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MONTANA HIGHWAY PATROL-Fatality Crash Information

From January 1, 2021 to December 13, 2021

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Table 1: Digest 2019 2020 2021 Percent Change

Crashes Deaths Crashes Deaths Crashes Deaths Crashes Deaths


INTERSTATE 22 23 36 40 45 51 25.00% 27.50%
PRIMARY 69 78 69 76 71 74 2.90% -2.63%
RURAL 34 38 40 46 41 46 2.50% 0.00%
SECONDARY 16 20 19 22 27 28 42.11% 27.27%
URBAN 22 22 14 14 30 32 114.29% 128.57%
Total 163 181 178 198 214 231 20.22% 16.67%

In this report, Percent Change columns reflect the change between the latest two
years.

MONTANA HIGHWAY PATROL

WEEKLY FATAL REPORT


MONTANA HIGHWAY PATROL-Fatality Crash Information
From January 1, 2021 to December 13, 2021

CONFIRMED as of Dec 1st


2019 2020 2021 Percent Change
Jan 1 to Sep 30
Table 2: Category Stats Crashes Deaths Crashes Deaths Crashes Deaths Crashes Deaths
Total for Time Period 136 152 137 154 163 175 18.98% 13.64%
Alcohol a Factor** 50 57 67 75 61 64 -8.96% -14.67%
Drugs a Factor** 46 53 58 68 33 39 -43.10% -42.65%
Speed a Factor 30 35 35 44 65 70 85.71% 59.09%
One Vehicle Crashes 92 96 102 109 115 119 12.75% 9.17%
Seat Belts Not Used 51 59 72 79 78 81 8.33% 2.53%
Seat Belts Used 36 44 28 37 34 45 21.43% 21.62%
Seat Belts Unknown 5 5 0 0 13 6 1300.00% 600.00%
Motorcycle Involved 21 21 26 26 24 24 -7.69% -7.69%
ATV Involved 7 7 2 2 5 5 150.00% 150.00%
Helmets Used 11 11 10 10 5 5 -50.00% -50.00%
Bicycle Involved 2 2 0 0 2 2 200.00% 200.00%
Pedestrian Involved 13 13 9 10 11 11 22.22% 10.00%
Commercial Vehicle Involved 14 17 6 7 17 20 183.33% 185.71%
Hazardous Materials Involved 1 2 1 1 2 2 100.00% 100.00%
Other than Dry Roads 19 22 16 20 25 28 56.25% 40.00%
Occurred During Daylight Hrs 82 95 87 98 87 91 0.00% -7.14%
Out of State Vehicle Involved 35 39 27 33 27 30 0.00% -9.09%
Table 2: This information is derived from the completed crash investigation.

CONFIRMED as of Dec 1st


2019 2020 2021
Jan 1 to Sep 30
Table 3: Percentages Crashes Deaths Crashes Deaths Crashes Deaths
Total For Time Period 136 152 137 154 163 175
Alcohol a Factor** 36.76% 37.50% 48.91% 48.70% 37.42% 36.57%
Drugs a Factor** 33.82% 34.87% 42.34% 44.16% 20.25% 22.29%
Speed a Factor 22.06% 23.03% 25.55% 28.57% 39.88% 40.00%
One Vehicle Crashes 67.65% 63.16% 74.45% 70.78% 70.55% 68.00%
Seat Belts Not Used 37.50% 38.82% 52.55% 51.30% 47.85% 46.29%
Seat Belts Used 26.47% 28.95% 20.44% 24.03% 20.86% 25.71%
Seat Belts Unknown 3.68% 3.29% 0.00% 0.00% 7.98% 3.43%
Motorcycle Involved 15.44% 13.82% 18.98% 16.88% 14.72% 13.71%
ATV Involved 5.15% 4.61% 1.46% 1.30% 3.07% 2.86%
Helmets Used 8.09% 7.24% 7.30% 6.49% 3.07% 2.86%
Bicycle Involved 1.47% 1.32% 0.00% 0.00% 1.23% 1.14%
Pedestrian Involved 9.56% 8.55% 6.57% 6.49% 6.75% 6.29%
Commercial Vehicle Involved 10.29% 11.18% 4.38% 4.55% 10.43% 11.43%
Hazardous Materials Involved 0.74% 1.32% 0.73% 0.65% 1.23% 1.14%
Other than Dry Roads 13.97% 14.47% 11.68% 12.99% 15.34% 16.00%
Occurred During Daylight Hrs 60.29% 62.50% 63.50% 63.64% 53.37% 52.00%
Out-of-State Veh. Involved 25.74% 25.66% 19.71% 21.43% 16.56% 17.14%
Table 3: This information is the percent of the total for the time period. For example, from January 1st to July 31st there were 106 fatalities. Of these 106
fatalities, 44.34% had alcohol as a confirmed contributing factor.

* Seat Belts Unknown - The investigation is complete but belt use was unable to be determined, such as in a car fire.
** For the specific time period listed on tables 2 & 3, the alcohol and drug test results for 9 crashes in 2020 is still pending.

MONTANA HIGHWAY PATROL

WEEKLY FATAL REPORT


MONTANA HIGHWAY PATROL-Fatality Crash Information
From January 1, 2021 to December 13, 2021

SUSPECTED and Latest


2019 2020 2021 Percent Change
Jan 1 to Dec 13
Table 4: Category Stats Crashes Deaths Crashes Deaths Crashes Deaths Crashes Deaths
Total for Time Period 163 181 178 198 214 231 20.22% 16.67%
Alcohol Suspected 63 71 81 90 79 86 -2.47% -4.44%
Drugs Suspected 55 62 67 79 36 44 -46.27% -44.30%
Speed Suspected 37 43 48 59 84 90 75.00% 52.54%
One Vehicle Crashes 113 118 130 138 155 162 19.23% 17.39%
Seat Belts Not Used 66 76 87 95 111 118 27.59% 24.21%
Seat Belts Used 40 49 40 50 44 56 10.00% 12.00%
Seat Belts Unknown 8 7 2 2 18 8 800.00% 300.00%
Motorcycle Involved 22 22 30 30 25 25 -16.67% -16.67%
ATV Involved 7 7 3 3 5 5 66.67% 66.67%
Helmets Used 11 11 12 12 5 5 -58.33% -58.33%
Bicycle Involved 2 2 0 0 2 2 200.00% 200.00%
Pedestrian Involved 17 17 16 18 17 17 6.25% -5.56%
Commercial Vehicle Involved 18 21 12 14 21 26 75.00% 85.71%
Hazardous Materials Involved 1 2 1 1 2 2 100.00% 100.00%
Other than Dry Roads 31 36 30 37 39 43 30.00% 16.22%
Occurred During Daylight Hrs 95 109 102 114 107 115 4.90% 0.88%
Out of State Vehicle Involved 43 48 37 44 33 38 -10.81% -13.64%
Table 4: This information is derived from the preliminary investigation at the scene of the crash.

SUSPECTED and Latest


2019 2020 2021
Jan 1 to Dec 13
Table 5: Percentages Crashes Deaths Crashes Deaths Crashes Deaths
Total For Time Period 163 181 178 198 214 231
Alcohol Suspected 38.65% 39.23% 45.51% 45.45% 36.92% 37.23%
Drugs Suspected 33.74% 34.25% 37.64% 39.90% 16.82% 19.05%
Speed Suspected 22.70% 23.76% 26.97% 29.80% 39.25% 38.96%
One Vehicle Crashes 69.33% 65.19% 73.03% 69.70% 72.43% 70.13%
Seat Belts Not Used 40.49% 41.99% 48.88% 47.98% 51.87% 51.08%
Seat Belts Used 24.54% 27.07% 22.47% 25.25% 20.56% 24.24%
Seat Belts Unknown 4.91% 3.87% 1.12% 1.01% 8.41% 3.46%
Motorcycle Involved 13.50% 12.15% 16.85% 15.15% 11.68% 10.82%
ATV Involved 4.29% 3.87% 1.69% 1.52% 2.34% 2.16%
Helmets Used 6.75% 6.08% 6.74% 6.06% 2.34% 2.16%
Bicycle Involved 1.23% 1.10% 0.00% 0.00% 0.93% 0.87%
Pedestrian Involved 10.43% 9.39% 8.99% 9.09% 7.94% 7.36%
Commercial Vehicle Involved 11.04% 11.60% 6.74% 7.07% 9.81% 11.26%
Hazardous Materials Involved 0.61% 1.10% 0.56% 0.51% 0.93% 0.87%
Other than Dry Roads 19.02% 19.89% 16.85% 18.69% 18.22% 18.61%
Occurred During Daylight Hrs 58.28% 60.22% 57.30% 57.58% 50.00% 49.78%
Out-of-State Veh. Involved 26.38% 26.52% 20.79% 22.22% 15.42% 16.45%
Table 5: This information is the percent of the total for the time period. For example, from January 1st to July 31st there were 106 fatalities. Of these
106 fatalities, 44.34% had alcohol as a confirmed contributing factor.

