Fatal crashes in Isanti County, Minnesota
In 2024, 5 people died in 5 fatal crashes in Isanti County, 400.0% more than in 2023. From 2015 to 2024 the county recorded 59 fatal crashes and 63 deaths, the 17th most of any county in Minnesota.
Deaths in Isanti County by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | 5 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 |
| 2020 | 7 | 8 |
| 2019 | 7 | 7 |
| 2018 | 6 | 6 |
| 2017 | 3 | 3 |
| 2016 | 7 | 7 |
| 2015 | 12 | 15 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
The deadliest roads in Isanti County
State Highway 65 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Isanti County from 2015 to 2024: 15, with 17 deaths. The 3 roads listed held 47% of all fatal crashes in Isanti County from 2015 to 2024; 3 state highways. Interstate, US and state routes with 5 or more fatal crashes in the county; county roads and city streets are in the county's total but not listed.
| Road | Fatal crashes | Deaths | 2022 to 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | State Highway 65 | 15 | 17 | 4 | |
| 2 | State Highway 95 | 8 | 8 | 1 | no page |
| 3 | State Highway 47 | 5 | 6 | 0 | no page |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
When fatal crashes happen in Isanti County
Too few crashes to name a heaviest slot. The grid shows the shares; a share is only given over 20 crashes.
| Midnight to 4 | 4 to 8 am | 8 to noon | Noon to 4 | 4 to 8 pm | 8 to midnight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.4 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 6.8 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.7 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.4 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.4 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.7 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.4 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.4 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.7 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.4 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.4 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 5.1 percent, 3 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 1.7 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.7 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.7 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 5.1 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 3.4 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.4 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 5.1 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 5.1 percent, 3 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.7 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.4 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 8.5 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 6.8 percent, 4 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.7 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 5.1 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 5.1 percent, 3 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan6.8%
- Feb3.4%
- Mar5.1%
- Apr3.4%
- May13.6%
- Jun10.2%
- Jul13.6%
- Aug11.9%
- Sep8.5%
- Oct13.6%
- Nov5.1%
- Dec5.1%
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
What fatal crashes in Isanti County first hit
The first harmful event was a collision with another vehicle in most fatal crashes, 51%; a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 22%, a rollover in 14%, a pedestrian in 8.5%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Collision with another vehicle | 30 | 51% |
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 13 | 22% |
| Rollover | 8 | 14% |
| Pedestrian | 5 | 8.5% |
| Other | 3 | 5.1% |
| Cyclist | 0 | 0.0% |
| Parked vehicle | 0 | 0.0% |
| Not reported | 0 | 0.0% |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
How fatal crashes in Isanti County compare with Minnesota
A drinking driver was recorded in 27% of fatal crashes in Isanti County from 2015 to 2024, below the Minnesota share of 30%; speeding in 15%, below the Minnesota share of 27%; a hit-and-run in 1.7%, below the Minnesota share of 3.3%; a driver recorded as distracted in 6.8%, below the Minnesota share of 8.0%; 24% of passenger-vehicle occupants killed with belt use known were unbelted, below the Minnesota share of 38%. Shares of fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024, against the share across all of Minnesota. A share is only given over 20 crashes.
| Isanti | Minnesota | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural roads | 73% | 58% | above the Minnesota share |
| At or near an intersection | 31% | 33% | below the Minnesota share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 21% | 21% | about the same as the Minnesota share |
| A drinking driver | 27% | 30% | below the Minnesota share |
| Speeding | 15% | 27% | below the Minnesota share |
| A distracted driver (as recorded) | 6.8% | 8.0% | below the Minnesota share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 24% | 38% | below the Minnesota share |
| Hit-and-run | 1.7% | 3.3% | below the Minnesota share |
| A motorcycle involved | 24% | 16% | above the Minnesota share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 7.9% | 11% | below the Minnesota share |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Questions about fatal crashes in Isanti County
- How many people died in car accidents in Isanti County in 2024?
- 5 people died in 5 fatal crashes in Isanti County, Minnesota, in 2024, 400.0% more than in 2023.
- What is the deadliest road in Isanti County?
- State Highway 65 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Isanti County from 2015 to 2024: 15, with 17 deaths.
- How many fatal crashes in Isanti County involved a drinking driver?
- 16 of 59 fatal crashes in Isanti County from 2015 to 2024 involved a driver NHTSA recorded as drinking, 27%, against 30% across Minnesota.
Other counties in Minnesota with a page
- Hennepin County
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- St. Louis County
- Dakota County
- Stearns County
- Washington County
- Sherburne County
- Olmsted County
- Wright County
- Scott County
- Crow Wing County
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Where the Isanti County numbers come from
Counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024 Annual Report File: every fatal crash NHTSA filed in Isanti County (county code 59). A fatal crash is one in which someone died within 30 days. The rate per 100,000 uses the Census Bureau's population estimate for the county; it is the only figure here not counted from FARS. The full method.