Racine County, Wisconsin: fatal crash statistics

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FARS records 14 deaths in 13 fatal crashes in Racine County in 2024.

FARS records 171 deaths in 155 fatal crashes in the county from 2015 to 2024.

From 2015 to 2024 the rate is 8.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year.

The rate of Wisconsin in the same years is 10.2.

By deaths from 2015 to 2024, Racine County was number 5 of 72 counties of Wisconsin.

Deaths in Racine County rose by 10.3% between the ten years 2005 to 2014 (155) and the ten years 2015 to 2024 (171).

In the counties of Wisconsin the deaths fell by 5.1% between the same years.

From 2015 to 2024, 35.9% of the fatal crashes in Racine County with a known setting were rural, against 62.5% in Wisconsin.

To qualify as a FARS case, the crash had to involve a motor vehicle traveling on a trafficway customarily open to the public and must have resulted in the death of a motorist or a non-motorist within 30 days of the crash.
The set of first files, known as the Annual Report File (ARF), is released following the crash year. The ARF is replaced about a year later with a final file, which contains additional cases or updates to cases that had become available after the ARF was released.
NHTSA's words. Source: NHTSA, Fatality Analysis Reporting System Analytical User's Manual, 1975-2024 (DOT HS 813 794, April 2026), copied on 2 Oct 2026.

This page rests on the FARS 2024 annual file. NHTSA released it on 1 Apr 2026. NHTSA can revise the counts in the final file. Release dates

Figure 1.Deaths in Racine County by year, 2015 to 2024

Table 1 has the numbers. Go to the table

Since the last update: no figure of this county has a change on record.

Deaths and fatal crashes by year

Table 1.Racine County: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 2015 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes	Crashes with a driver recorded as drinking
2024	14	13	3
2023	18	17	4
2022	20	18	5
2021	6	6	3
2020	23	21	7
2019	17	16	7
2018	20	18	5
2017	11	10	3
2016	17	15	3
2015	25	21	10
2015 to 2024	171	155	50

Each year from 1975

Figure 2.Deaths in Racine County by year, 1975 to 2024

Tallest column: 42 (1979)2024: 14

The columns with a stronger shade are the years 2015 to 2024.

Table 2.Racine County: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 1975 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes
2024	14	13
2023	18	17
2022	20	18
2021	6	6
2020	23	21
2019	17	16
2018	20	18
2017	11	10
2016	17	15
2015	25	21
2014	14	14
2013	9	9
2012	10	10
2011	19	19
2010	10	10
2009	7	7
2008	20	20
2007	19	17
2006	21	18
2005	26	25
2004	20	16
2003	19	18
2002	21	19
2001	23	22
2000	27	25
1999	14	13
1998	18	15
1997	19	18
1996	22	20
1995	23	23
1994	34	30
1993	15	14
1992	15	14
1991	31	28
1990	27	24
1989	25	23
1988	21	19
1987	26	24
1986	31	28
1985	17	16
1984	18	17
1983	29	24
1982	29	26
1981	29	27
1980	21	20
1979	42	36
1978	31	29
1977	35	30
1976	40	34
1975	32	27

Note: a count of 1 or 2 is written "1 or 2". A death is in FARS when it occurs in 30 days or less after the crash.

Rate for each 100,000 residents

Table 3.Racine County beside Wisconsin and the United States: deaths for each 100,000 residents
Period	Racine County	Wisconsin	United States
2024	7.1	10.0	11.5
2015 to 2024, in a year	8.7	10.2	11.8

Note: the rate divides the deaths in the county by its residents. Persons who do not live in the county are in the deaths, not in the residents.

Population: Census Bureau estimates, vintage 2025. Racine County had 198,441 residents in 2024.

Factors that NHTSA records

Table 4.Racine County: counts by recorded factor, 2015 to 2024
Factor	Count	Counted among	Share	Share in Wisconsin
A driver recorded as drinkingof 155 fatal crashes	50	155 fatal crashes	32.3%	33.4%
A speeding-related driverof 155 fatal crashes	49	155 fatal crashes	31.6%	31.0%
No restraint usedof 86 occupant deaths with restraint use known	38	86 occupant deathswith restraint use known	44.2%	49.1%
Pedestriansof 171 deaths	28	171 deaths	16.4%	9.5%
Bicyclistsof 171 deaths	3	171 deaths	1.8%	1.7%
Motorcyclistsof 171 deaths	39	171 deaths	22.8%	15.8%
On a rural roadof 153 fatal crashes with the condition reported	55	153 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	35.9%	62.5%
In the darkof 153 fatal crashes with the condition reported	75	153 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	49.0%	41.7%

Note: FARS records a driver as drinking when police reported alcohol involvement or a test of the driver was positive for alcohol. It is not NHTSA's alcohol-impaired measure, which uses a blood alcohol concentration of .08 g/dL or higher. One crash can be in two or more rows. NHTSA's definitions

Note that alcohol data is often missing. For that reason, this data element may under-count the actual number of drinking drivers.

NHTSA's words. Source: NHTSA, Fatality Analysis Reporting System Analytical User's Manual, 1975-2024 (DOT HS 813 794, April 2026), copied on 2 Oct 2026.

