Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Howard County, Nebraska
County in Nebraska · United States
- Deaths, 2023
- 2
- Fatal crashes
- 2
- Population
- 6.5K
In 2023, 2 people died in 2 fatal crashes in Howard County, Nebraska. The death rate was 30.5 per 100,000 residents, compared with 11.4 in Nebraska and 12.2 in the United States. Howard County had the 30th most traffic deaths among Nebraska's counties. Between 2021 and 2023, 3 people died, an average of 1.0 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
30.5
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2023
- About double the rate in Nebraska: 12.5
- About 3 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
22.9
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2021–2023
- About double the average in Nebraska: 11.3
- About 1.8 times the average in the United States: 12.6
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 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 |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 15.3 |
| 2023 | 30.5 |
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 Howard County | Share in Nebraska |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 6% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 10% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 3% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 0 | 0% | 30% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 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
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%
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 | Howard County | Nebraska | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 33.6% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 24.7% | 28.1% |
| At night | 0.0% | 41.7% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 50.0% | 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%
50%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 1.6 times the share in Nebraska: 30%
- About 1.5 times the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2021–2023.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 2 |
| Mon | 0 |
| Tue | 0 |
| Wed | 1 |
| Thu | 0 |
| Fri | 0 |
| Sat | 0 |
All crashes 2021–2023.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 2 |
| Oct | 0 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 0 |
All crashes 2021–2023.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 2 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
All crashes 2021–2023. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 3 |
All crashes 2021–2023. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Roads and vehicles
Where and what, 2021–2023
Roads with the most fatal crashes
- US-2811
- SR-921
- SR-111
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 1 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
| Pickup trucks | 1 |
| SUVs | 1 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2021–2023.
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Vehicles most often involved
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.
Filter crashes
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 2023 | — | SR-92 | 1 |
| Sep 10, 2023 | — | SR-11 | 1 |
| Apr 11, 2021 | — | US-281 | 1 |
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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2021–2023. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.