Muskegon County, Michigan: fatal crash statistics

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FARS records 21 deaths in 19 fatal crashes in Muskegon County in 2024.

FARS records 203 deaths in 189 fatal crashes in the county from 2015 to 2024.

From 2015 to 2024 the rate is 11.6 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, Muskegon County was number 14 of 83 counties of Michigan.

Deaths in Muskegon County rose by 12.8% between the ten years 2005 to 2014 (180) and the ten years 2015 to 2024 (203).

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

From 2015 to 2024, 37.2% of the fatal crashes in Muskegon County with known light were in the dark, against 46.3% 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 Muskegon 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.Muskegon County: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 2015 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes	Crashes with a driver recorded as drinking
2024	21	19	8
2023	22	21	4
2022	18	17	9
2021	19	17	5
2020	23	23	10
2019	28	26	6
2018	16	16	1 or 2
2017	17	16	4
2016	21	18	1 or 2
2015	18	16	1 or 2
2015 to 2024	203	189	52

Each year from 1975

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

Tallest column: 48 (1980)2024: 21

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

Table 2.Muskegon County: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 1975 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes
2024	21	19
2023	22	21
2022	18	17
2021	19	17
2020	23	23
2019	28	26
2018	16	16
2017	17	16
2016	21	18
2015	18	16
2014	19	16
2013	11	11
2012	15	15
2011	23	22
2010	16	15
2009	14	14
2008	18	16
2007	26	23
2006	22	20
2005	16	16
2004	18	16
2003	21	19
2002	29	27
2001	30	27
2000	23	21
1999	21	18
1998	33	30
1997	23	22
1996	40	34
1995	33	31
1994	19	17
1993	20	18
1992	16	15
1991	29	26
1990	24	22
1989	37	35
1988	32	28
1987	35	32
1986	22	22
1985	23	22
1984	26	24
1983	25	21
1982	30	26
1981	27	23
1980	48	36
1979	30	28
1978	42	40
1977	26	23
1976	29	27
1975	34	29

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.Muskegon County beside Michigan and the United States: deaths for each 100,000 residents
Period	Muskegon County	Michigan	United States
2024	11.8	10.9	11.5
2015 to 2024, in a year	11.6	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. Muskegon County had 177,225 residents in 2024.

Factors that NHTSA records

Table 4.Muskegon County: counts by recorded factor, 2015 to 2024
Factor	Count	Counted among	Share	Share in Michigan
A driver recorded as drinkingof 189 fatal crashes	52	189 fatal crashes	27.5%	28.1%
A speeding-related driverof 189 fatal crashes	50	189 fatal crashes	26.5%	25.4%
No restraint usedof 114 occupant deaths with restraint use known	44	114 occupant deathswith restraint use known	38.6%	39.4%
Pedestriansof 203 deaths	16	203 deaths	7.9%	15.2%
Bicyclistsof 203 deaths	9	203 deaths	4.4%	2.8%
Motorcyclistsof 203 deaths	40	203 deaths	19.7%	15.2%
On a rural roadof 189 fatal crashes with the condition reported	71	189 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	37.6%	40.6%
In the darkof 188 fatal crashes with the condition reported	70	188 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	37.2%	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.Muskegon 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	6	6	13	12	37
Monday	3	9	9	8	29
Tuesday	3	4	9	3	19
Wednesday	3	4	5	9	21
Thursday	1 or 2	4	8	15	28
Friday	3	4	10	11	28
Saturday	5	4	10	8	27
All days	24	35	64	66	189

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.Muskegon County: fatal crashes by road function class, 2015 to 2024
Road function class	Fatal crashes	Share	Share in Michigan
Interstate	0	0.0%	9.0%
Other freeways and expressways	16	8.5%	4.0%
Other principal arterial	29	15.3%	27.7%
Minor arterial	69	36.5%	26.1%
Major collector	38	20.1%	18.4%
Minor collector	6	3.2%	1.7%
Local	31	16.4%	13.2%
Not reported	0	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.Muskegon County: fatal crashes by light condition, 2015 to 2024
Light condition	Fatal crashes
Daylight	108
Dark, not lighted	39
Dark, lighted	31
Dawn	6
Dusk	4
Dark, lighting unknown	0
Other or unknown	1 or 2

Table 8.Muskegon County: fatal crashes by weather, 2015 to 2024
Weather	Fatal crashes
Clear	128
Cloudy	42
Rain	9
Snow, sleet or freezing rain	5
Fog, smog or smoke	1 or 2
Crosswinds or blowing sand/snow	0
Other or not reported	4

Routes in the county

Table 9.Signed routes in Muskegon County that have a page: fatal crashes, 2015 to 2024
Route	Type	In Muskegon	In all of Michigan
State Route 37	State highway	4	68
State Route 46	State highway	14	65
US Route 31	US highway	21	136

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.Muskegon 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
Muskegon County: 11.6

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 Muskegon County
County	State	Deaths, 2024	Deaths, 2015 to 2024	For each 100,000 residents in a year
Kent County	Michigan	63	607	9.3
Newaygo County	Michigan	14	97	19.6
Oceana County	Michigan	1 or 2	36	13.5
Ottawa County	Michigan	17	210	7.1
Milwaukee County	Wisconsin	93	861	9.2
Ozaukee County	Wisconsin	1 or 2	54	5.9

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 Muskegon 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 Muskegon in the ten years before 2015?

FARS records 180 deaths in Muskegon County from 2005 to 2014. It records 203 deaths from 2015 to 2024.

What was the rate of Muskegon in 2024?

The rate of Muskegon County in 2024 was 11.8 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 Muskegon had a driver recorded as drinking?

FARS records a driver as drinking in 52 of 189 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 Muskegon?

FARS records 4 fatal crashes on State Route 37 in the county from 2015 to 2024. FARS records 14 fatal crashes on State Route 46 in the county from 2015 to 2024. FARS records 21 fatal crashes on US Route 31 in the county from 2015 to 2024.