Fatal crash profile · State
Traffic deaths in Wisconsin in 2020
State in United States
- Deaths, 2020
- 612
- Fatal crashes
- 559
- Population
- 5.9M
In 2020, 612 people died in 559 fatal crashes in Wisconsin. The death rate was 10.4 per 100,000 residents, compared with 11.8 in the United States. Wisconsin had the 24th most traffic deaths of the 51 states and DC and the 33rd-highest death rate. Pedestrians accounted for 8% of deaths, and 33% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
Road users
Who died
8%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About half the share in the United States: 17%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 434 |
| Pedestrians | 50 |
| Motorcyclists | 116 |
| Cyclists | 12 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Wisconsin | Share in the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 50 | 8% | 17% |
| Motorcyclists | 116 | 19% | 14% |
| Cyclists | 12 | 2% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 208 | 34% | 30% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 214 | 35% | 29% |
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 1.2 times the share in the United States: 29%
35%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 27%
| Category | Wisconsin | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 34.9% | 26.7% |
| Alcohol-involved | 33.3% | 28.6% |
| At night | 47.0% | 53.4% |
| At weekends | 37.7% | 32.9% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
47%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 90 percent of the share in the United States: 53%
38%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 1.1 times the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 26 |
| 1am | 14 |
| 2am | 20 |
| 3am | 10 |
| 4am | 13 |
| 5am | 12 |
| 6am | 14 |
| 7am | 11 |
| 8am | 17 |
| 9am | 14 |
| 10am | 30 |
| 11am | 27 |
| 12pm | 18 |
| 1pm | 31 |
| 2pm | 30 |
| 3pm | 31 |
| 4pm | 31 |
| 5pm | 22 |
| 6pm | 32 |
| 7pm | 39 |
| 8pm | 27 |
| 9pm | 25 |
| 10pm | 16 |
| 11pm | 29 |
All crashes 2020.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 102 |
| Mon | 48 |
| Tue | 65 |
| Wed | 70 |
| Thu | 80 |
| Fri | 85 |
| Sat | 109 |
All crashes 2020.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 23 |
| Feb | 30 |
| Mar | 28 |
| Apr | 35 |
| May | 44 |
| Jun | 64 |
| Jul | 68 |
| Aug | 57 |
| Sep | 78 |
| Oct | 53 |
| Nov | 39 |
| Dec | 40 |
All crashes 2020.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 366 |
| Cloudy | 136 |
| Rain | 21 |
| Snow | 13 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 10 |
| Blowing Snow | 2 |
All crashes 2020. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 280 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 152 |
| Dark - Lighted | 81 |
| Dusk | 22 |
| Dawn | 14 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 2 |
All crashes 2020. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Roads and vehicles
Where and what, 2020
Roads with the most fatal crashes
- SR-3512
- US-1212
- I-4111
- I-9410
- CR-A9
- CR-B9
- SR-138
- SR-117
- CR-K6
- US-106
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 288 |
| SUVs | 174 |
| Motorcycles | 119 |
| Pickup trucks | 104 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 63 |
| Other vehicles | 38 |
| Vans | 33 |
| Buses | 3 |
All crashes 2020.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Silverado34
- Ford F-15021
- Chevrolet Impala19
- Honda Civic16
- Ford Escape15
- Chevrolet Malibu14
- Toyota Camry13
- Ford Focus12
- GMC Sierra11
- Chevrolet Cobalt10
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 2020. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.
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| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 2020 | Crawford County | SR-179 | 1 |
| Apr 6, 2020 | Mount Pleasant, Racine County | SR-11 | 2 |
| Apr 3, 2020 | Milwaukee, Milwaukee County | N 51ST ST | 2 |
| Mar 30, 2020 | Wood County | CR-Y | 1 |
| Mar 30, 2020 | Burnett County | SAINT CROIX ST | 1 |
| Mar 30, 2020 | Waushara County | CR-K | 1 |
| Mar 29, 2020 | Milwaukee, Milwaukee County | SR-175 W APPLETON AVE | 1 |
| Mar 27, 2020 | Suamico, Brown County | US-41 | 1 |
| Mar 25, 2020 | Pleasant Prairie, Kenosha County | SR-32 SHERIDAN RD | 1 |
| Mar 20, 2020 | Madison, Dane County | SR-113 NORTHPORT DR | 4 |
| Mar 19, 2020 | Vilas County | SR-47 | 1 |
| Mar 18, 2020 | Dunn County | CR-W | 1 |
| Mar 17, 2020 | Juneau County | US-12 | 1 |
| Mar 16, 2020 | Milwaukee, Milwaukee County | W VIENNA AVE | 1 |
| Mar 16, 2020 | Jefferson County | CR-A | 1 |
| Mar 15, 2020 | Calumet County | US-10 | 1 |
| Mar 13, 2020 | Dane County | CR-V | 1 |
| Mar 12, 2020 | Genoa City, Walworth County | CR-B | 1 |
| Mar 11, 2020 | Milwaukee, Milwaukee County | SR-145 W FOND DU LAC AVE | 1 |
| Mar 10, 2020 | Kewaunee County | CR-AB | 1 |
| Mar 8, 2020 | Beloit, Rock County | RANDALL ST | 1 |
| Mar 7, 2020 | Kenosha County | CR-Y 22ND AVE | 1 |
| Mar 7, 2020 | Fond Du Lac, Fond du Lac County | AMORY ST | 1 |
| Mar 6, 2020 | Rock County | SR-213 MADISON RD S | 1 |
| Mar 5, 2020 | Oshkosh, Winnebago County | CR-I OREGON ST | 1 |
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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.