(LANSING) - Traffic fatalities were down around Michigan during 2025, but overall crashes were up slightly.
The Michigan State Police has released the final traffic crash data for 2025. According to their Criminal Justice Information Center, the number of overall roadway fatalities dropped to 1,065 in 2025, a 3% decrease from the 1,099 deaths the previous year. Total crashes increased slightly to 290,221, which is up 0.5% from the 288,880 recorded in 2024.
Distracted driving-involved fatalities decreased 32% from 65 in 2024 to 44 in 2025. Drug-Involved fatalities, went down 23% from 272 to 210; and teen (aged 13-19) fatalities, dropped 21% from 77 deaths to 61.
Unfortunately in 2025, vulnerable roadway users experienced increases in fatalities, including bicyclist-involved deaths, which rose 21% from 29 in 2024 to 35 in 2025. Also pedestrian fatalities increased 18% from 156 to 184; and Commercial Motor Vehicle-involved fatalities increased 16% from 110 to 128.
The 2025 crash data also revealed other areas of progress from 2024 to 2025, which showed that alcohol-involved fatalities decreased 14% from 307 to 264; work zone fatalities decreased 14% from 28 to 24; and motorcyclist fatalities decreased 10% from 168 to 151.