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Safety: Moving toward minimizing the number of deaths, injuries and crashes on our roadways.
Traffic Fatalities
Calendar year 2021 (Preliminary) | Number of traffic fatalities | 236 | Fourth Quarter five year average is 573
Annual target is 561 |  |
| As of June 30th, there have been 236 fatalities in 2021. Our long-term goal is to reduce preventable deaths (a lower number is better). 2020 total for fatalities is 593. | 7/2021 |
Serious Traffic Injuries
Calendar year 2021 (Preliminary) | Number of serious traffic injuries | 1485 | Fourth Quarter five year average is 3,175
Annual target is 3,016 | |
 | As of June 30th, 1,485 persons have received serious injuries in 2021. In 2017, the crash report was updated to reflect national standards. 2020 total for serious traffic injuries is 3,186. | 7/2021 |
Traffic Crashes
Calendar year 2021 (Preliminary) | Number of traffic crashes | 57,761 | Fourth Quarter five year average is 136,007
Annual target is 129,207 |
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| As of June 30th, there were 57,761 traffic crashes in 2021. Our long-term goal is to reduce preventable deaths (a lower number is better). 2020 total for traffic crashes is 114,697.
| 7/2021 |
Safety Belt Use
Calendar year 2020 | Percent of vehicle occupants wearing a seat belt | 89.2 | 92.0 by 2020 | |
| While Wisconsin’s safety belt usage rate reached the fourth highest in 2020, we still lag behind neighboring states, with use rates of more than 90 percent. We were better than the five year average of 88.6. | 10/2020 |