BROWN COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – Speeding is responsible for more than a quarter of all traffic fatalities in the U.S., according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
And in Brown County, from 2014-2018, 38.8% of traffic deaths involve speeding.
The data from the NHTSA shows that both the share of traffic fatalities related to speeding and the speeding-related fatality rate have been declining in recent years, these rates vary at the state level.
Nationwide, the average annual speeding-related fatality rate for the five year period from 2014-2018 was 2.97 per 100,000 people.
In Brown County:
- Traffic fatalities that involve speeding: 38.8% of total
- Speeding-related traffic fatality rate per 100k: 2.54
- Total traffic fatalities that involve speeding (past 5 years): 33
- Total traffic fatalities (past 5 years): 85
Compared to the entire U.S.:
- Traffic fatalities that involve speeding: 27.0% of total
- Speeding-related traffic fatality rate per 100k: 2.97
- Total traffic fatalities that involve speeding (past 5 years): 48,622
- Total traffic fatalities (past 5 years): 180,067
According to the data, Wisconsin ranked #18 in states with the most speeding deaths.
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