In 2019, the Milwaukee Department of Public Works issued a study of the city’s most dangerous intersections based on accident data from 2016 and 2017.
Danger on W. Capitol Drive and Other Streets
The DPW study identified the 20 intersections with the most frequent crashes. Eight of the 20 intersections were on W. Capitol Drive.
The full list includes:
Intersection |
2016 Accidents |
2017 Accidents |
Combined 2016 and 2017 Crashes |
W. Capitol Dr. & N. Sherman Blvd |
44 |
34 |
78 |
W. Capitol Dr. & 35th St. |
36 |
40 |
76 |
W. Center St. & N. 27th St. |
34 |
22 |
56 |
W. Capitol Dr. & N. 51st St. |
30 |
40 |
70 |
W. Hampton Ave. & N. Teutonia Ave. |
29 |
19 |
48 |
W. Hampton Ave. & N. Hopkins St. |
28 |
17 |
45 |
W. Capitol Dr. & N. 34th St. |
27 |
18 |
45 |
N. Teutonia Ave. & W. Villard Ave. |
26 |
18 |
44 |
W. Capitol Dr. & N 76th St. |
26 |
14 |
40 |
W. Capitol Dr. & N. Teutonia Ave. |
24 |
11 |
35 |
W. Center St. & W. Lisbon/N. 60th |
23 |
18 |
41 |
W. Hope Ave. & W. Hopkins St. |
22 |
6 |
28 |
W. Capitol Dr. & N 26th St. |
22 |
9 |
31 |
W. Fond du Lac Ave. & N. Sherman |
22 |
14 |
36 |
W. Burleigh St./W. Fond du Lac/N. 35th |
22 |
33 |
55 |
W. Fond du Lac & W. Locust St. |
21 |
25 |
46 |
W. Capitol Dr. & N. 60th St. |
21 |
26 |
47 |
W. Hampton Ave. & N. Sherman |
21 |
21 |
42 |
W. North Ave. & N. 27th St. |
21 |
14 |
35 |
W. Fond du Lac & N. 27th St |
21 |
12 |
33 |
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