10.6.

By deaths from 2015 to 2024, Lapeer County was number 23 of 83 counties of Michigan.

Deaths in Lapeer County rose by 4.4% between the ten years 2005 to 2014 (114) and the ten years 2015 to 2024 (119).

In the counties of Michigan the deaths rose by 8.1% between the same years.

From 2015 to 2024, 78.4% of the fatal crashes in Lapeer County with a known setting were rural, against 40.6% in Michigan.

To qualify as a FARS case, the crash had to involve a motor vehicle traveling on a trafficway customarily open to the public and must have resulted in the death of a motorist or a non-motorist within 30 days of the crash.
The set of first files, known as the Annual Report File (ARF), is released following the crash year. The ARF is replaced about a year later with a final file, which contains additional cases or updates to cases that had become available after the ARF was released.
NHTSA's words. Source: NHTSA, Fatality Analysis Reporting System Analytical User's Manual, 1975-2024 (DOT HS 813 794, April 2026), copied on 2 Oct 2026.

This page rests on the FARS 2024 annual file. NHTSA released it on 1 Apr 2026. NHTSA can revise the counts in the final file. Release dates

Figure 1.Deaths in Lapeer County by year, 2015 to 2024

Table 1 has the numbers. Go to the table

Since the last update: no figure of this county has a change on record.

Deaths and fatal crashes by year

Table 1.Lapeer County: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 2015 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes	Crashes with a driver recorded as drinking
2024	19	14	1 or 2
2023	13	13	4
2022	9	9	3
2021	16	16	5
2020	7	7	1 or 2
2019	10	9	1 or 2
2018	15	15	6
2017	11	11	3
2016	11	10	1 or 2
2015	8	8	1 or 2
2015 to 2024	119	112	28

Each year from 1975

Figure 2.Deaths in Lapeer County by year, 1975 to 2024

Tallest column: 30 (1978)2024: 19

The columns with a stronger shade are the years 2015 to 2024.

Table 2.Lapeer County: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 1975 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes
2024	19	14
2023	13	13
2022	9	9
2021	16	16
2020	7	7
2019	10	9
2018	15	15
2017	11	11
2016	11	10
2015	8	8
2014	12	10
2013	11	9
2012	5	5
2011	13	12
2010	7	7
2009	5	5
2008	11	9
2007	15	11
2006	7	7
2005	28	20
2004	16	12
2003	26	21
2002	20	20
2001	17	14
2000	28	22
1999	26	21
1998	17	15
1997	19	18
1996	20	15
1995	10	10
1994	16	16
1993	10	9
1992	14	14
1991	15	15
1990	22	20
1989	15	15
1988	23	17
1987	26	22
1986	20	18
1985	20	17
1984	17	15
1983	23	17
1982	14	14
1981	11	10
1980	26	25
1979	22	19
1978	30	25
1977	17	15
1976	18	17
1975	14	13

Note: a count of 1 or 2 is written "1 or 2". A death is in FARS when it occurs in 30 days or less after the crash.

Rate for each 100,000 residents

Table 3.Lapeer County beside Michigan and the United States: deaths for each 100,000 residents
Period	Lapeer County	Michigan	United States
2024	21.3	10.9	11.5
2015 to 2024, in a year	13.4	10.6	11.8

Note: the rate divides the deaths in the county by its residents. Persons who do not live in the county are in the deaths, not in the residents.

Population: Census Bureau estimates, vintage 2025. Lapeer County had 89,275 residents in 2024.

Factors that NHTSA records

Table 4.Lapeer County: counts by recorded factor, 2015 to 2024
Factor	Count	Counted among	Share	Share in Michigan
A driver recorded as drinkingof 112 fatal crashes	28	112 fatal crashes	25.0%	28.1%
A speeding-related driverof 112 fatal crashes	18	112 fatal crashes	16.1%	25.4%
No restraint usedof 75 occupant deaths with restraint use known	31	75 occupant deathswith restraint use known	41.3%	39.4%
Pedestriansof 119 deaths	16	119 deaths	13.4%	15.2%
Bicyclistsof 119 deaths	1 or 2	119 deaths	0.8%	2.8%
Motorcyclistsof 119 deaths	18	119 deaths	15.1%	15.2%
On a rural roadof 111 fatal crashes with the condition reported	87	111 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	78.4%	40.6%
In the darkof 111 fatal crashes with the condition reported	47	111 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	42.3%	46.3%

Note: FARS records a driver as drinking when police reported alcohol involvement or a test of the driver was positive for alcohol. It is not NHTSA's alcohol-impaired measure, which uses a blood alcohol concentration of .08 g/dL or higher. One crash can be in two or more rows. NHTSA's definitions

Note that alcohol data is often missing. For that reason, this data element may under-count the actual number of drinking drivers.

NHTSA's words. Source: NHTSA, Fatality Analysis Reporting System Analytical User's Manual, 1975-2024 (DOT HS 813 794, April 2026), copied on 2 Oct 2026.

