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State Route 21

Fatal crashes 2015–2024 28Deaths 34Counties 5Latest 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.

Between 2015 and 2024, FARS records 28 fatal crashes on State Route 21 in Wisconsin, with 34 deaths.

That is 0.5% of the 5,431 fatal crashes in Wisconsin over the same years. The ten-year crash count was about level between 2005–2014 (28) and 2015–2024 (28).

The crashes were concentrated in Waushara County (9), Winnebago County (9) and Monroe County (5) and 2 other counties.

17.9% of the crashes had a driver reported as drinking (Wisconsin: 33.4%) and 14.3% had a speeding-related driver (31.0%); pedestrians were 5.9% and motorcyclists 11.8% of those killed.

28fatal crashes, 2015–20240% vs 2005–2014
34people killed1.2 per fatal crash
18%with a drinking driverWisconsin: 33%
14%speeding-relatedWisconsin: 31%

Fatal crashes per year

0482000200520102015202020242000: 8 crashes2001: 1–2 crashes2002: 4 crashes2003: 1–2 crashes2004: 4 crashes2005: 4 crashes2006: 3 crashes2007: 4 crashes2008: 1–2 crashes2009: 1–2 crashes2010: 1–2 crashes2011: 1–2 crashes2012: 6 crashes2013: 1–2 crashes2014: 4 crashes2015: 1–2 crashes2016: 3 crashes2017: 3 crashes2018: 1–2 crashes2019: 1–2 crashes2020: 3 crashes2021: 5 crashes2022: 1–2 crashes2023: 5 crashes2024: 3 crashes
Fatal crashes on State Route 21 (WI) by year, 2000–2024. Latest point: 2024, 3 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 21Wisconsin
Fatal crashes, 2015–2024285,431
Deaths, 2015–2024345,959
Deaths per fatal crash1.21.1
Share of state fatal crashes0.5%100%
Change vs previous ten years0%-5%

Factor shares

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking17.9%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver14.3%
Pedestriansshare of people killed5.9%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed11.8%
Night (6pm–6am)share of crashes21.4%

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-21Share of routeCounty total, all roads
1Waushara County932%46
2Winnebago County932%102
3Monroe County518%65
4Adams County311%45
5Juneau County27%59

Hour of day

12am0%
1am3.6%
2am0%
3am0%
4am3.6%
5am7.1%
6am0%
7am3.6%
8am0%
9am14.3%
10am3.6%
11am3.6%
12pm7.1%
1pm7.1%
2pm7.1%
3pm17.9%
4pm3.6%
5pm10.7%
6pm0%
7pm0%
8pm3.6%
9pm3.6%
10pm0%
11pm0%

Share of fatal crashes on State Route 21 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 21 in Wisconsin?

28 fatal crashes with 34 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 21 had the most fatal crashes?

Waushara County (9), Winnebago County (9), Monroe County (5), Adams County (3) and Juneau County (2).

What share of crashes on State Route 21 involved alcohol or speeding?

17.9% had a driver reported as drinking and 14.3% a speeding-related driver, against 33.4% and 31.0% for all fatal crashes in Wisconsin.

When do fatal crashes happen on State Route 21?

21.4% 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.