Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Adams County, Nebraska
County in Nebraska · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 3
- Fatal crashes
- 3
- Population
- 31.2K
In 2024, 3 people died in 3 fatal crashes in Adams County, Nebraska. That was the same as in 2023. The death rate was 9.6 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.5 in Nebraska and 11.5 in the United States. Adams County had the 19th most traffic deaths among Nebraska's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 15 people died, an average of 3.0 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
9.6
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About three-quarters of the rate in Nebraska: 12.5
- About 85 percent of the rate in the United States: 11.5
9.7
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 80 percent of the average in Nebraska: 11.9
- About 80 percent of the average in the United States: 12.3
+0%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
3 deaths in 2023, 3 in 2024
- Nebraska: +11%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 4 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 3 | 2 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 |
People who died within 30 days of a crash. A fatal crash can kill more than one person.
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| Category | Deaths per 100,000 |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 16.0 |
| 2021 | 6.5 |
| 2022 | 6.5 |
| 2023 | 9.7 |
| 2024 | 9.6 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
0%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 5 percent of the share in Nebraska: 8%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 3 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Adams County | Share in Nebraska |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 8% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 13% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 33% | 30% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 27% |
Alcohol-impaired and speeding-related count everyone killed in those crashes, so a death can appear in more than one row.
Crash factors
Speeding, alcohol, night and weekend crashes
0%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 5 percent of the share in Nebraska: 25%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
33%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About the same as the share in Nebraska: 34%
- About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Adams County | Nebraska | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 33.3% | 33.6% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 24.7% | 28.1% |
| At night | 66.7% | 41.7% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 0.0% | 30.5% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
67%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 1.6 times the share in Nebraska: 42%
- About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 54%
0%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 5 percent of the share in Nebraska: 30%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 2 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 3 |
| Mon | 1 |
| Tue | 1 |
| Wed | 4 |
| Thu | 2 |
| Fri | 0 |
| Sat | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 2 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 3 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 1 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 9 |
| Rain | 2 |
| Sleet or Hail | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 7 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 4 |
| Dark - Lighted | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Roads and vehicles
Where and what, 2020–2024
Roads with the most fatal crashes
- US-2813
- US-63
- CR-12TH STREET1
- CR-82ND ST1
- MU-500 LOCK OF S EMERSON AVE1
- MU-W SOUTH ST1
- N CEDAR AVE1
- ROSELAND AVE1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Pickup trucks | 8 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 5 |
| Cars | 3 |
| Motorcycles | 2 |
| SUVs | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Ford F-1503
- Chevrolet Silverado2
- Buick Regal1
- Dodge Ram1
- Ford E-4501
- Ford F-3501
- Ford Focus1
- Ford Ranger1
- Ford Taurus1
- Harley Davidson FLHTK / ULTRA LIMITED1
Reflects how common a vehicle is as well as crash involvement; not a safety rating.
Crashes
Fatal crashes
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Fatal crashes in 2024. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.
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| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 2024 | — | CR-82ND ST | 1 |
| Jul 3, 2024 | — | US-281 | 1 |
| May 29, 2024 | Hastings | MU-W SOUTH ST | 1 |
| Oct 7, 2023 | — | MU-500 LOCK OF S EMERSON AVE | 1 |
| Mar 23, 2023 | Hastings | US-281 | 2 |
| Aug 10, 2022 | — | ROSELAND AVE | 1 |
| May 18, 2022 | Hastings | US-6 | 1 |
| Dec 12, 2021 | — | CR-12TH STREET | 2 |
| Aug 18, 2020 | — | US-281 | 2 |
| Aug 6, 2020 | Hastings | N CEDAR AVE | 1 |
| Feb 16, 2020 | — | US-6 | 1 |
| Jan 12, 2020 | — | US-6 | 1 |
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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2024. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.