These were Michigan's most dangerous intersections in 2022

Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press
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Michigan intersections pose a variety of risks for drivers and pedestrians traveling on busy roadways. An annual report from a local law firm takes a look at road safety with the state's most dangerous intersections ranked.

Michigan Auto Law firm in Farmington Hills compiles an annual list based upon findings from Michigan State Police and police accident reports. The list summarizes intersection safety based on rates of car accidents that occur per intersection.

The data includes the frequency of crashes at each intersection, including any resulting injuries and/or fatalities per crash. Findings show that areas with higher rates of vehicular traffic face a greater risk of crash rates.

Police data for the report comes from the Michigan State Police Traffic Crash Reporting Unit, according to the report. This features a collection of accident reports occurring within 200 feet of an intersection.

"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," the 2022 report said. "To give you some idea of just how dangerous, in 2022 nearly a third (29.2%) of all fatal motor vehicle accidents in Michigan occurred at intersections."

Michigan Auto Law's annual report provides the public with data on safety conditions at intersections in the state for the previous year. The majority of the top 20 dangerous intersections are in southeast Michigan; 16 in total.

The 20 most dangerous intersections in Michigan in 2022

  1. 11 Mile Road/I-696 at Van Dyke Avenue, Warren — 207 crashes, 41 injuries

  2. Schoolcraft Road at Telegraph Road, Redford — 126 crashes, 30 injuries

  3. Martin Parkway at North Pontiac Trail, Commerce Township — 126 crashes, 13 injuries

  4. 18½ Mile Road at Van Dyke Avenue, Sterling Heights — 118 crashes, 10 injuries

  5. Telegraph Road at 12 Mile Road, Southfield — 110 crashes, 30 injuries

  6. 10 Mile Road at I-94, St. Clair Shores — 103 crashes, 28 injuries, 2 fatalities

  7. Southfield Road at 11 Mile Road, Lathrup Village — 101 crashes, 34 injuries

  8. Middlebelt Road at Schoolcraft Road, Livonia — 99 crashes, 14 injuries

  9. U.S. 131 at Wealthy Street, Grand Rapids — 98 crashes, 10 injuries

  10. State Road at Ellsworth Road, Ann Arbor — 93 crashes, 7 injuries

  11. 12 Mile Road at I-94, Roseville — 90 crashes, 24 injuries

  12. Hall Road at Schoenherr Road, Sterling Heights — 84 crashes, 14 injuries

  13. 11 Mile Road/I-696 at Hoover Road, Warren — 83 crashes, 17 injuries, 1 fatality

  14. Six Mile Road at I-96/I-275, Livonia — 83 crashes, 9 injuries

  15. Hall Road at Van Dyke Avenue, Utica — 82 crashes, 16 injuries

  16. Dix Avenue at M-39, Lincoln Park — 81 crashes, 27 injuries

  17. Burton Street Southwest at U.S.-131, Grand Rapids — 78 crashes, 35 injuries

  18. Dixie Highway at I-75, Bridgeport Township — 76 crashes, 10 injuries

  19. Farmington Road at West Maple Road, West Bloomfield Township — 76 crashes, 7 injuries

  20. Seven Mile Road at I-75, Detroit — 71 crashes, 22 injuries

The No. 1 most dangerous intersection — 11 Mile Road and I-696 at Van Dyke Avenue — was also the most dangerous intersection in 2021. Total crashes at this interchange have increased 60% since 2019, according to the report.

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