Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Chippewa County, Wisconsin
County in Wisconsin · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 8
- Fatal crashes
- 8
- Population
- 67.3K
In 2024, 8 people died in 8 fatal crashes in Chippewa County, Wisconsin. That was 100.0% more than in 2023 (4) and the most since 2020. The death rate was 11.9 per 100,000 residents, compared with 10.0 in Wisconsin and 11.5 in the United States. Chippewa County had the 26th most traffic deaths among Wisconsin's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 33 people died, an average of 6.6 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 13% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
11.9
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.2 times the rate in Wisconsin: 10.0
- About the same as the rate in the United States: 11.5
9.9
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About the same as the average in Wisconsin: 10.2
- About 80 percent of the average in the United States: 12.3
+100%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
4 deaths in 2023, 8 in 2024
- Wisconsin: +2%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 9 | 9 |
| 2021 | 6 | 5 |
| 2022 | 6 | 5 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 |
People who died within 30 days of a crash. A fatal crash can kill more than one person.
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| Category | Deaths per 100,000 |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 13.6 |
| 2021 | 9.0 |
| 2022 | 9.0 |
| 2023 | 6.0 |
| 2024 | 11.9 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
0%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 5 percent of the share in Wisconsin: 10%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 5 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 3 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Chippewa County | Share in Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 10% |
| Motorcyclists | 3 | 38% | 18% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 1% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 5 | 63% | 33% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 1 | 13% | 32% |
Alcohol-impaired and speeding-related count everyone killed in those crashes, so a death can appear in more than one row.
Crash factors
Speeding, alcohol, night and weekend crashes
13%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 40 percent of the share in Wisconsin: 31%
- About 45 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
50%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 1.5 times the share in Wisconsin: 33%
- About double the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Chippewa County | Wisconsin | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 50.0% | 32.5% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 12.5% | 31.0% | 28.1% |
| At night | 50.0% | 44.8% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 37.5% | 33.3% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
50%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 1.1 times the share in Wisconsin: 45%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 54%
38%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 1.1 times the share in Wisconsin: 33%
- About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 2 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 1 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 2 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 3 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 2 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 2 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 2 |
| 6pm | 5 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 2 |
| 9pm | 2 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 8 |
| Mon | 2 |
| Tue | 1 |
| Wed | 6 |
| Thu | 5 |
| Fri | 2 |
| Sat | 7 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 2 |
| May | 4 |
| Jun | 6 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 3 |
| Sep | 4 |
| Oct | 5 |
| Nov | 3 |
| Dec | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 20 |
| Cloudy | 9 |
| Snow | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 18 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 8 |
| Dark - Lighted | 1 |
| Dawn | 1 |
| Dusk | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Roads and vehicles
Where and what, 2020–2024
Roads with the most fatal crashes
- SR-644
- SR-293
- CR-S3
- CR-X2
- SR-1782
- 197TH ST1
- CHIPPEWA CROSSING BLVD1
- 30TH AVE1
- 200TH AVE1
- 125TH AVE1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 11 |
| SUVs | 10 |
| Motorcycles | 9 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 6 |
| Pickup trucks | 3 |
| Vans | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Buick LeSabre3
- Ford F-1502
- Acura MDX1
- Buick Century1
- Chevrolet Express1
- Chevrolet Impala Limited1
- Chevrolet Malibu1
- Chevrolet Monte Carlo1
- Chevrolet Silverado1
- Chevrolet Tracker1
Reflects how common a vehicle is as well as crash involvement; not a safety rating.
Crashes
Fatal crashes
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Fatal crashes in 2024. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.
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| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 21, 2024 | Chippewa Falls | SR-178 SEYMOUR CRAY SR BLVD | 1 |
| Nov 13, 2024 | — | SR-40 | 1 |
| Oct 12, 2024 | — | SR-64 | 1 |
| Sep 29, 2024 | Chippewa Falls | E PARK AVE | 1 |
| Aug 13, 2024 | Chippewa Falls | CHIPPEWA CROSSING BLVD | 1 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | — | CR-Z | 1 |
| Jun 10, 2024 | — | US-53 | 1 |
| May 29, 2024 | — | CR-N | 1 |
| Oct 21, 2023 | — | CR-S | 1 |
| Aug 4, 2023 | — | SR-27 | 1 |
| Jun 11, 2023 | — | CR-K | 1 |
| May 13, 2023 | — | CR-S | 1 |
| Sep 11, 2022 | — | CR-X | 1 |
| Jul 30, 2022 | — | CR-X | 1 |
| Jun 23, 2022 | — | SR-178 | 1 |
| Jun 10, 2022 | — | SR-64 | 2 |
| Apr 21, 2022 | — | CR-Q | 1 |
| Dec 19, 2021 | — | CR-S | 1 |
| Oct 24, 2021 | — | SR-178 | 1 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | — | 197TH ST | 1 |
| May 10, 2021 | — | SR-29 | 2 |
| Apr 4, 2021 | — | 200TH AVE | 1 |
| Dec 5, 2020 | — | SR-29 | 1 |
| Nov 5, 2020 | — | CR-D | 1 |
| Oct 21, 2020 | — | 30TH AVE | 1 |
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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2024. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.