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State Route 20

Fatal crashes 2015–2024 20Deaths 22Counties 2Latest data year 2024

FARS data are based on police crash reports and other sources; the drunk-driving measure is based on the highest BAC of any driver in the crash. Latest data year: 2024. The route is the trafficway recorded for each crash (FARS TWAY_ID); the same route number in another state has its own page.

State Route 20 in Wisconsin was the trafficway in 20 fatal crashes between 2015 and 2024, in which 22 people died.

That is 0.4% of the 5,431 fatal crashes in Wisconsin over the same years. The ten-year crash count fell 13% from 23 in 2005–2014 to 20 in 2015–2024.

The crashes were concentrated in Racine County (18) and Walworth County (2).

15.0% of the crashes had a driver reported as drinking (Wisconsin: 33.4%) and 15.0% had a speeding-related driver (31.0%); pedestrians were 22.7% and motorcyclists 27.3% of those killed.

20fatal crashes, 2015–2024-13% vs 2005–2014
22people killed1.1 per fatal crash
15%with a drinking driverWisconsin: 33%
15%speeding-relatedWisconsin: 31%

Fatal crashes per year

0352000200520102015202020242000: 1–2 crashes2001: 1–2 crashes2002: 4 crashes2003: 1–2 crashes2004: 1–2 crashes2005: 5 crashes2006: 1–2 crashes2007: 4 crashes2008: 0 crashes2009: 1–2 crashes2010: 1–2 crashes2011: 3 crashes2012: 0 crashes2013: 3 crashes2014: 4 crashes2015: 3 crashes2016: 3 crashes2017: 1–2 crashes2018: 1–2 crashes2019: 3 crashes2020: 4 crashes2021: 1–2 crashes2022: 1–2 crashes2023: 0 crashes2024: 1–2 crashes
Fatal crashes on State Route 20 (WI) by year, 2000–2024. Latest point: 2024, 1–2 crashes.

Route identification in FARS is consistent from 2000; earlier years are not shown. Shaded band: the ten-year window used for the shares below.

Compared with all fatal crashes in Wisconsin

MeasureState Route 20Wisconsin
Fatal crashes, 2015–2024205,431
Deaths, 2015–2024225,959
Deaths per fatal crash1.11.1
Share of state fatal crashes0.4%100%
Change vs previous ten years-13%-5%

Factor shares

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking15%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver15%
Pedestriansshare of people killed22.7%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed27.3%
Night (6pm–6am)share of crashes25%

tick marks the Wisconsin share. Bars are shares of fatal crashes (alcohol, speeding, darkness, rural) or of people killed (pedestrians, motorcyclists, unrestrained occupants) over the ten-year window.

Counties along the route

#CountyFatal crashes on SR-20Share of routeCounty total, all roads
1Racine County1890%155
2Walworth County210%128

Hour of day

12am5%
1am0%
2am5%
3am0%
4am0%
5am0%
6am5%
7am5%
8am0%
9am5%
10am5%
11am10%
12pm0%
1pm10%
2pm0%
3pm20%
4pm5%
5pm10%
6pm0%
7pm5%
8pm0%
9pm5%
10pm5%
11pm0%

Share of fatal crashes on State Route 20 beginning in each hour, 2015–2024; tick marks the Wisconsin share for all roads.

Other routes in Wisconsin

All routes and counties in Wisconsin

Questions and answers

How many fatal crashes have there been on State Route 20 in Wisconsin?

20 fatal crashes with 22 deaths over 2015–2024, per NHTSA's FARS. The route is the trafficway recorded for the crash; the same numbered route in another state has its own page.

Which counties along State Route 20 had the most fatal crashes?

Racine County (18) and Walworth County (2).

What share of crashes on State Route 20 involved alcohol or speeding?

15.0% had a driver reported as drinking and 15.0% a speeding-related driver, against 33.4% and 31.0% for all fatal crashes in Wisconsin.

When do fatal crashes happen on State Route 20?

25.0% of the crashes were between 6pm and 6am. The hour chart on this page shows the full distribution.

Provenance

Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System, annual national CSV files 2000–2024 (accident, vehicle and person tables), public domain. Route pages are built for signed Interstate, US and state routes with at least 20 fatal crashes in 2015–2024. Data through 31 Dec 2024; generated 30 Sep 2026. See methodology and corrections.