Anatomy of Outagamie County: a Traffic Safety Summary

ANATOMY OF OUTAGAMIE COUNTY: A TRAFFIC SAFETY SUMMARY

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One individual is killed or injured in a crash in Outagamie County every 6.5 hours?

THE PLACE Section Summary Outagamie County is the center of a metropolitan area in which over 225,000 persons reside. The principal routes in the county are I-41, STH 441, USH 45, and STH 29. Outagamie County is among the top ten counties for VMT, the number of registered vehicles, registered vehicles per VMT, urban population, and urban area. It is among the bottom ten counties for VMT per capita, miles of roads per capita, miles of state highways per capita and per VMT, and local roads per capita. Urbanization Outagamie County is the center of the Appleton metropolitan area, and it is adjacent to the Green Bay and the Oshkosh-Neenah metropolitan areas as well as the Shawano urban cluster. 75.26% of the county’s population lives in urban areas, and 10.27% of the area of the county is urban.1 The Oneida Nation of Wisconsin has a reservation in northeastern parts of the county.

Road Network Interstate 41 is designated as a north-south freeway that enters the county from the south from Winnebago County and then turns east bypassing Appleton, Little Chute, and Kaukauna before turning northeast bypassing Wrightstown. I-41 carries traffic from De Pere, Ashwaubenon, and Green Bay to the north and Fox Crossing, Neenah, Oshkosh, and Fond du Lac to the south. Further on, I-41 continues southeast to Milwaukee, and the highway also carries traffic between Green Bay and points south and southwest. I-41 connects with United States Highway (USH) 10 just south of the county line, which carries traffic to and from central Wisconsin. USH 41 is concurrent with I-41 throughout the county.

State Trunk Highway (STH) 441 is a freeway that begins at I-41 in northeastern Appleton and travels south generally along or near the Appleton, Little Chute, and Kimberly municipal boundaries. To the south, it travels through the portion of Appleton in neighboring Calumet County, and then it travels west through Menasha and Fox Crossing where it reconnects with I-41.

USH 45 is a north-south primary arterial that travels along much of the southern half of the county’s western border with Waupaca County, traveling through New London. To the north, USH 45 travels toward Clintonville, Marion, and Antigo, and to the south, it travels toward Oshkosh and Fond du Lac. Business USH 45 carries traffic through the center of New London.

STH 96 travels from east to west in the southern part of the county, traveling through Appleton, Little Chute, Kaukauna, and Wrightstown adjacent to the Fox River. In Appleton, STH 96 is Wisconsin Ave., and in Little Chute, STH 96 is Main St. To the east, STH 96 travels to Denmark, and to the west, it travels toward Fremont and connects with USH 10. STH 55 travels from north to south in eastern parts of the county through Seymour and Kaukauna. To the south, STH 55 travels to Sherwood, and to the north, it travels to Bonduel and Shawano. STH 54 is an east-west highway traveling through New London, Shiocton, Black Creek, and Seymour. To the west, STH 54 travels to Waupaca, Plover, and Wisconsin Rapids, and to the east, STH 54 travels to Hobart, Green Bay, and Algoma. STH 76 is a north-south

1 United States Census Bureau. “Percent urban and rural in 2010 by state and county.” Accessed Sept. 29, 2017. https://www.census.gov/geo/reference/ua/urban-rural-2010.html

highway that enters the county from Waupaca County to the west and exits the county into Winnebago County to the south. STH 76 travels through Bear Creek and Shiocton. STH 76 connects with USH 45 just across the Waupaca County line, and to the south, it travels to Oshkosh.

STH 47 is a north-south highway traveling through Black Creek and Appleton. To the north, STH 47 travels to Bonduel, Shawano, and Menominee County, and to the south, it travels to Menasha. STH 47 is N Richmond St. and S Memorial Dr. in Appleton. STH 15 connects USH 45 just outside New London with I-41 in the town of Grand Chute via Hortonville. STH 125 (W College Ave) begins at I-41 in the town of Grand Chute and heads east into Appleton, ending at STH 47. West of I-41, STH 125 becomes County Trunk Highway (CTH) CA, which travels to Appleton International Airport. STH 187 begins at STH 54 in Shiocton and heads north, traveling through rural areas in northern Outagamie and southeastern Shawano Counties.

Combined Locks is between Kimberly and Kaukauna on the south bank of the Fox River. CTH CE (E College Ave.) bypasses the village. CTH N (S Washington St.) travels along its western boundary, CTH HH (Debruin Rd.) travels along its eastern boundary, and CTH K (Buchanan Rd.) travels through the village. Nichols is just west of STH 47 in north central Outagamie County along CTH F. Harrison, primarily in Calumet County, annexed the right-of-way along CTH KK in the town of Buchanan along the part of CTH KK that is directly adjacent to the village. STH 29, which carries traffic between Green Bay to the east and Wausau and Chippewa Falls to the west, is an expressway that that cuts across the extreme northeastern corner of the county where there is an unpopulated 0.02 square mile section of Howard, which is primarily in Brown County.

