Fatal crashes in Dodge County, Wisconsin
In 2024, 18 people died in 13 fatal crashes in Dodge County, 63.6% more than in 2023. From 2015 to 2024 the county recorded 111 fatal crashes and 127 deaths, the 10th most of any county in Wisconsin.
20.3 deaths per 100,000 residents, against 10 across Wisconsin in 2024; 14.4 against 10.2 a year over 2015 to 2024. Population 88,635, Census Bureau estimate. All fatal crashes in Wisconsin.
Deaths in Dodge County by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13 | 18 |
| 2023 | 8 | 11 |
| 2022 | 11 | 11 |
| 2021 | 13 | 16 |
| 2020 | 6 | 7 |
| 2019 | 12 | 13 |
| 2018 | 7 | 8 |
| 2017 | 18 | 20 |
| 2016 | 12 | 12 |
| 2015 | 11 | 11 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
The deadliest roads in Dodge County
US 151 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Dodge County from 2015 to 2024: 16, with 20 deaths. The 4 roads listed held 36% of all fatal crashes in Dodge County from 2015 to 2024; 1 US route, 3 state highways. Interstate, US and state routes with 5 or more fatal crashes in the county; county roads and city streets are in the county's total but not listed.
| Road | Fatal crashes | Deaths | 2022 to 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US 151 | 16 | 20 | 6 | |
| 2 | State Highway 33 | 11 | 14 | 3 | no page |
| 3 | State Highway 16 | 7 | 11 | 3 | no page |
| 4 | State Highway 60 | 6 | 6 | 2 | no page |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
When fatal crashes happen in Dodge County
Too few crashes to name a heaviest slot. The grid shows the shares; a share is only given over 20 crashes.
| Midnight to 4 | 4 to 8 am | 8 to noon | Noon to 4 | 4 to 8 pm | 8 to midnight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | 4.6 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 0.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 6.4 percent, 7 fatal crashes | 5.5 percent, 6 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 0.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 2.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 2.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 3.7 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 3.7 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 0.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 2.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.7 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 4.6 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 0.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 1.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.7 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 4.6 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 4.6 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 0.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 4.6 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 2.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 2.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan3.6%
- Feb4.5%
- Mar7.2%
- Apr5.4%
- May10.8%
- Jun10.8%
- Jul9.0%
- Aug11.7%
- Sep14.4%
- Oct9.9%
- Nov8.1%
- Dec4.5%
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
What fatal crashes in Dodge County first hit
The first harmful event was a collision with another vehicle in most fatal crashes, 51%; a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 29%, a rollover in 9.9%, a pedestrian in 2.7%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Collision with another vehicle | 56 | 51% |
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 32 | 29% |
| Rollover | 11 | 9.9% |
| Other | 6 | 5.4% |
| Pedestrian | 3 | 2.7% |
| Parked vehicle | 2 | 1.8% |
| Cyclist | 1 | 0.9% |
| Not reported | 0 | 0.0% |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
How fatal crashes in Dodge County compare with Wisconsin
A drinking driver was recorded in 32% of fatal crashes in Dodge County from 2015 to 2024, below the Wisconsin share of 33%; speeding in 29%, below the Wisconsin share of 31%; a hit-and-run in 1.8%, below the Wisconsin share of 5.4%; a driver recorded as distracted in 14%, above the Wisconsin share of 9.9%; 41% of passenger-vehicle occupants killed with belt use known were unbelted, below the Wisconsin share of 48%. Shares of fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024, against the share across all of Wisconsin. A share is only given over 20 crashes.
| Dodge | Wisconsin | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural roads | 91% | 63% | above the Wisconsin share |
| At or near an intersection | 29% | 28% | about the same as the Wisconsin share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 35% | 27% | above the Wisconsin share |
| A drinking driver | 32% | 33% | below the Wisconsin share |
| Speeding | 29% | 31% | below the Wisconsin share |
| A distracted driver (as recorded) | 14% | 9.9% | above the Wisconsin share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 41% | 48% | below the Wisconsin share |
| Hit-and-run | 1.8% | 5.4% | below the Wisconsin share |
| A motorcycle involved | 14% | 17% | below the Wisconsin share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 2.4% | 9.5% | below the Wisconsin share |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Questions about fatal crashes in Dodge County
- How many people died in car accidents in Dodge County in 2024?
- 18 people died in 13 fatal crashes in Dodge County, Wisconsin, in 2024, 63.6% more than in 2023. That is 20.3 deaths per 100,000 residents, against 10 across Wisconsin.
- What is the deadliest road in Dodge County?
- US 151 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Dodge County from 2015 to 2024: 16, with 20 deaths.
- How many fatal crashes in Dodge County involved a drinking driver?
- 35 of 111 fatal crashes in Dodge County from 2015 to 2024 involved a driver NHTSA recorded as drinking, 32%, against 33% across Wisconsin.
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Where the Dodge County numbers come from
Counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024 Annual Report File: every fatal crash NHTSA filed in Dodge County (county code 27). A fatal crash is one in which someone died within 30 days. The rate per 100,000 uses the Census Bureau's population estimate for the county; it is the only figure here not counted from FARS. The full method.