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Safety: Moving toward minimizing the number of deaths, injuries and crashes on our roadways. | |
Traffic Fatalities
Calendar year 2019 (Preliminary)
| Number of traffic fatalities | 550
| Fourth Quarter five year average is 562 Annual target is 551
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| As of December 31st, there have been 550 fatalities in 2019. Our long-term goal is to reduce preventable deaths (a lower number is better). 2018 total for fatalities was 576.
| 1/2020
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Serious Traffic Injuries
Calendar year 2019 (Preliminary) | Number of serious traffic injuries | 3,068
| Fourth Quarter five year average is 3,146 Annual target is 2,988
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| As of December 31st, 3,068 persons have received serious injuries in 2019. In 2017, the crash report was updated to reflect national standards. 2018 total for serious traffic injuries was 3,212.
| 1/2020
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Traffic Crashes
Calendar year 2019 (Preliminary) | Number of traffic crashes | 143,051
| Fourth Quarter five year average is 130,896 Annual target is 124,352
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| As of December 31st, there were 143,051 traffic crashes in 2019, which is less than the previous year. Our long-term goal is to reduce preventable deaths (a lower number is better). 2018 total for traffic crashes was 144,212.
| 1/2020 |
Safety Belt Use
Calendar year 2019 | Percent of vehicle occupants wearing a seat belt | 90.2
| 92.0 by 2020 | |
| While Wisconsin’s safety belt usage reached an all time high in 2019, we still lag behind neighboring states, with use rates of more than 90 percent. We were better than the five year average of 87.5.
| 10/2019
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