Miles of Roadway There are 2,012 miles of roadway in the county, including 187 (9.3%) miles of state roads, 346 (17.2%) miles of county roads, 1,473 (73.2%) miles of local roads, and six miles of another type.2

Vehicle Registrations and Vehicle Miles of Travel (VMT) In 2016, there were 74,282 autos, 12,931 cycles, 15,911 trailers, and 97,303 trucks registered in Outagamie County.3 VMT in 2016 was 1,653,240,855.4

Traffic Volume As can be seen, traffic volumes in Outagamie County are highest along the east-west portion of Interstate 41 north of downtown Appleton. The maximum daily VMT in Outagamie county is found on this segment, which is reported at 78,000.

2 Wisconsin Department of Transportation. “County Maps.” Accessed Sept. 29, 2017. http://wisconsindot.gov/Pages/travel/road/hwy- maps/county-maps/default.aspx 3 Wisconsin Department of Transportation. “Facts and Figures 2016, Vehicles Registered by County.” Accessed Nov. 6, 2017. http://wisconsindot.gov/Documents/about-wisdot/newsroom/statistics/factsfig/vehregcounty.pdf 4 Wisconsin Department of Transportation. “2016 Vehicles Miles of Travel (VMT) by County.” Accessed Nov. 6, 2017. http://wisconsindot.gov/Documents/projects/data-plan/veh-miles/vmt2016-c.pdf

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Commuting Flows FIGURE 2: COMMUTING FLOWS AMONG COUNTIES Workers who Reside in Outagamie County Work in: People who Work in Outagamie County Reside in: Outagamie County 61,106 Outagamie County 61,106 Winnebago County 17,245 Winnebago County 15,226 Brown County 8,050 Calumet County 8,151 Waupaca County 1,900 Brown County 4,334 Calumet County 1,875 Waupaca County 4,142 Fond du Lac County 432 Shawano County 923 Dane County 191 Fond du Lac County 577 Shawano County 190 Manitowoc County 415 Milwaukee County 182 Waushara County 366 Manitowoc County 177 Oconto County 317 Waukesha County 106 Portage County 156 Sheboygan County 93 Wood County 90 Portage County 62 Waushara County 62 Dodge County 50 Others 826 Others 1,671 5 As seen below in Figure 3, the most common commuting flow between two different municipalities is between residences in Appleton and workplaces in the town of Grand Chute. FIGURE 3: COMMUTING FLOWS BETWEEN MUNICIPALITIES (TOP 15)

Residence Place of Work Number Appleton Grand Chute (Town) 5,004 Grand Chute (Town) Appleton 3,936 Menasha (Town), Winnebago Co. Appleton (Outagamie Co. portion) 2,125 Appleton (Outagamie Co. portion) Neenah 2,021 Kaukauna Appleton 1,982 Appleton (Outagamie Co. portion) Menasha (Town), Winnebago Co. 1,611 Greenville (Town) Appleton 1,573 Menasha Appleton 1,533* Little Chute Appleton 1,481 Neenah Appleton (Outagamie Co. portion) 1,434 Harrison (Town), Calumet Co. Appleton (Outagamie Co. portion) 1,403 Appleton Greenville (Town) 1,216 Oshkosh Appleton (Outagamie Co. portion) 1,138 Appleton Menasha 1,125* Buchanan (Town) Appleton 1,066 6 *excluding flows between these cities that are not to or from Outagamie County

5United States Census Bureau. 2009-2013 5-Year American Community Survey Commuting Flows. https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time- series/demo/commuting/commuting-flows.html Accessed Sept. 29, 2017. 6 United States Census Bureau. 2009-2013 5-Year American Community Survey Commuting Flows. https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time- series/demo/commuting/commuting-flows.html Accessed Oct. 5, 2017.

