ANATOMY OF CALUMET COUNTY: A TRAFFIC SAFETY SUMMARY There were 15 fatal crashes in Calumet County from 2012 to 2016. 1
THE PLACE Section Summary Calumet County has three principal routes: STH 441, USH 10, and STH 32/57. The county is in the bottom ten counties for miles of roadway, VMT per capita, miles of state highways, miles of county highways, miles of local roads, and number of registered vehicles per capita. Calumet County is in the top ten counties for number of registered vehicles per VMT. Urbanization Calumet County is along the eastern shore of Lake Winnebago and is a part of the Appleton metropolitan area. Calumet County is also adjacent to the Green Bay, Fond du Lac, Oshkosh-Neenah, and Sheboygan metropolitan areas as well as the Manitowoc urban cluster. 72.47% of the population of county lives in urban areas, and 6.17% of the county s land area is urban. 1 Road Network U.S. Highway (USH) 10 is an east-west primary arterial that carries traffic between central Wisconsin and Manitowoc, and it crosses through or bypasses Brillion, Harrison, Menasha and Appleton. USH 151 travels through southern portions of the county through Chilton, carrying traffic between Fond du Lac and Manitowoc. State Trunk Highways (STH) 32 and 57 run entirely concurrent south to north through central Calumet County, carrying traffic between the Green Bay area and Sheboygan County. STH 32/57 crosses through Kiel, New Holstein, Chilton and Hilbert. The southern terminus of STH 55 is at USH 151 west of Chilton. STH 55 travels north through Stockbridge and Sherwood on its way to Kaukauna and Seymour. STH 114 begins at STH 32/57 in Hilbert and heads west through or bypasses Sherwood, Harrison, and Menasha. STH 441 is a freeway that cuts across the northwest corner of the county in Appleton. Miles of Roadway There are 871 miles of roadway in the county, including 94 (10.8%) miles of state roads, 133 (15.3%) miles of county roads, and 644 (73.9%) miles of local roads. 2 Vehicle Registrations and Vehicle Miles of Travel (VMT) In 2016, there were 17,464 autos, 3,437 cycles, 3,815 trailers, and 25,603 trucks registered in Calumet County. 3 VMT in 2016 was 469,368,100. 4 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 2 Wisconsin Department of Transportation. County Maps. Accessed Sept. 29, 2017. http://wisconsindot.gov/pages/travel/road/hwymaps/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 2
Traffic Volume As can be seen in Figure 1, traffic volumes in Calumet County are highest in the far-northwestern portion of the county, closest to the Fox Valley cities of Appleton and Menasha. Specifically, Highway 441 reports some 53,000 daily VMT). Slightly to the south, Highway 10 is a high-traffic zone. FIGURE 1: Commuting Flows 3
As seen below in Figure 2, the majority of workers who reside in Calumet County also work in Calumet County, and vice versa. FIGURE 2: COMMUTING FLOWS AMONG COUNTIES Workers who Reside in Calumet County Work in: People who Work in Calumet County Reside in: Calumet County 8,309 Calumet County 8,309 Outagamie County 8,151 Outagamie County 1,875 Winnebago County 4,804 Manitowoc County 1,528 Brown County 1,309 Winnebago County 765 Manitowoc County 913 Brown County 609 Sheboygan County 770 Fond du Lac County 413 Fond du Lac County 569 Sheboygan County 262 Waukesha County 102 Waupaca County 86 Milwaukee County 85 Others 420 Others 259 5 As seen below in Figure 3, the most common commuting flow between two different municipalities is between residences in what was the town of Harrison and workplaces in Appleton. FIGURE 3: COMMUTING FLOWS BETWEEN MUNICIPALITIES (TOP 15) 6 Residence Place of Work Number Harrison (Town) Appleton 1,683 Appleton (Calumet Co. portion) Grand Chute (Town), Outagamie Co. 649 Appleton (Calumet Co. portion) Neenah 575 Harrison (Town) Menasha (Town), Winnebago Co. 503 Appleton (Calumet Co. portion) Menasha (Town), Winnebago Co. 442 Harrison (Town) Neenah 404 Harrison (Town) Kaukauna 401 Harrison (Town) Grand Chute (Town), Winnebago Co. 384 Sherwood Appleton 379 Appleton Menasha 352* Menasha Appleton 318* Harrison (Town) Oshkosh 272 Brillion (Town) Brillion 255 Appleton (Calumet Co. portion) Oshkosh 254 New Holstein Chilton 218 *excluding flows between these cities that are not to, from, or within Calumet County 5 United States Census Bureau. 