2  Crashes

2.1 Time of Day and Severity

Month and Crash Severity
Month Fatal Injury Property Damage Total Crashes Persons Injured Persons Killed
January 34 2,389 11,594 14,017 3,200 35
February 32 2,339 11,728 14,099 3,292 34
March 26 1,920 8,448 10,394 2,686 27
April 36 1,993 7,622 9,651 2,764 44
May 42 2,350 8,545 10,937 3,289 45
June 39 2,527 8,939 11,505 3,483 41
July 49 2,739 8,311 11,099 3,839 53
August 70 2,538 7,962 10,570 3,558 73
September 60 2,525 8,327 10,912 3,461 62
October 49 2,592 11,001 13,642 3,548 55
November 43 2,483 12,818 15,344 3,348 43
December 31 2,396 10,691 13,118 3,255 39
Total 511 28,791 115,986 145,288 39,723 551
Time of Day and Crash Severity
Crash Hour Fatal Injury Property Damage Total Crashes
12am 19 459 2,083 2,561
1am 23 425 1,677 2,125
2am 13 451 1,851 2,315
3am 9 261 1,245 1,515
4am 7 276 1,741 2,024
5am 13 499 2,924 3,436
6am 16 880 4,410 5,306
7am 24 1,744 7,058 8,826
8am 15 1,338 5,117 6,470
9am 20 1,146 4,413 5,579
10am 18 1,295 4,708 6,021
11am 24 1,597 5,735 7,356
12pm 12 1,811 6,354 8,177
1pm 22 1,760 6,089 7,871
2pm 20 1,940 6,559 8,519
3pm 40 2,443 8,203 10,686
4pm 39 2,422 8,578 11,039
5pm 30 2,163 8,647 10,840
6pm 26 1,502 6,403 7,931
7pm 20 1,113 5,051 6,184
8pm 18 971 4,728 5,717
9pm 21 905 4,398 5,324
10pm 18 746 3,316 4,080
11pm 19 470 2,290 2,779
Unk. 25 174 2,408 2,607
Total 511 28,791 115,986 145,288
Time of Day and Day of Week
Crash Hour Fatal Injury Property Damage
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
12am 2 3 - - 4 6 4 109 46 51 47 59 45 102 426 230 240 224 239 287 437
1am 4 1 3 1 4 5 5 106 52 44 28 37 58 100 433 156 166 185 184 198 355
2am 5 1 2 1 - - 4 135 28 42 38 36 54 118 496 167 178 181 172 214 443
3am 3 - - 2 - 3 1 57 29 34 22 22 28 69 273 156 151 140 140 143 242
4am - 1 2 - 4 - - 38 42 28 45 47 34 42 214 296 265 216 270 226 254
5am 1 4 2 2 2 1 1 47 87 83 73 73 71 65 243 506 496 489 483 396 311
6am 1 5 - 4 1 2 3 53 185 133 167 151 127 64 244 820 728 907 734 630 347
7am 2 8 5 2 4 2 1 68 309 327 332 348 260 100 269 1,280 1,318 1,555 1,220 1,027 389
8am 1 2 3 2 2 3 2 84 220 245 230 254 190 115 298 876 823 987 903 722 508
9am - 3 4 3 2 3 5 112 160 166 212 172 160 164 408 660 666 817 676 608 578
10am 4 5 - 7 - - 2 135 184 175 212 176 200 213 556 662 664 705 697 663 761
11am 4 7 3 3 3 2 2 238 238 195 220 197 244 265 668 839 824 858 813 877 856
12pm 1 2 2 2 - - 5 273 264 256 234 240 279 265 753 945 953 902 914 1,048 839
1pm 1 1 4 5 3 5 3 242 230 201 234 261 319 273 722 895 869 893 894 989 827
2pm 2 1 1 6 2 6 2 244 275 313 271 265 316 256 743 1,045 950 917 1,009 1,111 784
3pm 7 9 6 3 4 6 5 243 359 428 364 385 422 242 735 1,365 1,386 1,195 1,270 1,437 815
4pm 7 3 3 7 8 5 6 232 362 367 379 386 457 239 750 1,315 1,438 1,431 1,307 1,499 838
5pm 6 4 5 3 4 5 3 215 342 346 355 344 344 217 791 1,344 1,423 1,312 1,348 1,505 924
6pm 2 3 2 1 4 5 9 183 186 218 217 235 233 230 721 845 1,017 909 899 1,095 917
7pm 2 5 1 3 3 4 2 156 143 166 138 137 187 186 693 662 695 729 681 804 787
8pm 2 3 2 4 2 4 1 152 122 127 145 139 144 142 639 614 651 631 655 746 792
9pm 3 1 2 3 4 3 5 115 112 106 127 129 164 152 561 550 552 639 620 779 697
10pm 4 1 2 3 3 3 2 98 74 95 82 116 135 146 430 376 393 450 419 606 642
11pm 2 2 2 6 4 2 1 54 54 56 54 58 94 100 256 278 281 288 314 413 460
Unk. 7 3 2 1 4 3 5 42 24 12 22 17 26 31 391 324 288 302 325 345 433

2.2 Location and Severity

By Municipality Type
Municipality Fatal Injury Property Damage Total
City 133 16,811 63,024 79,968
Town 330 8,576 38,410 47,316
Village 48 3,404 14,552 18,004
Total 511 28,791 115,986 145,288
By Location
Location Fatal Injury Property Damage Total
intersection 127 12,077 29,539 41,743
non-intersection 374 15,364 70,728 86,466
parking lot 1 880 13,418 14,299
private property 9 470 2,301 2,780
Total 511 28,791 115,986 145,288
Hit and Run Crashes by Location
Location Fatal Injury Property Damage Total
intersection 6 985 3,974 4,965
non-intersection 14 1,008 9,146 10,168
parking lot - 105 3,747 3,852
private property - 38 755 793
Total 20 2,136 17,622 19,778
County and Highway Class
County Fatal Injury Property Damage Total Crashes
IH US State Cnty Local IH US State Cnty Local IH US State Cnty Local
