Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Pierce County, Wisconsin
County in Wisconsin · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 1
- Fatal crashes
- 1
- Population
- 43.3K
In 2024, 1 person died in 1 fatal crash in Pierce County, Wisconsin. That was 66.7% fewer than in 2023 (3) and the fewest in any year since 2020. The death rate was 2.3 per 100,000 residents, compared with 10.0 in Wisconsin and 11.5 in the United States. Pierce County had the 62nd most traffic deaths among Wisconsin's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 22 people died, an average of 4.4 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
2.3
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About one-quarter of the rate in Wisconsin: 10.0
- About 20 percent of the rate in the United States: 11.5
10.3
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About the same as the average in Wisconsin: 10.2
- About 85 percent of the average in the United States: 12.3
-67%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
3 deaths in 2023, 1 in 2024
- Wisconsin: +2%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8 | 7 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 |
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 | 19.0 |
| 2021 | 14.4 |
| 2022 | 9.4 |
| 2023 | 7.0 |
| 2024 | 2.3 |
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 | 0 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 1 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Pierce County | Share in Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 10% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 100% | 18% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 1% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 100% | 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%
100%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 3 times the share in Wisconsin: 33%
- About 4 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Pierce County | Wisconsin | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 100.0% | 32.5% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 31.0% | 28.1% |
| At night | 0.0% | 44.8% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 100.0% | 33.3% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
0%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 5 percent of the share in Wisconsin: 45%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 54%
100%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 3 times the share in Wisconsin: 33%
- About 3 times the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 2 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 2 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 6 |
| 5pm | 5 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 2 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 3 |
| Mon | 1 |
| Tue | 2 |
| Wed | 3 |
| Thu | 0 |
| Fri | 2 |
| Sat | 10 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 2 |
| Feb | 2 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 3 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 3 |
| Aug | 3 |
| Sep | 3 |
| Oct | 1 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 10 |
| Cloudy | 8 |
| Snow | 2 |
| Rain | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 16 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 5 |
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
- US-636
- SR-355
- CR-F2
- CR-S2
- 170TH AVE1
- 848TH AVE1
- CR-C1
- CR-E1
- CR-O1
- SR-721
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Motorcycles | 10 |
| Cars | 8 |
| Pickup trucks | 5 |
| SUVs | 5 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 3 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- GMC Sierra3
- Harley Davidson FLHX / Street Glide2
- Boss Hoss Boss Hoss1
- Buick Envision1
- Buick LeSabre1
- Buick Lucerne1
- Chevrolet Equinox1
- Chevrolet Tracker1
- Chrysler 3001
- Dodge Challenger1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 2024 | — | SR-72 | 1 |
| Aug 19, 2023 | — | US-63 | 1 |
| Feb 6, 2023 | — | SR-35 | 1 |
| Jan 14, 2023 | — | CR-S | 1 |
| Dec 20, 2022 | — | SR-35 | 1 |
| Sep 24, 2022 | — | CR-S | 1 |
| Aug 16, 2022 | — | US-63 | 1 |
| Jul 3, 2022 | — | CR-F | 1 |
| Dec 18, 2021 | — | SR-35 | 1 |
| Nov 13, 2021 | — | 848TH AVE | 1 |
| Sep 4, 2021 | — | SR-35 | 1 |
| May 21, 2021 | — | CR-F | 1 |
| May 2, 2021 | — | US-63 | 1 |
| Jan 22, 2021 | — | US-63 | 1 |
| Oct 10, 2020 | — | 170TH AVE | 1 |
| Aug 15, 2020 | — | SR-35 | 2 |
| Jul 29, 2020 | — | US-63 | 1 |
| Jul 12, 2020 | — | CR-O | 1 |
| Jun 3, 2020 | — | CR-E | 1 |
| May 16, 2020 | — | CR-C | 1 |
| Feb 19, 2020 | — | US-63 | 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.