MONTANA HIGHWAY PATROL

WEEKLY FATAL REPORT


MONTANA HIGHWAY PATROL-Fatality Crash Information
From January 1, 2021 to December 13, 2021

Table 6:
DISTRICT 1 - MISSOULA DISTRICT 2 - GREAT FALLS
Deaths
Route 2019 2020 2021 AVG. 2019 2020 2021 AVG.
INTERSTATE 6 3 8 5.7 0 3 1 1.3
PRIMARY 9 6 8 7.7 6 14 11 10.3
RURAL 5 6 4 5.0 0 2 2 1.3
SECONDARY 2 4 7 4.3 2 3 5 3.3
URBAN 2 4 7 4.3 4 2 3 3.0
TOTAL DEATHS 24 23 34 27.0 12 24 22 19.3

DISTRICT 3 - BUTTE DISTRICT 4 - BILLINGS


INTERSTATE 10 12 13 11.7 4 12 15 10.3
PRIMARY 6 8 8 7.3 7 8 5 6.7
RURAL 2 7 4 4.3 7 9 7 7.7
SECONDARY 2 2 5 3.0 10 8 2 6.7
URBAN 5 1 5 3.7 10 5 12 9.0
TOTAL DEATHS 25 30 35 30.0 38 42 41 40.3

DISTRICT 5 - GLENDIVE DISTRICT 6 - KALISPELL


INTERSTATE 0 3 4 2.3 0 0 0 0.0
PRIMARY 15 10 9 11.3 20 17 23 20.0
RURAL 8 5 8 7.0 8 8 7 7.7
SECONDARY 2 1 1 1.3 2 1 4 2.3
URBAN 0 0 0 0.0 0 2 2 1.3
TOTAL DEATHS 25 19 22 22.0 30 28 36 31.3

DISTRICT 7 - BOZEMAN DISTRICT 8 - HAVRE


INTERSTATE 2 7 6 5.0 1 0 4 1.7
PRIMARY 6 8 4 6.0 9 5 6 6.7
RURAL 4 2 8 4.7 4 7 6 5.7
SECONDARY 0 1 1 0.7 0 2 3 1.7
URBAN 1 0 1 0.7 0 0 2 0.7
TOTAL DEATHS 13 18 20 17.0 14 14 21 16.3

ALL DISTRICTS
INTERSTATE 23 40 51 38.0
PRIMARY 78 76 74 76.0
RURAL 38 46 46 43.3
SECONDARY 20 22 28 23.3
URBAN 22 14 32 22.7
TOTAL DEATHS 181 198 231 203.3

MONTANA HIGHWAY PATROL

WEEKLY FATAL REPORT


MONTANA HIGHWAY PATROL-Fatality Crash Information
From January 1, 2021 to December 13, 2021

Table 7:
DISTRICT 1 - MISSOULA DISTRICT 2 - GREAT FALLS
Crashes
Route 2019 2020 2021 AVG. 2019 2020 2021 AVG.
INTERSTATE 5 2 8 5.0 0 3 1 1.3
PRIMARY 9 6 8 7.7 3 10 10 7.7
RURAL 5 6 4 5.0 0 2 2 1.3
SECONDARY 2 3 7 4.0 2 2 5 3.0
URBAN 2 4 6 4.0 4 2 3 3.0
TOTAL CRASHES 23 21 33 25.7 9 19 21 16.3

DISTRICT 3 - BUTTE DISTRICT 4 - BILLINGS


INTERSTATE 10 12 10 10.7 4 11 13 9.3
PRIMARY 6 8 8 7.3 7 8 5 6.7
RURAL 2 7 4 4.3 5 8 5 6.0
SECONDARY 2 2 5 3.0 6 7 2 5.0
URBAN 5 1 4 3.3 10 5 12 9.0
TOTAL CRASHES 25 30 31 28.7 32 39 37 36.0

DISTRICT 5 - GLENDIVE DISTRICT 6 - KALISPELL


INTERSTATE 0 3 4 2.3 0 0 0 0.0
PRIMARY 14 9 9 10.7 15 17 21 17.7
RURAL 6 4 7 5.7 8 8 7 7.7
SECONDARY 2 1 1 1.3 2 1 4 2.3
URBAN 0 0 0 0.0 0 2 2 1.3
TOTAL CRASHES 22 17 21 20.0 25 28 34 29.0

DISTRICT 7 - BOZEMAN DISTRICT 8 - HAVRE


INTERSTATE 2 5 6 4.3 1 0 3 1.3
PRIMARY 6 7 4 5.7 9 4 6 6.3
RURAL 4 2 6 4.0 4 3 6 4.3
SECONDARY 0 1 1 0.7 0 2 2 1.3
URBAN 1 0 1 0.7 0 0 2 0.7
TOTAL CRASHES 13 15 18 15.3 14 9 19 14.0

ALL DISTRICTS
INTERSTATE 22 36 45 34.3
PRIMARY 69 69 71 69.7
RURAL 34 40 41 38.3
SECONDARY 16 19 27 20.7
URBAN 22 14 30 22.0
TOTAL CRASHES 163 178 214 185.0

Table 1: Digest 2019 2020 2021 Percent Change

Crashes Deaths Crashes Deaths Crashes Deaths Crashes Deaths


INTERSTATE 22 23 35 39 42 48 20.00% 23.08%
PRIMARY 66 75 69 76 71 74 2.90% -2.63%

MONTANA HIGHWAY PATROL

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MONTANA HIGHWAY PATROL-Fatality Crash Information
From January 1, 2021 to December 13, 2021

RURAL 33 37 40 46 41 46 2.50% 0.00%


SECONDARY 15 19 19 22 26 27 36.84% 22.73%
URBAN 22 22 14 14 30 32 114.29% 128.57%
Total 158 176 177 197 210 227 18.64% 15.23%

In this report, Percent Change columns reflect the change between the latest two
years.

MONTANA HIGHWAY PATROL

WEEKLY FATAL REPORT


MONTANA HIGHWAY PATROL-Fatality Crash Information
From January 1, 2021 to December 13, 2021

CONFIRMED as of Dec 1st


2019 2020 2021 Percent Change
Jan 1 to Sep 30
Table 2: Category Stats Crashes Deaths Crashes Deaths Crashes Deaths Crashes Deaths
Total for Time Period 136 152 137 154 163 175 18.98% 13.64%
Alcohol a Factor** 50 57 67 75 61 64 -8.96% -14.67%
Drugs a Factor** 46 53 58 68 33 39 -43.10% -42.65%
Speed a Factor 30 35 35 44 65 70 85.71% 59.09%
One Vehicle Crashes 92 96 102 109 115 119 12.75% 9.17%
Seat Belts Not Used 51 59 72 79 78 81 8.33% 2.53%
Seat Belts Used 36 44 28 37 34 45 21.43% 21.62%
Seat Belts Unknown 5 5 0 0 13 6 1300.00% 600.00%
Motorcycle Involved 21 21 26 26 24 24 -7.69% -7.69%
ATV Involved 7 7 2 2 5 5 150.00% 150.00%
Helmets Used 11 11 10 10 5 5 -50.00% -50.00%
Bicycle Involved 2 2 0 0 2 2 200.00% 200.00%
Pedestrian Involved 13 13 9 10 11 11 22.22% 10.00%
Commercial Vehicle Involved 14 17 6 7 17 20 183.33% 185.71%
Hazardous Materials Involved 1 2 1 1 2 2 100.00% 100.00%
Other than Dry Roads 19 22 16 20 25 28 56.25% 40.00%
Occurred During Daylight Hrs 82 95 87 98 87 91 0.00% -7.14%
Out of State Vehicle Involved 35 39 27 33 27 30 0.00% -9.09%
Table 2: This information is derived from the completed crash investigation.

