Deer-Vehicle Crash Information Clearinghouse

Wisconsin Data

Year
Total Crashesa
Deer-Vehicle Crashes
Percent Deer Crashes
Fatalities
Injuries
Pre-Hunt Deer Population Estimatesb
Salvaged & Unsalvaged Deer Carcassesc
1993
142,285
22,819
16.04
3
567
1,152,000
36,787
1994
148,325
24,575
16.57
4
794
1,383,000
39,249
1995
148,864
23,922
16.07
9
822
1,665,000
46,443
1996
136,698
19,932
14.58
3
805
1,423,000
46,239
1997
129,954
19,167
14.75
7
735
1,226,000
44,210
1998
125,831
19,595
15.57
5
783
1,494,000
41,829
1999
130,950
21,289
16.26
6
841
1,663,000
44,897
2000
139,510
20,468
14.67
5
806
1,818,000
47,555
2001
125,403
19,914
15.88
9
801
1,503,000
45,702
2002
129,072
20,470
15.86
6
710
1,345,000
45,278
2003
131,191
21,666
16.51
13
792
1,663,000
47,841
2004
128,308
19,846
15.47
11
686
1,643,000
48,316

2005

125,174

17,555

14.02

12

664

1,624,000

41,687

2006

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

1,809,000

36,900

Notes:
aA reportable crash is defined as a crash resulting in injury or death of any person, any damage to government-owned non-vehicle property to an apparent extent of $200 or more, or total damage to property owned by any one person to an apparent extent of $1000 ($500 before 1/1/96) or more.
bEstimated statewide pre-hunt white-tailed deer population size
cSum of deer carcasses removed by contractors of WI DNR and salvaged with free permits. Fiscal year data, from the beginning of July of previous year to the end of June in the year recorded.

 

Click here to download file: WI_DVC_Data.xls

Crashes by County

Click here to download county DVC data from 1987 to 2003: WI DVC by county 1987-2003.xls

Additional Information

Crash Information from Wisconsin Department of Transportation
Deer Information from Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources