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Safety: Moving toward minimizing the number of deaths, injuries and crashes on our roadways. | |
Traffic Fatalities
Calendar year 2020 (Preliminary)
| Number of traffic fatalities | 89
| First Quarter five year average is 109 Annual target is 561
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| As of March 31st, there have been 89 fatalities in 2020. Our long-term goal is to reduce preventable deaths (a lower number is better). 2019 preliminary total for fatalities was 551.
| 4/2020
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Serious Traffic Injuries
Calendar year 2020 (Preliminary) | Number of serious traffic injuries | 453
| First Quarter five year average is 569 Annual target is 3,016
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| As of March 31st, 453 persons have received serious injuries in 2020. In 2017, the crash report was updated to reflect national standards. 2019 preliminary total for serious traffic injuries was 3,129.
| 4/2020
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Traffic Crashes
Calendar year 2020 (Preliminary) | Number of traffic crashes | 29,697
| First Quarter five year average is 33,551 Annual target is 129,196
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| As of March 31st, there were 29,697 traffic crashes in 2020, Our long-term goal is to reduce preventable deaths (a lower number is better). 2019 preliminary total for traffic crashes was 145,234.
| 4/2020 |
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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