THE POPULATION The population of Outagamie County—slightly over 180,000 individuals—is distributed through 33 jurisdictions, with the largest jurisdictions being the city of Appleton, the town of Grand Chute, and the city of Kaukauna in that order. The city of Appleton is undoubtedly the most influential housing and jobs center of the county, with a population that comprises a third of the county’s population. FIGURE 4: POPULATION OF OUTAGAMIE COUNTY MUNICIPALITIES (2016)

Village of Wrightstown, Village of Shiocton, 919 174

Village of Nichols, 269 Village of Little Chute, 11,250 City of New London, 1,615 City of Appleton, 61,728 Village of Kimberly, City of 6,739 Seymour, Village of Hortonville, 3,443 2,734 City of Kaukauna, 15,900 Town of Village of Combined Locks, Black 3,577 Creek, Village of Bear Creek, 433 1,252 Village of Black Creek, Town of 1,317 Bovina, 1,151 Town of Vandenbroek, Town of Grand Chute, Town of 1,552 22,409 Town of Buchanan, Town of Seymour, 1,204 Center, 7,082 3,559 Town of Osborn, 1,230 Town of Town of Cicero, Town of Oneida, 4,693 Dale, 1,099 Town of Greenville, 11,874 2,842 Town of Maple Creek, 612 Town of Town of Deer Town of Maine, 878 Freedom, Creek, 644 6,092 Town of Hortonia, Town of Liberty, 917 1,078 Town of Ellington, 2,962

Town of Kaukauna, 1,298

7 United States Census Bureau. “Selected Economic Characteristics DP03, Employment Status.” 2012-2016 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_15_5YR_DP03&src=pt Accessed November 4th, 2017.

Population Trends

Between 2010 and 2016, the county’s population increased by about 2.4% The average age of the county is like that of the state (37.9 vs. 39 years). Outagamie County’s population pyramid is thus like Wisconsin’s population pyramid. Generally, jurisdictions in the county are experiencing significant population increases of between 1 and 5%, with the strongest growth occurring the southern portions of the county surrounding the City of Appleton. (In the images, the measure of absolute population change merely shows the raw population changes between 2010 and 2016, while the measure of “relative population change” weights such absolute changes by the base population figures of 2010).8

FIGURE 5 9: POPULATION PYRAMIDS (OUTAGAMIE COUNTY ABOVE AND STATE BELOW)

8 The highlighted jurisdiction in the image shows the two jurisdictions that are growing fastest and the two jurisdictions growing the slowest. 9 United States Census Bureau. “Selected Economic Characteristics DP03, Employment Status.” 2012-2016 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_15_5YR_DP03&src=pt Accessed November 6th, 2017.

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t t t t s s s s e e e e w h w h o ig o ig L H L H THE ECONOMY Section Summary The unemployment rate in Outagamie County has been, on average, 0.5% lower than that of the state over the last decade. The proportion of the population that works in the educational services, health care, or social assistance industries is fairly small, while the manufacturing industry is fairly large, comparatively. The county has a small agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, or mining industry, comparatively. FIGURE 7: EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION 10

Employed Population in Outagamie County by Occupation Percent of Total Management, business, science, and arts

Service 18.6% 33.0% Sales and office 8.8%

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance 24.9% 14.7% Production, transportation, and material moving

Employed Population in Wisconsin by Occupation Percent of Total

Management, business, science, and arts occupations 16.9% Service occupations 34.5% 8.5% Sales and office occupations

23.1% Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 17.0% Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

10 United States Census Bureau. “Selected Economic Characteristics DP03, Employment Status.” 2011-2015 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_15_5YR_DP03&src=pt Accessed September 29, 2017.

FIGURE 8: EMPLOYED POPULATION BY INDUSTRY

Employed Population in Outagamie County by Industry Percent of Total

Public administration 2.6% Other services, except public administration 3.8% Arts/recreation, accommodation, and food services 8.7% Educational services, and health care and social assistance 19.0% Professional, scientific, and management 8.7% Finance and insurance, and real estate 7.2% Information 1.7% Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 4.1% Retail trade 10.8% Wholesale trade 2.9% Manufacturing 23.2% Construction 6.0% Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1.2% 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25%

Employed Population in Wisconsin by Industry Percent of Total

Public administration 3.5% Other services, except public administration 4.2% Arts/recreation, accommodation, and food services 8.7% Educational services, and health care and social assistance 23.3% Professional, scientific, and management 8.1% Finance and insurance, and real estate 6.1% Information 1.7% Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 4.3% Retail trade 11.3% Wholesale trade 2.7% Manufacturing 18.5% Construction 5.3% Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 2.5%

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11 United States Census Bureau. “Selected Economic Characteristics DP03, Employment Status.” 2011-2015 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_15_5YR_DP03&src=pt Accessed September 29, 2017.

FIGURE 9: UNEMPLOYMENT RATES Unemployment Rates, Outagamie County and Wisconsin, 2007-2016 10.0% 9.0% 8.0% 7.0% 6.0% 5.0% 4.0% 3.0% 2.0% 1.0% 0.0% 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Outagamie County 4.6% 4.7% 8.3% 8.1% 7.1% 6.4% 6.1% 4.8% 4.0% 3.6% Wisconsin 4.9% 4.9% 8.6% 8.7% 7.8% 7.0% 6.7% 5.4% 4.6% 4.1%

12 United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics. “Labor Force Data by County,” annual averages. https://www.bls.gov/lau/#tables Accessed Sept. 29, 2017.

