Fatal crash profile · State
Traffic deaths in Wisconsin in 2022
State in United States
- Deaths, 2022
- 604
- Fatal crashes
- 556
- Population
- 5.9M
In 2022, 604 people died in 556 fatal crashes in Wisconsin. That was 2.6% fewer than in 2021 (620) and the fewest since 2019. The death rate was 10.2 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.8 in the United States. Wisconsin had the 26th most traffic deaths of the 51 states and DC and the 38th-highest death rate. Pedestrians accounted for 12% of deaths, and 30% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
Road users
Who died
12%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About two-thirds of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 436 |
| Pedestrians | 72 |
| Motorcyclists | 82 |
| Cyclists | 14 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Wisconsin | Share in the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 72 | 12% | 18% |
| Motorcyclists | 82 | 14% | 15% |
| Cyclists | 14 | 2% | 3% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 172 | 28% | 32% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 177 | 29% | 28% |
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
30%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About the same as the share in the United States: 28%
29%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 1.1 times the share in the United States: 26%
| Category | Wisconsin | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 29.5% | 26.2% |
| Alcohol-involved | 29.9% | 27.7% |
| At night | 46.6% | 53.9% |
| At weekends | 32.9% | 33.3% |
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 85 percent of the share in the United States: 54%
33%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About the same as the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 20 |
| 1am | 26 |
| 2am | 19 |
| 3am | 13 |
| 4am | 5 |
| 5am | 19 |
| 6am | 13 |
| 7am | 25 |
| 8am | 10 |
| 9am | 27 |
| 10am | 10 |
| 11am | 26 |
| 12pm | 31 |
| 1pm | 17 |
| 2pm | 26 |
| 3pm | 33 |
| 4pm | 27 |
| 5pm | 32 |
| 6pm | 30 |
| 7pm | 31 |
| 8pm | 28 |
| 9pm | 23 |
| 10pm | 21 |
| 11pm | 24 |
All crashes 2022.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 88 |
| Mon | 57 |
| Tue | 75 |
| Wed | 80 |
| Thu | 82 |
| Fri | 79 |
| Sat | 95 |
All crashes 2022.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 38 |
| Feb | 33 |
| Mar | 36 |
| Apr | 37 |
| May | 47 |
| Jun | 60 |
| Jul | 56 |
| Aug | 56 |
| Sep | 53 |
| Oct | 63 |
| Nov | 44 |
| Dec | 33 |
All crashes 2022.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 309 |
| Cloudy | 166 |
| Rain | 35 |
| Snow | 27 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 9 |
| Blowing Snow | 2 |
All crashes 2022. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 286 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 142 |
| Dark - Lighted | 88 |
| Dusk | 19 |
| Dawn | 11 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 5 |
All crashes 2022. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Roads and vehicles
Where and what, 2022
Roads with the most fatal crashes
- I-4317
- I-4113
- CR-A11
- I-9411
- I-3910
- US-4510
- SR-119
- SR-329
- CR-C9
- US-149
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 317 |
| SUVs | 170 |
| Pickup trucks | 108 |
| Motorcycles | 86 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 84 |
| Vans | 46 |
| Other vehicles | 28 |
| Buses | 2 |
All crashes 2022.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Silverado32
- Toyota Camry22
- Ford F-15019
- Toyota Corolla16
- GMC Sierra15
- Chevrolet Malibu14
- Honda Civic14
- Nissan Altima14
- Ford Escape13
- Ford Focus13
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 2022. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.
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| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 7, 2022 | Lafayette County | SR-78 | 1 |
| Dec 6, 2022 | Milwaukee, Milwaukee County | S 13TH ST | 1 |
| Dec 5, 2022 | Outagamie County | I-41 | 1 |
| Dec 5, 2022 | Waupaca, Waupaca County | US-10 | 1 |
| Dec 4, 2022 | Madison, Dane County | CR-M N S PLEASANT VIEW RD | 1 |
| Dec 4, 2022 | Milwaukee, Milwaukee County | SR-145 FOND DU LAC AVE W | 1 |
| Dec 1, 2022 | Sheboygan Falls, Sheboygan County | SR-32 | 1 |
| Dec 1, 2022 | Sauk County | VAN HOOSEN RD | 1 |
| Nov 30, 2022 | Milwaukee, Milwaukee County | SR-241 | 1 |
| Nov 30, 2022 | Milwaukee, Milwaukee County | SR-190 | 2 |
| Nov 29, 2022 | Mosinee, Marathon County | I-39 | 1 |
| Nov 29, 2022 | Rice Lake, Barron County | SR-48 | 1 |
| Nov 28, 2022 | Marathon County | CR-J | 1 |
| Nov 27, 2022 | Milwaukee, Milwaukee County | SR-145 RAMP | 1 |
| Nov 27, 2022 | Crawford County | US-18 | 2 |
| Nov 27, 2022 | Sheboygan, Sheboygan County | NEW YORK AVE | 1 |
| Nov 26, 2022 | Jefferson County | SR-16 | 1 |
| Nov 24, 2022 | Dodge County | CR-C | 1 |
| Nov 23, 2022 | Winnebago County | GREEN VALLEY RD | 1 |
| Nov 22, 2022 | Dodge County | SR-19 | 1 |
| Nov 22, 2022 | Sauk County | SR-23 | 1 |
| Nov 20, 2022 | Maple Bluff, Dane County | WOODLAND CIR | 1 |
| Nov 20, 2022 | Appleton, Outagamie County | I-41 | 1 |
| Nov 18, 2022 | Portage County | US-10 | 1 |
| Nov 18, 2022 | Milwaukee, Milwaukee County | S 2ND ST | 1 |
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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2022. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.