Fatal crash profile · City

Traffic deaths in Caledonia, Wisconsin

City in Racine County · Wisconsin · United States

Deaths, 2024
4
Fatal crashes
4
Population
25.2K

In 2024, 4 people died in 4 fatal crashes in Caledonia, Wisconsin. That was 300.0% more than in 2023 (1) and the most since 2022. The death rate was 15.9 per 100,000 residents, compared with 7.1 in Racine County, 10.0 in Wisconsin and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2024, 14 people died, an average of 2.8 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 50% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

15.9

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

  • About double the rate in Racine County, Wisconsin: 7.1
  • About 1.6 times the rate in Wisconsin: 10.0
  • About 1.4 times the rate in the United States: 11.5

+300%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

1 death in 2023, 4 in 2024

  • Racine County, Wisconsin: -22%
  • Wisconsin: +2%
  • The United States: -4%
Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2020 3 3
2021 1 1
2022 5 4
2023 1 1
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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Deaths per 100,000 residents, 2020–2024
Category Deaths per 100,000
2020 11.9
2021 4.0
2022 19.9
2023 4.0
2024 15.9

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 Racine County, Wisconsin: 7%
  • About 5 percent of the share in Wisconsin: 10%
  • About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 3
Pedestrians 0
Motorcyclists 1
Cyclists 0
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Caledonia Share in Racine County
Pedestrians 0 0% 7%
Motorcyclists 1 25% 36%
Cyclists 0 0% 0%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 1 25% 21%
Speeding-related crashes 2 50% 50%

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

50%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About the same as the share in Racine County, Wisconsin: 46%
  • About 1.6 times the share in Wisconsin: 31%
  • About 1.8 times the share in the United States: 28%

25%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About the same as the share in Racine County, Wisconsin: 23%
  • About three-quarters of the share in Wisconsin: 33%
  • About the same as the share in the United States: 25%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Caledonia Racine County Wisconsin United States
Speeding-related 25.0% 23.1% 32.5% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 50.0% 46.2% 31.0% 28.1%
At night 25.0% 30.8% 44.8% 53.6%
At weekends 25.0% 46.2% 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 80 percent of the share in Racine County, Wisconsin: 31%
  • About 55 percent of the share in Wisconsin: 45%
  • About half the share in the United States: 54%

25%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About half the share in Racine County, Wisconsin: 46%
  • About three-quarters of the share in Wisconsin: 33%
  • About three-quarters of the share in the United States: 33%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 1
1am 0
2am 0
3am 0
4am 1
5am 0
6am 1
7am 1
8am 1
9am 2
10am 0
11am 0
12pm 1
1pm 0
2pm 1
3pm 1
4pm 0
5pm 1
6pm 1
7pm 0
8pm 0
9pm 1
10pm 0
11pm 0

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 0
Mon 4
Tue 2
Wed 2
Thu 1
Fri 2
Sat 2

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 2
Feb 1
Mar 0
Apr 2
May 2
Jun 0
Jul 1
Aug 1
Sep 2
Oct 1
Nov 0
Dec 1

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 7
Cloudy 4
Rain 1
Snow 1

All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Light conditions at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Daylight 8
Dark - Not Lighted 3
Dark - Lighted 2

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

  1. SR-324
  2. SR-382
  3. FOUR MILE RD2
  4. E FRONTAGE RD2
  5. SR-32 DOUGLAS AVE1
  6. SR-311
  7. AIRLINE RD1

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 9
Pickup trucks 6
SUVs 6
Motorcycles 3
Medium and heavy trucks 2

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. GMC Sierra2
  2. Toyota Tacoma1
  3. Toyota RAV41
  4. Toyota Corolla1
  5. Tesla Model Y1
  6. Nissan Rogue1
  7. Nissan Maxima1
  8. Nissan Altima1
  9. Kenworth T8001
  10. Hyundai Tucson1

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 Deaths
Sep 30, 2024 1
May 18, 2024 1
Apr 9, 2024 1
Jan 4, 2024 1
Feb 25, 2023 1
Dec 12, 2022 1
Sep 2, 2022 2
May 23, 2022 1
Jan 26, 2022 1
Apr 14, 2021 1
Oct 27, 2020 1
Aug 3, 2020 1
Jul 31, 2020 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.