ALCOHOL RISK FACTORS Section Summary Sixty-one percent of licensees have liquor for sale for consumption on site. Thirty-seven percent of the licensees are in Appleton, 15% are in the town of Grand Chute, 7.5% are in Kaukauna, and 19% are in other towns.

FIGURE 10: ALCOHOL BEVERAGE LICENSES BY JURISDICTION, OUTAGAMIE COUNTY AB or AL or BB or BL or Total (By Others

AC ALB CW BLB Municipality) Appleton 29 20 23 115 187 Bear Creek 2 2 4 Black Creek 1 3 4 8 Combined Locks 1 3 4 Hortonville 3 1 9 13 Kaukauna 7 3 3 25 38 Kimberly 4 3 11 18 Little Chute 2 6 21 29 New London 2 1 3 Nichols 2 2 Seymour 2 3 3 8 16 Shiocton 1 7 8 Wrightstown 2 2 Town of Freedom 5 2 10 17 Town of Grand Chute 5 23 14 36 78 Other Towns 14 13 53 80 Total (By Liq. 48 85 65 309 0 507 License) 13 Establishments within a municipality but outside the county are not included in the table. CODE DESCRIPTION AB Beer for sale off site (convenience stores, grocery stores) 14 AC Cider for sale off site (convenience stores, grocery stores) AL Liquor for sale off site (drug stores, wineries) ALB Beer, wine, or liquor for sale off site BB Beer for sale on site or off site BL Liquor for sale on site (winery) BLB Beer or liquor for sale on site (taverns, supper clubs) CW Wine for sale on site (restaurants) (usually in conjunction with BB)

13 Wisconsin Department of Revenue. Oct. 4, 2017. “WI Liquor Licenses 2017-18.” 14 Wisconsin Department of Revenue. “Liquor License Report, Liquor License Codes.” https://www.revenue.wi.gov/Pages/OnlineServices/liqlicrpt.aspx. Accessed Oct. 25, 2017.

FIGURE 10.2: ALCOHOL LICENSES IN OUTAGAMIE COUNTY BY JURISDICTION

Alcohol Beverage Licenses in Outagamie County by Municipality, 2017-2018

Other Towns 15.8% Appleton 36.9%

Town of Grand Chute 15.4%

Town of Freedom Bear Creek 3.4% Wrightstown 0.8% 0.4% Shiocton Black Creek Seymour 1.6% 1.6% 3.2% Little Combined Locks Nichols New London Chute Kimberly Kaukauna Hortonville 0.8% 0.4% 0.6% 3.6% 7.5% 2.6% 5.7% FIGURE 11: ALCOHOL BEVERAGE LICENSES BY TYPE

Alcohol Beverage Licenses in Alcohol Beverage Licenses in Outagamie County by Type, Wisconsin by Type, 2017-2018 2017-2018 Others Others AB or AC AB or AC 0% 1% 9% 7%

AL or ALB AL or ALB 18% 17%

BB or CW BL or BLB BB or CW BL or BLB 11% 61% 13% 63%

HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE Injury-to-Death Ratios

Injury-to-death ratios are computed by dividing the total number of crash injuries by the crash fatalities. Higher rates are positive in that fatalities comprise a smaller percentage of crash victims. In general, higher rates are found in the state’s urbanized southeastern and south-central regions and the Fox Valley, where crashes are more likely to occur in more developed areas (and thus at slower speeds). In rural areas, the converse is true (highways and county roads predominate, with crashes occurring at higher average speeds). Generally, rural areas also suffer from a relative lack of proximate hospitals and emergency response services, which means that some crashes which would be survivable in urban areas correspond to fatalities in more rural areas.

Between 2012 and 2017, Outagamie County reported a higher injury-to-death ratio than the state generally (103.2 vs. 73.1).

Emergency Services

As can be seen, Outagamie County contains three hospitals (one is a level IV trauma center and the other two are level III trauma centers).15 The closest level II trauma center is in neighboring Winnebago County, while the closest level I trauma center is located either in Milwaukee or Madison depending upon crash location. Outagamie County maintains 23 different emergency providers (listed below). These companies employ 470 emergency personnel. Consequently, the county is the site of 2.6 emergency response personnel per 1,000 residents. This far lower than the state figure of 4.02 emergency response personnel per 1,000 residents.

15 The trauma capacities of hospitals are rated on a I-IV scale, with some remaining unrated; Level I hospitals have the greatest capacity. In the image, brighter colors show hot spots, where crash numbers are (locally) concentrated.

