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Safety: Moving toward minimizing the number of deaths, injuries and crashes on our roadways. | |
Traffic Fatalities
Calendar year 2018 (Preliminary)
| Number of traffic fatalities | 577 | Fourth quarter five year average is 552. Annual target is 541.
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| As of December 31st, there have been 577 fatalities in 2018. Our long-term goal is to reduce preventable deaths (a lower number is better). Total for 2017 number of fatalities was 594. | 1/2019 |
Serious Traffic Injuries
Calendar year 2018 (Preliminary) | Number of serious traffic injuries | 3,174 | Fourth quarter five year average is 3,165. Annual target is 3,007. | |
| As of December 31st, 3,174 persons have received serious injuries in 2018. In 2017, the crash report was updated to reflect national standards. Total number for 2017 serious traffic injuries was 3,492.
| 1/2019 |
Traffic Crashes
Calendar year 2018 (Preliminary) | Number of traffic crashes | 142,595 | Fourth quarter five year average is 125,705. Annual target is 119,420. | |
| As of December 31st, there were 142,595 traffic crashes in 2018. Our long-term goal is to reduce preventable deaths (a lower number is better). Total number of 2017 traffic crashes was 139,870. | 1/2019 |
Safety Belt Use
Calendar year 2018 | 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. | 10/2018 |