CONFIRMED as of Dec 1st


2019 2020 2021
Jan 1 to Sep 30
Table 3: Percentages Crashes Deaths Crashes Deaths Crashes Deaths
Total For Time Period 136 152 137 154 163 175
Alcohol a Factor** 36.76% 37.50% 48.91% 48.70% 37.42% 36.57%
Drugs a Factor** 33.82% 34.87% 42.34% 44.16% 20.25% 22.29%
Speed a Factor 22.06% 23.03% 25.55% 28.57% 39.88% 40.00%
One Vehicle Crashes 67.65% 63.16% 74.45% 70.78% 70.55% 68.00%
Seat Belts Not Used 37.50% 38.82% 52.55% 51.30% 47.85% 46.29%
Seat Belts Used 26.47% 28.95% 20.44% 24.03% 20.86% 25.71%
Seat Belts Unknown 3.68% 3.29% 0.00% 0.00% 7.98% 3.43%
Motorcycle Involved 15.44% 13.82% 18.98% 16.88% 14.72% 13.71%
ATV Involved 5.15% 4.61% 1.46% 1.30% 3.07% 2.86%
Helmets Used 8.09% 7.24% 7.30% 6.49% 3.07% 2.86%
Bicycle Involved 1.47% 1.32% 0.00% 0.00% 1.23% 1.14%
Pedestrian Involved 9.56% 8.55% 6.57% 6.49% 6.75% 6.29%
Commercial Vehicle Involved 10.29% 11.18% 4.38% 4.55% 10.43% 11.43%
Hazardous Materials Involved 0.74% 1.32% 0.73% 0.65% 1.23% 1.14%
Other than Dry Roads 13.97% 14.47% 11.68% 12.99% 15.34% 16.00%
Occurred During Daylight Hrs 60.29% 62.50% 63.50% 63.64% 53.37% 52.00%
Out-of-State Veh. Involved 25.74% 25.66% 19.71% 21.43% 16.56% 17.14%
Table 3: This information is the percent of the total for the time period. For example, from January 1st to July 31st there were 106 fatalities. Of these 106
fatalities, 44.34% had alcohol as a confirmed contributing factor.

* Seat Belts Unknown - The investigation is complete but belt use was unable to be determined, such as in a car fire.
** For the specific time period listed on tables 2 & 3, the alcohol and drug test results for 9 crashes in 2020 is still pending.

MONTANA HIGHWAY PATROL

WEEKLY FATAL REPORT


MONTANA HIGHWAY PATROL-Fatality Crash Information
From January 1, 2021 to December 13, 2021

SUSPECTED and Latest


2019 2020 2021 Percent Change
Jan 1 to Dec 6
Table 4: Category Stats Crashes Deaths Crashes Deaths Crashes Deaths Crashes Deaths
Total for Time Period 158 176 177 197 210 227 18.64% 15.23%
Alcohol Suspected 61 69 81 90 78 85 -3.70% -5.56%
Drugs Suspected 52 59 67 79 37 45 -44.78% -43.04%
Speed Suspected 35 41 47 58 81 87 72.34% 50.00%
One Vehicle Crashes 109 114 129 137 151 158 17.05% 15.33%
Seat Belts Not Used 65 74 87 95 108 115 24.14% 21.05%
Seat Belts Used 39 48 39 49 44 56 12.82% 14.29%
Seat Belts Unknown 7 7 2 2 17 8 750.00% 300.00%
Motorcycle Involved 22 22 30 30 25 25 -16.67% -16.67%
ATV Involved 7 7 3 3 5 5 66.67% 66.67%
Helmets Used 11 11 12 12 5 5 -58.33% -58.33%
Bicycle Involved 2 2 0 0 2 2 200.00% 200.00%
Pedestrian Involved 15 15 16 18 16 16 0.00% -11.11%
Commercial Vehicle Involved 17 20 12 14 21 26 75.00% 85.71%
Hazardous Materials Involved 1 2 1 1 2 2 100.00% 100.00%
Other than Dry Roads 28 33 29 36 36 40 24.14% 11.11%
Occurred During Daylight Hrs 93 107 102 114 106 114 3.92% 0.00%
Out of State Vehicle Involved 42 47 37 44 32 37 -13.51% -15.91%
Table 4: This information is derived from the preliminary investigation at the scene of the crash.

SUSPECTED and Latest


2019 2020 2021
Jan 1 to Dec 6
Table 5: Percentages Crashes Deaths Crashes Deaths Crashes Deaths
Total For Time Period 158 176 177 197 210 227
Alcohol Suspected 38.61% 39.20% 45.76% 45.69% 37.14% 37.44%
Drugs Suspected 32.91% 33.52% 37.85% 40.10% 17.62% 19.82%
Speed Suspected 22.15% 23.30% 26.55% 29.44% 38.57% 38.33%
One Vehicle Crashes 68.99% 64.77% 72.88% 69.54% 71.90% 69.60%
Seat Belts Not Used 41.14% 42.05% 49.15% 48.22% 51.43% 50.66%
Seat Belts Used 24.68% 27.27% 22.03% 24.87% 20.95% 24.67%
Seat Belts Unknown 4.43% 3.98% 1.13% 1.02% 8.10% 3.52%
Motorcycle Involved 13.92% 12.50% 16.95% 15.23% 11.90% 11.01%
ATV Involved 4.43% 3.98% 1.69% 1.52% 2.38% 2.20%
Helmets Used 6.96% 6.25% 6.78% 6.09% 2.38% 2.20%
Bicycle Involved 1.27% 1.14% 0.00% 0.00% 0.95% 0.88%
Pedestrian Involved 9.49% 8.52% 9.04% 9.14% 7.62% 7.05%
Commercial Vehicle Involved 10.76% 11.36% 6.78% 7.11% 10.00% 11.45%
Hazardous Materials Involved 0.63% 1.14% 0.56% 0.51% 0.95% 0.88%
Other than Dry Roads 17.72% 18.75% 16.38% 18.27% 17.14% 17.62%
Occurred During Daylight Hrs 58.86% 60.80% 57.63% 57.87% 50.48% 50.22%
Out-of-State Veh. Involved 26.58% 26.70% 20.90% 22.34% 15.24% 16.30%
Table 5: This information is the percent of the total for the time period. For example, from January 1st to July 31st there were 106 fatalities. Of these
106 fatalities, 44.34% had alcohol as a confirmed contributing factor.

MONTANA HIGHWAY PATROL

WEEKLY FATAL REPORT


MONTANA HIGHWAY PATROL-Fatality Crash Information
From January 1, 2021 to December 13, 2021

Table 6:
DISTRICT 1 - MISSOULA DISTRICT 2 - GREAT FALLS
Deaths
Route 2019 2020 2021 AVG. 2019 2020 2021 AVG.
INTERSTATE 6 3 7 5.3 0 3 1 1.3
PRIMARY 8 6 8 7.3 6 14 11 10.3
RURAL 5 6 4 5.0 0 2 2 1.3
SECONDARY 2 4 7 4.3 2 3 5 3.3
URBAN 2 4 7 4.3 4 2 3 3.0
TOTAL DEATHS 23 23 33 26.3 12 24 22 19.3

DISTRICT 3 - BUTTE DISTRICT 4 - BILLINGS


INTERSTATE 10 12 13 11.7 4 11 15 10.0
PRIMARY 5 8 8 7.0 7 8 5 6.7
RURAL 2 7 4 4.3 7 9 7 7.7
SECONDARY 2 2 5 3.0 10 8 2 6.7
URBAN 5 1 5 3.7 10 5 12 9.0
TOTAL DEATHS 24 30 35 29.7 38 41 41 40.0

DISTRICT 5 - GLENDIVE DISTRICT 6 - KALISPELL


INTERSTATE 0 3 2 1.7 0 0 0 0.0
PRIMARY 15 10 9 11.3 19 17 23 19.7
RURAL 8 5 8 7.0 8 8 7 7.7
SECONDARY 1 1 1 1.0 2 1 4 2.3
URBAN 0 0 0 0.0 0 2 2 1.3
TOTAL DEATHS 24 19 20 21.0 29 28 36 31.0

DISTRICT 7 - BOZEMAN DISTRICT 8 - HAVRE


INTERSTATE 2 7 6 5.0 1 0 4 1.7
PRIMARY 6 8 4 6.0 9 5 6 6.7
RURAL 4 2 8 4.7 3 7 6 5.3
SECONDARY 0 1 1 0.7 0 2 2 1.3
URBAN 1 0 1 0.7 0 0 2 0.7
TOTAL DEATHS 13 18 20 17.0 13 14 20 15.7

ALL DISTRICTS
INTERSTATE 23 39 48 36.7
PRIMARY 75 76 74 75.0
RURAL 37 46 46 43.0
SECONDARY 19 22 27 22.7
URBAN 22 14 32 22.7
TOTAL DEATHS 176 197 227 200.0

MONTANA HIGHWAY PATROL

WEEKLY FATAL REPORT


MONTANA HIGHWAY PATROL-Fatality Crash Information
From January 1, 2021 to December 13, 2021

