Dane County, Wisconsin Car Accident Statistics
38 people died in 30 fatal crashes in Dane County in 2024, according to NHTSA: 6.5 deaths per 100,000 residents, against 10 for Wisconsin and 11.5 nationally. From 2019 through 2024 the county had 211 traffic deaths in 186 crashes.
Traffic deaths in Dane County by year
| Year | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 38 | 30 |
| 2023 | 29 | 27 |
| 2022 | 40 | 34 |
| 2021 | 47 | 43 |
| 2020 | 32 | 27 |
| 2019 | 25 | 25 |
Who died
People killed in Dane County crashes, 2019–2024.
Roads with the most fatal crashes
| Road | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| I-39 | 15 | 18 |
| US-12 | 14 | 14 |
| US-151 | 13 | 14 |
| US-51 | 9 | 10 |
| US-14 | 7 | 7 |
| SR-19 | 5 | 6 |
| I-94 | 4 | 4 |
| SR-113 | 4 | 4 |
| S Whitney Way | 4 | 4 |
| CR-t | 3 | 3 |
As named in crash reports, 2019–2024. Long highways cross many miles of the county, so they tend to rank high.
Fatal crashes inside city limits
| City | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Madison | 76 | 82 |
| Sun Prairie | 8 | 10 |
| Fitchburg | 7 | 7 |
| Monona | 6 | 6 |
| Verona | 4 | 4 |
| Mcfarland | 3 | 3 |
| Middleton | 2 | 2 |
| Albion | 1 | 1 |
| Maple Bluff | 1 | 1 |
| Dane | 1 | 1 |
When fatal crashes happen
Time of day
Day of week (most: Friday)
48% of fatal crashes in Dane County happened in the dark, and 36% on roads classed as rural.
Drinking and speeding
What the first impact was with:
After a crash in Wisconsin
Injury claims have a filing deadline set by state law. See Wisconsin's car accident statute of limitations, and how shared fault can reduce what you recover.
Motor vehicle accident lawyers in Madison
Lawbamba lists 11 motor vehicle accident lawyers with an office in Madison, Wisconsin, the practice area that deals with the fatal crash records on this page. These 4 come first in that listing (how the order is set).
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Source: NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2024, which records every crash on a public road in which someone died within 30 days. Population figures are the Census Bureau's 2024 county estimates. A crash is counted where it happened, not where the people involved lived. “Drinking driver” means police reported a driver had been drinking; “speeding” means police reported at least one driver was speeding or going too fast for conditions. Injury-only crashes aren't in FARS.
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