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surveys, databases, data collection, wildlife, data management, populations, accident reports, accident statistics, property damage |
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This document contains a summary and discussion of deer-vehicle crash (DVC) and DVC-related data from five states in the Upper Midwest of the United States. These data were obtained from Departments of Transportation, Public Safety and/or Natural Resources in Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. More specifically, annual police-reported total crashes and DVCs (or animal-vehicle crashes (AVCs) in Iowa), annual vehicle-miles-traveled, DVC or AVC fatalities and injuries, deer population estimates, and carcass removal data were primarily provided by these agencies for the time period from 1993 to 2003. Some of these data are plotted and described directly in this report and others have been used to calculate the percentage of total crashes represented by DVCs/AVCs and a DVC/AVC crash rate. The trends observed in these safety measures from 1993 to 2003 for each of the five states and the overall region are presented. The limitations and defining criteria for each dataset are also noted, as appropriate, in the figures and text. This information is needed when interpreting the statewide and regional trend discussion, conclusions, and recommendations contained in this report. This type of 11-year data trend summary is not completed by most states, and a detailed regional summary of this type of data has never been attempted in the past. / NOTE:Final rept. Apr 04-Oct 05. |