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Interstate 94

Fatal crashes 2015–2024 97Deaths 108Counties 11Latest data year 2024

FARS data are based on police crash reports and other sources; the drunk-driving measure is based on the highest BAC of any driver in the crash. Latest data year: 2024. The route is the trafficway recorded for each crash (FARS TWAY_ID); the same route number in another state has its own page.

Interstate 94 in Minnesota was the trafficway in 97 fatal crashes between 2015 and 2024, in which 108 people died.

That is 2.6% of the 3,788 fatal crashes in Minnesota over the same years. The ten-year crash count was about level between 2005–2014 (96) and 2015–2024 (97).

The crashes were concentrated in Hennepin County (34), Stearns County (14) and Wright County (12) and 8 other counties.

25.8% of the crashes had a driver reported as drinking (Minnesota: 30.3%) and 24.7% had a speeding-related driver (27.1%); pedestrians were 10.2% and motorcyclists 13.0% of those killed.

97fatal crashes, 2015–2024+1% vs 2005–2014
108people killed1.1 per fatal crash
26%with a drinking driverMinnesota: 30%
25%speeding-relatedMinnesota: 27%

Fatal crashes per year

011222000200520102015202020242000: 18 crashes2001: 16 crashes2002: 17 crashes2003: 22 crashes2004: 15 crashes2005: 19 crashes2006: 8 crashes2007: 9 crashes2008: 16 crashes2009: 6 crashes2010: 8 crashes2011: 9 crashes2012: 3 crashes2013: 6 crashes2014: 12 crashes2015: 9 crashes2016: 13 crashes2017: 10 crashes2018: 7 crashes2019: 4 crashes2020: 8 crashes2021: 14 crashes2022: 10 crashes2023: 12 crashes2024: 10 crashes
Fatal crashes on Interstate 94 (MN) by year, 2000–2024. Latest point: 2024, 10 crashes.

Route identification in FARS is consistent from 2000; earlier years are not shown. Shaded band: the ten-year window used for the shares below.

Compared with all fatal crashes in Minnesota

MeasureInterstate 94Minnesota
Fatal crashes, 2015–2024973,788
Deaths, 2015–20241084,111
Deaths per fatal crash1.11.1
Share of state fatal crashes2.6%100%
Change vs previous ten years+1%-4%

Factor shares

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking25.8%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver24.7%
Pedestriansshare of people killed10.2%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed13%
Night (6pm–6am)share of crashes47.4%

tick marks the Minnesota share. Bars are shares of fatal crashes (alcohol, speeding, darkness, rural) or of people killed (pedestrians, motorcyclists, unrestrained occupants) over the ten-year window.

Counties along the route

#CountyFatal crashes on I-94Share of routeCounty total, all roads
1Hennepin County3435%477
2Stearns County1414%114
3Wright County1212%88
4Ramsey County99%214
5Clay County88%38
6Otter Tail County77%61
7Douglas County55%42
8Washington County55%100
9Grant County11%10
10Todd County11%25
11Wilkin County11%8

Hour of day

12am2.1%
1am3.1%
2am3.1%
3am5.2%
4am2.1%
5am7.2%
6am2.1%
7am4.1%
8am3.1%
9am3.1%
10am6.2%
11am3.1%
12pm7.2%
1pm3.1%
2pm7.2%
3pm5.2%
4pm3.1%
5pm5.2%
6pm5.2%
7pm5.2%
8pm2.1%
9pm5.2%
10pm4.1%
11pm3.1%

Share of fatal crashes on Interstate 94 beginning in each hour, 2015–2024; tick marks the Minnesota share for all roads.

Where along the route

Mile marker rangeFatal crashesShare
Mile 230–2351414%
Mile 235–24077%
Mile 205–21066%
Mile 240–24555%
Mile 0–544%
Mile 210–21544%

Five-mile bins by FARS milepoint, the six with the most fatal crashes; 99% of crashes on the route have a milepoint. Milepoints are as recorded by the state and can restart at county or district lines.

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Questions and answers

How many fatal crashes have there been on Interstate 94 in Minnesota?

97 fatal crashes with 108 deaths over 2015–2024, per NHTSA's FARS. The route is the trafficway recorded for the crash; the same numbered route in another state has its own page.

Which counties along Interstate 94 had the most fatal crashes?

Hennepin County (34), Stearns County (14), Wright County (12), Ramsey County (9) and Clay County (8).

What share of crashes on Interstate 94 involved alcohol or speeding?

25.8% had a driver reported as drinking and 24.7% a speeding-related driver, against 30.3% and 27.1% for all fatal crashes in Minnesota.

When do fatal crashes happen on Interstate 94?

47.4% of the crashes were between 6pm and 6am. The hour chart on this page shows the full distribution.

Provenance

Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System, annual national CSV files 2000–2024 (accident, vehicle and person tables), public domain. Route pages are built for signed Interstate, US and state routes with at least 20 fatal crashes in 2015–2024. Data through 31 Dec 2024; generated 30 Sep 2026. See methodology and corrections.