The city of Houghton in the Upper Peninsula ranks No. 1 for proportion of 2018 crashes that occurred in winter-weather conditions, based on an MLive analysis of Michigan accident data.

Of Houghton’s 236 accidents in 2018, 115 -- or 49% -- occurred on snowy or icy roads, according to numbers collected by the Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning.

That’s the highest percentage among Michigan cities and townships with at least 75 traffic crashes in 2018.

Also in the top five: Hartford Township in Van Buren County (46%), Tuscola Township in the Thumb (43%), and Portage Township and Hancock, both in Houghton County in the U.P. (40% and 37% respectively).

Below is an online database that allows you to look up 2018 crash data for any Michigan city, township or village, and how that compares to the number of crashes on snowy or icy roads.

If you click on a county without specifying a community, you can see cities and townships ranked by percentage of crashes that occurred in winter-weather conditions. (As a basis for comparison, 14% of all Michigan crashes in 2018 were on snowy or icy roads.)

2018 crashes by city and township

The map below shows the percentage of all 2018 accidents that were related to snowy or icy roads. You can put your cursor over a county to see the underlying data.

The six counties with the highest percentage of accidents related to snow or ice are located in the Upper Peninsula, and the counties with the lowest percentage are in the metro Detroit region.

Below is a ranking of Michigan’s 83 counties based on percentage of winter-weather accidents compared to all accidents.