2009-2013 5-Year American Community Survey Commuting Flows. https://www.census.gov/data/tables/timeseries/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/timeseries/demo/commuting/commuting-flows.html Accessed Oct. 5, 2017. 4
THE POPULATION The population of Calumet County nearly 50,000 individuals is dispersed through 18 different jurisdictions. The largest jurisdictions are the city of Appleton (the portion within Calumet County, with a population of 11,107), the city of Chilton (a population of 3,828), and the city of New Holstein (a population of 3,129). Generally, the population is clustered on the northern and northeastern shores of Lake Winnebago, closest to the population and job centers of the Fox Valley. FIGURE 4: POPULATION OF CALUMET COUNTY MUNICIPALITIES (2016) Village of Stockbridge, 620 Village of Potter, 245 Village of Hilbert, 1,079 Village of Sherwood, 2,886 City of Appleton, 11,107 City of Brillion, 3,127 City of Chilton, 3,828 Town of Woodville, 950 7 Town of Stockbridge, 1,415 Town of Rantoul, 785 Town of New Holstein, 1,461 Town of Chilton, 1,103 Town of Charlestown, 754 Town of Brillion, 1,440 Town of Brothertown, 1,296 City of New Holstein, 3,129 City of Kiel, 298 City of Menasha, 2,211 Population Trends Between 2010 and 2016, the county s population increased considerably (by about 5.1%). Overall, the population of Calumet County is quite similar to that of the state (the median age of the county is 39.4 while the comparable figure for the state is 39). 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. 5
FIGURE 5 8 : POPULATION PYRAMIDS (CALUMET COUNTY ABOVE AND STATE BELOW) Most jurisdictions in the county are losing population, although, as noted above, some areas in the northern portion of the county (including the city of Appleton) are gaining population (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). 9 8 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. 9 The highlighted jurisdiction in the image shows the two jurisdictions that are growing fastest and the two jurisdictions growing the slowest. 6
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THE ECONOMY Section Summary The unemployment rate in Calumet County has been, on average, 1.2% lower than that of the state over the last decade. Generally, the county has a comparatively low number of service jobs and a slightly high proportion of production, transportation, or material moving jobs. The proportion of the population that works in the manufacturing industry is large. FIGURE 7: EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION (CALUMET ON TOP AND THE STATE BELOW) 10 20.0% 33.8% Management, business, science, and arts Service 8.7% Sales and office 25.2% 12.3% Natural resources, construction, and maintenance Production, transportation, and material moving 16.9% Management, business, science, and arts occupations 8.5% 34.5% Service occupations Sales and office occupations 23.1% 17.0% Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 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. 8
