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Fatal crashes in Wisconsin

Every fatal crash in Wisconsin is counted by NHTSA, by year since 1975 and by county. These are deaths on the road, not claims, and they are not our numbers.

Fatal crashes in Wisconsin, by year1975–2024

NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)

1975 867 fatal crashes at the peak 2024

All 50 years as a table
YearFatal crashesDeaths
2024 529 595
2023 533 586
2022 556 604
2021 572 620
2020 559 612
2019 527 567
2018 531 589
2017 557 613
2016 544 607
2015 523 566
2014 459 506
2013 507 543
2012 549 615
2011 532 582
2010 528 572
2009 505 561
2008 561 605
2007 675 756
2006 670 724
2005 714 815
2004 722 792
2003 761 848
2002 721 803
2001 683 763
2000 716 799
1999 675 745
1998 632 714
1997 635 725
1996 658 761
1995 663 745
1994 622 712
1993 626 714
1992 586 652
1991 677 797
1990 678 769
1989 714 817
1988 704 807
1987 711 797
1986 651 747
1985 666 744
1984 704 822
1983 648 725
1982 669 770
1981 802 916
1980 847 972
1979 867 985
1978 839 971
1977 797 931
1976 808 935
1975 806 930

The fifteen Wisconsin counties with the most fatal crashes2024

NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)
County Fatal crashes Deaths
Milwaukee 55079 84 93
Dane 55025 30 38
Brown 55009 17 20
Waukesha 55133 17 20
Dodge 55027 13 18
Racine 55101 13 14
Winnebago 55139 13 14
Fond Du Lac 55039 12 12
Jefferson 55055 12 12
Outagamie 55087 12 12
Rock 55105 12 16
Walworth 55127 12 12
Wood 55141 12 12
Barron 55005 11 11
Washington 55131 10 10

Which roads, in Wisconsin2024

NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)

Share is of the crashes this source assigned a road class to, not of every crash in the state.

Road class Fatal crashes Deaths Share
State Highway 143 172 37%
County 117 126 30%
U.S. Highway 66 72 17%
Interstate 32 34 8%
Not Signed 31 34 8%

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