Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Door County, Wisconsin
County in Wisconsin · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 4
- Fatal crashes
- 4
- Population
- 30.6K
In 2024, 4 people died in 4 fatal crashes in Door County, Wisconsin. That was the same as in 2023. The death rate was 13.1 per 100,000 residents, compared with 10.0 in Wisconsin and 11.5 in the United States. Door County had the 46th most traffic deaths among Wisconsin's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 15 people died, an average of 3.0 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
13.1
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.3 times the rate in Wisconsin: 10.0
- About 1.1 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
9.8
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
+0%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
4 deaths in 2023, 4 in 2024
- Wisconsin: +2%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 |
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 | 6.6 |
| 2021 | 6.6 |
| 2022 | 9.8 |
| 2023 | 13.1 |
| 2024 | 13.1 |
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 | 4 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Door County | Share in Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 10% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 18% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 1% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 25% | 33% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 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
0%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 5 percent of the share in Wisconsin: 31%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
25%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About three-quarters of the share in Wisconsin: 33%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Door County | Wisconsin | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 25.0% | 32.5% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 31.0% | 28.1% |
| At night | 25.0% | 44.8% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 50.0% | 33.3% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
25%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 55 percent of the share in Wisconsin: 45%
- About half the share in the United States: 54%
50%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 1.5 times the share in Wisconsin: 33%
- About 1.5 times the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 2 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 3 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 2 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 2 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 4 |
| Mon | 0 |
| Tue | 3 |
| Wed | 2 |
| Thu | 2 |
| Fri | 1 |
| Sat | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 3 |
| Jul | 3 |
| Aug | 3 |
| Sep | 2 |
| Oct | 1 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 10 |
| Cloudy | 5 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 11 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 3 |
| Dark - Lighted | 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-427
- SR-572
- WATERS END RD1
- TS-MILL RD1
- SR-42 S BAYSHORE DR1
- HERITAGE LAKE RD1
- CR-BB1
- CR-A1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| SUVs | 11 |
| Cars | 4 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 3 |
| Motorcycles | 2 |
| Pickup trucks | 2 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Lincoln MKC2
- Buick Encore1
- Chevrolet Spark1
- Chevrolet Traverse1
- Country Coach Magna1
- Dodge Dakota1
- Dodge Ram1
- Ford Edge1
- Ford Escape1
- Ford Explorer1
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 20, 2024 | — | SR-42 | 1 |
| Oct 10, 2024 | — | SR-42 | 1 |
| Jul 28, 2024 | — | WATERS END RD | 1 |
| Jun 16, 2024 | Sturgeon Bay | SR-42 | 1 |
| Jul 9, 2023 | — | SR-57 | 1 |
| Jun 27, 2023 | — | SR-42 | 1 |
| Apr 14, 2023 | — | TS-MILL RD | 1 |
| Jan 28, 2023 | — | SR-42 | 1 |
| Sep 21, 2022 | — | SR-42 | 1 |
| Aug 27, 2022 | — | CR-BB | 1 |
| Jul 19, 2022 | — | HERITAGE LAKE RD | 1 |
| Aug 12, 2021 | — | SR-57 | 1 |
| Aug 3, 2021 | — | CR-A | 1 |
| Sep 19, 2020 | — | SR-42 | 1 |
| Jun 7, 2020 | Sister Bay | SR-42 S BAYSHORE DR | 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.