Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Butler County, Nebraska
County in Nebraska · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 2
- Fatal crashes
- 2
- Population
- 8.5K
In 2024, 2 people died in 2 fatal crashes in Butler County, Nebraska. That was the same as in 2023. The death rate was 23.6 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.5 in Nebraska and 11.5 in the United States. Butler County had the 28th most traffic deaths among Nebraska's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 9 people died, an average of 1.8 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
23.6
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.9 times the rate in Nebraska: 12.5
- About double the rate in the United States: 11.5
26.7
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About double the average in Nebraska: 12.0
- About double the average in the United States: 12.1
+0%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
2 deaths in 2023, 2 in 2024
- Nebraska: +11%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 3 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 |
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 | 23.9 |
| 2022 | 35.6 |
| 2023 | 23.7 |
| 2024 | 23.6 |
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 | 2 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Butler County | Share in Nebraska |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 8% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 13% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 50% | 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%
50%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 1.5 times the share in Nebraska: 34%
- About double the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Butler County | Nebraska | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 50.0% | 33.6% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 24.7% | 28.1% |
| At night | 0.0% | 41.7% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 100.0% | 30.5% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
0%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 5 percent of the share in Nebraska: 42%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 54%
100%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 3 times the share in Nebraska: 30%
- About 3 times the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 2 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 1 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 2 |
| Mon | 0 |
| Tue | 3 |
| Wed | 0 |
| Thu | 0 |
| Fri | 0 |
| Sat | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 2 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 3 |
| Sep | 0 |
| Oct | 1 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 7 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 6 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 2 |
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
- SR-641
- SR-661
- SR-15 O RD1
- SR-151
- US-811
- CR-44 RD1
- CR-30 ROAD1
- CR-COUNTY ROAD 361
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 5 |
| Pickup trucks | 4 |
| SUVs | 2 |
| Motorcycles | 1 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Cadillac ATS1
- CAN-AM Maverick1
- Chevrolet Blazer1
- Chevrolet Cavalier1
- Chevrolet Impala1
- Dodge Dakota1
- Ford Explorer1
- Ford F-1501
- Ford F-2501
- GMC Sierra1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 2024 | — | CR-44 RD | 1 |
| Mar 16, 2024 | — | SR-15 | 1 |
| Oct 22, 2023 | — | CR-30 ROAD | 1 |
| Aug 22, 2023 | — | CR-COUNTY ROAD 36 | 1 |
| Aug 21, 2022 | — | SR-15 O RD | 1 |
| Jan 11, 2022 | — | SR-64 | 2 |
| Jun 20, 2020 | — | US-81 | 1 |
| Mar 24, 2020 | — | SR-66 | 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.