Michigan Traffic Crash Facts
Michigan State Police (MSP) District 7 2012 Traffic Crash Data & 2008-2012 5-Year Trends
Reporting Criteria
Please pay particular attention to the wording when interpreting the three levels of data gathered for this report.
Crash The Crash Level analyzes data related to crash events and returns one result per crash. Examples: Time, weather and location.
Units The Units Level analyzes the experience of the units in the crash and returns one result per vehicle, driver, pedestrian, bicyclist or train. Examples: Vehicle type, driver condition and unit events.
People The People Level analyzes the experience of the people involved in the crash and returns one result per occupant/person/party. Examples: Age, injury severity and seat belt or helmet use.
2012
June 2013
Sources: The crashes in this report occurred on public roadways in Michigan and resulted in injuries, fatalities, or property damage (with $1,000 as a reporting threshold). The information was gathered from Michigan Traffic Crash Report Forms (UD-10) submitted by local police departments, sheriff’s offices, and the Department of State Police. Other related information was obtained from the departments of Transportation, State, and Community Health.
Beginning in 2011 District 7 is comprised of Alcona, Alpena, Antrim, Benzie, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Crawford, Emmet, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Leelanau, Manistee, Missaukee, Montmorency, Oscoda, Otsego, Presque Isle, Roscommon, and Wexford Counties. Trend tables for this report are based on those counties.
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2012 MSP District 7
2012 - Crashes and Injuries by Month
Month
Crashes Persons
Total Fatal Injury Property
Damage Only Fatalities Injury
January 1,726 4 190 1,532 4 250
February 1,368 4 173 1,191 4 218
March 945 2 120 823 2 163
April 799 2 111 686 2 150
May 1,008 5 164 839 5 216
June 1,304 5 185 1,114 6 263
July 1,260 7 248 1,005 7 356
August 1,158 5 261 892 6 380
September 1,252 2 184 1,066 2 256
October 1,650 2 177 1,471 3 226
November 2,032 6 198 1,828 6 272
December 1,622 5 183 1,434 5 223
Total 16,124 49 2,194 13,881 52 2,973
2012 - Driver Statistics
Drivers in Crashes
Age Group 2011*
Population Licensed Drivers
Drivers in Crashes
Per 10K Population
Per 10K Licensed
0 - 15 81,913 2,594 62 7.6 239.0
16 - 20 26,878 21,945 2,507 932.7 1142.4
21 - 24 16,951 20,028 1,682 992.3 839.8
25 - 64 241,511 228,312 13,940 577.2 610.6
65 + 91,684 90,185 2,714 296.0 300.9
Other/Unknown -- -- 736 -- --
Total 458,937 363,064 21,641 471.5 596.1
*2012 Population of Michigan Counties (by single-year of age) not yet available from U.S. Census Bureau
2012 - Vehicles in Crashes
Motor Vehicles Fatal Crash
Injury Crash
PDO Crash Vehicle Type
Number of Vehicles
% of Total Number
% of Total
Passenger car & station wagon 14,971 69.2 41 53.2 2,255 12,675
Van, motorhome 1,032 4.8 3 3.9 144 885
Pickup truck 4,028 18.6 13 16.9 547 3,468
Small truck under 10,000 lbs. GVWR 619 2.9 3 3.9 101 515
Cycle 221 1.0 7 9.1 165 49
Moped 29 0.1 0 0.0 27 2
Go Cart 1 0.0 0 0.0 1 0
Snowmobile 49 0.2 2 2.6 33 14
Off-Road Vehicle (ORV) / All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) 52 0.2 1 1.3 46 5
Other 70 0.3 0 0.0 17 53
Truck/bus over 10,000 lbs. 385 1.8 7 9.1 60 318
Unknown 184 0.9 0 0.0 8 176
Total 21,641 100.0 77 100.0 3,404 18,160
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District 7 Experience
In 2012:
There were 21,641 drivers
involved in 16,124 Michigan
motor vehicle traffic crashes. Of
those crashes, 49 were classified
as fatal resulting in 52 fatalities.
An additional 2,973 persons
were injured.
District 7 experienced the
highest number of fatal crashes
(7) and the highest number of
persons killed (7) in July.
