How often do you pass through one of Michigan’s most dangerous intersections?
We want you to know so that you can make informed decisions for your family’s safety.
Below our attorneys identify the Top 20 Most Dangerous Intersections in Michigan in 2024 based on the total number of car accidents that occurred at those interchanges in 2024. The Top 20 list comprises those intersections with the highest number of crashes.
It is important to remember that an intersection will always be more dangerous and pose a greater risk for drivers than a road without intersecting traffic. To give you some idea of just how dangerous, every year approximately one-third (30%) of all fatal motor vehicle accidents in Michigan occur at intersections.
Our auto accident attorneys share our annual list of Michigan’s most dangerous intersections based on official car accident statistics for 2024
As we do every year, our auto accident injury lawyers have assembled the following list of Michigan’s Top 20 Most Dangerous Intersections in 2024 based on Michigan State Police official data for the number of car accidents that occurred at intersections in 2024.
Knowing the intersections that have the most car accidents allows prudent drivers to decide whether it is better and safer to avoid these roads and take alternative routes.
While a car accident does not always mean someone was injured, it does increase substantially the likelihood of an injury occurring.
At the very least, we hope this list will alert drivers to the fact that they should be extra-cautious when traveling through these areas.
We wish to sincerely thank everyone at the Michigan State Police, especially the Traffic Crash Reporting Unit for compiling the car accident crash data that we use to identify Michigan’s Most Dangerous Intersections. The Michigan State Police’s underlying data analysis is compiled using motor vehicle accident reports filed by local law enforcement and police departments throughout Michigan.
What Were Michigan’s Most Dangerous Intersections in 2024?
Here are the most dangerous intersections in Michigan in 2024:
- 11 MILE RD/I 696 @ VAN DYKE AVE, Warren, 185 Total Crashes, 26 Injuries
- 18 1/2 MILE RD @ VAN DYKE AVE, Sterling Heights, 162 Total Crashes, 12 Injuries (Roundabout)
- MARTIN PKWY @ N PONTIAC TRL, Commerce Township, 151 Total Crashes, 9 Injuries (Roundabout)
- SCHOOLCRAFT RD @ TELEGRAPH RD, Redford Township, 137 Total Crashes, 26 Injuries
- N HAMILTON ST @ WASHTENAW AVE, Ypsilanti, 132 Total Crashes, 7 Injuries
- ORCHARD LAKE RD @ 14 MILE RD, Farmington Hills, 109 Total Crashes, 5 Injuries (Roundabout)
- TELEGRAPH RD @ 12 MILE RD, Southfield, 106 Total Crashes, 23 Injuries
- 10 MILE RD @ I 94, St Clair Shores, 96 Total Crashes, 1 Fatality, 21 Injuries
- MIDDLE BELT RD @ SCHOOLCRAFT RD, Livonia, 95 Total Crashes, 14 Injuries
- 11 MILE RD/I 696 @ HOOVER, Warren, 86 Total Crashes, 1 Fatality, 18 Injuries
- STATE RD @ W ELLSWORTH RD, Ann Arbor, 85 Total Crashes, 5 Injuries (Roundabout)
- DIXIE HWY @ I 75, Springfield Township, 80 Total Crashes, 19 Injuries
- LEE RD @ WHITMORE LAKE RD, Green Oak Township, 80 Total Crashes, 3 Injuries (Roundabout)
- JOY RD @ M 39, Detroit, 78 Total Crashes, 27 Injuries
- SOUTHFIELD RD @ W 11 MILE RD, Lathrup Village, 76 Total Crashes, 38 Injuries
- HALL RD/M 59 @ HAYES RD, Macomb Township, 76 Total Crashes, 14 Injuries
- HALL RD @ SCHOENHERR, Sterling Heights, 76 Total Crashes, 11 Injuries
- 12 MILE RD @ I 94, St Clair Shores, 75 Total Crashes, 1 Fatality, 11 Injuries
- US 131 @ WEALTHY ST, Grand Rapids, 73 Total Crashes, 12 Injuries
- 11 MILE RD @ GRATIOT AVE E, Roseville, 72 Total Crashes, 18 Injuries
– Source: Michigan State Police Traffic Crash Reporting Unit (NOTE: The list of Michigan’s most dangerous intersections is the most current data available for total crashes at intersections in Michigan in 2024. “Intersection” is defined as any road with a traffic signal, four-way stop or roundabout. The crash data encompasses and includes any traffic accident reported that occurred within 200 feet of an intersection including near freeways (and their subsequent on-ramps off-ramps and service streets), divided highways and rural roads.)
