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Final year crash statistics
2011 crash statistics with comparison to prior years*
| 06-10 | |||||||
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | Average | |
| Fatal crashes | 659 | 655 | 542 | 488 | 517 | 515 | 572 |
| Injury crashes | 35,296 | 36,048 | 33,766 | 29,907 | 29,380 | 28,965 | 32,879 |
| Property damage crashes | 81,922 | 88,420 | 90,795 | 79,596 | 78,911 | 83,036 | 83,929 |
| Total crashes | 117,877 | 125,123 | 125,103 | 109,991 | 108,808 | 112,516 | 117,380 |
| Fatality rate | 1.20 | 1.24 | 1.02 | 0.93 | 0.95 |
Not yet available |
1.07 |
| Total persons killed | 712 | 737 | 587 | 542 | 562 | 565 | 628 |
| Total persons injured | 50,236 | 50,676 | 46,637 | 41,589 | 40,889 | 40,144 | 46,005 |
| Alcohol-related crashes | 8,393 | 8,327 | 7,235 | 6,429 | 5,751 | 5,297 | 7,227 |
| Alcohol-related fatalities | 305 | 337 | 234 | 238 | 220 | 225 | 267 |
| Alcohol-related injuries | 5,654 | 5,552 | 4,319 | 3,793 | 3,511 | 2,984 | 4,566 |
| Speed-related crashes | 18,947 | 23,018 | 27,311 | 19,420 | 16,708 | 18,358 | 21,081 |
| Speed-related fatalities | 265 | 251 | 187 | 183 | 168 | 162 | 211 |
| Speed-related injuries | 10,011 | 10,984 | 11,223 | 8,629 | 7,707 | 7,704 | 9,711 |
| Pedestrian crashes | 1,424 | 1,383 | 1,295 | 1,212 | 1,239 | 1,218 | 1,311 |
| Pedestrians killed | 55 | 52 | 52 | 35 | 54 | 57 | 50 |
| Pedestrians injured | 1,372 | 1,351 | 1,234 | 1,184 | 1,183 | 1,169 | 1,265 |
| Bicycle crashes | 1,090 | 1,163 | 1,056 | 1,033 | 1,092 | 1,048 | 1,087 |
| Bicyclists killed | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 9 |
| Bicyclists injured | 1,052 | 1,122 | 1,007 | 969 | 1,028 | 964 | 1,036 |
| Motorcycle crashes | 2,441 | 2,788 | 2,829 | 2,345 | 2,426 | 2,331 | 2,566 |
| Motorcyclists killed | 93 | 106 | 87 | 82 | 98 | 80 | 93 |
| Motorcyclists injured | 2,318 | 2,628 | 2,609 | 2,165 | 2,214 | 2,100 | 2,387 |
| Train crashes | 54 | 48 | 50 | 41 | 26 | 40 | 44 |
| Train crash fatalities | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Train crash injuries | 21 | 20 | 19 | 26 | 18 | 11 | 21 |
| Construction zone crashes | 2,023 | 1,719 | 1,538 | 1,336 | 1,748 | 1,708 | 1,673 |
| Construction zone fatalities | 14 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 11 |
| Construction zone injuries | 899 | 847 | 785 | 567 | 750 | 750 | 770 |
| School bus crashes | 599 | 623 | 682 | 589 | 535 | 550 | 606 |
| School bus occupant fatalities | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| School bus occupant injuries | 239 | 138 | 160 | 192 | 165 | 126 | 179 |
| Deer crashes | 17,878 | 17,977 | 15,821 | 16,338 | 16,947 | 18,176 | 16,992 |
| Deer crash fatalities | 7 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 10 |
| Deer crash injuries | 633 | 591 | 525 | 474 | 389 | 427 | 522 |
| Large truck crashes | 7,157 | 7,370 | 7,472 | 5,886 | 6,242 | 6,407 | 6,825 |
| Large truck crash fatalities | 84 | 95 | 60 | 53 | 56 | 74 | 70 |
| Large truck crash injuries | 2,642 | 2,545 | 2,418 | 1,956 | 2,043 | 1,938 | 2,321 |
| Urban city street crashes | 41,770 | 41,982 | 41,842 | 37,379 | 36,388 | 36,465 | 39,875 |
| Rural city street crashes | 4,005 | 4,331 | 4,654 | 4,036 | 3,862 | 3,905 | 4,178 |
| Town road crashes | 10,523 | 11,029 | 10,312 | 9,328 | 8,830 | 9,303 | 10,004 |
| County highway crashes | 13,469 | 13,792 | 13,558 | 12,199 | 12,135 | 12,417 | 13,031 |
| Urban state hwy crashes | 16,673 | 19,595 | 20,052 | 17,027 | 17,251 | 18,144 | 18,118 |
| Rural state hwy crashes | 23,421 | 24,861 | 24,898 | 22,209 | 21,956 | 23,521 | 23,469 |
| Urban interstate crashes | 4,182 | 4,914 | 4,814 | 3,993 | 4,542 | 4,625 | 4,489 |
| Rural interstate crashes | 3,834 | 4,619 | 4,973 | 3,820 | 3,844 | 4,136 | 4,218 |
* These figures represent final statistics for crashes occurring on public roads in Wisconsin
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