Michigan driver statistics
indicate 6.0 percent of licensed
drivers were age 16-20, and 11.6
percent of drivers in that age
group were involved in crashes.
In District 7, motorcycles
accounted for only 1.0 percent
of the total vehicles in crashes,
but they were involved in 9.1
percent of the total fatal
crashes.
The highest number of motor vehicle crashes was experienced in the month of November in 2012.
2012 MSP District 7 (continued)
5-Year Trend - Crashes by Month
Month
2012 2011 2010 2009 2008
Total Crashes
Fatal Crashes
Total Crashes
Fatal Crashes
Total Crashes
Fatal Crashes
Total Crashes
Fatal Crashes
Total Crashes
Fatal Crashes
January 1,726 4 1,774 8 1,505 6 2,143 7 1,831 10
February 1,368 4 1,154 5 1,382 2 1,426 4 1,631 7
March 945 2 1,192 5 874 3 1,343 2 1,293 1
April 799 2 1,003 3 843 7 925 2 986 4
May 1,008 5 980 5 1,069 10 1,085 2 1,060 5
June 1,304 5 1,401 6 1,252 6 1,300 4 1,329 0
July 1,260 7 1,326 5 1,383 10 1,387 4 1,429 11
August 1,158 5 1,112 1 1,137 9 1,158 7 1,304 17
September 1,252 2 1,268 4 1,171 5 1,167 5 1,184 10
October 1,650 2 1,628 2 1,412 2 1,487 5 1,605 5
November 2,032 6 1,914 3 1,831 7 1,804 5 2,569 5
December 1,622 5 1,826 8 1,864 6 2,089 7 2,006 3
Total 16,124 49 16,578 55 15,723 73 17,314 54 18,227 78
5-Year Trend - Crashes by Day of Week
Day
2012 2011 2010 2009 2008
Total Crashes
Fatal Crashes
Total Crashes
Fatal Crashes
Total Crashes
Fatal Crashes
Total Crashes
Fatal Crashes
Total Crashes
Fatal Crashes
Monday 2,281 5 2,274 5 2,164 5 2,363 3 2,753 5
Tuesday 2,171 5 2,369 6 2,163 11 2,399 7 2,619 12
Wednesday 2,196 7 2,273 5 2,347 11 2,572 8 2,703 8
Thursday 2,407 4 2,579 10 2,383 10 2,549 6 2,634 10
Friday 2,924 10 2,697 9 2,801 12 3,009 12 2,911 16
Saturday 2,216 9 2,445 10 2,136 14 2,373 8 2,460 14
Sunday 1,929 9 1,941 10 1,729 10 2,049 10 2,147 13
Total 16,124 49 16,578 55 15,723 73 17,314 54 18,227 78
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2012 MSP District 7 (continued)
2012
Day of Week
All Crashes Fatal Crashes Injury Crashes
PDO Crashes Number
% of Total Number
% of Fatal A B C
Monday 2,281 14.1 5 10.2 38 91 158 1,989
Tuesday 2,171 13.5 5 10.2 39 91 139 1,897
Wednesday 2,196 13.6 7 14.3 27 81 168 1,913
Thursday 2,407 14.9 4 8.2 37 93 174 2,099
Friday 2,924 18.1 10 20.4 63 129 223 2,499
Saturday 2,216 13.7 9 18.4 59 116 170 1,862
Sunday 1,929 12.0 9 18.4 44 111 143 1,622
Total 16,124 100.0 49 100.0 307 712 1,175 13,881
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2012 MSP District 7 (continued)
5-Year Trend - Crashes by Weekday and Weekend
2012 2011 2010 2009 2008
Total Crashes
Fatal Crashes
Total Crashes
Fatal Crashes
Total Crashes
Fatal Crashes
Total Crashes
Fatal Crashes
Total Crashes
Fatal Crashes
Weekday 11,979 31 12,192 35 11,858 49 12,892 36 13,620 51
Weekend 4,145 18 4,386 20 3,865 24 4,422 18 4,607 27
Total 16,124 49 16,578 55 15,723 73 17,314 54 18,227 78
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2012 MSP District 7 (continued)