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FIGURE 14: NUMBER OF EMT PERSONNEL/JURISDICTION 16

Primary Address Service License Number of County Name Level Service Name Personnel Advanced Outagamie Emergency Medical Seymour Rescue Squad Technician (AEMT) 30 Advanced Outagamie Emergency Medical Black Creek Rescue Service Technician (AEMT) 23 Advanced Outagamie Emergency Medical Shiocton-Bovina Fire Department Technician (AEMT) 19 Advanced Outagamie Emergency Medical Great Lakes EMS Technician (AEMT) 19 Emergency Medical Outagamie Appleton Fire Dept First Responders Responder (EMR) 91 Emergency Medical Outagamie Dale Volunteer Fire Dept First Responders Responder (EMR) 19 Emergency Medical Outagamie Greenville First Responders Responder (EMR) 17 Emergency Medical Outagamie Bear Creek Area First Responders Responder (EMR) 16 Emergency Medical Outagamie Freedom First Responders Responder (EMR) 16 Emergency Medical Outagamie Hortonville Emergency Medical Services Responder (EMR) 16 Emergency Medical Outagamie Center (Town Of) First Responders Responder (EMR) 14 Emergency Medical Outagamie Combined Locks Fire Department Responder (EMR) 14 Emergency Medical Outagamie Kaukauna Vanden Broek First Responders Responder (EMR) 13 Emergency Medical Outagamie Appleton Alliance Church Inc. Responder (EMR) 12

16 Department of Health Services, 2017, Received through Happel, C.

FIGURE 14.2: NUMBER AND LEVEL OF EMERGENCY RESPONDERS PER JURISDICTION

THE CRASHES Section Summary For 2012-2016 Outagamie County averaged 3,815 crashes with 12 persons killed and 1,336 persons injured annually. Outagamie County’s fatal crashes constituted 0.3% of their total and was just under the amount of the state (0.4%). Just over a fourth, (28.6%), of Outagamie County’s fatal crashes involved alcohol or drug impairment, 16.1% were speed related, and 14.3% were inattention related. The top three driver PCCs for Outagamie County crashes were failure to yield right-of-way (18.9%), inattentive driving (18.5%), and following too close (14.9%). Most of the fatal crashes (35.7%) occurred on US/state trunk highways whereas the majority for non-fatal injury crashes (41.2%) also occurred on US/state trunk highways. Intersection crashes constituted 45.3% of crashes whereas non-intersection constituted 54.7%. The state numbers were 37.8% and 62.8% respectively. Outagamie County averaged 686.6 run- off-the-road crashes that constituted 18.0% of their total crashes compared to 25.4% for the state. In terms of actual number, the Outagamie County Sheriff’s Department reported 222 of the 468 (47.4%) fatal and serious injury crashes from 2012-2016, followed by the Appleton Police Department at 100 (21.4%). Ninety-eight percent (556 of 565) of the killed and seriously injured persons in Outagamie County crashes were Wisconsin residents. Seventy-nine percent (446 of 565) resided in Outagamie County. The top three roles of persons killed or seriously injured were drivers (58%), vehicle passengers (18%), and motorcyclists (14%). These percentages are comparable to the state. The 15-24 age bracket contained the greatest number of killed and seriously injured persons for both Outagamie County and the state of Wisconsin. Of the killed and seriously injured persons in cars and light trucks in Outagamie County, 79.4% were belted and 20.6% were unbelted. Pedestrians made up 5.1% of the persons killed from 2012-2016 in Outagamie County, (8.1% for the state), with the greatest pedestrian location being in the crosswalk and greatest action being darting into road. Bicyclists made up 5.1%, (1.8% for the state) of the persons killed from 2012-2016 in Outagamie County. Motorcyclists made up 15.3% of the fatalities and 14.2% of the seriously injured compared to 15.3% and 16.5% respectively for the state. This result for motorcyclists meant a five-year average of 1.8 killed and 14.4 seriously injured each year. Of all motorcyclists involved in crashes, 51% were not wearing a helmet.

The State of Wisconsin, in a months-long process, solicited input from a diverse variety of stakeholders to create the most recent version of our Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP), a document that guides investment and safety decisions for three years. The plan has ten different issue areas. General crash- related statistics for Outagamie County are listed below, and then facts and figures are organized to correspond with these ten issue areas.