Adams - - - - 3 - - 41 27 28 - - 135 80 122 436
Ashland - 1 - - - - 11 11 4 17 - 40 109 18 120 331
Barron - 2 3 3 - - 49 18 36 74 - 135 38 79 324 761
Bayfield - - - 1 - - 16 14 8 15 - 84 64 45 74 321
Brown 2 - 2 2 2 136 64 228 175 427 472 175 700 791 1,174 4,350
Buffalo - - 2 - - - 3 22 13 8 - 10 109 41 43 251
Burnett - - 6 - 1 - - 37 11 19 - - 84 31 103 292
Calumet - - - 1 - - 25 34 39 62 - 100 152 164 273 850
Chippewa - - 2 3 1 - 27 87 39 68 - 160 361 214 450 1,412
Clark - 1 2 - 1 - 10 49 30 35 - 42 186 94 187 637
Columbia 1 1 1 3 1 64 25 72 38 48 259 128 351 140 340 1,472
Crawford - 1 1 - - - 10 22 4 24 - 42 122 16 79 321
Dane 3 6 5 7 4 144 579 163 354 1,147 574 1,941 627 1,311 5,027 11,892
Dodge 1 1 5 2 3 12 30 96 105 103 76 90 384 287 527 1,722
Door - - 2 2 1 - - 59 21 43 - - 310 197 295 930
Douglas - 2 2 - - 3 37 22 16 57 17 204 132 64 404 960
Dunn - 1 - 2 2 39 33 44 32 51 231 68 142 64 206 915
Eau Claire 1 1 - - - 49 93 53 45 259 247 376 201 201 1,743 3,269
Florence - - - - - - 2 7 8 6 - 18 12 21 21 95
Fond du Lac - 2 2 2 1 34 88 62 84 225 253 296 320 428 978 2,775
Forest - 1 - - - - 6 10 4 12 - 57 58 30 35 213
Grant - 3 2 3 1 - 57 39 26 71 - 288 253 210 396 1,349
Green - - 1 2 - - - 66 42 65 - - 271 165 289 901
Green Lake - - - 2 1 - - 28 28 12 - - 163 99 108 441
Iowa - 3 1 2 - - 37 28 25 22 - 161 98 83 106 566
Iron - 1 2 - 1 - 8 - 2 1 - 49 20 5 23 112
Jackson 2 - 1 1 - 29 11 24 16 15 205 43 84 58 122 611
Jefferson 1 1 3 - 1 37 38 46 55 89 220 131 284 277 718 1,901
Juneau 2 1 - 2 2 62 9 46 21 27 195 72 166 98 162 865
Kenosha - - 4 6 3 60 13 419 180 454 221 31 929 547 1,607 4,474
Kewaunee - - - 1 - - - 19 24 20 - - 128 157 90 439
La Crosse - 2 1 1 1 27 117 187 41 260 173 499 667 248 1,658 3,882
Lafayette - - - - - - 5 28 23 14 - 21 183 154 147 575
Langlade - 1 - 1 - - 15 18 16 33 - 94 82 58 137 455
Lincoln - 1 2 1 - - 30 24 28 37 - 136 134 125 266 784
Manitowoc 3 2 2 7 1 49 63 42 55 155 248 253 261 379 809 2,329
Marathon - 1 6 4 1 19 31 187 104 245 115 266 732 335 1,424 3,470
Marinette - 2 - 2 3 - 72 11 51 64 - 232 63 136 361 997
Marquette - - 1 - - 20 - 20 22 17 84 - 107 71 54 396
Menominee - - 1 - - - - 2 4 3 - - 11 3 3 27
Milwaukee 8 - 13 5 41 785 73 1,427 396 4,490 3,136 264 3,607 897 14,452 29,594
Monroe - 1 4 1 - 38 26 62 37 50 188 75 375 151 418 1,426
Oconto - 3 2 3 - - 36 22 31 26 - 149 134 117 128 651
Oneida - 2 1 2 1 - 31 29 24 67 - 186 144 92 393 972
Outagamie 1 - 6 5 4 96 6 265 198 346 426 42 1,015 774 1,508 4,692
Ozaukee 2 - 3 5 2 39 - 79 63 91 294 - 366 308 591 1,843
Pepin - - - - - - 4 11 1 5 - 22 26 16 20 105
Pierce - 1 2 - 2 - 14 36 21 41 - 67 108 60 267 619
Polk - 2 5 2 - - 20 47 35 45 1 58 130 67 184 596
Portage - 1 - 1 1 37 42 58 54 88 191 130 234 198 591 1,626
Price - - 3 - - - 3 13 9 8 - 14 66 21 51 188
Racine 1 1 5 2 7 71 12 449 138 585 257 30 1,080 340 2,194 5,172
Richland - - - - - - 19 26 11 17 - 96 114 59 119 461
Rock 2 5 6 2 7 115 138 163 73 418 397 351 454 192 2,023 4,346
Rusk - 2 1 1 - - 7 11 16 12 - 43 23 33 56 205
Sauk 1 1 2 1 3 37 78 87 57 112 169 214 315 185 589 1,851
Sawyer - - - 2 - - 3 17 10 14 - 20 68 50 121 305
Shawano - - 2 2 1 - 21 82 54 55 - 119 495 326 390 1,547
Sheboygan 3 - 2 3 2 37 - 97 89 172 184 - 702 521 1,216 3,028
St. Croix 2 2 5 - 2 46 32 88 56 131 320 166 477 343 853 2,523
Taylor - - 2 - 1 - - 23 18 21 - - 127 102 97 391
Trempealeau - 1 - - - 7 22 42 23 20 25 93 134 59 156 582
Vernon - - 1 - - - 18 34 21 18 - 182 270 104 176 824
Vilas - 2 1 - 1 - 22 32 17 35 - 90 121 54 168 543
Walworth 1 6 4 - 2 32 63 97 65 164 144 209 413 240 892 2,332
Washburn - 1 1 1 1 - 25 8 18 8 - 132 42 45 74 356
Washington 4 1 2 2 - 54 37 176 84 192 324 183 777 440 1,272 3,548
Waukesha 1 1 6 7 3 228 85 348 496 615 929 235 1,157 1,588 2,982 8,681
Waupaca - 6 1 2 2 - 35 43 38 62 - 229 268 214 351 1,251
Waushara - - 1 1 - 8 - 35 37 38 46 - 181 114 124 585
Winnebago 3 - 3 1 3 153 90 185 118 423 460 300 603 323 1,551 4,216
Wood - - 3 1 4 - 16 101 48 141 - 28 346 103 659 1,450
Total 45 77 149 115 125 2,567 2,592 6,578 4,212 12,842 11,081 9,969 23,605 15,660 55,671 145,288
Cnty = County Highway, IH = Interstate Highway.
