Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Dawson County, Nebraska
County in Nebraska · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 3
- Fatal crashes
- 3
- Population
- 24.5K
In 2024, 3 people died in 3 fatal crashes in Dawson County, Nebraska. That was the same as in 2023. The death rate was 12.2 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.5 in Nebraska and 11.5 in the United States. Dawson County had the 19th most traffic deaths among Nebraska's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 17 people died, an average of 3.4 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 67% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
12.2
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About the same as the rate in Nebraska: 12.5
- About the same as the rate in the United States: 11.5
14.0
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 1.2 times the average in Nebraska: 11.9
- About 1.1 times 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 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 |
| 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 | 12.5 |
| 2021 | 12.5 |
| 2022 | 20.8 |
| 2023 | 12.3 |
| 2024 | 12.2 |
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 Dawson County | Share in Nebraska |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 8% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 13% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 0 | 0% | 30% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 2 | 67% | 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
67%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 3 times the share in Nebraska: 25%
- About double the share in the United States: 28%
0%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 5 percent of the share in Nebraska: 34%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Dawson County | Nebraska | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 33.6% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 66.7% | 24.7% | 28.1% |
| At night | 33.3% | 41.7% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 33.3% | 30.5% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
33%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 80 percent of the share in Nebraska: 42%
- About two-thirds of the share in the United States: 54%
33%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About the same as the share in Nebraska: 30%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 2 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 3 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 3 |
| Mon | 2 |
| Tue | 2 |
| Wed | 2 |
| Thu | 3 |
| Fri | 2 |
| Sat | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 3 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 3 |
| Jul | 2 |
| Aug | 1 |
| Sep | 3 |
| Oct | 1 |
| Nov | 2 |
| Dec | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 13 |
| Blowing Snow | 1 |
| Rain | 1 |
| Severe Crosswinds | 1 |
| Snow | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 9 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 5 |
| Dark - 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
- I-8010
- US-302
- CR-4381
- CR-ROAD 4481
- MU-CHEROKEE ROAD1
- SOUTH ADAMS1
- SR-211
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Pickup trucks | 8 |
| Cars | 5 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 5 |
| SUVs | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Silverado2
- Dodge Ram2
- Ford F-1502
- Freightliner Cascadia2
- Chevrolet Blazer1
- Chevrolet Cruze1
- Chevrolet Trax1
- Ford Explorer1
- Ford F-2501
- GMC Acadia1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 29, 2024 | Lexington | MU-CHEROKEE ROAD | 1 |
| Jun 12, 2024 | — | I-80 | 1 |
| Jan 8, 2024 | — | US-30 | 1 |
| Nov 24, 2023 | — | I-80 | 1 |
| Nov 4, 2023 | — | I-80 | 1 |
| Aug 31, 2023 | — | US-30 | 1 |
| Sep 24, 2022 | Lexington | SOUTH ADAMS | 1 |
| Jul 19, 2022 | — | I-80 | 1 |
| Jul 14, 2022 | — | I-80 | 1 |
| Jun 10, 2022 | — | I-80 | 1 |
| Feb 8, 2022 | — | CR-438 | 1 |
| Oct 23, 2021 | — | SR-21 | 1 |
| Jun 9, 2021 | — | I-80 | 1 |
| Jan 18, 2021 | — | I-80 | 1 |
| Sep 24, 2020 | — | I-80 | 1 |
| Sep 6, 2020 | — | CR-ROAD 448 | 1 |
| Jan 26, 2020 | — | I-80 | 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.