Table 7:
DISTRICT 1 - MISSOULA DISTRICT 2 - GREAT FALLS
Crashes
Route 2019 2020 2021 AVG. 2019 2020 2021 AVG.
INTERSTATE 5 2 7 4.7 0 3 1 1.3
PRIMARY 8 6 8 7.3 3 10 10 7.7
RURAL 5 6 4 5.0 0 2 2 1.3
SECONDARY 2 3 7 4.0 2 2 5 3.0
URBAN 2 4 6 4.0 4 2 3 3.0
TOTAL CRASHES 22 21 32 25.0 9 19 21 16.3

DISTRICT 3 - BUTTE DISTRICT 4 - BILLINGS


INTERSTATE 10 12 10 10.7 4 10 13 9.0
PRIMARY 5 8 8 7.0 7 8 5 6.7
RURAL 2 7 4 4.3 5 8 5 6.0
SECONDARY 2 2 5 3.0 6 7 2 5.0
URBAN 5 1 4 3.3 10 5 12 9.0
TOTAL CRASHES 24 30 31 28.3 32 38 37 35.7

DISTRICT 5 - GLENDIVE DISTRICT 6 - KALISPELL


INTERSTATE 0 3 2 1.7 0 0 0 0.0
PRIMARY 14 9 9 10.7 14 17 21 17.3
RURAL 6 4 7 5.7 8 8 7 7.7
SECONDARY 1 1 1 1.0 2 1 4 2.3
URBAN 0 0 0 0.0 0 2 2 1.3
TOTAL CRASHES 21 17 19 19.0 24 28 34 28.7

DISTRICT 7 - BOZEMAN DISTRICT 8 - HAVRE


INTERSTATE 2 5 6 4.3 1 0 3 1.3
PRIMARY 6 7 4 5.7 9 4 6 6.3
RURAL 4 2 6 4.0 3 3 6 4.0
SECONDARY 0 1 1 0.7 0 2 1 1.0
URBAN 1 0 1 0.7 0 0 2 0.7
TOTAL CRASHES 13 15 18 15.3 13 9 18 13.3

ALL DISTRICTS
INTERSTATE 22 35 42 33.0
PRIMARY 66 69 71 68.7
RURAL 33 40 41 38.0
SECONDARY 15 19 26 20.0
URBAN 22 14 30 22.0
TOTAL CRASHES 158 177 210 181.7

Table Percent
Percent 2019 2020 2021 Percent 2019 2020 2021
1: 2019 2020 2021 Ch
Ch Ch
Digest

MONTANA HIGHWAY PATROL

WEEKLY FATAL REPORT


MONTANA HIGHWAY PATROL-Fatality Crash Information
From January 1, 2021 to December 13, 2021

Cras Dea Cras Dea Cras Dea Cras Deat


hes ths hes ths hes ths hes hs
INTERS 22 23 35 39 41 47 17.1 20.5
TATE 4% 1%
PRIMA 64 73 68 75 68 71 0.00 -
RY % 5.33
%
RURAL 33 37 40 46 39 43 - -
2.50 6.52
% %
SECON 14 18 18 21 26 27 44.4 28.5
DARY 4% 7%
URBAN 22 22 14 14 29 31 107. 121.
14% 43%
Total 155 173 175 195 203 219 16.0 12.3
0% 1%

In this report, Percent Change


columns reflect the change
between the latest two years.
CONFIR
MED as
of Nov Percent
2019 2020 2021
1st Change
Jan 1 to
Aug 31
Table 2:
Cras Dea Cras Dea Cras Dea Crashe Death
Categor
hes ths hes ths hes ths s s
y Stats
Total 119 132 120 136 136 148 13.33 8.82
% %
Alcohol 47 54 61 69 55 58 - -
9.84% 15.94
%
Drugs a 42 46 52 62 28 34 - -
46.15 45.16
% %
Speed a 27 29 31 40 51 56 64.52 40.00
% %
One 84 88 88 94 93 97 5.68% 3.19
%
Seat 46 52 64 70 67 71 4.69% 1.43
%
Seat 29 36 22 31 28 38 27.27 22.58
% %
Seat 5 5 0 0 11 6 1100. 600.0
00% 0%
Motorcy 18 18 26 26 20 20 - -
23.08 23.08
% %
ATV 6 6 1 1 4 4 300.0 300.0
0% 0%
Helmets 9 9 10 10 4 4 - -
60.00 60.00
% %
Bicycle 2 2 0 0 1 1 100.0 100.0
0% 0%
Pedestr 12 12 7 8 8 8 14.29 0.00
% %
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From January 1, 2021 to December 13, 2021

Comme 12 15 6 7 15 18 150.0 157.1


0% 4%
Hazard 1 2 1 1 2 2 100.0 100.0
0% 0%
Other 17 17 16 20 22 25 37.50 25.00
% %
Occurre 69 79 77 88 72 76 - -
6.49% 13.64
%
Out of 30 34 24 29 22 25 - -
8.33% 13.79
%
Table 2: This information is derived from the
completed crash investigation.

CONFIR
MED as
of Nov
2019 2020 2021
1st
Jan 1 to
Aug 31
Table 3:
Crash Death Crash Death Crash Death
Percenta
es s es s es s
ges
Total 119 132 120 136 136 148
Alcohol 39.5 40.9 50.8 50.7 40.4 39.1
0% 1% 3% 4% 4% 9%
Drugs a 35.2 34.8 43.3 45.5 20.5 22.9
9% 5% 3% 9% 9% 7%
Speed a 22.6 21.9 25.8 29.4 37.5 37.8
9% 7% 3% 1% 0% 4%
One 70.5 66.6 73.3 69.1 68.3 65.5
9% 7% 3% 2% 8% 4%
Seat 38.6 39.3 53.3 51.4 49.2 47.9
6% 9% 3% 7% 6% 7%
Seat 24.3 27.2 18.3 22.7 20.5 25.6
7% 7% 3% 9% 9% 8%
Seat 4.20 3.79 0.00 0.00 8.09 4.05
% % % % % %
Motorcy 15.1 13.6 21.6 19.1 14.7 13.5
3% 4% 7% 2% 1% 1%
ATV 5.04 4.55 0.83 0.74 2.94 2.70
% % % % % %
Helmets 7.56 6.82 8.33 7.35 2.94 2.70
% % % % % %
Bicycle 1.68 1.52 0.00 0.00 0.74 0.68
% % % % % %
Pedestri 10.0 9.09 5.83 5.88 5.88 5.41
8% % % % % %
Commer 10.0 11.3 5.00 5.15 11.0 12.1
8% 6% % % 3% 6%
Hazardo 0.84 1.52 0.83 0.74 1.47 1.35
% % % % % %
Other 14.2 12.8 13.3 14.7 16.1 16.8
9% 8% 3% 1% 8% 9%
Occurre 57.9 59.8 64.1 64.7 52.9 51.3
8% 5% 7% 1% 4% 5%
Out-of- 25.2 25.7 20.0 21.3 16.1 16.8
1% 6% 0% 2% 8% 9%
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From January 1, 2021 to December 13, 2021

Table 3: This information is the percent of the total for the


time period. For example, from January 1st to July 31st
there were 106 fatalities. Of these 106 fatalities, 44.34%
had alcohol as a confirmed contributing factor.
* Seat Belts Unknown - The investigation is complete but
belt use was unable to be determined, such as in a car
fire.
** For the specific time period listed on tables 2 & 3, the
alcohol and drug test results for 9 crashes in 2020 is still
pending.
SUSPE
CTED
and Percent
2019 2020 2021
Latest Change
Jan 1 to
Nov 29
Table 4:
Cras Deat Cras Deat Cras Deat Crash Death
Categor
hes hs hes hs hes hs es s
y Stats
Total for 155 173 175 195 203 219 16.00 12.31
% %
Alcohol 61 69 80 89 76 83 - -
5.00 6.74
% %
Drugs 52 59 67 79 36 44 - -
46.27 44.30
% %
Speed 34 40 47 58 81 87 72.34 50.00
% %
One 107 112 128 136 145 151 13.28 11.03
% %
Seat 64 73 86 94 106 112 23.26 19.15
% %
Seat 38 47 39 49 41 50 5.13 2.04
% %
Seat 7 7 2 2 16 10 700.0 400.0
0% 0%
Motorcy 22 22 29 29 25 25 - -
13.79 13.79
% %
ATV 7 7 3 3 5 5 66.67 66.67
% %
Helmets 11 11 11 11 5 5 - -
54.55 54.55
% %
Bicycle 2 2 0 0 2 2 200.0 200.0
0% 0%
Pedestri 14 14 16 18 15 15 - -
6.25 16.67
% %
Comme 17 20 12 14 20 25 66.67 78.57
% %
Hazardo 1 2 1 1 2 2 100.0 100.0
0% 0%
Other 26 31 29 36 34 37 17.24 2.78
% %
Occurre 92 106 101 113 103 110 1.98 -
% 2.65
%

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From January 1, 2021 to December 13, 2021

Out of 41 46 37 44 31 36 - -
16.22 18.18
% %
Table 4: This information is derived
from the preliminary investigation at the
scene of the crash.