County and Licensed Drivers and Vehicle Registrations
county Licensed Drivers Vehicles Registr. Total Crashes
Adams 16,076 30,805 436
Ashland 11,694 18,237 331
Barron 36,440 58,975 761
Bayfield 12,455 21,598 321
Brown 188,568 291,280 4,350
Buffalo 10,453 18,982 251
Burnett 13,624 22,505 292
Calumet 34,858 54,974 850
Chippewa 47,797 79,859 1,412
Clark 21,958 41,536 637
Columbia 44,046 71,051 1,472
Crawford 11,911 19,965 321
Dane 389,390 513,634 11,892
Dodge 64,827 109,749 1,722
Door 24,335 43,441 930
Douglas 32,982 52,802 960
Dunn 30,769 51,154 915
Eau Claire 73,173 103,976 3,269
Florence 3,857 7,314 95
Fond du Lac 74,982 118,479 2,775
Forest 7,052 13,177 213
Grant 34,298 58,455 1,349
Green 28,180 45,645 901
Green Lake 14,144 24,710 441
Iowa 18,319 30,278 566
Iron 5,002 9,080 112
Jackson 14,306 30,250 611
Jefferson 61,539 99,104 1,901
Juneau 19,432 33,991 865
Kenosha 121,420 153,814 4,474
Kewaunee 15,710 27,331 439
La Crosse 84,069 117,148 3,882
Lafayette 11,935 25,158 575
Langlade 15,317 26,703 455
Lincoln 22,408 37,313 784
Manitowoc 60,596 97,966 2,329
Marathon 102,731 158,545 3,470
Marinette 32,270 59,018 997
Marquette 12,084 22,117 396
Menominee 2,522 1,807 27
Milwaukee 575,678 669,098 29,594
Monroe 31,738 54,543 1,426
Oconto 29,892 52,728 651
Oneida 30,541 49,854 972
Outagamie 144,420 210,342 4,692
Ozaukee 71,763 91,124 1,843
Pepin 5,468 10,426 105
Pierce 31,380 50,500 619
Polk 35,996 58,243 596
Portage 51,604 78,985 1,626
Price 11,340 20,051 188
Racine 139,707 185,100 5,172
Richland 11,775 20,898 461
Rock 118,454 172,908 4,346
Rusk 10,993 18,666 205
Sauk 48,840 76,038 1,851
Sawyer 13,265 21,613 305
Shawano 30,513 50,941 1,547
Sheboygan 85,369 120,576 3,028
St. Croix 71,476 108,713 2,523
Taylor 14,480 28,058 391
Trempealeau 21,599 43,356 582
Vernon 21,319 34,411 824
Vilas 19,212 32,922 543
Walworth 77,589 127,235 2,332
Washburn 13,517 22,516 356
Washington 106,344 145,496 3,548
Waukesha 319,329 418,544 8,681
Waupaca 40,018 65,609 1,251
Waushara 18,188 35,110 585
Winnebago 125,452 179,002 4,216
Wood 56,829 100,380 1,450
Total 4,211,617 6,155,912 145,288
Licensed drivers and vehicle registrations does not include vehicles and drivers for whom county is unknown and/or out of state. Vehicle registrations are handled by Wisconsin Indian tribes and bands for members and non-members who reside on the reservation. Those registrations are not included in this count.
Economic Loss by Injury Severity or Vehicle
Injury Severity Total Injuries Economic Loss
Fatal Injury 551 $964,250,000
Suspected Serious Injury 3,133 $316,433,000
Suspected Minor Injury 15,970 $466,324,000
Possible Injury 20,620 $492,818,000
Property damage only (cost per vehicle) 192,159 $903,147,300
Total 232,433 $3,142,972,300
Economic loss is calculated using 2020 National Safety Council estimates.