Weekday, time and road class

Table 5.Racine County: fatal crashes by weekday and time of day, 2015 to 2024
Weekday	Midnight to 6 a.m.	6 a.m. to noon	Noon to 6 p.m.	6 p.m. to midnight	All
Sunday	8	3	5	5	21
Monday	1 or 2	4	9	7	21
Tuesday	3	6	6	8	23
Wednesday	3	1 or 2	1 or 2	6	13
Thursday	1 or 2	6	8	8	24
Friday	5	7	6	7	25
Saturday	7	3	7	6	23
All days	29	31	43	47	150

Note: a cell with a stronger shade has a larger count. The table has the fatal crashes with a known hour and weekday.

Table 6.Racine County: fatal crashes by road function class, 2015 to 2024
Road function class	Fatal crashes	Share	Share in Wisconsin
Interstate	6	3.9%	7.6%
Other freeways and expressways	0	0.0%	2.3%
Other principal arterial	68	44.4%	29.4%
Minor arterial	30	19.6%	22.7%
Major collector	26	17.0%	17.2%
Minor collector	7	4.6%	6.2%
Local	16	10.5%	14.6%
Not reported	1 or 2	n/a	n/a

Note: the classes are those of the Federal Highway Administration. The shares are of the crashes with a reported class. Road function classes

Light condition and weather

Table 7.Racine County: fatal crashes by light condition, 2015 to 2024
Light condition	Fatal crashes
Daylight	77
Dark, not lighted	34
Dark, lighted	41
Dawn	1 or 2
Dusk	0
Dark, lighting unknown	0
Other or unknown	1 or 2

Table 8.Racine County: fatal crashes by weather, 2015 to 2024
Weather	Fatal crashes
Clear	94
Cloudy	44
Rain	9
Snow, sleet or freezing rain	4
Fog, smog or smoke	0
Crosswinds or blowing sand/snow	0
Other or not reported	4

Routes in the county

Table 9.Signed routes in Racine County that have a page: fatal crashes, 2015 to 2024
Route	Type	In Racine	In all of Wisconsin
Interstate 41	Interstate	6	95
State Route 11	State highway	20	49
State Route 20	State highway	18	20
State Route 32	State highway	15	76
US Route 45	US highway	4	65

Note: the table has each route with a page that has a fatal crash in the county, in name order. Local streets and county roads have no page. Their crashes are in the county totals. All routes in Wisconsin

Adjacent counties

These lists are for navigation. They are in name order.

Figure 3.Racine County on the county map of Wisconsin

Deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year, 2015 to 2024

Fewer than 1018 counties
10 to 14.922 counties
15 to 19.916 counties
20 to 29.914 counties
30 or more2 counties
Racine County: 8.7

The limits of the classes are the same for every state. A county with few residents can show a high rate from few deaths. A class is not a judgement of a county. The full map and the table of counties of Wisconsin

Table 10.Counties that share a boundary line with Racine County
County	State	Deaths, 2024	Deaths, 2015 to 2024	For each 100,000 residents in a year
Allegan County	Michigan	21	167	14.1
Ottawa County	Michigan	17	210	7.1
Kenosha County	Wisconsin	9	149	8.8
Milwaukee County	Wisconsin	93	861	9.2
Walworth County	Wisconsin	12	140	13.4
Waukesha County	Wisconsin	20	207	5.1

Source of the list: Census Bureau county adjacency file, 2026 edition.

Counties of similar population

These counties of Wisconsin have a population nearest to that of Racine County. The list is for navigation and is in name order. The number is the deaths from 2015 to 2024.

Official channels

NHTSA Fatality and Injury Reporting System Tool (FIRST)NHTSA's query tool for FARS counts.
NHTSA FARS EncyclopediaNHTSA's tables of FARS data.
Governors Highway Safety Association: State Highway Safety OfficesThe list of the highway safety offices of the states.

These links go to the sites of the agencies. They were checked on 2 Oct 2026.

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Source of the figures

Counts: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System, national files of 1975 to 2024. The factors use the vehicle and person files from 2015. Residents: Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, vintage 2025. Map: Census Bureau cartographic boundary file, 2021 edition. Data to 31 Dec 2024. The figures are totals. No page of this site is about one crash or one person.

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Questions

How many deaths did FARS record in Racine in the ten years before 2015?

FARS records 155 deaths in Racine County from 2005 to 2014. It records 171 deaths from 2015 to 2024.

What was the rate of Racine in 2024?

The rate of Racine County in 2024 was 7.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents. The rate of Wisconsin was 10.0. The rate of the United States was 11.5.

How many fatal crashes in Racine had a driver recorded as drinking?

FARS records a driver as drinking in 50 of 155 fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024. This count is not NHTSA's alcohol-impaired measure. NHTSA says that alcohol data is often missing, so the count may be too low.

How many fatal crashes did FARS record on signed routes in Racine?

5 signed routes in the county have a page. FARS records 63 fatal crashes on them in the county from 2015 to 2024. The table of routes on this page gives the count for each route.