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Safety: Moving toward minimizing the number of deaths, injuries and crashes on our roadways.
Traffic Fatalities
Calendar year 2022
(Preliminary) | Number of traffic fatalities | 115 | First Quarter five-year average is 100
Annual target is 571 | |
 | As of April 30, there have been 115 fatalities in 2022. Our long-term goal is to reduce preventable deaths (a lower number is better). Total fatalities for 2020: 593. | 4/2022 |
Serious Traffic Injuries
Calendar year 2022
(Preliminary) | Number of serious traffic injuries | 517 | First Quarter five-year average is 558
Annual target is 3,232 |
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 | As of April 30, 517 persons received serious injuries in 2022. In 2017, the crash report was updated to reflect national standards. Total serious traffic injuries for 2020: 3,186. | 4/2022 |
Traffic Crashes
Calendar year 2022
(Preliminary) | Number of
traffic crashes | 29,961 | First Quarter five-year average is 33,232
Annual target is 131,772 |
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| As of April 30, there were 29,961 traffic crashes in 2022. Our long-term goal is to reduce preventable deaths (a lower number is better). Total traffic crashes for 2020: 114,697. | 4/2022 |
Safety Belt Use
Calendar year 2021 | Percent of vehicle
occupants
wearing a seat belt | 88.1 | 91.1 by 2021 | |
| While Wisconsin’s safety belt usage rate reached the sixth highest in 2021, we still lag behind neighboring states, which have use rates of more than 90 percent. We were below the five-year average of 89.3. | 10/2021 |