Bicycle, Pedestrian, Motorcycle, Deer, Bus, Hit & Run, and Work Zone Crashes
County Bicycle Crashes Pedestrian Crashes Motorcycle Crashes Deer Crashes School Bus Crashes Hit & Run Crashes Work Zone Crashes
Ftl Inj PD Ftl Inj PD Ftl Inj PD Ftl Inj PD Ftl Inj PD Ftl Inj PD Ftl Inj PD
Adams - - - - 3 - - 4 - - 4 97 - - 3 - 5 50 - 3 7
Ashland - - - - 3 - - 5 1 - 2 103 - - - - - 20 - 1 -
Barron - - - 1 2 1 1 11 2 1 6 42 - - 2 - 5 32 - - 1
Bayfield - - - - 1 - - 6 - - 7 119 - - 1 - 1 16 - 1 -
Brown - 31 1 4 54 1 2 40 6 - 8 456 - 6 20 - 62 331 - 7 16
Buffalo - - - - - - 1 11 4 - 2 78 - - 1 - - 10 - 1 1
Burnett - 1 - 1 - - - 7 - - 3 49 - - 1 - 3 21 - 2 1
Calumet - 3 - - 2 - - 8 2 - 6 184 - 1 7 - 6 60 - 2 7
Chippewa - 1 - 1 10 - - 14 3 - 9 340 - 2 10 - 12 89 - 1 -
Clark - 3 - - 1 - - 8 2 1 5 115 - 1 1 - - 27 - 2 1
Columbia - 2 1 - 5 1 1 26 4 - 10 322 - 2 4 - 7 109 1 2 11
Crawford - 1 - 1 4 - - 4 - - 1 56 - - 2 - 2 10 - - -
Dane 2 97 14 3 134 14 6 95 24 - 14 845 - 11 54 1 166 1,494 - 59 253
Dodge - 3 - - 8 - 2 22 3 - 10 386 - 2 3 - 13 133 - 1 5
Door - - - 1 1 - - 9 7 - 3 358 - 1 3 - 4 36 - 1 2
Douglas - 3 1 - 8 1 2 8 4 1 3 85 - 1 1 - 8 109 - 1 1
Dunn - 2 - - 7 - 2 13 - - 11 70 - 4 1 - 12 68 - 10 43
Eau Claire - 17 1 - 13 1 - 14 9 - 7 256 - 2 4 - 22 464 - 1 4
Florence - - - - - - - 2 - - 2 13 - - 1 - - 8 - - -
Fond du Lac - 16 1 1 20 - 2 21 9 - 9 595 - - 6 - 23 244 - 3 11
Forest - - - - - - - - - - 1 100 - - 2 - - 5 - - -
Grant - 3 - - 4 - 2 9 6 - 4 466 - - 3 - 5 70 - 1 3
Green - 6 1 - 4 - 1 10 1 - 8 270 - 1 5 - 7 52 - 2 4
Green Lake - - - - 4 - - 6 - - 5 176 - - - - 2 24 - 1 -
Iowa - 1 - - - - - 5 3 - 3 129 - - 3 - 5 27 - 4 16
Iron - - - - - - - - 1 - - 36 - - - - - 4 - - -
Jackson - - - - 1 - - 8 - - 7 130 - - 1 - 4 53 - 3 2
Jefferson - 6 2 - 10 - 1 15 4 1 1 397 - 1 2 - 7 159 - 2 7
Juneau 1 3 1 - 2 - - 9 2 - 2 189 - - 2 1 5 51 - 7 19
Kenosha 1 23 6 3 50 2 3 48 11 - 3 151 - 3 16 1 100 617 - 20 51
Kewaunee - 2 - - 1 - - 4 2 - 3 185 - - 1 - 5 23 - - -
La Crosse - 26 2 - 39 2 - 38 7 - 10 392 - 3 14 - 38 496 - 5 17
Lafayette - - - - - - - 2 3 - 2 272 - - 1 - 2 25 - 1 -
Langlade - 2 - - 3 - - 4 2 - - 136 - - 3 - 5 14 - - 1
Lincoln - 1 - - 5 - - 9 1 - 6 221 - - 1 - 2 51 1 1 4
Manitowoc 1 9 1 2 17 - 2 14 8 - 12 644 - 1 7 - 17 187 - 3 9
Marathon - 13 1 1 22 - - 30 12 - 25 373 - 3 16 - 28 352 - 3 21
Marinette - - - - 3 - 3 16 1 2 13 125 - 2 3 - 7 60 - - 2
Marquette - - - - 4 - 1 8 - - 8 140 - - 1 - 1 6 - 1 3
Menominee - - - - - - 1 2 - - - 6 - - - - - - - - -
Milwaukee 1 163 27 15 535 46 8 185 62 - 9 124 2 61 242 11 1,059 6,658 5 155 474
Monroe - 5 1 - 6 - 1 16 3 - 11 371 - 1 6 - 8 100 - 2 9
Oconto - - - 1 1 - 3 17 - - 11 188 - - 2 - 3 19 - 1 2
Oneida - - - 1 6 - 2 8 2 - 7 219 - - 3 1 2 73 - 1 5
Outagamie 1 30 3 - 42 1 5 52 15 - 8 614 1 4 21 - 42 349 - 6 19
Ozaukee 1 5 1 - 6 2 3 13 4 - 7 391 - 2 11 - 16 170 - 2 -
Pepin - - - - - - - - - - - 27 - 1 - - 1 5 - - 1
Pierce - 2 1 - 7 - 2 14 1 - 4 10 - 1 2 - 5 78 1 1 1
Polk 1 1 - - 4 - 1 12 2 1 10 36 - 1 3 - 3 37 - - -
Portage - 10 - - 3 2 - 13 2 - 7 186 - - 11 - 11 152 - 6 18
Price - - - - 1 - 1 5 - 1 3 47 - - - - 2 9 - - -
Racine 1 29 3 3 43 1 2 51 14 - 3 162 - 6 17 2 97 831 1 98 265
Richland - 1 - - 4 - - 12 1 - 5 152 - 3 1 - 1 17 - - 1
Rock - 14 - 1 26 1 4 40 13 - 3 82 - 3 9 1 75 825 2 98 304
Rusk - - - - 1 - 1 6 1 - 7 29 - - 1 - - 10 - - -
Sauk - 11 1 1 12 1 1 25 6 - 13 230 1 - 4 - 12 142 - 6 8
Sawyer - - - - - - - 5 2 - 1 39 - 1 1 - 1 28 - - 3
Shawano - 2 - 1 5 1 - 9 2 - 13 715 - - 4 - 6 62 - 5 1
Sheboygan 1 4 1 2 13 2 1 30 8 - 8 719 - 2 15 - 27 344 - 3 10
St. Croix - 6 - - 5 - 2 28 6 - 16 644 - 1 8 - 11 158 2 14 38
Taylor - - - - 5 - - 5 1 - 6 135 - - 1 - - 10 - - -
Trempealeau - - - - 4 - - 11 2 - 8 78 - 2 5 - 3 46 - 4 4
Vernon - - - - 1 - 1 19 1 - 3 411 - - 3 - - 17 - 1 -
Vilas - - - - 5 - - 8 1 - 5 92 - - 5 - 3 37 - 2 3
Walworth - 8 - 1 13 3 2 24 9 - 8 397 - 1 9 - 14 253 - 2 4
Washburn - - - - 1 - - 5 1 - 5 117 - - 4 - 1 8 - - 3
Washington - 18 1 - 18 - 2 46 11 - 11 747 - 7 16 - 24 339 - 7 27
Waukesha 1 34 2 5 53 6 2 77 25 - 16 807 - 9 31 1 69 751 - 27 86