FIGURE 8: EMPLOYED POPULATION BY INDUSTRY (CALUMET ON TOP AND STATE BELOW) Public administration Other services, except public administration Arts/recreation, accommodation, and food services Educational services, and health care and social assistance Professional, scientific, and management Finance and insurance, and real estate Information Transportation and warehousing, and utilities Retail trade Wholesale trade Manufacturing Construction Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 2.3% 4.3% 6.2% 6.3% 5.6% 1.4% 3.8% 3.3% 4.9% 3.8% 11.8% 19.2% 27.1% 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% Public administration Other services, except public administration Arts/recreation, accommodation, and food services Educational services, and health care and social assistance Professional, scientific, and management Finance and insurance, and real estate Information Transportation and warehousing, and utilities Retail trade Wholesale trade Manufacturing Construction Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 3.5% 4.2% 8.7% 8.1% 6.1% 1.7% 4.3% 2.7% 5.3% 2.5% 11.3% 18.5% 23.3% 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 11 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. 9
FIGURE 9: UNEMPLOYMENT RATES, CALUMET COUNTY AND WISCONSIN, 2007-2016 10.0% 9.0% 8.0% 7.0% 6.0% 5.0% 4.0% 3.0% 12 2.0% 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Calumet County 4.8% 4.3% 7.6% 6.9% 5.9% 5.3% 5.3% 4.2% 3.6% 3.3% 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. 10
Brillion Chilton Harrison Hilbert Kiel Menasha New Holstein Potter Sherwood Stockbridge Towns Total (By Liq. License) ALCOHOL RISK FACTORS Section Summary Nearly 68% of licensees have liquor for sale for consumption on site. Seventeen percent of licenses are in Brillion, 15% are in Chilton, 10% are in Harrison, and 22% are in towns. Note that the data for Appleton may be imperfect since no Appleton licensees are indicated to be within the county. FIGURE 10: ALCOHOL BEVERAGE LICENSES BY JURISDICTION, CALUMET COUNTY AB or AC 1 1 2 AL or ALB 3 4 1 1 1 3 4 2 1 1 21 BB or CW 6 1 1 1 5 14 BL or BLB 9 12 11 7 1 2 6 1 7 6 21 83 Others 2 1 3 Total (By Municipality) 21 18 13 9 2 5 10 1 10 7 27 123 13 Establishments within a municipality but outside the county are not included in the table. CODE AB AC AL ALB BB BL BLB CW DESCRIPTION Beer for sale off site (convenience stores, grocery stores) Cider for sale off site (convenience stores, grocery stores) Liquor for sale off site (drug stores, wineries) Beer, wine, or liquor for sale off site Beer for sale on site or off site Liquor for sale on site (winery) Beer or liquor for sale on site (taverns, supper clubs) Wine for sale on site (restaurants) (usually in conjunction with BB) 14 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. 11
FIGURE 10.2: ALCOHOL LICENSES IN CALUMET COUNTY BY JURISDICTION Towns 22% Brillion 17% Stockbridge 6% Chilton 15% Sherwood 8% Potter 1% New Holstein 8% Hilbert 7% Harrison 10% Menasha 4% Kiel 2% FIGURE 11: ALCOHOL BEVERAGE LICENSES BY TYPE, 2017-2018 (CALUMET COUNTY ON THE LEFT, STATE ON THE RIGHT) Others 2% AB or AC 2% Others 1% AB or AC 7% AL or ALB 17% AL or ALB 18% BB or CW 11% BL or BLB 68% BL or BLB 63% BB or CW 11% 12
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, as can be seen in Figure 12, Calumet County reported a similar injury-to-death ratio than the state generally (68.5 vs. 73.1). Emergency Services As can be seen in Figure 13, Calumet County contains a single classified hospital within county borders (a level IV trauma center in the southern portion of the county, the Calumet Medical Center). Immediately across the northern border of the county lay two level III trauma centers (Appleton Medical Center and St. Elizabeth Hospital). 15 The closest level I trauma center is located about 85 miles to southeast in Milwaukee. Calumet County maintains 6 different emergency providers (Figure 14). These companies employ 215 emergency personnel. Consequently, the county is the site of 4.3 emergency response personnel per 1,000 residents. This is slightly higher 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. 13
