Wisconsin has a surprising number of fatal car accidents, with Milwaukee County in the lead. Known as having the most dangerous roads in the state, the alarming statistics have left officials scrambling to address the key factors on these roads while taking action through law enforcement to reduce reckless driving instances.
Meanwhile, the rest of the state of Wisconsin has seen a sharp decrease in traffic fatalities. The statistics published by the Wisconsin Policy Forum after studying data from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation revealed some startling truths that the Milwaukee injury legal team – GTW Lawyers says could be used to help prevent these tragedies.
Understanding the Data on Traffic Deaths in Milwaukee County
The data examined over two decades, spanning from 2002 to 2022, showed that fatalities in car crashes increased by 113.5% in Milwaukee County. Deaths in car accidents decreased by 36.1% throughout the rest of Wisconsin in this same timeframe.
Over a three-year average from 2010 to 2012 and 2020 to 2022, traffic deaths increased by 69.9% for this county while the three-year average for all 71 of the other counties combined decreased by 5.7%…