Waupaca 1 3 - 1 6 - 1 13 2 1 5 379 - 1 3 1 4 64 - 4 6
Waushara - 1 - - - - 1 7 2 - 6 154 - - 2 - 2 14 - 2 2
Winnebago - 36 2 1 38 1 1 36 8 - 9 417 - 2 16 - 32 308 1 11 39
Wood 1 11 - - 8 1 1 12 5 - 4 112 - - 13 - 11 101 1 2 6
Total 14 669 76 52 1,317 91 81 1,369 356 9 467 17,938 4 156 675 20 2,136 17,622 15 612 1,862
Ftl = fatal, Inj = injury, PD = property damage.

2.3 Crash Type

Crash Type and Crash Severity
Crash Type Fatal Injury Property Damage Total Crashes
Bridge Overhead Structure - 7 109 116
Bridge Parapet End - 6 22 28
Bridge Rail 1 58 171 230
Bridge/Pier/Abut 1 10 29 40
Cable Barrier - 55 451 506
Cargo/Equipment Loss or Shift - 35 372 407
Concrete Traffic Barrier 7 473 1,562 2,042
Culvert 7 125 229 361
Curb 11 340 1,392 1,743
Ditch 50 1,703 4,589 6,342
Domesticated Animal - Alive 2 67 293 362
Domesticated Animal - Dead - 6 14 20
Embankment 7 178 442 627
Fell/Jumped From Motor Vehicle 6 121 40 167
Fence 1 114 735 850
Fire Hydrant - 29 307 336
Fire/Explosion - 11 396 407
Guardrail End 5 107 327 439
Guardrail Face 7 178 929 1,114
Immersion, Full or Partial - 8 72 80
Impact Attenuator/Crash Cushion 2 48 88 138
Jackknife - 23 205 228
Lum Light Support 1 110 720 831
Mailbox - 112 843 955
Motor Veh In Transport 226 19,052 60,304 79,582
Motor Veh Tran Other Rdwy - 29 178 207
Non Domesticated Animal (Alive) 10 470 17,812 18,292
Non Domesticated Animal (Dead) - 21 638 659
Other Fixed Object 2 273 2,001 2,276
Other Non-Collision 6 304 583 893
Other Non-Motorist 1 87 104 192
Other Object - Not Fixed 7 153 1,120 1,280
Other Post, Pole or Support 2 235 1,577 1,814
Other Traffic Barrier 1 22 116 139
Overhead Sign Post 1 4 25 30
Overturn/Rollover 39 1,052 1,322 2,413
Parked Motor Vehicle 4 519 9,457 9,980
Pedalcycle 11 378 42 431
Pedestrian 43 972 66 1,081
Railway Vehicle (Train, Engine) 1 7 21 29
Struck By Falling, Shifting Cargo or Anything Set In Motion By Motor Vehicle - 29 293 322
Thrown or Falling Object - 7 89 96
Traffic Sign Post 3 171 2,374 2,548
Traffic Signal 2 72 739 813
Tree 39 725 1,662 2,426
Utility Pole 4 266 1,003 1,273
Work Zone/Maintenance Equipment 1 19 123 143
Total 511 28,791 115,986 145,288
Fixed Objects Struck by Property Owner Type
Crash Type Government Individual Organization/Company Total
Bridge Overhead Structure 34 - 32 66
Bridge Parapet End 15 - - 15
Bridge Rail 122 1 2 125
Bridge/Pier/Abut 14 2 3 19
Cable Barrier 458 1 1 460
Cargo/Equipment Loss or Shift 49 15 8 72
Concrete Traffic Barrier 1,397 3 50 1,450
Culvert 103 134 35 272
Curb 1,117 136 191 1,444
Ditch 1,291 672 281 2,244
Domesticated Animal - Alive 10 147 4 161
Domesticated Animal - Dead 1 5 - 6
Embankment 92 77 23 192
Fell/Jumped From Motor Vehicle 9 3 2 14
Fence 312 357 199 868
Fire Hydrant 318 11 28 357
Fire/Explosion 15 2 2 19
Guardrail End 429 9 13 451
Guardrail Face 961 8 22 991
Immersion, Full or Partial 2 - 1 3
Impact Attenuator/Crash Cushion 108 2 30 140
Jackknife 47 3 6 56
Lum Light Support 635 27 146 808
Mailbox 107 961 127 1,195
Motor Veh Tran Other Rdwy 5 - 3 8
Non Domesticated Animal (Alive) 44 22 13 79
Other Fixed Object 375 586 774 1,735
Other Non-Collision 116 31 32 179
Other Non-Motorist 14 12 7 33
Other Object - Not Fixed 109 81 115 305
Other Post, Pole or Support 868 139 440 1,447
Other Traffic Barrier 66 2 10 78
Overhead Sign Post 24 - 4 28
Overturn/Rollover 216 80 30 326
Parked Motor Vehicle 109 118 51 278
Pedalcycle 2 - 3 5
Pedestrian 5 6 7 18
Railway Vehicle (Train, Engine) 2 - 3 5
Struck By Falling, Shifting Cargo or Anything Set In Motion By Motor Vehicle 10 8 2 20
Thrown or Falling Object 4 - 1 5
Traffic Sign Post 2,523 110 151 2,784
Traffic Signal 778 8 51 837
Tree 582 308 122 1,012
Utility Pole 373 85 679 1,137
Work Zone/Maintenance Equipment 34 2 32 68
Total 13,905 4,174 3,736 21,815
This report counts fixed objects struck, not crashes, and it only counts fixed objects struck for which the owner type was known. Owner type refers to who owned the fixed object that was struck. For example, a culvert under owner type, Government was a struck culvert owned by the county or by a municipality.