More Information On Michigan’s Top 5 Most Dangerous Intersections
No. 1: 11 MILE RD/I 696 @ VAN DYKE AVE, Warren
In the #1 spot on our list of Michigan’s Most Dangerous Intersections for 2024 is an area where a heavily traveled stretch of road in Macomb County crosses over a busy suburban freeway.
There were 185 total crashes at this interchange in 2024, which was a 15% drop from 218 in 2023. In 2022, 2021, 2020, and 2019, there were 207, 173, 124 and 129 total crashes, respectively.
This interchange with multiple traffic signals and merging traffic – which was #1 on our Top 20 list for 2023, 2022, 2021 and 2017 – had 26 injuries in 2024, which was a 50% drop from 52 in 2023. In 2022, 2021, 2020, and 2019, there were 41, 38, 33 and 31 injuries, respectively.
No. 2: 18 1/2 MILE RD @ VAN DYKE AVE, Sterling Heights (Roundabout)
The roundabout at 18½ Mile Rd and Van Dyke Ave in Sterling Heights ranked #2 on Macomb County’s list of Michigan’s Most Dangerous Intersections for 2024. Unfortunately, total crashes at this busy roundabout in Macomb County jumped 20% from 135 in 2023 to 162 in 2024. In 2022, 2021, 2020 and 2019, there were 118, 168, 131 and 229 total crashes, respectively.
There were 12 injuries in 2024, up from 9 injuries in 2023. There were 10 injuries in 2022, 17 in 2021, 8 in 2020 and 14 in 2019.
To see a map of all existing and proposed roundabouts in the state visit the Michigan Roundabout Resource Center.
No. 3: MARTIN PKWY @ N PONTIAC TRL, Commerce Township (Roundabout)
This busy roundabout – which is also Oakland County’s largest roundabout – saw total crashes fall to 151 in 2024 from 160 in 2023. There were 126 in 2022, 140 in 2021, 110 in 2020, and 161 in 2019.
Injuries in 2024 dropped to 9 from 11 in 2023. In 2022 and 2021, there were 13 and 18 injuries, respectively. And in 2020 and 2019, there were 4 and 12.
No. 4: SCHOOLCRAFT RD @ TELEGRAPH RD, Redford Township
The busy area where Telegraph Road passes over Schoolcraft Road and the I-96 freeway had 137 total crashes in 2024, down from 154 in 2023. There were 126 motor vehicle accidents here in 2022, 104 in 2021, 108 in 2020, and 210 in 2019.
However, injuries were down 44%, from 47 in 2023 to 26 in 2024. In 2022, there were 30. In 2021, there 21 injuries. In 2020, there were 27. And, in 2019, there were 41 injuries.
No. 5: N HAMILTON ST @ WASHTENAW AVE, Ypsilanti
2024 is the first year that this Ypsilanti interchange has made the list of Michigan’s Most Dangerous Intersections.
In 2024, there were 132 total crashes and 7 injuries. By comparison, in 2023, there were only 12 total crashes and zero injuries.
Michigan’s Most Dangerous Intersections Car Accident Data for other cities and counties
As we see from years of data analysis on Michigan intersection accidents, intersections with heavy traffic near freeways or retail businesses continually show up on these high crash lists.
To read blog posts on the state’s most dangerous intersections specific to counties and cities click here.
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