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FIGURE 14: NUMBER OF EMT PERSONNEL/JURISDICTION 16 Service License Level Number of Service Name Personnel Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) New Holstein First Responders 19 Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) Stockbridge First Responders 18 Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) Brillion (Town Of) First Responders 11 Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) Hilbert/Potter First Responders 11 Paramedic Calumet Medical Center Ambulance Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT) Service 92 Gold Cross Ambulance Service Inc - Brillion 64 FIGURE 14.2: NUMBER AND LEVEL OF EMERGENCY RESPONDERS PER JURISDICTION 16 Department of Health Services, 2017, Received through Happel, C. 16
Crashes Persons Crashes Persons Crashes Persons Crashes Persons Crashes Persons Crashes Persons THE CRASHES 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 crashrelated statistics for Calumet 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 Fatality 5 5 2 2 3 3 3 4 2 2 3.0 3.2 Incapacitating Injury Non- Incapacitating Injury Possible Injury No Apparent Injury 16 19 15 18 17 20 19 21 23 24 18.0 20.4 93 133 89 131 81 111 96 123 73 98 86.4 119.2 58 96 58 95 56 98 71 114 64 92 61.4 99.0 600 1,136 568 1,138 634 1,192 620 1,249 665 1,337 617.4 1,210.4 Totals 772 1,389 732 1,384 791 1,424 809 1,511 827 1,553 786.2 1,452.2 17
FIGURE 16: FATALITIES AND INCAPACITATING INJURIES BY ROLE, CALUMET COUNTY, 2012-2016 VEHICLE PASSENGER 14% PEDESTRIAN 2% BICYCLIST 2% MOPED USER 1% MOTORCYCLIST 17% DRIVER 64% FIGURE 17: FATALITIES AND INCAPACITATING INJURIES BY ROLE, WISCONSIN, 2012-2016 PEDESTRIAN 7% BICYCLIST 3% VEHICLE PASSENGER 20% MOPED USER 1% DRIVER 53% MOTORCYCLIST 16% Vehicle drivers make up the highest percentage of fatalities and incapacitating injuries within Calumet County and the state of Wisconsin. 18
FIGURE 18: FATAL AND INCAPACITATING INJURIES BY AGE IN CALUMET COUNTY, 2012-2016 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 4 & under 5-14 15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75-84 85 & over KILLED INCAPACITATING INJURY FIGURE 19: FATAL AND INCAPACITATING INJURIES BY AGE IN WISCONSIN, 2012-2016 4000 3500 3000 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 0 4 & under 5-14 15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75-84 85 & over KILLED INCAPACITATING INJURY The highest number of incapacitating injuries occurred in the age group 15-24 for both Calumet County and the state of Wisconsin. The highest number of fatalities occurred in the age group 25-34 within Calumet County, compared to 15-24 for the state of Wisconsin. 19
FIGURE 20: TOTAL FATALITIES AND INCAPACITATING INJURIES BY PLACE OF RESIDENCE (CALUMET COUNTY ON LEFT AND STATE OF WISCONSIN ON RIGHT), 2012-2016 Local* 91.77% Local* 74.58% Non-Local 25.42% Non-Local 8.03% Unknown 0.20% *Local is defined as persons with addresses that have ZIP codes fully or partially within the county. Over 1/4 of the fatalities and injuries in Calumet County occurred to non-local individuals. FIGURE 21: FATALITIES AND INCAPACITATING INJURIES BY STATE OF RESIDENCE (CALUMET COUNTY ON LEFT AND STATE OF WISCONSIN ON RIGHT), 2012-2016 IL, 3% WI, 99% IL, 1% WI, 92% MN, 2% MI, 1% Other, 2% 99% of fatality and injury crashes in Calumet County occurred to Wisconsin residents. FIGURE 22: LOCATION OF CRASHES BY ROAD TYPE IN CALUMET COUNTY, 2012-2016 Total Fatal Crashes Total Non-Fatal Injury Crashes Interstate Highways 6.7% 1.0% US/State Highways 60.0% 38.5% County Highways 6.7% 18.7% Local Roads 26.7% 41.9% The highest percentage of fatal crashes occurred on US/state highways within Calumet County. 20