2.4 Environmental Conditions

Weather Conditions
Weather Conditions Fatal Injury Property Damage Total
Blowing Sand, Soil, Dirt - - 3 3
Blowing Snow 1 199 770 970
Clear 289 15,941 50,416 66,646
Cloudy 168 8,999 29,463 38,630
Fog 4 221 623 848
Freezing Rain or Freezing Drizzle 7 264 1,227 1,498
Other - 10 68 78
Rain 35 2,436 7,855 10,326
Severe Winds 2 161 527 690
Sleet/Hail 4 255 1,095 1,354
Snow 20 2,063 11,166 13,249
Unknown 10 91 19,947 20,048
Total 540 30,640 123,160 154,340
A crash may have one or more conditions.
Light Conditions
Light Fatal Injury Property Damage Total
Dark-Unknown Lighting 2 70 428 500
Dark/Lighted 65 4,465 16,694 21,224
Dark/Unlit 134 3,076 9,145 12,355
Dawn 11 841 2,716 3,568
Daylight 280 19,555 64,415 84,250
Dusk 11 746 2,468 3,225
Unknown 8 38 20,120 20,166
Total 511 28,791 115,986 145,288
Road Conditions
Road Conditions Fatal Injury Property Damage Total
Dry 396 20,407 61,118 81,921
Gravel 2 116 218 336
Ice 34 2,210 10,732 12,976
Mud/Dirt - 37 85 122
Oil - 11 5 16
Other 1 25 73 99
Sand - 33 64 97
Slush 13 1,272 6,365 7,650
Snow 35 2,969 17,165 20,169
Unknown 7 75 19,453 19,535
Water (Standing/Moving) - 49 127 176
Wet 66 5,232 18,568 23,866
Total 554 32,436 133,973 166,963
A crash may have one or more conditions.
Highway Possible Contributing Circumstances (PCCs)
Highway PCCs Fatal Injury Property Damage Total
Backup Due To Prior Crash 3 247 619 869
Backup Due To Prior Non-Recurring Incident 2 162 395 559
Backup Due To Regular Congestion - 1,034 2,690 3,724
Debris Prior To Crash - 22 90 112
Loose Gravel 1 84 60 145
Low Shoulder - 14 17 31
Narrow Bridge - 3 4 7
Narrow Shoulder 3 26 77 106
Non-Highway Work - 9 20 29
Obstruction In Roadway - 71 261 332
Other 1 104 370 475
Other Debris - 24 134 158
Road Surface Condition (Wet, Icy, Snow, Slush, Etc) 41 2,183 9,550 11,774
Rough Pavement 1 9 14 24
Rut, Holes, Bumps 1 48 72 121
Sign Obscured/Miss - 1 13 14
Soft Shoulder - 11 32 43
Toll Booth/Plaza Related - - 1 1
Traffic Control Device Inoperative, Missing, or Obscured - 22 55 77
Visibility Obscured 3 159 400 562
Work Zone (Construction/Maintenance/Utility) 7 241 719 967
Worn, Travel-Polished Surface - - 4 4
Total 63 4,474 15,597 20,134
A crash may have one or more conditions.
Total Crashes by if Highway PCC
PCC Status Fatal Injury Property Damage Total
At least 1 PCC 60 4,145 14,775 18,980
No PCCs 451 24,646 101,211 126,308
Total 511 28,791 115,986 145,288

2.5 Reporting Agency

Citations by Reporting Agency
Agency 0 citations At least 1 citation Total
Fatal Injury Property Damage Fatal Injury Property Damage
State Patrol 40 587 3,784 5 728 1,807 6,951
County Sheriff 264 3,475 29,356 53 5,774 12,004 50,926
City Police 94 5,602 32,050 22 9,580 24,351 71,699
Village Police 16 700 5,101 5 1,568 4,037 11,427
Town Police 5 193 1,586 5 460 1,139 3,388
Other 1 50 577 1 74 194 897
Total 420 10,607 72,454 91 18,184 43,532 145,288
'At least 1 citation' refers to if at least one driver in a crash was issued one or more citations.The enforcement agency type Other includes Tribal, Department of Natural Resources, University of Wisconsin system campus police, the State Fair Park police, Capitol Police, and several police departments that serve Indian tribes.
Average Crash Times by Month and Reporting Agency
Month State Patrol County Sheriff City Police Village Police Town Police Other
January 20 72 65 99 203 31
February 41 88 101 161 19 364
March 72 86 145 58 61 547
April 47 87 121 32 92 46
May 14 70 165 112 1,569 1,895
June 22 87 128 99 17 171
July 16 78 303 84 154 867
August 19 106 237 311 99 36
September 15 66 202 136 78 183
October 48 86 140 73 15 69
November 39 66 108 64 17 87
December 22 61 205 61 35 23
Average crash response time is the difference (in minutes) between time notified and time of arrival as reported by the investigating officer. About 10% of the crashes are excluded from this analysis due to missing time values on the DT4000. The enforcement agency type Other includes Tribal, Department of Natural Resources, University of Wisconsin system campus police, the State Fair Park police, Capitol Police, and several police departments that serve Indian tribes.
