2024
127,551reported crashes in Wisconsin
The statewide total for 2024, across the crashes recorded in WisDOT's annual report.
Source: WisDOT, 2024 Wisconsin Traffic Crash Facts ↗Wisconsin reference page
A clear, sourced look at the road-risk figures, insurance spending, and coverage limits Wisconsin households are likely to encounter. Last updated October 19, 2026.
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This page gathers public figures from Wisconsin transportation and insurance regulators, plus the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. It is a reference, not a quote or a promise about any individual policy.
Insurance limits and prices are only part of the decision. A review of the drivers, vehicles, assets, deductibles, and policy wording is still the part that tells a household what fits.
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2024
127,551The statewide total for 2024, across the crashes recorded in WisDOT's annual report.
Source: WisDOT, 2024 Wisconsin Traffic Crash Facts ↗2024
576This is the number of people killed in the 509 fatal crashes reported statewide in 2024.
Source: WisDOT, 2024 Wisconsin Traffic Crash Facts ↗2024
28%WisDOT reported speed as a factor in more than one in four of the state's fatal crashes. Factors can overlap.
Source: WisDOT, 2024 Wisconsin Traffic Crash Facts ↗2024
27%The same report notes that 13% of fatal crashes involved both an impaired and speeding driver.
Source: WisDOT, 2024 Wisconsin Traffic Crash Facts ↗2022
$809.67The National Association of Insurance Commissioners reported this Wisconsin average expenditure, compared with $1,126.94 nationwide.
Source: NAIC, Auto Insurance Database Average Premium Supplement ↗Current as cited October 2026
25 / 50 / 10$25,000 for one person's injury or death, $50,000 for two or more people, and $10,000 for property damage. Wisconsin also requires uninsured-motorist bodily-injury limits of $25,000/$50,000.
Source: Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance ↗Putting the figures in context
Wisconsin's required liability limits explain the floor set by law. They do not decide what amount would be enough after a serious injury, property-damage claim, or lawsuit. The Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance notes that higher limits may be available for an additional premium.
The road-risk figures are useful for understanding why a policy review should be more than a price check. When drivers, vehicles, jobs, savings, or property change, it is worth reviewing the limits and deductibles that sit behind the policy.
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Figures are taken from named public sources. We use the reporting year supplied by each source and do not estimate missing figures. Links below go directly to the original material.
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“Wisconsin Auto Insurance Statistics: 2026.” Kettlehaus Insurance, updated October 19, 2026, https://theo-site-4b84d79e-a2e7-44c7-b712.onrender.com/wisconsin-auto-insurance-statistics. For a specific figure, link directly to its heading above and include the original source.
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