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North Dakota Traffic Fatality Data
North Dakota has the country's lowest pedestrian death rate: 0.63 for every 100,000 residents.
This page tracks North Dakota's standing across four kinds of traffic death: pedestrian, motorcyclist, large-truck crash, and bicyclist. Each is ranked against all 50 states and the District of Columbia. We rank by total count and by rate for every 100,000 residents. Every number below comes from our national crash record. We show the latest full year and the average of the last five years.
5
pedestrian deaths in North Dakota, 2024
No. 51 of 51 by rate: 0.63 for every 100,000 residents.
From federal fatal-crash records · 2024 totals
North Dakota by the numbers
Pedestrian deaths
5
2024 total · 5-year average 8 · 0.63 per 100,000 · No. 50 of 51 by total, No. 51 by rate
See the full 50-state pedestrian deaths ranking → Read pedestrian accident statistics and injury claims →
Motorcyclist deaths
17
2024 total · 5-year average 16 · 2.13 per 100,000 · No. 47 of 51 by total, No. 20 by rate
See the full 50-state motorcyclist deaths ranking → Read motorcycle accident statistics and injury claims →
Large truck crash deaths
24
2024 total · 5-year average 23 · 3.01 per 100,000 · No. 43 of 51 by total, No. 7 by rate
See the full 50-state large-truck crash deaths ranking → Read truck accident statistics and injury claims →
Bicyclist deaths
1
2024 total · 5-year average 1 · 0.13 per 100,000 · No. 47 of 51 by total, No. 44 by rate
Where North Dakota sits on the pedestrian-death map
Signals in the data
These are the patterns North Dakota's numbers show against the national picture. Each one traces to the numbers above.
- North Dakota has the country's lowest pedestrian death rate: 0.63 for every 100,000 residents.
- North Dakota's pedestrian deaths fell 36% in 2024 versus its own 2020-2024 average of 8 a year.
- North Dakota ranks 47th in total motorcyclist deaths but 20th by rate. That is a gap of 27 places once you adjust for population.
- North Dakota ranks 43rd in total deaths in large-truck crashes but 7th by rate. That is a gap of 36 places once you adjust for population.
- North Dakota's large truck crash death rate ranks in the nation's top 10, at No. 7 of 51.
- North Dakota's bicyclist deaths rose 25% in 2024 versus its own 2020-2024 average of 1 a year.
For journalists
Every number on this page traces back to a documented method and the national ranking behind it. Cite the category page you're pulling from, or request the full state cut →.
Cite this data: "North Dakota Traffic Fatality Data," injured.org, 2024. https://injured.org/north-dakota/
Methodology
We pulled this from federal fatal-crash records, 2000-2024. Read the full methodology →
Updated July 2026
Which years the numbers cover: totals and rates use each category's latest complete year. Which states are counted: all 50 states plus the District of Columbia (51 rows). Full source list on our data sources page.