Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Burt County, Nebraska
County in Nebraska · United States
- Deaths, 2023
- 4
- Fatal crashes
- 4
- Population
- 6.7K
In 2023, 4 people died in 4 fatal crashes in Burt County, Nebraska. That was 100.0% more than in 2022 (2) and the most since 2020. The death rate was 59.6 per 100,000 residents, compared with 11.4 in Nebraska and 12.2 in the United States. Burt County had the 12th most traffic deaths among Nebraska's counties. Between 2020 and 2023, 12 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. 25% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
59.6
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2023
- About 5 times the rate in Nebraska: 12.5
- About 5 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
44.6
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2023
- About 4 times the average in Nebraska: 11.7
- About 4 times the average in the United States: 12.4
+100%
change in deaths from 2022 to 2023
2 deaths in 2022, 4 in 2023
- Nebraska: +11%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 |
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 | 59.5 |
| 2021 | 29.8 |
| 2022 | 29.5 |
| 2023 | 59.6 |
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 | 4 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Burt County | Share in Nebraska |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 6% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 10% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 3% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 25% | 30% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 1 | 25% | 20% |
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
25%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About the same as the share in Nebraska: 25%
- About 90 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
25%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About three-quarters of the share in Nebraska: 34%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Burt County | Nebraska | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 25.0% | 33.6% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 25.0% | 24.7% | 28.1% |
| At night | 25.0% | 41.7% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 25.0% | 30.5% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
25%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 60 percent of the share in Nebraska: 42%
- About half the share in the United States: 54%
25%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 80 percent of the share in Nebraska: 30%
- About three-quarters of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 2 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 2 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 2 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2023.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 1 |
| Mon | 3 |
| Tue | 0 |
| Wed | 1 |
| Thu | 3 |
| Fri | 2 |
| Sat | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2023.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 4 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 0 |
| Oct | 3 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2023.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 9 |
| Cloudy | 2 |
| Snow | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2023. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 8 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2023. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Roads and vehicles
Where and what, 2020–2023
Roads with the most fatal crashes
- SR-323
- SR-512
- US-HWY 771
- US-771
- US-751
- CR-OLD HWY 1181
- CR-CR J1
- CR-COUNTY ROAD 451
- COUNTY ROAD 411
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 7 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 3 |
| SUVs | 3 |
| Other vehicles | 2 |
| Pickup trucks | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2023.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Silverado3
- Buick Skylark1
- Chevrolet Malibu1
- Ford Explorer1
- Freightliner Cascadia1
- GMC Acadia1
- Honda Accord1
- Honda Civic1
- International LF6271
- Jeep Compass1
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 2023. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.
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| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 2023 | Decatur | CR-OLD HWY 118 | 1 |
| Dec 11, 2023 | Oakland | US-HWY 77 | 1 |
| Oct 19, 2023 | — | SR-51 | 1 |
| Feb 9, 2023 | — | SR-32 | 1 |
| Oct 16, 2022 | — | COUNTY ROAD 41 | 1 |
| Feb 26, 2022 | — | SR-51 | 1 |
| Dec 17, 2021 | — | CR-COUNTY ROAD 45 | 1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | — | SR-32 | 1 |
| Oct 19, 2020 | — | SR-32 | 1 |
| Jun 8, 2020 | — | CR-CR J | 1 |
| Feb 28, 2020 | — | US-75 | 1 |
| Feb 20, 2020 | — | US-77 | 1 |
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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2023. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.