5-Year Trend - Crashes by Time of Day
2012 2011 2010 2009 2008
Total Crashes
Fatal Crashes
Total Crashes
Fatal Crashes
Total Crashes
Fatal Crashes
Total Crashes
Fatal Crashes
Total Crashes
Fatal Crashes
Midnight – 2:59 AM 758 6 830 6 801 10 861 9 893 12
3:00 AM – 5:59 AM 785 3 827 2 739 5 779 1 925 4
6:00 AM – 8:59 AM 2,815 5 2,716 6 2,512 3 2,604 4 2,972 7
9:00 AM – 11:59 AM 1,905 7 2,037 7 1,881 10 2,285 9 2,356 12
Noon – 2:59 PM 2,283 5 2,277 7 2,301 11 2,623 10 2,639 10
3:00 PM – 5:59 PM 2,772 10 2,880 9 2,747 14 3,015 9 3,092 14
6:00 PM – 8:59 PM 2,772 7 2,860 9 2,814 9 2,871 9 3,044 10
9:00 PM – 11:59 PM 2,004 6 2,101 9 1,876 11 2,212 3 2,246 9
Unknown 30 0 50 0 52 0 64 0 60 0
Total 16,124 49 16,578 55 15,723 73 17,314 54 18,227 78
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2012 MSP District 7 (continued)
2012 - Time and Severity
TIME OF DAY
All Crashes Fatal Crashes Injury Crashes
PDO Crashes Number
% of Total Number
% of Fatal A B C
Midnight – 2:59 AM 758 4.7 6 12.2 23 52 40 637
3:00 AM – 5:59 AM 785 4.9 3 6.1 11 20 41 710
6:00 AM – 8:59 AM 2,815 17.5 5 10.2 31 74 161 2,544
9:00 AM – 11:59 AM 1,905 11.8 7 14.3 29 102 187 1,580
Noon – 2:59 PM 2,283 14.2 5 10.2 66 140 231 1,841
3:00 PM – 5:59 PM 2,772 17.2 10 20.4 74 152 286 2,250
6:00 PM – 8:59 PM 2,772 17.2 7 14.3 36 97 137 2,495
9:00 PM – 11:59 PM 2,004 12.4 6 12.2 35 75 90 1,798
Unknown 30 0.2 0 0.0 2 0 2 26
Total 16,124 100.0 49 100.0 307 712 1,175 13,881
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2012 MSP District 7 (continued)
5-Year Trend - Drivers in Crashes Coded Drinking by Driver Age
Driver Age
2012 2011 2010 2009 2008
Total Drivers in Crashes
Total Drivers Coded
Drinking
Total Drivers in Crashes
Total Drivers Coded
Drinking
Total Drivers in Crashes
Total Drivers Coded
Drinking
Total Drivers in Crashes
Total Drivers Coded
Drinking
Total Drivers in Crashes
Total Drivers Coded
Drinking
0 - 15 62 0 54 2 65 1 60 0 73 0
16 - 20 2,507 46 2,649 56 2,757 62 3,048 59 3,307 71
21 - 24 1,682 106 1,743 113 1,571 94 1,728 101 1,890 114
25 - 64 13,940 406 14,272 392 13,668 403 15,161 447 15,889 434
65 + 2,714 27 2,723 20 2,573 25 2,816 21 2,718 28
Other/Unknown 736 3 718 2 785 1 891 1 945 2
Total 21,641 588 22,159 585 21,419 586 23,704 629 24,822 649
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2012 MSP District 7 (continued)
5-Year Trend - Deer-Involved Crashes by Time of Day
2012 2011 2010 2009 2008
Total Crashes
Fatal Crashes
Total Crashes
Fatal Crashes
Total Crashes
Fatal Crashes
Total Crashes
Fatal Crashes
Total Crashes
Fatal Crashes
Midnight – 2:59 AM 374 0 397 0 386 0 408 0 459 0
3:00 AM – 5:59 AM 534 0 553 0 484 0 517 0 600 0
6:00 AM – 8:59 AM 1,728 0 1,649 0 1,552 0 1,473 0 1,567 0
9:00 AM – 11:59 AM 416 0 500 0 388 0 461 0 403 0
Noon – 2:59 PM 284 0 301 0 314 0 345 0 311 0
3:00 PM – 5:59 PM 589 0 664 0 557 0 608 0 513 0
6:00 PM – 8:59 PM 1,628 0 1,676 0 1,629 0 1,683 0 1,670 2