FIGURE 23: REPORTING OF FATAL AND SERIOUS INJURY CRASHES BY AGENCY, 2012-2016 LEA TOTAL APPLETON POLICE DEPARTMENT 13 BRILLION POLICE DEPARTMENT 3 CALUMET COUNTY SHERIFF 65 CHILTON POLICE DEPARTMENT 8 DNR 1 KIEL POLICE DEPARTMENT 1 MENASHA POLICE DEPARTMENT 2 NEW HOLSTEIN POLICE DEPARTMENT 2 WISCONSIN STATE PATROL 10 TOTAL 105 Calumet County Sheriff s Office has the highest reporting of fatal and serious injury crashes within Calumet County. 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 FATAL AND INJURY-CAUSING CRASHES BY LOCATION, 2012-2016 Inattention-Related Fatal Crashes Inattention-Related Non-Fatal Injury Crashes Interstate Highways 0.0% 1.1% US/State Highways 0.0% 40.2% County Highways 50.0% 21.2% Local Roads 50.0% 37.4% The most common locations for inattention-related fatal crashes in Calumet County are on county highways and local roads. 21
ISSUE AREA: REDUCE ALCOHOL & DRUG-IMPAIRED DRIVING FIGURE 25: ALCOHOL OR DRUG-RELATED CRASHES BY LOCATION, 2012-2016 Alcohol or Drug-Related Fatal Crashes Alcohol or Drug-Related Non-Fatal Injury Crashes Interstate Highways 0.0% 1.3% US/State Highways 57.1% 38.8% County Highways 14.3% 26.3% Local Roads 28.6% 33.8% The most common location for alcohol/drug-related fatal crashes in Calumet County is on US/state highways. FIGURE 26: IMPAIRED DRIVING STATISTICS IN CALUMET COUNTY, 2012-2016 Average Total Fatal Crashes Average Non-Fatal Injury Crashes Average Alcohol or Drug- Related Fatal Crashes Average Alcohol or Drug-Related Non-Fatal Injury Crashes 3.0 165.8 1.4 16.0 Calumet County % of alcohol or drug-related fatal crashes to all fatal crashes 46.7% Wisconsin % of alcohol or drug-related fatal crashes to all fatal crashes 45.0% Calumet County had a higher percentage of alcohol or drug-related fatal crashes than the state of Wisconsin. ISSUE AREA: REDUCE THE INCIDENCE AND SEVERITY OF MOTORCYCLE CRASHES FIGURE 27: CALUMET COUNTY MOTORCYCLISTS KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED, 2012-2016 % Killed % Seriously Injured 5-Yr Ave Killed 5-Yr Ave Seriously Injured County 12.5% 17.6% 0.4 3.6 State 15.3% 16.5% 84.8 525.6 Calumet County had a higher percentage of motorcyclists seriously injured when compared to the state, but a lower percentage of motorcyclists killed. 22
ISSUE AREA: IMPROVE NON-MOTORIST SAFETY FIGURE 28: CALUMET COUNTY PEDESTRIANS KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED, 2012-2016 % Killed % Seriously Injured 5-Yr Ave Killed 5-Yr Ave Seriously Injured County 6.3% 2.0% 0.2 0.4 State 8.1% 6.6% 44.8 211.2 Calumet County had lower percentages of crashes where pedestrians were killed and seriously injured, compared to the state. FIGURE 29: PEDESTRIANS INVOLVED IN CRASHES BY ACTION AND LOCATION, 2012-2016 PEDESTRIAN PEDESTRIAN LOCATION TOTAL ACTION IN CROSSWALK IN ROADWAY NOT IN ROADWAY BLANK 3 4 1 8 WALKING NOT 1 0 1 2 FACING TRAFFIC DARTING INTO 0 1 0 1 ROAD WALKING 2 0 0 2 FACING TRAFFIC TOTAL 6 5 2 13 FIGURE 30: CALUMET COUNTY BICYCLISTS KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED, 2012-2016 % Killed % Seriously Injured 5-Yr Ave Killed 5-Yr Ave Seriously Injured County 0.0% 2.9% 0.0 0.6 State 1.8% 2.9% 10.2 92.4 There were zero bicyclist fatalities within Calumet County from 2012-2016. The percentage of seriously injured bicyclists for the county was equal to the state during this time. ISSUE AREA: IMPROVE SAFETY OF INTERSECTIONS FIGURE 31: CALUMET COUNTY TOTAL CRASHES BY LOCATION, 2012-2016 County State % Intersection 32.7% 37.8% % Non-Intersection 67.3% 62.8% There were fewer crashes at intersections in Calumet County, compared to the state of Wisconsin. 23
ISSUE AREA: INCREASE OCCUPANT PROTECTION FIGURE 32: SEATBELT USE STATEWIDE, 2012-2017 88.4 89.4 84.7 85.8 82.4 79.9 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Seatbelt usage statewide has increased over the past six years. FIGURE 32.2: SAFETY EQUIPMENT USAGE IN PASSENGER CAR AND LIGHT TRUCKS DURING CRASHES, 2012-2016 Belted Unbelted Fatalities and Serious Injuries 81.6% 18.4% 18% of the people killed or seriously injured in crashes in Calumet County were not wearing a seatbelt. 24