County and Reporting Agency
County Fatal Injury Property Damage
St. Pat. Cnty Shf. City Pol. Vll. Pol. Twn Pol. Oth. St. Pat. Cnty Shf. City Pol. Vll. Pol. Twn Pol. Oth. St. Pat. Cnty Shf. City Pol. Vll. Pol. Twn Pol. Oth.
Adams - 2 - - 1 - 7 78 7 - 4 - 7 240 48 - 42 -
Ashland 1 - - - - - 1 18 21 - 3 - 11 134 135 - 7 -
Barron 1 7 - - - - 8 109 51 9 - - 34 237 282 23 - -
Bayfield - 1 - - - - 8 42 1 - 2 - 10 211 31 - 9 6
Brown - 5 2 1 - - 38 278 543 161 - 10 127 1,766 656 636 - 127
Buffalo - 2 - - - - 2 40 4 - - - 2 161 40 - - -
Burnett 1 4 - 1 - 1 1 64 - 2 - - 5 187 - 19 - 7
Calumet - 1 - - - - 6 91 62 - - 1 6 438 244 - - 1
Chippewa 1 4 - 1 - - 6 113 58 44 - - 43 556 389 197 - -
Clark 1 3 - - - - 2 108 13 1 - - 10 390 106 3 - -
Columbia - 7 - - - - 61 133 51 2 - - 258 560 381 19 - -
Crawford - 1 1 - - - 7 35 18 - - - 10 181 68 - - -
Dane 3 9 12 1 - - 146 381 1,680 105 65 10 622 1,901 5,820 698 324 115
Dodge 1 9 1 - 1 - 21 234 80 7 4 - 84 788 445 30 17 -
Door - 3 - - 1 1 - 94 22 - 6 1 2 590 186 - 21 3
Douglas - 3 1 - - - 3 39 93 - - - 17 203 600 - - 1
Dunn - 4 1 - - - 43 93 63 - - - 243 211 224 20 - 13
Eau Claire 1 - 1 - - - 59 125 313 - - 2 271 445 2,018 16 - 18
Florence - - - - - - - 23 - - - - - 72 - - - -
Fond du Lac - 6 1 - - - 29 164 282 12 6 - 141 1,086 969 46 32 1
Forest - 1 - - - - 1 25 3 - 3 - 1 147 19 - 13 -
Grant - 9 - - - - 13 130 48 2 - - 27 791 294 20 - 15
Green - 3 - - - - - 113 50 10 - - 2 497 162 64 - -
Green Lake - 2 1 - - - 5 49 14 - - - 12 285 73 - - -
Iowa - 6 - - - - 3 82 25 2 - - 7 330 96 15 - -
Iron - 4 - - - - 3 8 - - - - 15 61 21 - - -
Jackson 2 1 1 - - - 29 60 6 - - - 207 248 53 4 - -
Jefferson 1 5 - - - - 34 130 86 14 1 - 177 762 622 58 3 8
Juneau 2 5 - - - - 59 85 19 2 - - 209 351 127 6 - -
Kenosha - 9 2 2 - - 37 335 572 182 - - 122 1,160 1,613 430 - 10
Kewaunee - 1 - - - - 5 48 10 - - - 8 289 59 19 - -
La Crosse - 4 1 - - - 29 79 483 32 8 1 132 499 2,313 215 73 13
Lafayette - - - - - - 1 64 4 1 - - 6 445 49 4 1 -
Langlade 1 1 - - - - 1 51 30 - - - 2 235 134 - - -
Lincoln - 4 - - - - 3 75 41 - - - 10 374 277 - - -
Manitowoc 3 10 2 - - - 10 162 189 3 - - 30 1,009 895 16 - -
Marathon 1 10 1 - - - 33 210 297 46 - - 149 910 1,497 316 - -
Marinette - 6 1 - - - 3 146 46 3 - - 12 469 298 13 - -
Marquette - 1 - - - - 14 62 1 2 - - 31 259 11 15 - -
Menominee - 1 - - - - - 9 - - - - - 17 - - - -
Milwaukee 1 10 54 2 - - 11 1,007 5,757 333 - 63 52 3,844 17,377 860 - 223
Monroe - 6 - - - - 41 119 53 - - - 220 576 395 14 - 2
Oconto - 8 - - - - 3 101 10 1 - - 21 428 75 4 - -
Oneida - 5 - - 1 - 4 64 38 - 45 - 17 391 213 - 194 -
Outagamie 3 10 1 2 - - 28 216 352 74 235 6 139 1,123 1,305 308 840 50
Ozaukee - 9 3 - - - 3 107 108 54 - - 24 772 457 306 - -
Pepin - - - - - - - 16 3 2 - - 4 57 18 5 - -
Pierce 2 3 - - - - 11 65 24 8 - 4 7 216 210 45 - 24
Polk 1 6 1 1 - - 3 120 18 6 - - 7 276 97 60 - -
Portage - 3 - - - - 16 134 90 38 - 1 89 545 526 176 - 8
Price - 3 - - - - - 28 5 - - - 5 98 49 - - -
Racine 1 6 5 3 1 - 34 203 545 433 40 - 137 592 1,793 1,228 151 -
Richland - - - - - - 1 57 15 - - - 3 273 111 1 - -
Rock 2 14 6 - - - 122 232 513 2 38 - 436 537 2,241 22 181 -
Rusk 2 1 1 - - - 6 35 5 - - - 15 87 53 - - -
Sauk 1 6 - 1 - - 41 188 68 72 - 2 183 659 312 305 1 12
Sawyer - 2 - - - - 2 31 3 - - 8 6 131 90 2 5 25
Shawano - 5 - - - - 13 164 32 3 - - 30 1,141 137 22 - -
Sheboygan 1 6 2 1 - - 8 202 177 8 - - 22 1,282 1,244 74 - 1
St. Croix 3 7 1 - - - 50 145 129 29 - - 314 1,017 695 133 - -
Taylor 1 2 - - - - 2 51 9 - - - 4 255 66 1 - -
Trempealeau - 1 - - - - 7 80 25 2 - - 36 277 145 9 - -
Vernon - 1 - - - - - 76 15 - - - 3 612 113 2 2 -
Vilas - 4 - - - - - 78 16 - - 12 2 312 77 - - 42
Walworth - 11 - 1 1 - - 175 116 28 102 - 14 628 697 207 339 13
Washburn 2 2 - - - - 6 43 8 2 - - 36 183 70 4 - -
