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The number of people killed on Wisconsin highways during the first 10 months of the year is at its highest level in at least six years.
As of last week, the state had 510 traffic deaths for 2021 — a mark normally reached in November.
WI traffic deaths 2021* 2020* 2019 2018 2017 2016 Avg.
Fatal Crashes 469 464 437 447 460 434 448
Fatalities 510 509 469 498 505 485 493
*Preliminary numbers
On average since 2016, 87 people are killed in Wisconsin crashes over the last two months of the year, so it's possible that the 600 mark could be reached for the first time in several years.
The death toll for all of 2020 was 509.
Traffic deaths in Wisconsin have remained below 600 a year for most of the last decade. The toll has been as high as 1,000 per year, dating back to the 1960s, before seat belts were required in U.S. cars.
In La Crosse County, there have been seven fatalities, which is tied for 26th highest in the state. Milwaukee County has the most by far at 70 with Dane County coming in second at 42.
Last year, La Crosse had four deaths. Thirty-one counties had four or fewer deaths. Milwaukee County hit 101 last year, while the second-highest was 33 (Dane).
​​​The figures below represent final year-end total figures for the years 2016-2019. The 2021 and ​2020​ preliminary figures represent fatalities that had been reported to the WisDOT Crash Record​s Unit as of the date shown below.​​
County 2021* 2020* 2019 2018 2017 2016 Average
Milwaukee 70 101 74 68 86 73 80
Dane 42 33 25 41 32 38 34
Rock 26 25 23 31 13 23 23
Waukesha 18 16 18 25 25 27 22
Marathon 14 8 14 9 15 9 11
Dodge 13 8 13 8 20 12 12
Kenosha 12 21 15 16 18 18 18
Columbia 12 14 9 11 6 20 12
Sauk 12 9 9 12 11 11 10
Outagamie 11 9 16 12 20 14 14
Jefferson 10 9 6 13 13 7 10
Washington 10 4 12 10 7 10 9
Walworth 9 12 15 7 21 23 16
Winnebago 9 10 11 13 9 10 11
Oconto 9 9 8 7 8 7 8
Saint Croix 9 9 13 8 7 7 9
Monroe 9 5 6 6 6 9 6
Portage 9 4 3 8 5 2 4
Manitowoc 8 10 15 8 6 3 8
Fond du Lac 8 9 8 16 11 10 11
Clark 8 7 4 6 9 10 7
Waushara 8 7 2 5 7 3 5
Shawano 8 5 5 4 16 8 8
Barron 8 4 9 7 5 4 6
Waupaca 7 7 11 6 8 5 7
Grant 7 4 10 5 8 11 8
La Crosse 7 4 5 9 12 6 7
Sheboygan 7 4 11 9 11 10 9
Marinette 7 3 7 10 2 5 5
Racine 6 23 17 20 11 17 18
Green 6 3 4 3 6 6 4
Wood 5 16 10 5 11 6 10
Eau Claire 5 10 2 5 4 10 6
Lincoln 5 7 4 2 5 2 4
Dunn 5 6 5 9 8 11 8
Ozaukee 5 6 11 5 5 7 7
Douglas 5 4 4 3 2 2 3
Brown 4 17 9 18 25 18 17
Polk 4 14 11 10 7 10 10
Chippewa 4 9 6 14 12 1 8
Pierce 4 8 5 2 7 10 6
Juneau 4 6 7 11 6 9 8
Marquette 4 4 1 2 6 2 3
Burnett 4 3 9 6 5 4 5
Rusk 4 3 4 2 2 0 2
Lafayette 4 1 0 3 5 2 2
Taylor 4 1 3 5 1 6 3
Vernon 4 1 1 4 3 4 3
Trempealeau 3 6 1 2 3 0 2
Iowa 3 5 7 3 3 2 4
Buffalo 3 4 2 5 0 3 3
Langlade 3 3 2 2 2 2 2
Washburn 3 2 4 0 3 1 2
Oneida 2 6 7 6 3 5 5
Calumet 2 5 1 3 5 2 3
Crawford 2 3 2 3 1 3 2
Green Lake 2 3 3 0 0 1 1
Door 2 2 6 7 1 4 4
Richland 2 2 0 1 1 4 2
Sawyer 1 11 2 1 1 3 4
Adams 1 5 3 2 1 3 3
Kewaunee 1 5 1 0 3 2 2
Bayfield 1 4 1 2 3 3 3
Florence 1 4 0 3 1 0 2
Pepin 1 3 0 2 0 1 1
Price 1 3 3 2 1 3 2
Ashland 1 1 1 1 3 5 2
Jackson 1 1 4 6 6 3 4
Menominee 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
Iron 1 4 2 1 3 2
Vilas 1 4 2 2 11 4
Forest 1 2 2 2 2
Total 510 593 550 576 594 588 580
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A native of Prairie du Chien, Brad graduated from UW - La Crosse and has worked in radio news for more than 30 years, mostly in the La Crosse area. He regularly covers local courts and city and county government. Brad produces the features "Yesterday in La Crosse" and "What's Buried on Brad's Desk." He also writes the website "Triviazoids," which finds odd connections between events that happen on a certain date, and he writes and performs with the local comedy group Heart of La Crosse. Brad been featured on several national TV programs because of his memory skills.
Wisconsin traffic toll for 2021 already ahead of last year's pace
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