SUSPEC
TED and
Latest 2019 2020 2021
Jan 1 to
Nov 29
Table 5:
Crash Death Crash Death Crash Death
Percent
es s es s es s
ages
Total 155 173 175 195 203 219
Alcohol 39.3 39.8 45.7 45.6 37.4 37.9
5% 8% 1% 4% 4% 0%
Drugs 33.5 34.1 38.2 40.5 17.7 20.0
5% 0% 9% 1% 3% 9%
Speed 21.9 23.1 26.8 29.7 39.9 39.7
4% 2% 6% 4% 0% 3%
One 69.0 64.7 73.1 69.7 71.4 68.9
3% 4% 4% 4% 3% 5%
Seat 41.2 42.2 49.1 48.2 52.2 51.1
9% 0% 4% 1% 2% 4%
Seat 24.5 27.1 22.2 25.1 20.2 22.8
2% 7% 9% 3% 0% 3%
Seat 4.52 4.05 1.14 1.03 7.88 4.57
% % % % % %
Motorcy 14.1 12.7 16.5 14.8 12.3 11.4
9% 2% 7% 7% 2% 2%
ATV 4.52 4.05 1.71 1.54 2.46 2.28
% % % % % %
Helmets 7.10 6.36 6.29 5.64 2.46 2.28
% % % % % %
Bicycle 1.29 1.16 0.00 0.00 0.99 0.91
% % % % % %
Pedestri 9.03 8.09 9.14 9.23 7.39 6.85
% % % % % %
Commer 10.9 11.5 6.86 7.18 9.85 11.4
7% 6% % % % 2%
Hazardo 0.65 1.16 0.57 0.51 0.99 0.91
% % % % % %
Other 16.7 17.9 16.5 18.4 16.7 16.8
7% 2% 7% 6% 5% 9%
Occurre 59.3 61.2 57.7 57.9 50.7 50.2
5% 7% 1% 5% 4% 3%
Out-of- 26.4 26.5 21.1 22.5 15.2 16.4
5% 9% 4% 6% 7% 4%
Table 5: This information is the percent of the total
for the time period. For example, from January 1st
to July 31st there were 106 fatalities. Of these 106
fatalities, 44.34% had alcohol as a confirmed
contributing factor.

Table 6: DISTRICT 1 - DISTRICT 2 -


Deaths

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From January 1, 2021 to December 13, 2021

Route 201 202 202 AV 201 202 202 AV


9 0 1 G. 9 0 1 G.
INTERST 6 3 7 5.3 0 3 1 1.3
ATE
PRIMARY 7 6 8 7.0 6 14 11 10.
3
RURAL 5 6 4 5.0 0 2 2 1.3
SECOND 2 4 7 4.3 2 3 5 3.3
ARY
URBAN 2 4 7 4.3 4 2 3 3.0
TOTAL 22 23 33 26. 12 24 22 19.
DEATHS 0 3
DISTRICT 3 - DISTRICT 4 -
INTERSTATE 10 12 12 11.3 4 11 15 10.0
PRIMARY 5 8 8 7.0 7 7 5 6.3
RURAL 2 7 4 4.3 7 9 6 7.3
SECONDARY 2 2 5 3.0 10 7 2 6.3
URBAN 5 1 5 3.7 10 5 11 8.7
TOTAL 24 30 34 29.3 38 39 39 38.7
DEATHS
DISTRICT 5 - DISTRICT 6 -
INTERSTATE 0 3 2 1.7 0 0 0 0.0
PRIMARY 15 10 8 11.0 19 17 21 19.0
RURAL 8 5 6 6.3 8 8 7 7.7
SECONDARY 0 1 1 0.7 2 1 4 2.3
URBAN 0 0 0 0.0 0 2 2 1.3
TOTAL 23 19 17 19.7 29 28 34 30.3
DEATHS
DISTRICT 7 - DISTRICT 8 -
INTERSTATE 2 7 6 5.0 1 0 4 1.7
PRIMARY 6 8 4 6.0 8 5 6 6.3
RURAL 4 2 8 4.7 3 7 6 5.3
SECONDARY 0 1 1 0.7 0 2 2 1.3
URBAN 1 0 1 0.7 0 0 2 0.7
TOTAL 13 18 20 17.0 12 14 20 15.3
DEATHS

ALL DISTRICTS
INTERSTATE 23 39 47 36.3
PRIMARY 73 75 71 73.0
RURAL 37 46 43 42.0
SECONDARY 18 21 27 22.0
URBAN 22 14 31 22.3
TOTAL DEATHS 173 195 219 195.7

Table 7: DISTRICT 1 - DISTRICT 2 -


Crashes
Route 201 202 202 AV 201 202 202 AV
9 0 1 G. 9 0 1 G.

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From January 1, 2021 to December 13, 2021

INTERST 5 2 7 4.7 0 3 1 1.3


ATE
PRIMARY 7 6 8 7.0 3 10 10 7.7
RURAL 5 6 4 5.0 0 2 2 1.3
SECOND 2 3 7 4.0 2 2 5 3.0
ARY
URBAN 2 4 6 4.0 4 2 3 3.0
TOTAL 21 21 32 24. 9 19 21 16.
CRASHES 7 3
DISTRICT 3 - DISTRICT 4 -
INTERSTATE 10 12 9 10.3 4 10 13 9.0
PRIMARY 5 8 8 7.0 7 7 5 6.3
RURAL 2 7 4 4.3 5 8 4 5.7
SECONDARY 2 2 5 3.0 6 6 2 4.7
URBAN 5 1 4 3.3 10 5 11 8.7
TOTAL 24 30 30 28.0 32 36 35 34.3
CRASHES
DISTRICT 5 - DISTRICT 6 -
INTERSTATE 0 3 2 1.7 0 0 0 0.0
PRIMARY 14 9 8 10.3 14 17 19 16.7
RURAL 6 4 6 5.3 8 8 7 7.7
SECONDARY 0 1 1 0.7 2 1 4 2.3
URBAN 0 0 0 0.0 0 2 2 1.3
TOTAL 20 17 17 18.0 24 28 32 28.0
CRASHES
DISTRICT 7 - DISTRICT 8 -
INTERSTATE 2 5 6 4.3 1 0 3 1.3
PRIMARY 6 7 4 5.7 8 4 6 6.0
RURAL 4 2 6 4.0 3 3 6 4.0
SECONDARY 0 1 1 0.7 0 2 1 1.0
URBAN 1 0 1 0.7 0 0 2 0.7
TOTAL 13 15 18 15.3 12 9 18 13.0
CRASHES

ALL DISTRICTS
INTERSTATE 22 35 41 32.7
PRIMARY 64 68 68 66.7
RURAL 33 40 39 37.3
SECONDARY 14 18 26 19.3
URBAN 22 14 29 21.7
TOTAL 155 175 203 177.7
CRASHES

Table 1: Digest
Cras Dea Cras Dea Cras Dea Cras Deat
hes ths hes ths hes ths hes hs
INTERSTATE 21 22 34 38 40 46 17.6 21.0
5% 5%
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From January 1, 2021 to December 13, 2021

PRIMARY 64 73 66 73 66 69 0.00 -
% 5.48
%
RURAL 33 37 39 45 39 43 0.00 -
% 4.44
%
SECONDARY 14 18 17 20 26 27 52.9 35.0
4% 0%
URBAN 22 22 14 14 29 31 107. 121.
14% 43%
Total 154 172 170 190 200 216 17.6 13.6
5% 8%

In this report, Percent Change columns reflect the change


between the latest two years.

