Michigan Data
Year |
Total
Crashesa |
Deer-Vehicle
Crashes |
Percent
Deer-Vehicle Crashes |
Fatalities |
Injuries |
Pre-Hunt
Deer Population Estimatesb |
Salvaged
& Unsalvaged Deer Carcasses |
1993 |
363,636 |
47,812 |
13.15 |
5 |
1,712 |
1,630,000 |
n/a |
1994 |
398,050 |
56,666 |
14.24 |
5 |
2,043 |
1,760,000 |
n/a |
1995 |
421,073 |
62,535 |
14.85 |
8 |
2,193 |
2,171,000 |
n/a |
1996 |
435,477 |
68,233 |
15.67 |
6 |
2,221 |
2,026,000 |
n/a |
1997 |
425,793 |
65,451 |
15.37 |
3 |
2,226 |
1,759,000 |
n/a |
1998 |
403,766 |
65,397 |
16.20 |
4 |
2,381 |
2,031,000 |
n/a |
1999 |
415,675 |
67,669 |
16.28 |
4 |
2,234 |
2,007,000 |
n/a |
2000 |
424,852 |
65,005 |
15.30 |
8 |
2,147 |
1,950,000 |
n/a |
2001 |
400,813 |
66,993 |
16.71 |
11 |
2,109 |
1,913,000 |
n/a |
2002 |
395,515 |
63,136 |
15.96 |
5 |
2,220 |
1,962,000 |
n/a |
2003 |
391,485 |
67,760 |
17.31 |
11 |
1,913 |
1,776,000 |
n/a |
2004 |
373,028 |
62,707 |
16.81 |
3 |
1,647 |
1,853,000 |
n/a |
2005 |
350,838 |
58,741 |
16.74 |
9 |
1,700 |
1,702,000 |
n/a |
2006 |
315,008 |
60,875 |
19.30 |
12 |
1,676 |
1,673,000 |
n/a |
2007 |
324,174 |
61,907 |
19.10 |
11 |
1,614 |
1,892,000 |
n/a |
2008 |
316,057 |
61,010 |
19.30 |
12 |
1,648 |
n/a |
n/a |
Notes:
aMotor vehicle crash defined as a crash that involves
a motor vehicle in transport on a public trafficway (in Michigan) and
results in injury, death or at least $400.00 in property damage
bPre-hunt white-tailed deer herd population estimated
from Deer Management Units (MI DNR sheet)
Crash
Information from Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning
Deer Information from Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Click here to download file: MI_DVC_Data.xls
Crashes by County
Click here to download county DVC data from 1992 to 2004: MI DVC by county 1992-2004.xls