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Safety: Moving toward minimizing the number of deaths, injuries and crashes on our roadways. | |
Traffic Fatalities
Calendar year-to-date 2019(Preliminary)
| Number of traffic fatalities | 229
| Second Quarter five year average is 253 Annual target is 551
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| As of June 30th, there have been 229 fatalities in 2019. Our long-term goal is to reduce preventable deaths (a lower number is better). Preliminary 2018 total for fatalities was 576.
| 7/2019 |
Serious Traffic Injuries
Calendar year-to-date 2019(Preliminary) | Number of serious traffic injuries | 1,341
| Second Quarter five year average is 1,418 Annual target is 2,988
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| As of June 30th, 1,341 persons have received serious injuries in 2019. In 2017, the crash report was updated to reflect national standards. Preliminary 2018 total for serious traffic injuries was 3,212.
| 7/2019 |
Traffic Crashes
Calendar year-to-date 2019(Preliminary) | Number of traffic crashes | 69,517
| Second Quarter five year average is 62,298 Annual target is 124,351
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| As of June 30th, there were 62,517 traffic crashes in 2019, less than the previous year. Our long-term goal is to reduce preventable deaths (a lower number is better). Preliminary 2018 total for traffic crashes was 144,209.
| 7/2019 |
Safety Belt Use
Calendar year 2017 | Percent of vehicle occupants wearing a seat belt | 89.3 | 92.0 by 2020 | |
| While Wisconsin’s safety belt usage fell slightly in 2018, we still lag behind neighboring states, with use rates of more than 90 percent. We were better than the five year average of 86.1. | 7/2018 |