9:00 PM – 11:59 PM 1,301 0 1,378 0 1,164 1 1,460 0 1,444 0
Unknown 5 0 8 0 12 0 10 0 11 0
Total 6,859 0 7,126 0 6,486 1 6,965 0 6,978 2
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2012 MSP District 7 (continued)
2012 MSP District 7 Reported Motor Vehicle-Deer Crashes by County
COUNTY All Fatal Injury Property Damage
Inter-state
US Route
State Route
Local Street
Persons Killed
Persons Injured
Alcona 375 0 7 368 0 41 81 253 0 9
Alpena 341 0 8 333 0 41 95 205 0 11
Antrim 402 0 9 393 0 87 81 234 0 9
Benzie 286 0 1 285 0 84 69 133 0 1
Charlevoix 498 0 9 489 0 137 107 254 0 10
Cheboygan 505 0 12 493 89 44 128 244 0 12
Crawford 274 0 14 260 59 6 92 117 0 17
Emmet 519 0 7 512 1 126 48 344 0 12
Grand Traverse 559 0 8 551 0 65 129 365 0 8
Kalkaska 227 0 5 222 0 39 71 117 0 5
Leelanau 349 0 7 342 0 0 161 188 0 8
Manistee 442 0 7 435 0 90 98 254 0 7
Missaukee 382 0 6 376 0 0 129 253 0 6
Montmorency 200 0 5 195 0 0 100 100 0 5
Oscoda 141 0 2 139 0 0 52 89 0 2
Otsego 231 0 3 228 55 0 56 120 0 3
Presque Isle 363 0 6 357 0 66 115 182 0 7
Roscommon 296 0 5 291 56 34 67 139 0 6
Wexford 469 0 4 465 0 63 203 203 0 4
Total 6,859 0 125 6,734 260 923 1,882 3,794 0 142
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Note: There were no fatal deer-involved crashes in District 7 in 2012
2012 MSP District 7 (continued)
2012 - Bodily Alcohol Concentration (BAC) Results among All Vehicle Drivers in Alcohol-involved Crashes by Age
BAC Result Range for Drivers Coded Drinking
Age group Total drivers in alcohol- involved crashes
Total drivers tested in all
crashes
Total drivers coded
drinking, tested
Total drivers coded drinking
BAC = 0.00
BAC 0.01 g/dL
to 0.07 g/dL
BAC 0.08 g/dL
to 0.16 g/dL
BAC 0.17 g/dL
and above
BAC not
reported
0 - 15 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 - 20 69 87 39 46 2 8 15 9 12
21 - 24 120 118 93 106 1 16 30 33 26
25 - 64 492 530 338 406 3 39 104 112 148
65 + 38 64 24 27 0 7 7 5 8
Other/Unknown 42 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 3
Total 762 801 494 588 6 70 156 159 197
5-Year Trend - Crashes Involving Alcohol
Year All Crashes
HBD Crashes
% HBD
Fatal Crashes
HBD Fatal
Crashes
% HBD
A Injury
Crashes
HBD A
Injury Crashes
% HBD
B Injury
Crashes
HBD B
Injury Crashes
% HBD
2008 18,227 653 3.6 78 24 30.8 350 70 20.0 728 93 12.8
2009 17,314 627 3.6 54 17 31.5 366 79 21.6 715 83 11.6
2010 15,723 593 3.8 73 20 27.4 307 71 23.1 675 108 16.0
2011 16,578 589 3.6 55 14 25.5 318 56 17.6 721 87 12.1
2012 16,124* 590 3.7 49* 17 34.7** 307 55* 17.9 712 104 14.6
* Lowest number or percentage reported in the 5-year period ** Highest number or percentage reported in the 5-year period
Note: Had-Been-Drinking (HBD)
Alcohol-involved
Crashes
In 2012 there were 762 drivers
in alcohol-involved crashes; 588
(77.2%) of those drivers were
coded as had-been-drinking by
the officer on the crash form,
and 315 (53.6%) of those drivers
had a blood alcohol
concentration (BAC) of 0.08 g/dL
(grams per deciliter) or greater.
