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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2022 | Milwaukee, Milwaukee County | N TEUTONIA AVE | 1 |
| Oct 20, 2022 | Milwaukee, Milwaukee County | US-41 | 1 |
| Oct 20, 2022 | Milwaukee, Milwaukee County | N 27TH ST | 1 |
| Oct 19, 2022 | Sawyer County | GURNO LAKE RD | 1 |
| Oct 19, 2022 | South Milwaukee, Milwaukee County | CR-ZZ | 1 |
| Oct 18, 2022 | Racine, Racine County | N MEMORIAL DR | 1 |
| Oct 17, 2022 | Oneida County | US-51 | 1 |
| Oct 17, 2022 | Waukesha, Waukesha County | CR-Y | 1 |
| Oct 15, 2022 | Milwaukee, Milwaukee County | I-43 | 1 |
| Oct 15, 2022 | Wauwatosa, Milwaukee County | NORTH AVE | 1 |
| Oct 15, 2022 | Shawano County | MILL RD | 1 |
| Oct 15, 2022 | Douglas County | US-53 BUS | 1 |
| Oct 14, 2022 | Milwaukee, Milwaukee County | W HOLT AVE | 1 |
| Oct 13, 2022 | Oshkosh, Winnebago County | I-41 | 1 |
| Oct 12, 2022 | Milwaukee, Milwaukee County | N 10TH ST | 1 |
| Oct 12, 2022 | Milwaukee, Milwaukee County | I-43 | 2 |
| Oct 12, 2022 | Portage County | I-39 | 1 |
| Oct 11, 2022 | Madison, Dane County | S HIGH POINT RD | 1 |
| Oct 10, 2022 | Barron County | 16 1/2 AVE | 2 |
| Oct 10, 2022 | Portage County | I-39 | 1 |
| Oct 9, 2022 | Rusk County | CHIPPEWA TRL | 1 |
| Oct 9, 2022 | Milwaukee, Milwaukee County | W GREENFIELD AVE | 1 |
| Oct 8, 2022 | Fond du Lac County | CR-GGG | 1 |
| Oct 8, 2022 | Sheboygan County | CR-FF | 1 |
| Oct 8, 2022 | Barron County | US-53 | 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.