Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Sawyer County, Wisconsin
County in Wisconsin · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 3
- Fatal crashes
- 3
- Population
- 18.8K
In 2024, 3 people died in 3 fatal crashes in Sawyer County, Wisconsin. That was 50.0% fewer than in 2023 (6) and the fewest since 2021. The death rate was 16.0 per 100,000 residents, compared with 10.0 in Wisconsin and 11.5 in the United States. Sawyer County had the 53rd most traffic deaths among Wisconsin's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 27 people died, an average of 5.4 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 33% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
16.0
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.6 times the rate in Wisconsin: 10.0
- About 1.4 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
29.3
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 3 times the average in Wisconsin: 10.2
- About double the average in the United States: 12.3
-50%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
6 deaths in 2023, 3 in 2024
- Wisconsin: +2%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 11 | 9 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 |
| 2023 | 6 | 5 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 |
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 | 60.7 |
| 2021 | 11.0 |
| 2022 | 27.0 |
| 2023 | 32.3 |
| 2024 | 16.0 |
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 | 1 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 2 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Sawyer County | Share in Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 10% |
| Motorcyclists | 2 | 67% | 18% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 1% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 33% | 33% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 1 | 33% | 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
33%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About the same as the share in Wisconsin: 31%
- About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 28%
67%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About double the share in Wisconsin: 33%
- About 3 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Sawyer County | Wisconsin | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 66.7% | 32.5% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 33.3% | 31.0% | 28.1% |
| At night | 66.7% | 44.8% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 33.3% | 33.3% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
67%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 1.5 times the share in Wisconsin: 45%
- About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 54%
33%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About the same as the share in Wisconsin: 33%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 2 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 2 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 3 |
| 9am | 2 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 2 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 2 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 1 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 4 |
| Mon | 4 |
| Tue | 2 |
| Wed | 3 |
| Thu | 3 |
| Fri | 5 |
| Sat | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 2 |
| May | 2 |
| Jun | 2 |
| Jul | 6 |
| Aug | 1 |
| Sep | 5 |
| Oct | 2 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 17 |
| Cloudy | 5 |
| Snow | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 13 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 10 |
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-274
- SR-704
- CR-B2
- CR-NN2
- SR-402
- US-632
- CR-K1
- CR-CC1
- CR-F1
- GURNO LAKE RD1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| SUVs | 8 |
| Cars | 8 |
| Motorcycles | 7 |
| Pickup trucks | 4 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 4 |
| Buses | 1 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Peterbilt 5792
- Buick Encore1
- Cadillac CT61
- Cadillac Deville1
- Chevrolet Corvette1
- Chevrolet Cruze1
- Chevrolet Equinox1
- Chevrolet Malibu1
- Chevrolet Silverado1
- Chevrolet Suburban1
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 27, 2024 | — | PHIPPS RD | 1 |
| Jun 21, 2024 | — | HIGHLINE RD | 1 |
| Apr 21, 2024 | — | SR-70 | 1 |
| Dec 2, 2023 | — | CR-B | 1 |
| Jul 16, 2023 | — | SR-48 | 1 |
| Jul 4, 2023 | — | SR-27 | 1 |
| May 22, 2023 | Hayward | SR-27 | 2 |
| Feb 28, 2023 | — | US-63 | 1 |
| Dec 10, 2022 | — | SR-27 | 1 |
| Oct 19, 2022 | — | GURNO LAKE RD | 1 |
| Sep 23, 2022 | — | RIVER RD | 1 |
| Jul 22, 2022 | — | CR-F | 1 |
| Jan 24, 2022 | — | SR-70 | 1 |
| Oct 28, 2021 | — | CR-NN | 1 |
| Sep 5, 2021 | — | CR-NN | 1 |
| Sep 10, 2020 | — | SR-40 | 1 |
| Sep 7, 2020 | — | CR-CC | 1 |
| Aug 12, 2020 | — | SR-70 | 1 |
| Jul 29, 2020 | — | SR-27 | 2 |
| Jul 25, 2020 | — | SR-40 | 1 |
| Jul 19, 2020 | Hayward | US-63 | 1 |
| Jun 22, 2020 | — | CR-B | 1 |
| May 21, 2020 | Winter | SR-70 | 1 |
| Apr 17, 2020 | — | CR-K | 2 |
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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.