494 (64.8%) of the drivers were
coded as had-been-drinking and
were tested for alcohol
consumption.
Notes: BAC measured in grams (g) per deciliter (dL) BAC may not be reported if drivers are not tested, or if the results are not available immediately (as in the case of a blood test) A driver may be coded by the officer as drinking even though no test is administered.
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2012 MSP District 7 (continued)
2012 - Restraint Use among Reported Vehicle Drivers and Injured Passengers by Vehicle Type
Total Occupants Fatalities Incapacitating Non-incapacitating Possible Injury No Injury
Vehicle Type Total Used
Restraint %
Total Used
Restraint %
Total Used
Restraint %
Total Used
Restraint %
Total Used
Restraint %
Total Used
Restraint %
Passenger car & station wagon 15,516 14,681 94.6 24 14 58.3 180 137 76.1 581 519 89.3 1,175 1,115 94.9 13,185 12,861 97.5
Van, motorhome 1,083 1,004 92.7 1 0 0.0 15 10 66.7 26 22 84.6 82 76 92.7 921 895 97.2
Pickup truck 4,140 3,843 92.8 8 3 37.5 40 25 62.5 118 88 74.6 235 207 88.1 3,614 3,513 97.2
Small truck under 10,000 lbs. GVWR 645 610 94.6 2 1 50.0 10 8 80.0 25 23 92.0 48 43 89.6 549 534 97.3
Cycle 242 183 75.6 7 5 71.4 58 40 69.0 84 65 77.4 34 26 76.5 57 46 80.7
Moped 30 19 63.3 0 0 0.0 6 3 50.0 12 8 66.7 10 7 70.0 2 1 50.0
Go Cart 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Snowmobile 53 44 83.0 2 1 50.0 12 9 75.0 8 7 87.5 11 9 81.8 19 18 94.7
Off-Road Vehicle (ORV) /All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) 59 41 69.5 1 0 0.0 18 14 77.8 19 12 63.2 13 11 84.6 8 4 50.0
Other 75 37 49.3 0 0 0.0 6 0 0.0 4 1 25.0 1 0 0.0 57 36 63.2
Truck/bus over 10,000 lbs. 394 368 93.4 2 1 50.0 2 1 50.0 9 7 77.8 13 10 76.9 359 347 96.7
Uncoded & errors 185 13 7.0 0 0 0.0 2 2 100.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 13 9 69.2
Total 22,423 20,843 93.0 47 25 53.2 350 249 71.1 886 752 84.9 1,622 1,504 92.7 18,784 18,264 97.2
2012 - Restraint Use among Reported Vehicle Drivers and Injured Passengers by Age
Total Occupants Fatalities Incapacitating Non-incapacitating Possible Injury No Injury
Age Group Total Used
Restraint %
Total Used
Restraint %
Total Used
Restraint %
Total Used
Restraint %
Total Used
Restraint %
Total Used
Restraint %
0 - 15 221 193 87.3 0 0 0.0 15 10 66.7 73 66 90.4 89 79 88.8 44 38 86.4
16 - 20 2,655 2,543 95.8 4 2 50.0 63 44 69.8 159 134 84.3 241 221 91.7 2,181 2,135 97.9
21 - 24 1,738 1,634 94.0 7 3 42.9 39 21 53.9 90 75 83.3 110 96 87.3 1,486 1,434 96.5
25 - 64 14,241 13,735 96.5 27 15 55.6 180 129 71.7 435 360 82.8 953 894 93.8 12,606 12,306 97.6
65 + 2,823 2,728 96.6 9 5 55.6 53 45 84.9 125 114 91.2 222 212 95.5 2,407 2,347 97.5
Other/Unknown 745 10 1.3 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 4 3 75.0 7 2 28.6 60 4 6.7
Total 22,423 20,843 93.0 47 25 53.2 350 249 71.1 886 752 84.9 1,622 1,504 92.7 18,784 18,264 97.2
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2012 MSP District 7 (continued)
Current Query = 17 Crashes: Crashes for the year 2012 in MSP District 7 of the state of Michigan filtered by Crash: Fatal Crash (may also be injuries) and Crash: Drinking (drinking involved)
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