Weekday, time and road class

Table 5.Lapeer County: fatal crashes by weekday and time of day, 2015 to 2024
Weekday	Midnight to 6 a.m.	6 a.m. to noon	Noon to 6 p.m.	6 p.m. to midnight	All
Sunday	5	5	6	8	24
Monday	0	1 or 2	6	5	12
Tuesday	0	3	3	1 or 2	7
Wednesday	1 or 2	4	6	3	15
Thursday	1 or 2	3	3	11	19
Friday	1 or 2	3	4	4	13
Saturday	9	3	7	3	22
All days	20	22	35	35	112

Note: a cell with a stronger shade has a larger count. The table has the fatal crashes with a known hour and weekday.

Table 6.Lapeer County: fatal crashes by road function class, 2015 to 2024
Road function class	Fatal crashes	Share	Share in Michigan
Interstate	1 or 2	1.8%	9.0%
Other freeways and expressways	0	0.0%	4.0%
Other principal arterial	28	25.2%	27.7%
Minor arterial	24	21.6%	26.1%
Major collector	33	29.7%	18.4%
Minor collector	1 or 2	0.9%	1.7%
Local	23	20.7%	13.2%
Not reported	1 or 2	n/a	n/a

Note: the classes are those of the Federal Highway Administration. The shares are of the crashes with a reported class. Road function classes

Light condition and weather

Table 7.Lapeer County: fatal crashes by light condition, 2015 to 2024
Light condition	Fatal crashes
Daylight	59
Dark, not lighted	39
Dark, lighted	8
Dawn	3
Dusk	1 or 2
Dark, lighting unknown	0
Other or unknown	1 or 2

Table 8.Lapeer County: fatal crashes by weather, 2015 to 2024
Weather	Fatal crashes
Clear	76
Cloudy	19
Rain	7
Snow, sleet or freezing rain	5
Fog, smog or smoke	1 or 2
Crosswinds or blowing sand/snow	3
Other or not reported	1 or 2

Routes in the county

Table 9.Signed routes in Lapeer County that have a page: fatal crashes, 2015 to 2024
Route	Type	In Lapeer	In all of Michigan
Interstate 69	Interstate	1 or 2	62
State Route 24	State highway	18	41
State Route 53	State highway	21	75

Note: the table has each route with a page that has a fatal crash in the county, in name order. Local streets and county roads have no page. Their crashes are in the county totals. All routes in Michigan

Adjacent counties

These lists are for navigation. They are in name order.

Figure 3.Lapeer County on the county map of Michigan

Deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year, 2015 to 2024

Fewer than 1012 counties
10 to 14.943 counties
15 to 19.919 counties
20 to 29.98 counties
30 or more1 county
Lapeer County: 13.4

The limits of the classes are the same for every state. A county with few residents can show a high rate from few deaths. A class is not a judgement of a county. The full map and the table of counties of Michigan

Table 10.Counties that share a boundary line with Lapeer County
County	State	Deaths, 2024	Deaths, 2015 to 2024	For each 100,000 residents in a year
Genesee County	Michigan	53	497	12.3
Macomb County	Michigan	70	558	6.4
Oakland County	Michigan	68	667	5.3
Sanilac County	Michigan	4	60	14.7
St. Clair County	Michigan	18	208	13.0
Tuscola County	Michigan	6	79	14.9

Source of the list: Census Bureau county adjacency file, 2026 edition.

Counties of similar population

These counties of Michigan have a population nearest to that of Lapeer County. The list is for navigation and is in name order. The number is the deaths from 2015 to 2024.

Official channels

NHTSA Fatality and Injury Reporting System Tool (FIRST)NHTSA's query tool for FARS counts.
NHTSA FARS EncyclopediaNHTSA's tables of FARS data.
Michigan Office of Highway Safety PlanningThe highway safety office of Michigan.

These links go to the sites of the agencies. They were checked on 2 Oct 2026.

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Source of the figures

Counts: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System, national files of 1975 to 2024. The factors use the vehicle and person files from 2015. Residents: Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, vintage 2025. Map: Census Bureau cartographic boundary file, 2021 edition. Data to 31 Dec 2024. The figures are totals. No page of this site is about one crash or one person.

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Questions

How many deaths did FARS record in Lapeer in the ten years before 2015?

FARS records 114 deaths in Lapeer County from 2005 to 2014. It records 119 deaths from 2015 to 2024.

What was the rate of Lapeer in 2024?

The rate of Lapeer County in 2024 was 21.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents. The rate of Michigan was 10.9. The rate of the United States was 11.5.

How many fatal crashes in Lapeer had a driver recorded as drinking?

FARS records a driver as drinking in 28 of 112 fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024. This count is not NHTSA's alcohol-impaired measure. NHTSA says that alcohol data is often missing, so the count may be too low.

How many fatal crashes did FARS record on signed routes in Lapeer?

FARS records 1 or 2 fatal crashes on Interstate 69 in the county from 2015 to 2024. FARS records 18 fatal crashes on State Route 24 in the county from 2015 to 2024. FARS records 21 fatal crashes on State Route 53 in the county from 2015 to 2024.