GENERAL CRASH-RELATED STATISTICS FIGURE 15: NUMBER OF CRASHES BY MOST SEVERE INJURY IN THE CRASH AND PERSONS INVOLVED IN CRASHES BY INJURY SEVERITY

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2012-2016 Average

Crashes Crashes Crashes Crashes Crashes Crashes Persons Persons Persons Persons Persons Persons

8 8 12 12 11 12 12 13 13 14 11.2 11.8 Fatality Incapacitating 80 96 85 104 85 110 87 100 75 96 82.4 101.2 Injury

Non- 277 356 327 429 319 406 311 414 322 434 311.2 407.8 Incapacitating Injury Possible 528 771 536 794 568 801 600 865 587 906 563.8 827.4 Injury No Apparent 2,468 6,136 2,948 7,333 2,864 7,111 2,843 7,286 3,111 7,970 2,846.8 7,167.2 Injury 3,361 7,367 3,908 8,672 3,847 8,440 3,853 8,678 4,108 9,420 3,815.4 8,515.4 Totals

FIGURE 16: FATALITIES AND INCAPACITATING INJURIES BY ROLE, OUTAGAMIE COUNTY, 2012-2016

PEDESTRIAN BICYCLIST 5% 3% VEHICLE PASSENGER 18%

MOPED USER 2%

MOTORCYCLIST DRIVER 14% 58%

FIGURE 17: FATALITIES AND INCAPACITATING INJURIES BY ROLE, WISCONSIN, 2012-2016

PEDESTRIAN BICYCLIST 7% 3%

VEHICLE PASSENGER 20%

MOPED USER 1% DRIVER 53%

MOTORCYCLIST 16%

FIGURE 18: FATAL AND INCAPACITATING INJURIES BY AGE IN OUTAGAMIE COUNTY, 2012-2016

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FIGURE 19: FATAL AND INCAPACITATING INJURIES BY AGE IN WISCONSIN, 2012-2016

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FIGURE 20: TOTAL FATALITIES AND INCAPACITATING INJURIES BY PLACE OF RESIDENCE (OUTAGAMIE COUNTY ON LEFT AND STATE OF WISCONSIN ON RIGHT), 2012-2016

Local* 91.77%

Local* Non-Local 78.94% 21.06%

Non-Local 8.03% Unknown 0.20%

*Local is defined as persons with addresses that have ZIP codes fully or partially within the county.

FIGURE 21: FATALITIES AND INCAPACITATING INJURIES BY STATE OF RESIDENCE (OUTAGAMIE COUNTY ON LEFT AND STATE OF WISCONSIN ON RIGHT), 2012-2016

IL, 3% MN, 2% WI, 98% Other, 2% MI, 1% WI, 92% Other, 2%

FIGURE 22: LOCATION OF CRASHES BY ROAD TYPE IN OUTAGAMIE COUNTY, 2012-2016

Total Non- Total Fatal Fatal Injury Crashes Crashes Interstate, US, and State Highways 35.7% 41.2% County Highways 33.9% 15.4% Local Roads 30.4% 43.4%

FIGURE 23: REPORTING OF FATAL AND SERIOUS INJURY CRASHES BY AGENCY, 2012-2016 LEA TOTAL APPLETON POLICE 100 DEPARTMENT FOX VALLEY METROPOLITAN 12 POLICE DEPARTMENT GRAND CHUTE POLICE 39 DEPARTMENT HORTONVILLE POLICE 2 DEPARTMENT KAUKAUNA POLICE 21 DEPARTMENT OUTAGAMIE COUNTY SHERIFF 222 SHIOCTON POLICE 1 DEPARTMENT TOWN OF FREEDOM POLICE 12 DEPARTMENT WISCONSIN STATE PATROL 59 TOTAL 468

ISSUE AREA: IMPROVE SAFETY CULTURE, SAFETY DATA, AND DATA TECHNOLOGY Because this information is difficult to quantify and visualize, we recommend that readers view the most recent edition of the Wisconsin Strategic Highway Safety Plan at the following location: http://wisconsindot.gov/Documents/safety/education/frms-pubs/strategichwy-17-20.pdf

ISSUE AREA: REDUCE DRIVER DISTRACTION/IMPROVE DRIVER ALERTNESS FIGURE 24: INATTENTION-RELATED STATISTICS, 2012-2016

Inattention-Related Inattention-Related Fatal Crashes Non-Fatal Injury Crashes Interstate, US, and State Highways 25.0% 44.9% County Highways 50.0% 13.9%

Local Roads 25.0% 41.2%

Outagamie % of inattention-related fatal 14.3% County crashes to all fatal crashes

% of inattention-related fatal Wisconsin 18.5% crashes to all fatal crashes

ISSUE AREA: REDUCE ALCOHOL & DRUG-IMPAIRED DRIVING FIGURE 25: ALCOHOL OR DRUG-RELATED CRASHES BY LOCATION, 2012-2016

Alcohol or Drug- Alcohol or Drug-Related Related Fatal Crashes Non-Fatal Injury Crashes Interstate, US, and State Highways 37.5% 33.4% County Highways 18.8% 16.6% Local Roads 43.8% 50.0%

FIGURE 26: IMPAIRED DRIVING STATISTICS IN OUTAGAMIE COUNTY, 2012-2016

Average Total Average Alcohol or Drug- Average Alcohol or Drug-Related Fatal Crashes Related Fatal Crashes Non-Fatal Injury Crashes 11.2 3.2 58.0