Washington 1 6 - 2 - - 29 222 164 127 1 - 117 1,258 882 731 8 -
Waukesha 1 7 6 2 2 - 58 454 836 346 78 - 269 1,871 2,916 1,445 390 -
Waupaca 1 9 1 - - - 3 115 57 3 - - 37 675 343 7 - -
Waushara - 2 - - - - 25 82 9 2 - - 75 320 46 24 - -
Winnebago 1 6 3 - - - 52 342 525 47 - 3 194 1,105 1,673 231 1 33
Wood 1 2 3 - 2 - 5 112 171 6 12 - 11 324 720 10 71 -
Total 45 317 116 21 10 2 1,315 9,249 15,182 2,268 653 124 5,591 41,360 56,401 9,138 2,725 771
St. Pat. = State Patrol, Cnty Shf. = County Sheriff, City Pol. = City Police, Vll. Pol. = Village Police, Twn Pol. = Town Police, Oth. = Other. The enforcement agency type Other includes Tribal, Department of Natural Resources, University of Wisconsin system campus police, the State Fair Park police, Capitol Police, and several police departments that serve Indian tribes.

2.6 Traffic Controls

Traffic Controls for Every Unit in a Crash
Traffic Control Fatal Injury Property Damage Total
Railway Crossing 3 39 122 164
School Zone Sign/ Device - 23 51 74
Stop Sign 70 5,263 13,580 18,913
Stop Sign/Flash - 48 152 200
Traffic Control Person - 52 96 148
Traffic Signal 60 12,826 28,612 41,498
Traffic Signal Flash 3 322 693 1,018
Warning Sign 4 119 253 376
Warning Sign With Flash 2 21 72 95
Yield Sign 3 739 3,840 4,582
No Control 700 32,701 121,506 154,907
Other - 118 403 521
Unknown 2 403 23,251 23,656
Total 847 52,674 192,631 246,152
A traffic control should be reported for each unit in a crash (except pedestrians); multiple traffic controls are noted in multiple unit crashes. The controls can be the same for each unit or different. If they are the same, both are listed. Fewer than one control would be noted if the officer didn’t record a traffic control. For example, controls are not required to be noted for single unit, property damage deer crashes.

2.7 Most Harmful Events

Most Harmful Event for Every Unit in a Crash
Collision of a motor vehicle with: Fatal Injury Property Damage Total
Bridge Overhead Structure - 8 103 111
Bridge Parapet End - 6 32 38
Bridge Rail 2 61 181 244
Bridge/Pier/Abut 1 15 31 47
Cable Barrier - 55 492 547
Cargo/Equipment Loss or Shift - 79 582 661
Concrete Traffic Barrier 4 470 1,516 1,990
Culvert 4 134 257 395
Curb 6 177 919 1,102
Ditch 20 1,108 3,491 4,619
Domesticated Animal - Alive 1 60 287 348
Domesticated Animal - Dead - 5 14 19
Embankment 6 171 465 642
Fell/Jumped From Motor Vehicle 6 148 105 259
Fence 1 101 789 891
Fire Hydrant - 35 330 365
Fire/Explosion - 16 373 389
Guardrail End 5 104 343 452
Guardrail Face 4 166 933 1,103
Immersion, Full or Partial 2 12 96 110
Impact Attenuator/Crash Cushion - 46 90 136
Jackknife - 20 198 218
Lum Light Support 2 145 773 920
Mailbox - 62 769 831
Motor Veh In Transport 530 41,698 129,043 171,271
Motor Veh Tran Other Rdwy 3 72 382 457
Non Domesticated Animal (Alive) 10 433 17,779 18,222
Non Domesticated Animal (Dead) - 18 604 622
Other Fixed Object 5 318 2,021 2,344
Other Non-Collision 11 485 1,172 1,668
Other Non-Motorist 3 81 89 173
Other Object - Not Fixed 7 161 1,231 1,399
Other Post, Pole or Support 1 218 1,540 1,759
Other Traffic Barrier 1 20 107 128
Overhead Sign Post 1 4 36 41
Overturn/Rollover 65 1,529 1,666 3,260
Parked Motor Vehicle 6 958 16,264 17,228
Pedalcycle 10 517 61 588
Pedestrian 54 1,265 110 1,429
Railway Vehicle (Train, Engine) 2 15 29 46
Struck By Falling, Shifting Cargo or Anything Set In Motion By Motor Vehicle 3 76 525 604
Thrown or Falling Object 2 10 140 152
Traffic Sign Post 3 116 2,365 2,484
Traffic Signal 3 71 778 852
Tree 56 1,056 2,230 3,342
Utility Pole 6 332 1,158 1,496
Work Zone/Maintenance Equipment 1 17 132 150
Total 847 52,674 192,631 246,152
The most harmful event is the event that produces the greatest injury or damage to the vehicle in the crash. A crash may have 1 or more vehicles.