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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 | 99 | First quarter five year average is 107. Annual target is 551.
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| As of March 31st, there have been 99 fatalities in 2019. Our long-term goal is to reduce preventable deaths (a lower number is better). Total for 2018 total for fatalities was 575. | 4/2019 |
Serious Traffic Injuries
Calendar year-to-date 2019(Preliminary) | Number of serious traffic injuries | 506 | First quarter five year average is 573. Annual target is 2,988. | |
| As of March 31st, 506 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 3,211. | 4/2019 |
Traffic Crashes
Calendar year-to-date 2019(Preliminary) | Number of traffic crashes | 37,655 | First quarter five year average is 34,472. Annual target is 124,388. | |
| As of March 31st, there were 37,655 traffic crashes in 2019. Our long-term goal is to reduce preventable deaths (a lower number is better). Preliminary 2018 total for traffic crashes was 144,143. | 4/2019 |
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 |