Outagamie % of alcohol or drug-related fatal 28.6% County crashes to all fatal crashes

% of alcohol or drug-related fatal Wisconsin 45.0% crashes to all fatal crashes

ISSUE AREA: REDUCE THE INCIDENCE AND SEVERITY OF MOTORCYCLE CRASHES FIGURE 27: OUTAGAMIE COUNTY MOTORCYCLISTS KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED, 2012-2016

% Seriously 5-Yr Ave. 5-Yr Ave. % Killed Injured Killed Seriously Injured County 15.3% 14.2% 1.8 14.4 State 15.3% 16.5% 84.8 525.6

ISSUE AREA: IMPROVE NON-MOTORIST SAFETY FIGURE 28: OUTAGAMIE COUNTY PEDESTRIANS KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED, 2012-2016

5-Yr % Seriously Ave. 5-Yr Ave. % Killed Injured Killed Seriously Injured County 5.1% 4.5% 0.6 4.6 State 8.1% 6.6% 44.8 211.2

FIGURE 29: OUTAGAMIE COUNTY BICYCLISTS KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED, 2012-2016

% Seriously 5-Yr Ave 5-Yr Ave Seriously % Killed Injured Killed Injured County 5.1% 3.2% 0.6 3.2 State 1.8% 2.9% 10.2 92.4

FIGURE 29.2: PEDESTRIANS INVOLVED IN CRASHES BY ACTION AND LOCATION, 2012-2016

PEDESTRIAN LOCATION PEDESTRIAN IN IN NOT IN ON TOTAL ACTION BLANK CROSSWALK ROADWAY ROADWAY SIDEWALK

BLANK 10 37 10 1 1 59 WALKING NOT 0 3 14 0 0 17 FACING TRAFFIC DISREGARDED 2 5 3 0 0 10 SIGNAL DARTING INTO 0 3 20 0 0 23 ROAD DARK CLOTHING 0 6 3 0 0 9 WALKING FACING 1 4 5 0 0 10 TRAFFIC TOTAL 13 58 55 1 1 128

ISSUE AREA: IMPROVE SAFETY OF INTERSECTIONS FIGURE 30: OUTAGAMIE COUNTY TOTAL CRASHES BY LOCATION, 2012-2016

County State % Intersection 45.3% 37.8% % Non-Intersection 54.7% 62.8%

ISSUE AREA: INCREASE OCCUPANT PROTECTION FIGURE 31: SEATBELT USE STATEWIDE, 2012-2017

89.4 88.4

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Seatbelt usage statewide has increased over the past six years.

FIGURE 31.2: SAFETY EQUIPMENT USAGE IN PASSENGER CAR AND LIGHT TRUCKS DURING CRASHES, 2012-2016

Belted Unbelted Fatalities and Serious Injuries 79.4% 20.6%

ISSUE AREA: CURB AGGRESSIVE DRIVING/REDUCE SPEED-RELATED CRASHES FIGURE 32: DRIVER POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTING CIRCUMSTANCES FOR CRASHES IN OUTAGAMIE COUNTY (TOP) AND STATEWIDE (BOTTOM), 2012-2016

FAIL YIELD R-O-WAY 18.94%

INATTENTIVE DRIVING 18.53%

FOLLOWING TOO CLOSE 14.95%

FAILURE TO CONTROL 13.91%

SPEED TOO FAST/COND 10.43%

DISGRD TRAFFIC CNTL 4.65%

OTHER CATAGORIES 18.60%

INATTENTIVE DRIVING 20.97%

FAILURE TO CONTROL 16.88%

FAIL YIELD R-O-WAY 16.23%

SPEED TOO FAST/COND 11.49%

FOLLOWING TOO CLOSE 9.55%

DRIVER CONDITION 5.00%

OTHER CATAGORIES 19.88%

FIGURE 33: SPEEDING STATISTICS IN OUTAGAMIE COUNTY, 2012-2016

Average Speed-Related Average Speed-Related Non- Fatal Crashes Fatal Injury Crashes 1.8 164.4

Total Fatal Total Non-Fatal Speed-Related Speed-Related Non- Crashes Injury Crashes Fatal Crashes Fatal Injury Crashes Interstate, US, and State Highways 35.7% 41.2% 44.4% 46.8% County Highways 33.9% 15.4% 22.2% 16.7% Local Roads 30.4% 43.4% 33.3% 36.5%

Outagamie % of speed-related fatal crashes 16.1% County to all fatal crashes

% of speed-related fatal crashes Wisconsin 28.9% to all fatal crashes

ISSUE AREA: REDUCE LANE DEPARTURE CRASHES

FIGURE 34: OUTAGAMIE COUNTY RUN-OFF-THE-ROAD CRASHES, 2012-2016

5 Year Average of Run- % of Run-Off-the-Road Off-the-Road Crashes Crashes to Total Crashes County 686.6 18.0% State 30,395.6 25.4%

THE IMPACT Crashes in Outagamie County result in over 727 emergency room visits and 61 hospitalizations annually.

