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MILWAUKEE (79) County, Wisconsin: Road Fatality Risk

Gera US Road Fatality Index: 2.4/10 (Low) · 95/yr avg · 10.331/100k. Risk-context signals only.

Data: FARS 2021-2023 / Census PEP 2023 / FHWA VM-2 2023· NHTSA FARS + Census PEP · US public domain · FIPS 55079

What is the road fatality rate for MILWAUKEE (79) County, Wisconsin?

MILWAUKEE (79) County, Wisconsin averaged 95 road fatalities per year from 2021 to 2023 (NHTSA FARS), giving a rate of 10.331 per 100,000 population — 2.36/100k below the US average of 12.695/100k. Gera US Road Fatality Index: 2.4/10 (Low).

Source:NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) — annual national CSV ZIPs 2021-2023·as of FARS 2021-2023 / Census PEP 2023 / FHWA VM-2 2023updated annually (last: )
Gera US Road Fatality Index2.4 / 10Low road fatality risk — MILWAUKEE (79) County, WI (NHTSA FARS 2021-2023). Not a road-safety guarantee.How this index is calculated

Road fatality data — MILWAUKEE (79) County (FARS 2021-2023 / Census PEP 2023 / FHWA VM-2 2023)

Road fatality metrics for MILWAUKEE (79) County, Wisconsin (NHTSA FARS 2021-2023 + Census PEP)
MetricValueSource
Road fatalities 202185NHTSA FARS 2021
Road fatalities 2022108NHTSA FARS 2022
Road fatalities 202392NHTSA FARS 2023
3yr average annual fatalities95.0Gera calculation
3yr average population919,520Census PEP 2021-2023
Fatalities per 100k population10.331Gera formula
US average per 100k12.695NHTSA FARS 2021-2023
GUSRFI score2.4/10Low

MILWAUKEE (79) County Road Fatality Risk Explorer

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GUSRFI

2.4 / 10

Low

MILWAUKEE (79) County, WI

MILWAUKEE (79) County, WI has a Low road fatality index (10.3/100k). Below the US average of 12.7/100k.

Source: NHTSA FARS 2021-2023 + Census PEP 2023 + FHWA VM-2 2023. Risk-context index only.

Risk signal components

Fatalities per 100,000 population (3yr avg 2021-2023)10.33

US avg: 12.7/100k · Source: NHTSA FARS + Census PEP

County GUSRFI uses fatalities per 100k only (per-county VMT not available key-free from FHWA).

Avg annual fatals

95

2021-2023

Per 100k pop

10.33

3yr avg

Wisconsin state context

Wisconsin has a state GUSRFI of 2.3/10 (Low), with 10.237/100k (3yr avg). MILWAUKEE (79) County (10.331/100k) is 0.09/100k above the state average.

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MILWAUKEE (79) County road fatality rate: frequently asked questions

How many road fatalities occur in MILWAUKEE (79) County per year?
NHTSA FARS recorded 85 road fatalities in MILWAUKEE (79) County, Wisconsin in 2021; 108 in 2022; and 92 in 2023 — a 3-year average of 95.0 per year.
How does MILWAUKEE (79) County compare to the US average for road fatalities?
MILWAUKEE (79) County has 10.331/100k road fatalities — 2.36/100k below the US average of 12.695/100k (NHTSA FARS 2021-2023 average). The state average for Wisconsin is 10.237/100k (GUSRFI 2.3/10).
What is MILWAUKEE (79) County's GUSRFI score?
MILWAUKEE (79) County has a Gera US Road Fatality Index (GUSRFI) of 2.4/10 (Low). County GUSRFI is based on fatalities per 100k population, normalized against the state-level range (min 5.659, max 24.943 per 100k). It ranks among the top 57 counties by road fatality count in the US (out of 350 counties tracked).

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Contains public sector information published by NHTSA / US Census Bureau and licensed under the US Government public domain. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) — annual national CSV ZIPs 2021-2023 (FARS 2021-2023 / Census PEP 2023 / FHWA VM-2 2023, published 2024-2025).

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