ISSUE AREA: CURB AGGRESSIVE DRIVING/REDUCE SPEED-RELATED CRASHES FIGURE 33: DRIVER POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTING CIRCUMSTANCES FOR CRASHES IN CALUMET COUNTY (TOP) AND STATEWIDE (BOTTOM), 2012-2016 FAILURE TO CONTROL 23.86% INATTENTIVE DRIVING 16.44% FAIL YIELD R-O-WAY 14.59% SPEED TOO FAST/COND 14.35% FOLLOWING TOO CLOSE 7.33% DRIVER CONDITION 6.33% OTHER CATAGORIES 17.11% 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% Failure to control is the most significant contributing factor for all crashes within Calumet County. 25
FIGURE 34: SPEEDING STATISTICS IN CALUMET COUNTY, 2012-2016 Average Speed-Related Fatal Crashes Average Speed-Related Non-Fatal Injury Crashes 0.8 37.6 Calumet County % of speed-related fatal crashes to all fatal crashes 26.7% Wisconsin % of speed-related fatal crashes to all fatal crashes 28.9% Speed-Related Fatal Crashes Speed-Related Non-Fatal Injury Crashes Interstate Highways 0.0% 2.7% US/State Highways 50.0% 38.3% County Highways 0.0% 21.3% Local Roads 50.0% 37.8% Calumet County had a lower percentage of speed-related fatal crashes than the state. The most common locations for speed-related fatal crashes in Calumet County were on US/state highways and local roads. ISSUE AREA: REDUCE LANE DEPARTURE CRASHES FIGURE 35: CALUMET COUNTY RUN-OFF-THE-ROAD CRASHES, 2012-2016 5 Year Average of Run-Off-the-Road crashes % of Run-Off-the-Road crashes to total crashes County 189.0 24.0% State 30,395.6 25.4% Calumet County had a lower percentage of run-off-the-road crashes when compared to the state. 26
THE IMPACT The number of persons in crashes and medical costs from crashes are low, comparatively. 2011-2015 Annual Averages Calumet County Wisconsin Average Annual Population 49,778 5,716,883 Persons in Crashes 26.2 46.0 (per 1,000 residents) Crash-Related Emergency Room Visits 302.8 407.3 (per 100,000 residents) Crash-Related Hospitalizations 31.7 49.3 (per 100,000 residents) Quality of Life Costs $26,511,378 $36,819,900 (per 100,000 residents) Lost Years of Life 2.10 3.04 (per 1,000 residents) Medical Costs $7,212,635 $10,482,526 (per 100,000 residents) 17,18 17 University 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. 18 University 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. 27
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 Calumet Co. Sheriff s Office Appleton Police Dept. $36,000 Brillion Police Dept. Chilton Police Dept. Kiel Police Dept. Menasha Police Dept. $15,033.60 New Holstein Police Dept. 2017 Task Force Participation Calumet Co. Sheriff s Office Appleton Police Dept. Brillion Police Dept. Chilton Police Dept. Kiel Police Dept. Menasha Police Dept. New Holstein Police Dept. Impaired Driving Occupant Protection Speed Outagamie Co. Seat Belt Task Force Winnebago Co. Seat Belt Task Force 2018 Task Force Eligibility Impaired Driving Occupant Protection Speed Calumet County Law Enforcement not eligible not eligible not eligible 28
Agency Mobilizations 2016-2017 Calumet Co. Sheriff s Office Appleton Police Dept. FY2016 Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over- Winter Holidays 2016 Click It or Ticket 2016 Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Labor Day FY2017 Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over- Winter Holidays Brillion Police Dept. Yes Yes 2017 Click It or Ticket Chilton Police Dept. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Kiel Police Dept. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Menasha Police Dept. New Holstein Police Dept. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 2017 Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Labor Day 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. 29