Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Jefferson County, Nebraska
County in Nebraska · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 2
- Fatal crashes
- 2
- Population
- 7.2K
In 2024, 2 people died in 2 fatal crashes in Jefferson County, Nebraska. That was 100.0% more than in 2023 (1) and the most since 2021. The death rate was 28.0 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.5 in Nebraska and 11.5 in the United States. Jefferson 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
28.0
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About double the rate in Nebraska: 12.5
- About double the rate in the United States: 11.5
25.1
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About double the average in Nebraska: 11.9
- About double the average in the United States: 12.3
+100%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
1 death in 2023, 2 in 2024
- Nebraska: +11%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 3 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 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 | 27.6 |
| 2021 | 41.9 |
| 2022 | 14.0 |
| 2023 | 14.1 |
| 2024 | 28.0 |
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 Jefferson County | Share in Nebraska |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 8% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 13% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 2 | 100% | 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%
100%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 3 times the share in Nebraska: 34%
- About 4 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Jefferson County | Nebraska | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 100.0% | 33.6% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 24.7% | 28.1% |
| At night | 50.0% | 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
50%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 1.2 times the share in Nebraska: 42%
- About the same as 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 | 1 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 0 |
| Mon | 1 |
| Tue | 1 |
| Wed | 1 |
| Thu | 0 |
| Fri | 3 |
| Sat | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 2 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 2 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 0 |
| Oct | 1 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 6 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
| Snow | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 5 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 3 |
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-1032
- US-1361
- SR-81
- SR-4 724TH RD1
- SR-41
- SR-151
- SR-1361
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 8 |
| Pickup trucks | 3 |
| SUVs | 3 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Jeep Wrangler2
- Buick Lucerne1
- Chevrolet Cruze1
- Chevrolet Malibu1
- Chevrolet Traverse1
- Dodge Journey1
- Ford Taurus1
- Freightliner 114SD1
- Kia Soul1
- Nissan Maxima1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 2024 | — | SR-136 | 1 |
| Jan 1, 2024 | — | SR-8 | 1 |
| Feb 17, 2023 | — | SR-15 | 1 |
| Nov 19, 2022 | — | SR-4 724TH RD | 1 |
| Jun 29, 2021 | — | SR-103 | 2 |
| Jan 20, 2021 | — | US-136 | 1 |
| Oct 23, 2020 | — | SR-103 | 1 |
| Mar 13, 2020 | — | SR-4 | 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.