Saginaw County, Michigan: fatal crash statistics

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FARS records 29 deaths in 27 fatal crashes in Saginaw County in 2024.

FARS records 204 deaths in 193 fatal crashes in the county from 2015 to 2024.

From 2015 to 2024 the rate is 10.7 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, Saginaw County was number 13 of 83 counties of Michigan.

Deaths in Saginaw County fell by 8.9% between the ten years 2005 to 2014 (224) and the ten years 2015 to 2024 (204).

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

From 2015 to 2024, 54.4% of the fatal crashes in Saginaw 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 Saginaw 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.Saginaw County: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 2015 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes	Crashes with a driver recorded as drinking
2024	29	27	10
2023	21	19	5
2022	19	18	4
2021	18	18	5
2020	14	14	1 or 2
2019	18	18	4
2018	26	25	8
2017	22	21	5
2016	14	12	3
2015	23	21	8
2015 to 2024	204	193	54

Each year from 1975

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

Tallest column: 63 (1977)2024: 29

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

Table 2.Saginaw County: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 1975 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes
2024	29	27
2023	21	19
2022	19	18
2021	18	18
2020	14	14
2019	18	18
2018	26	25
2017	22	21
2016	14	12
2015	23	21
2014	10	9
2013	21	19
2012	24	23
2011	22	21
2010	25	23
2009	9	8
2008	26	24
2007	27	26
2006	33	31
2005	27	27
2004	29	25
2003	26	23
2002	26	25
2001	41	36
2000	35	31
1999	40	35
1998	26	24
1997	26	21
1996	32	29
1995	30	28
1994	22	22
1993	35	31
1992	27	27
1991	33	31
1990	48	43
1989	30	29
1988	45	36
1987	31	27
1986	39	35
1985	39	35
1984	43	34
1983	29	28
1982	36	30
1981	33	31
1980	44	39
1979	53	46
1978	51	45
1977	63	50
1976	51	46
1975	48	38

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.Saginaw County beside Michigan and the United States: deaths for each 100,000 residents
Period	Saginaw County	Michigan	United States
2024	15.4	10.9	11.5
2015 to 2024, in a year	10.7	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. Saginaw County had 187,762 residents in 2024.

Factors that NHTSA records

Table 4.Saginaw County: counts by recorded factor, 2015 to 2024
Factor	Count	Counted among	Share	Share in Michigan
A driver recorded as drinkingof 193 fatal crashes	54	193 fatal crashes	28.0%	28.1%
A speeding-related driverof 193 fatal crashes	35	193 fatal crashes	18.1%	25.4%
No restraint usedof 116 occupant deaths with restraint use known	49	116 occupant deathswith restraint use known	42.2%	39.4%
Pedestriansof 204 deaths	29	204 deaths	14.2%	15.2%
Bicyclistsof 204 deaths	4	204 deaths	2.0%	2.8%
Motorcyclistsof 204 deaths	28	204 deaths	13.7%	15.2%
On a rural roadof 193 fatal crashes with the condition reported	105	193 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	54.4%	40.6%
In the darkof 193 fatal crashes with the condition reported	93	193 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	48.2%	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.Saginaw 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	10	3	9	8	30
Monday	0	4	12	4	20
Tuesday	3	8	8	7	26
Wednesday	1 or 2	4	5	11	22
Thursday	3	5	9	9	26
Friday	7	7	11	12	37
Saturday	5	1 or 2	10	15	32
All days	30	33	64	66	193

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.Saginaw County: fatal crashes by road function class, 2015 to 2024
Road function class	Fatal crashes	Share	Share in Michigan
Interstate	19	9.8%	9.0%
Other freeways and expressways	0	0.0%	4.0%
Other principal arterial	37	19.2%	27.7%
Minor arterial	61	31.6%	26.1%
Major collector	41	21.2%	18.4%
Minor collector	1 or 2	1.0%	1.7%
Local	33	17.1%	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.Saginaw County: fatal crashes by light condition, 2015 to 2024
Light condition	Fatal crashes
Daylight	91
Dark, not lighted	56
Dark, lighted	37
Dawn	3
Dusk	6
Dark, lighting unknown	0
Other or unknown	0

Table 8.Saginaw County: fatal crashes by weather, 2015 to 2024
Weather	Fatal crashes
Clear	123
Cloudy	40
Rain	19
Snow, sleet or freezing rain	9
Fog, smog or smoke	1 or 2
Crosswinds or blowing sand/snow	0
Other or not reported	0

Routes in the county

Table 9.Signed routes in Saginaw County that have a page: fatal crashes, 2015 to 2024
Route	Type	In Saginaw	In all of Michigan
Interstate 75	Interstate	16	222
State Route 13	State highway	6	30
State Route 15	State highway	3	26
State Route 46	State highway	12	65
State Route 52	State highway	5	32
State Route 57	State highway	4	50

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.Saginaw 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
Saginaw County: 10.7

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 Saginaw County
County	State	Deaths, 2024	Deaths, 2015 to 2024	For each 100,000 residents in a year
Bay County	Michigan	13	119	11.5
Genesee County	Michigan	53	497	12.3
Gratiot County	Michigan	12	61	14.8
Midland County	Michigan	9	88	10.5
Shiawassee County	Michigan	13	90	13.2
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 Saginaw 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 Saginaw in the ten years before 2015?

FARS records 224 deaths in Saginaw County from 2005 to 2014. It records 204 deaths from 2015 to 2024.

What was the rate of Saginaw in 2024?

The rate of Saginaw County in 2024 was 15.4 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 Saginaw had a driver recorded as drinking?

FARS records a driver as drinking in 54 of 193 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 Saginaw?

6 signed routes in the county have a page. FARS records 46 fatal crashes on them in the county from 2015 to 2024. The table of routes on this page gives the count for each route.