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US Route 41

Fatal crashes 2015–2024 31Deaths 32Counties 6Latest 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.

US Route 41 in Wisconsin was the trafficway in 31 fatal crashes between 2015 and 2024, in which 32 people died.

That is 0.6% of the 5,431 fatal crashes in Wisconsin over the same years. The ten-year crash count fell 72% from 110 in 2005–2014 to 31 in 2015–2024.

The crashes were concentrated in Oconto County (16), Marinette County (6) and Milwaukee County (4) and 3 other counties.

25.8% of the crashes had a driver reported as drinking (Wisconsin: 33.4%) and 19.4% had a speeding-related driver (31.0%); pedestrians were 6.3% and motorcyclists 21.9% of those killed.

31fatal crashes, 2015–2024-72% vs 2005–2014
32people killed1.0 per fatal crash
26%with a drinking driverWisconsin: 33%
19%speeding-relatedWisconsin: 31%

Fatal crashes per year

09182000200520102015202020242000: 16 crashes2001: 9 crashes2002: 17 crashes2003: 15 crashes2004: 17 crashes2005: 13 crashes2006: 12 crashes2007: 12 crashes2008: 8 crashes2009: 13 crashes2010: 18 crashes2011: 11 crashes2012: 6 crashes2013: 8 crashes2014: 9 crashes2015: 8 crashes2016: 1–2 crashes2017: 1–2 crashes2018: 1–2 crashes2019: 1–2 crashes2020: 1–2 crashes2021: 4 crashes2022: 4 crashes2023: 4 crashes2024: 3 crashes
Fatal crashes on US Route 41 (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

MeasureUS Route 41Wisconsin
Fatal crashes, 2015–2024315,431
Deaths, 2015–2024325,959
Deaths per fatal crash1.01.1
Share of state fatal crashes0.6%100%
Change vs previous ten years-72%-5%

Factor shares

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking25.8%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver19.4%
Pedestriansshare of people killed6.3%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed21.9%
Night (6pm–6am)share of crashes45.2%

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 US-41Share of routeCounty total, all roads
1Oconto County1652%83
2Marinette County619%63
3Milwaukee County413%780
4Brown County26%133
5Washington County26%93
6Dodge County13%111

Hour of day

12am0%
1am6.5%
2am12.9%
3am0%
4am0%
5am3.2%
6am0%
7am0%
8am6.5%
9am3.2%
10am9.7%
11am9.7%
12pm0%
1pm3.2%
2pm6.5%
3pm3.2%
4pm6.5%
5pm6.5%
6pm0%
7pm6.5%
8pm6.5%
9pm3.2%
10pm0%
11pm6.5%

Share of fatal crashes on US Route 41 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 US Route 41 in Wisconsin?

31 fatal crashes with 32 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 US Route 41 had the most fatal crashes?

Oconto County (16), Marinette County (6), Milwaukee County (4), Brown County (2) and Washington County (2).

What share of crashes on US Route 41 involved alcohol or speeding?

25.8% had a driver reported as drinking and 19.4% a speeding-related driver, against 33.4% and 31.0% for all fatal crashes in Wisconsin.

When do fatal crashes happen on US Route 41?

45.2% 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.