Our Detroit car accident lawyers share the list of Wayne County’s Top 10 most dangerous intersections based on Michigan State Police car accident reports for 2022 so local drivers can use extra caution when they’re traveling through these areas.
This annual list of most dangerous intersections is provided by our attorneys to help keep Michigan drivers safe.
In 2022, nearly a third (29.2%) of all fatal motor vehicle accidents in Michigan occurred at intersections.
Our list of Wayne County’s Most Dangerous Intersections reflects the latest car accident data available from 2022 on the top 10 interchanges with the highest number of reported car crashes. Our attorneys would like to thank the Michigan State Police Traffic Crash Reporting Unit for helping us by providing the car accident data that we use to identify these intersections. The underlying traffic accident data analysis is compiled using motor vehicle accident reports filed by local law enforcement and police departments throughout Michigan.
What Were Wayne County’s Most Dangerous Intersections in 2022?
- SCHOOLCRAFT RD @ TELEGRAPH RD, Redford Township, 126 Total Crashes, 30 Injuries
- MIDDLE BELT RD @ SCHOOLCRAFT RD, Livonia, 99 Total Crashes, 14 Injuries
- 6 MILE RD @ I 96/I 275, Livonia, 83 Total Crashes, 9 Injuries
- DIX AVE @ M 39, Lincoln Park, 81 Total Crashes, 27 Injuries
- 7 MILE RD @ I 75, Detroit, 71 Total Crashes, 22 Injuries
- FORD RD @ HAGGERTY RD, Canton Township, 67 Total Crashes, 14 Injuries
- JOY RD @ M 39, Detroit, 66 Total Crashes, 24 Injuries
- I 94 @ TELEGRAPH RD, Taylor, 64 Total Crashes, 16 Injuries
- FORD RD @ LILLEY RD, Canton Township, 63 Total Crashes, 22 Injuries
- TELEGRAPH RD @ VAN BORN RD, Dearborn Heights, 63 Total Crashes, 21 Injuries
– Source: Michigan State Police Traffic Crash Reporting Unit (NOTE: The list of Wayne County’s Most Dangerous Intersections is the latest data available from 2022 for total crashes at intersections in Michigan. “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 The Top 2 of Wayne County’s Most Dangerous Intersections
No. 1: SCHOOLCRAFT RD @ TELEGRAPH RD, Redford Township
The busy area where Telegraph Road passes over Schoolcraft Road and the I 96 freeway continues to hold the top spot on our list of Wayne County’s most dangerous intersections.
There were 126 total crashes at this intersection in 2022, which was a 21% increase from 104 in 2021. In 2020, there were 108 collisions.
Significantly, crashes in 2022 were down 40% from 210 in 2019.
Crash-related injuries in 2022 were 30, which was up from 21 and 27 in 2021 and 2020, respectively. However, they were lower than the 41 injuries in 2019.
No. 2: MIDDLE BELT RD @ SCHOOLCRAFT RD, Livonia
No. 2 on the list Wayne County’s Most Dangerous Intersections for 2022 was at Middlebelt Rd. at Schoolcraft Rd in Livonia. Unfortunately, total crashes at this intersection have been trending upward. In 2022, there were 99 total crashes, compared with 78 in 2021 and 69 in 2020.
However, crash-related injuries in 2022 were 14, which was a drop from 16 in both 2021 and 2020.
Data for other Michigan 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 car crash lists.
Visit our Michigan’s Most Dangerous Intersections page for a complete list of the top twenty intersections in the state for auto accidents. To read blog posts about specific counties and cities click here.
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