CONFIRMED as of
Nov 1st 2019 2020 2021 Percent Change
Jan 1 to Aug 31
Table 2: Category
Crashes Deaths Crashes Deaths Crashes Deaths Crashes Deaths
Stats
Total for Time 119 132 120 136 136 148 13.33% 8.82%
Alcohol a Factor** 47 54 61 69 55 58 -9.84% -15.94%
Drugs a Factor** 42 46 52 62 28 34 -46.15% -45.16%
Speed a Factor 27 29 31 40 51 56 64.52% 40.00%
One Vehicle 84 88 88 94 93 97 5.68% 3.19%
Seat Belts Not Used 46 52 64 70 67 71 4.69% 1.43%
Seat Belts Used 29 36 22 31 28 38 27.27% 22.58%
Seat Belts 5 5 0 0 11 6 1100.00% 600.00%
Motorcycle 18 18 26 26 20 20 -23.08% -23.08%
ATV Involved 6 6 1 1 4 4 300.00% 300.00%
Helmets Used 9 9 10 10 4 4 -60.00% -60.00%
Bicycle Involved 2 2 0 0 1 1 100.00% 100.00%
Pedestrian Involved 12 12 7 8 8 8 14.29% 0.00%
Commercial Vehicle 12 15 6 7 15 18 150.00% 157.14%
Hazardous 1 2 1 1 2 2 100.00% 100.00%
Other than Dry 17 17 16 20 22 25 37.50% 25.00%
Occurred During 69 79 77 88 72 76 -6.49% -13.64%
Out of State Vehicle 30 34 24 29 22 25 -8.33% -13.79%
Table 2: This information is derived from the completed crash investigation.

CONFIRMED as of
Nov 1st 2019 2020 2021
Jan 1 to Aug 31
Table 3: Percentages Crashes Deaths Crashes Deaths Crashes Deaths
Total For Time 119 132 120 136 136 148
Alcohol a Factor** 39.50% 40.91% 50.83% 50.74% 40.44% 39.19%
Drugs a Factor** 35.29% 34.85% 43.33% 45.59% 20.59% 22.97%
Speed a Factor 22.69% 21.97% 25.83% 29.41% 37.50% 37.84%
One Vehicle Crashes 70.59% 66.67% 73.33% 69.12% 68.38% 65.54%
Seat Belts Not Used 38.66% 39.39% 53.33% 51.47% 49.26% 47.97%
Seat Belts Used 24.37% 27.27% 18.33% 22.79% 20.59% 25.68%
Seat Belts Unknown 4.20% 3.79% 0.00% 0.00% 8.09% 4.05%
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From January 1, 2021 to December 13, 2021

Motorcycle Involved 15.13% 13.64% 21.67% 19.12% 14.71% 13.51%


ATV Involved 5.04% 4.55% 0.83% 0.74% 2.94% 2.70%
Helmets Used 7.56% 6.82% 8.33% 7.35% 2.94% 2.70%
Bicycle Involved 1.68% 1.52% 0.00% 0.00% 0.74% 0.68%
Pedestrian Involved 10.08% 9.09% 5.83% 5.88% 5.88% 5.41%
Commercial Vehicle 10.08% 11.36% 5.00% 5.15% 11.03% 12.16%
Hazardous Materials 0.84% 1.52% 0.83% 0.74% 1.47% 1.35%
Other than Dry 14.29% 12.88% 13.33% 14.71% 16.18% 16.89%
Occurred During 57.98% 59.85% 64.17% 64.71% 52.94% 51.35%
Out-of-State Veh. 25.21% 25.76% 20.00% 21.32% 16.18% 16.89%
Table 3: This information is the percent of the total for the time period. For example, from January 1st to July
31st there were 106 fatalities. Of these 106 fatalities, 44.34% had alcohol as a confirmed contributing factor.

* Seat Belts Unknown - The investigation is complete but belt use was unable to be determined, such as in a
car fire.
** For the specific time period listed on tables 2 & 3, the alcohol and drug test results for 9 crashes in 2020 is
still pending.
SUSPECTED and
Latest 2019 2020 2021 Percent Change
Jan 1 to Nov 23
Table 4: Category
Crashes Deaths Crashes Deaths Crashes Deaths Crashes Deaths
Stats
Total for Time 154 172 170 190 200 216 17.65% 13.68%
Alcohol Suspected 61 69 78 87 76 83 -2.56% -4.60%
Drugs Suspected 51 58 63 75 35 43 -44.44% -42.67%
Speed Suspected 34 40 44 55 80 86 81.82% 56.36%
One Vehicle 106 111 124 132 143 149 15.32% 12.88%
Seat Belts Not Used 63 72 85 93 104 110 22.35% 18.28%
Seat Belts Used 38 47 37 47 40 49 8.11% 4.26%
Seat Belts 7 7 1 1 16 10 1500.00% 900.00%
Motorcycle 22 22 29 29 25 25 -13.79% -13.79%
ATV Involved 7 7 3 3 5 5 66.67% 66.67%
Helmets Used 11 11 11 11 5 5 -54.55% -54.55%
Bicycle Involved 2 2 0 0 2 2 200.00% 200.00%
Pedestrian Involved 14 14 15 17 15 15 0.00% -11.76%
Commercial Vehicle 17 20 11 13 20 25 81.82% 92.31%
Hazardous 1 2 1 1 2 2 100.00% 100.00%
Other than Dry 26 31 29 36 32 35 10.34% -2.78%
Occurred During 91 105 100 112 102 109 2.00% -2.68%
Out of State Vehicle 40 45 35 42 30 35 -14.29% -16.67%
Table 4: This information is derived from the preliminary investigation at the scene
of the crash.

SUSPECTED and
Latest 2019 2020 2021
Jan 1 to Nov 23
Table 5: Percentages Crashes Deaths Crashes Deaths Crashes Deaths
Total For Time 154 172 170 190 200 216
Alcohol Suspected 39.61% 40.12% 45.88% 45.79% 38.00% 38.43%
Drugs Suspected 33.12% 33.72% 37.06% 39.47% 17.50% 19.91%
Speed Suspected 22.08% 23.26% 25.88% 28.95% 40.00% 39.81%
One Vehicle Crashes 68.83% 64.53% 72.94% 69.47% 71.50% 68.98%
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From January 1, 2021 to December 13, 2021

Seat Belts Not Used 40.91% 41.86% 50.00% 48.95% 52.00% 50.93%
Seat Belts Used 24.68% 27.33% 21.76% 24.74% 20.00% 22.69%
Seat Belts Unknown 4.55% 4.07% 0.59% 0.53% 8.00% 4.63%
Motorcycle Involved 14.29% 12.79% 17.06% 15.26% 12.50% 11.57%
ATV Involved 4.55% 4.07% 1.76% 1.58% 2.50% 2.31%
Helmets Used 7.14% 6.40% 6.47% 5.79% 2.50% 2.31%
Bicycle Involved 1.30% 1.16% 0.00% 0.00% 1.00% 0.93%
Pedestrian Involved 9.09% 8.14% 8.82% 8.95% 7.50% 6.94%
Commercial Vehicle 11.04% 11.63% 6.47% 6.84% 10.00% 11.57%
Hazardous Materials 0.65% 1.16% 0.59% 0.53% 1.00% 0.93%
Other than Dry 16.88% 18.02% 17.06% 18.95% 16.00% 16.20%
Occurred During 59.09% 61.05% 58.82% 58.95% 51.00% 50.46%
Out-of-State Veh. 25.97% 26.16% 20.59% 22.11% 15.00% 16.20%
Table 5: This information is the percent of the total for the time period. For example, from January 1st to July
31st there were 106 fatalities. Of these 106 fatalities, 44.34% had alcohol as a confirmed contributing factor.

Table 6: DISTRICT 2 - GREAT


DISTRICT 1 - MISSOULA
Deaths
Route 2019 2020 2021 AVG. 2019 2020 2021 AVG.
INTERSTATE 6 3 7 5.3 0 3 1 1.3
PRIMARY 7 6 8 7.0 6 14 11 10.3
RURAL 5 6 4 5.0 0 2 2 1.3
SECONDARY 2 4 7 4.3 2 3 5 3.3
URBAN 2 4 7 4.3 4 2 3 3.0
TOTAL 22 23 33 26.0 12 24 22 19.3
DEATHS

DISTRICT 3 - BUTTE DISTRICT 4 - BILLINGS


INTERSTATE 9 12 12 11.0 4 11 15 10.0
PRIMARY 5 8 6 6.3 7 7 5 6.3
RURAL 2 7 4 4.3 7 8 6 7.0
SECONDARY 2 2 5 3.0 10 6 2 6.0
URBAN 5 1 5 3.7 10 5 11 8.7
TOTAL DEATHS 23 30 32 28.3 38 37 39 38.0

DISTRICT 5 - GLENDIVE DISTRICT 6 - KALISPELL


INTERSTATE 0 3 1 1.3 0 0 0 0.0
PRIMARY 15 9 8 10.7 19 17 21 19.0
RURAL 8 5 6 6.3 8 8 7 7.7
SECONDARY 0 1 1 0.7 2 1 4 2.3
URBAN 0 0 0 0.0 0 2 2 1.3
TOTAL DEATHS 23 18 16 19.0 29 28 34 30.3