2011-2015 ANNUAL AVERAGES Outagamie County Wisconsin Average Annual Population 179,957 5,716,883 Persons in Crashes 44.2 46.0 (per 1,000 residents) Crash-Related Emergency Room Visits 404.4 407.3 (per 100,000 residents) Crash-Related Hospitalizations 34.1 49.3 (per 100,000 residents) Quality of Life Costs $26,180,475 $36,819,900 (per 100,000 residents) Lost Years of Life 1.58 3.04 (per 1,000 residents) Medical Costs $8,102,771 $10,482,526 (per 100,000 residents)

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17University of Wisconsin-Madison, Center for Health Systems Research & Analysis. Wisconsin Crash Outcome Data Evaluation System Project. “Wisconsin CODES Report Builder Custom Reporting System,” http://www.chsra.wisc.edu/codes/query/overview.html Accessed Oct. 2, 2017. 18University of Wisconsin-Madison, Center for Health Systems Research & Analysis. Wisconsin Crash Outcome Data Evaluation System Project. “Community Crash Reports,” http://www.chsra.wisc.edu/codes/community/default.htm Accessed Oct. 3, 2017.

THE GRANTS The Bureau of Transportation Safety targets counties throughout the state based on crash frequency and severity, considering their size, location, and contributing behavioral factors as indicated on crash forms received from local law enforcement agencies. Overtime enforcement grants are offered to the law enforcement agencies of a county to form a high-visibility enforcement task force that will coordinate efforts with each other and locals to change the driving behavior in their county. If a county makes the targeting list for an enforcement grant to address a behavioral highway safety issue, all law enforcement agencies within the county are eligible to participate on a task force to address the problem. National priority issue areas include impaired driving, seat belt use, speeding, and distracted driving. 2016 Grant Participation Impaired Driving Occupant Protection Speed Outagamie County Sheriff’s Dept. $32,000 Appleton Police Dept. $36,000 Black Creek Police Dept. Fox Valley Metropolitan Police Dept. $22,272. Freedom Town Police Dept. Grand Chute Town Police Dept. $10,044.56 Hortonville Police Dept. Kaukauna Police Dept. New London Police Dept. Waupaca Co. OWI Task Force Oneida Tribal Police Dept. Seymour Police Dept. Shiocton Police Dept. $11,999.20 Wrightstown Police Dept. $12,150 Brown Co. Speed Task Force

2017 Task Forces Grant Amount Outagamie Co. Seat Belt Task Force (3666) $124,988

2017 Task Force Participation Impaired Driving Occupant Protection Speed Outagamie County Sheriff’s Dept. Outagamie Co. Seat Belt Task Force Appleton Police Dept. Outagamie Co. Seat Belt Task Force Black Creek Police Dept. Fox Valley Metropolitan Police Dept. Freedom Town Police Dept. Grand Chute Town Police Dept. Hortonville Police Dept. Kaukauna Police Dept. New London Police Dept. Waupaca Co. OWI Task Force Oneida Tribal Police Dept. Brown Co. OWI Task Force Brown Co. Seat Belt Task Force Seymour Police Dept. Shiocton Police Dept. Wrightstown Police Dept.

2018 Task Force Eligibility Impaired Driving Occupant Protection Speed Outagamie County Law Enforcement Agencies not eligible eligible not eligible

Agency Mobilizations 2016-2017 FY2016 2016 Click 2016 Drive FY2017 2017 Click 2017 Drive Drive It or Ticket Sober or Drive It or Ticket Sober or Sober or Get Pulled Sober or Get Pulled Get Pulled Over – Get Pulled Over – Over- Labor Day Over- Labor Day Winter Winter Holidays Holidays Outagamie County Sheriff’s Dept. Appleton Police Dept. Black Creek Police Dept. yes yes yes Fox Valley Metropolitan Police Dept. Freedom Town Police Dept. Grand Chute Town Police Dept. Hortonville Police Dept. yes yes yes yes Kaukauna Police Dept. New London Police Dept. yes yes yes Oneida Tribal Police Dept. yes Seymour Police Dept. Shiocton Police Dept. yes yes yes yes yes Wrightstown Police Dept. yes yes yes yes yes The Wisconsin State Patrol participates in all three mobilizations each year. Law enforcement agencies should participate for the chance to receive an equipment grant for ongoing high-visibility enforcement.