DISTRICT 7 - BOZEMAN DISTRICT 8 - HAVRE


INTERSTATE 2 6 6 4.7 1 0 4 1.7
PRIMARY 6 8 4 6.0 8 4 6 6.0
RURAL 4 2 8 4.7 3 7 6 5.3
SECONDARY 0 1 1 0.7 0 2 2 1.3

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From January 1, 2021 to December 13, 2021

URBAN 1 0 1 0.7 0 0 2 0.7


TOTAL DEATHS 13 17 20 16.7 12 13 20 15.0

ALL DISTRICTS
INTERSTATE 22 38 46 35.3
PRIMARY 73 73 69 71.7
RURAL 37 45 43 41.7
SECONDARY 18 20 27 21.7
URBAN 22 14 31 22.3
TOTAL DEATHS 172 190 216 192.7

Table 7: DISTRICT 2 - GREAT


DISTRICT 1 - MISSOULA
Crashes
Route 2019 2020 2021 AVG. 2019 2020 2021 AVG.
INTERSTATE 5 2 7 4.7 0 3 1 1.3
PRIMARY 7 6 8 7.0 3 10 10 7.7
RURAL 5 6 4 5.0 0 2 2 1.3
SECONDARY 2 3 7 4.0 2 2 5 3.0
URBAN 2 4 6 4.0 4 2 3 3.0
TOTAL 21 21 32 24.7 9 19 21 16.3
CRASHES

DISTRICT 3 - BUTTE DISTRICT 4 - BILLINGS


INTERSTATE 9 12 9 10.0 4 10 13 9.0
PRIMARY 5 8 6 6.3 7 7 5 6.3
RURAL 2 7 4 4.3 5 7 4 5.3
SECONDARY 2 2 5 3.0 6 5 2 4.3
URBAN 5 1 4 3.3 10 5 11 8.7
TOTAL 23 30 28 27.0 32 34 35 33.7
CRASHES

DISTRICT 5 - GLENDIVE DISTRICT 6 - KALISPELL


INTERSTATE 0 3 1 1.3 0 0 0 0.0
PRIMARY 14 8 8 10.0 14 17 19 16.7
RURAL 6 4 6 5.3 8 8 7 7.7
SECONDARY 0 1 1 0.7 2 1 4 2.3
URBAN 0 0 0 0.0 0 2 2 1.3
TOTAL 20 16 16 17.3 24 28 32 28.0
CRASHES

DISTRICT 7 - BOZEMAN DISTRICT 8 - HAVRE


INTERSTATE 2 4 6 4.0 1 0 3 1.3
PRIMARY 6 7 4 5.7 8 3 6 5.7
RURAL 4 2 6 4.0 3 3 6 4.0
SECONDARY 0 1 1 0.7 0 2 1 1.0
URBAN 1 0 1 0.7 0 0 2 0.7
TOTAL 13 14 18 15.0 12 8 18 12.7
CRASHES

ALL DISTRICTS
INTERSTATE 21 34 40 31.7
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From January 1, 2021 to December 13, 2021

PRIMARY 64 66 66 65.3
RURAL 33 39 39 37.0
SECONDARY 14 17 26 19.0
URBAN 22 14 29 21.7
TOTAL CRASHES 154 170 200 174.7

Table 1: Digest
Cras Dea Cras Dea Cras Dea Cras Deat
hes ths hes ths hes ths hes hs
INTERSTATE 21 22 33 37 39 45 18.1 21.6
8% 2%
PRIMARY 64 73 63 70 63 66 0.00 -
% 5.71
%
RURAL 33 37 39 45 38 42 - -
2.56 6.67
% %
SECONDARY 13 17 17 20 25 26 47.0 30.0
6% 0%
URBAN 21 21 13 13 29 31 123. 138.
08% 46%
Total 152 170 165 185 194 210 17.5 13.5
8% 1%

In this report, Percent Change columns reflect the change between the latest two
years.

MONTANA HIGHWAY PATROL

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MONTANA HIGHWAY PATROL-Fatality Crash Information
From January 1, 2021 to December 13, 2021

CONFIRMED as of Nov 1st


2019 2020 2021 Percent Change
Jan 1 to Aug 31
Table 2: Category Stats Crashes Deaths Crashes Deaths Crashes Deaths Crashes Deaths
Total for Time Period 119 132 120 136 136 148 13.33% 8.82%
Alcohol a Factor** 47 54 61 69 55 58 -9.84% -15.94%
Drugs a Factor** 42 46 52 62 28 34 -46.15% -45.16%
Speed a Factor 27 29 31 40 51 56 64.52% 40.00%
One Vehicle Crashes 84 88 88 94 93 97 5.68% 3.19%
Seat Belts Not Used 46 52 64 70 67 71 4.69% 1.43%
Seat Belts Used 29 36 22 31 28 38 27.27% 22.58%
Seat Belts Unknown 5 5 0 0 11 6 1100.00% 600.00%
Motorcycle Involved 18 18 26 26 20 20 -23.08% -23.08%
ATV Involved 6 6 1 1 4 4 300.00% 300.00%
Helmets Used 9 9 10 10 4 4 -60.00% -60.00%
Bicycle Involved 2 2 0 0 1 1 100.00% 100.00%
Pedestrian Involved 12 12 7 8 8 8 14.29% 0.00%
Commercial Vehicle Involved 12 15 6 7 15 18 150.00% 157.14%
Hazardous Materials Involved 1 2 1 1 2 2 100.00% 100.00%
Other than Dry Roads 17 17 16 20 22 25 37.50% 25.00%
Occurred During Daylight Hrs 69 79 77 88 72 76 -6.49% -13.64%
Out of State Vehicle Involved 30 34 24 29 22 25 -8.33% -13.79%
Table 2: This information is derived from the completed crash investigation.

CONFIRMED as of Nov 1st


2019 2020 2021
Jan 1 to Aug 31
Table 3: Percentages Crashes Deaths Crashes Deaths Crashes Deaths
Total For Time Period 119 132 120 136 136 148
Alcohol a Factor** 39.50% 40.91% 50.83% 50.74% 40.44% 39.19%
Drugs a Factor** 35.29% 34.85% 43.33% 45.59% 20.59% 22.97%
Speed a Factor 22.69% 21.97% 25.83% 29.41% 37.50% 37.84%
One Vehicle Crashes 70.59% 66.67% 73.33% 69.12% 68.38% 65.54%
Seat Belts Not Used 38.66% 39.39% 53.33% 51.47% 49.26% 47.97%
Seat Belts Used 24.37% 27.27% 18.33% 22.79% 20.59% 25.68%
Seat Belts Unknown 4.20% 3.79% 0.00% 0.00% 8.09% 4.05%
Motorcycle Involved 15.13% 13.64% 21.67% 19.12% 14.71% 13.51%
ATV Involved 5.04% 4.55% 0.83% 0.74% 2.94% 2.70%
Helmets Used 7.56% 6.82% 8.33% 7.35% 2.94% 2.70%
Bicycle Involved 1.68% 1.52% 0.00% 0.00% 0.74% 0.68%
Pedestrian Involved 10.08% 9.09% 5.83% 5.88% 5.88% 5.41%
Commercial Vehicle Involved 10.08% 11.36% 5.00% 5.15% 11.03% 12.16%
Hazardous Materials Involved 0.84% 1.52% 0.83% 0.74% 1.47% 1.35%
Other than Dry Roads 14.29% 12.88% 13.33% 14.71% 16.18% 16.89%
Occurred During Daylight Hrs 57.98% 59.85% 64.17% 64.71% 52.94% 51.35%
Out-of-State Veh. Involved 25.21% 25.76% 20.00% 21.32% 16.18% 16.89%
Table 3: This information is the percent of the total for the time period. For example, from January 1st to July 31st there were 106 fatalities. Of these 106
fatalities, 44.34% had alcohol as a confirmed contributing factor.

* Seat Belts Unknown - The investigation is complete but belt use was unable to be determined, such as in a car fire.
** For the specific time period listed on tables 2 & 3, the alcohol and drug test results for 9 crashes in 2020 is still pending.

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MONTANA HIGHWAY PATROL-Fatality Crash Information
From January 1, 2021 to December 13, 2021

SUSPECTED and Latest


2019 2020 2021 Percent Change
Jan 1 to Nov 16
Table 4: Category Stats Crashes Deaths Crashes Deaths Crashes Deaths Crashes Deaths
Total for Time Period 152 170 165 185 194 210 17.58% 13.51%
Alcohol Suspected 60 68 77 86 75 82 -2.60% -4.65%
Drugs Suspected 51 58 62 74 35 43 -43.55% -41.89%
Speed Suspected 34 40 43 54 78 84 81.40% 55.56%
One Vehicle Crashes 105 110 121 129 138 144 14.05% 11.63%
Seat Belts Not Used 61 70 84 92 100 106 19.05% 15.22%
Seat Belts Used 38 47 34 44 38 46 11.76% 4.55%
Seat Belts Unknown 7 7 1 1 16 10 1500.00% 900.00%
Motorcycle Involved 22 22 29 29 25 25 -13.79% -13.79%
ATV Involved 7 7 3 3 5 5 66.67% 66.67%
Helmets Used 11 11 11 11 5 5 -54.55% -54.55%
Bicycle Involved 2 2 0 0 2 2 200.00% 200.00%
Pedestrian Involved 14 14 14 16 15 15 7.14% -6.25%
Commercial Vehicle Involved 17 20 10 12 20 25 100.00% 108.33%
Hazardous Materials Involved 1 2 1 1 2 2 100.00% 100.00%
Other than Dry Roads 26 31 28 35 30 33 7.14% -5.71%
Occurred During Daylight Hrs 91 105 99 111 99 106 0.00% -4.50%
Out of State Vehicle Involved 40 45 34 41 30 35 -11.76% -14.63%
Table 4: This information is derived from the preliminary investigation at the scene of the crash.

SUSPECTED and Latest


2019 2020 2021
Jan 1 to Nov 16
Table 5: Percentages Crashes Deaths Crashes Deaths Crashes Deaths
Total For Time Period 152 170 165 185 194 210
Alcohol Suspected 39.47% 40.00% 46.67% 46.49% 38.66% 39.05%
Drugs Suspected 33.55% 34.12% 37.58% 40.00% 18.04% 20.48%
Speed Suspected 22.37% 23.53% 26.06% 29.19% 40.21% 40.00%
One Vehicle Crashes 69.08% 64.71% 73.33% 69.73% 71.13% 68.57%
Seat Belts Not Used 40.13% 41.18% 50.91% 49.73% 51.55% 50.48%
Seat Belts Used 25.00% 27.65% 20.61% 23.78% 19.59% 21.90%
Seat Belts Unknown 4.61% 4.12% 0.61% 0.54% 8.25% 4.76%
Motorcycle Involved 14.47% 12.94% 17.58% 15.68% 12.89% 11.90%
ATV Involved 4.61% 4.12% 1.82% 1.62% 2.58% 2.38%
Helmets Used 7.24% 6.47% 6.67% 5.95% 2.58% 2.38%
Bicycle Involved 1.32% 1.18% 0.00% 0.00% 1.03% 0.95%
Pedestrian Involved 9.21% 8.24% 8.48% 8.65% 7.73% 7.14%
Commercial Vehicle Involved 11.18% 11.76% 6.06% 6.49% 10.31% 11.90%
Hazardous Materials Involved 0.66% 1.18% 0.61% 0.54% 1.03% 0.95%
Other than Dry Roads 17.11% 18.24% 16.97% 18.92% 15.46% 15.71%
Occurred During Daylight Hrs 59.87% 61.76% 60.00% 60.00% 51.03% 50.48%
Out-of-State Veh. Involved 26.32% 26.47% 20.61% 22.16% 15.46% 16.67%
Table 5: This information is the percent of the total for the time period. For example, from January 1st to July 31st there were 106 fatalities. Of these
106 fatalities, 44.34% had alcohol as a confirmed contributing factor.

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MONTANA HIGHWAY PATROL-Fatality Crash Information
From January 1, 2021 to December 13, 2021

Table 6:
DISTRICT 1 - MISSOULA DISTRICT 2 - GREAT FALLS
Deaths
Route 2019 2020 2021 AVG. 2019 2020 2021 AVG.
INTERSTATE 6 3 7 5.3 0 3 1 1.3
PRIMARY 7 5 8 6.7 6 14 11 10.3
RURAL 5 6 4 5.0 0 2 2 1.3
SECONDARY 2 4 6 4.0 2 3 5 3.3
URBAN 2 3 7 4.0 4 2 3 3.0
TOTAL DEATHS 22 21 32 25.0 12 24 22 19.3

DISTRICT 3 - BUTTE DISTRICT 4 - BILLINGS


INTERSTATE 9 11 11 10.3 4 11 15 10.0
PRIMARY 5 8 6 6.3 7 6 5 6.0
RURAL 2 7 4 4.3 7 8 6 7.0
SECONDARY 2 2 5 3.0 10 6 2 6.0
URBAN 5 1 5 3.7 9 5 11 8.3
TOTAL DEATHS 23 29 31 27.7 37 36 39 37.3

DISTRICT 5 - GLENDIVE DISTRICT 6 - KALISPELL


INTERSTATE 0 3 1 1.3 0 0 0 0.0
PRIMARY 15 9 6 10.0 19 16 20 18.3
RURAL 8 5 6 6.3 8 8 7 7.7
SECONDARY 0 1 1 0.7 1 1 4 2.0
URBAN 0 0 0 0.0 0 2 2 1.3
TOTAL DEATHS 23 18 14 18.3 28 27 33 29.3

DISTRICT 7 - BOZEMAN DISTRICT 8 - HAVRE


INTERSTATE 2 6 6 4.7 1 0 4 1.7
PRIMARY 6 8 4 6.0 8 4 6 6.0
RURAL 4 2 8 4.7 3 7 5 5.0
SECONDARY 0 1 1 0.7 0 2 2 1.3
URBAN 1 0 1 0.7 0 0 2 0.7
TOTAL DEATHS 13 17 20 16.7 12 13 19 14.7

ALL DISTRICTS
INTERSTATE 22 37 45 34.7
PRIMARY 73 70 66 69.7
RURAL 37 45 42 41.3
SECONDARY 17 20 26 21.0
URBAN 21 13 31 21.7
TOTAL DEATHS 170 185 210 188.3

MONTANA HIGHWAY PATROL

WEEKLY FATAL REPORT


MONTANA HIGHWAY PATROL-Fatality Crash Information
From January 1, 2021 to December 13, 2021

Table 7:
DISTRICT 1 - MISSOULA DISTRICT 2 - GREAT FALLS
Crashes
Route 2019 2020 2021 AVG. 2019 2020 2021 AVG.
INTERSTATE 5 2 7 4.7 0 3 1 1.3
PRIMARY 7 5 8 6.7 3 10 10 7.7
RURAL 5 6 4 5.0 0 2 2 1.3
SECONDARY 2 3 6 3.7 2 2 5 3.0
URBAN 2 3 6 3.7 4 2 3 3.0
TOTAL CRASHES 21 19 31 23.7 9 19 21 16.3

DISTRICT 3 - BUTTE DISTRICT 4 - BILLINGS


INTERSTATE 9 11 8 9.3 4 10 13 9.0
PRIMARY 5 8 6 6.3 7 6 5 6.0
RURAL 2 7 4 4.3 5 7 4 5.3
SECONDARY 2 2 5 3.0 6 5 2 4.3
URBAN 5 1 4 3.3 9 5 11 8.3
TOTAL CRASHES 23 29 27 26.3 31 33 35 33.0

DISTRICT 5 - GLENDIVE DISTRICT 6 - KALISPELL


INTERSTATE 0 3 1 1.3 0 0 0 0.0
PRIMARY 14 8 6 9.3 14 16 18 16.0
RURAL 6 4 6 5.3 8 8 7 7.7
SECONDARY 0 1 1 0.7 1 1 4 2.0
URBAN 0 0 0 0.0 0 2 2 1.3
TOTAL CRASHES 20 16 14 16.7 23 27 31 27.0

DISTRICT 7 - BOZEMAN DISTRICT 8 - HAVRE


INTERSTATE 2 4 6 4.0 1 0 3 1.3
PRIMARY 6 7 4 5.7 8 3 6 5.7
RURAL 4 2 6 4.0 3 3 5 3.7
SECONDARY 0 1 1 0.7 0 2 1 1.0
URBAN 1 0 1 0.7 0 0 2 0.7
TOTAL CRASHES 13 14 18 15.0 12 8 17 12.3

ALL DISTRICTS
INTERSTATE 21 33 39 31.0
PRIMARY 64 63 63 63.3
RURAL 33 39 38 36.7
SECONDARY 13 17 25 18.3
URBAN 21 13 29 21.0
TOTAL CRASHES 152 165 194 170.3

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