Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Merrick County, Nebraska
County in Nebraska · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 4
- Fatal crashes
- 4
- Population
- 7.8K
In 2024, 4 people died in 4 fatal crashes in Merrick County, Nebraska. That was the same as in 2023. The death rate was 51.0 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.5 in Nebraska and 11.5 in the United States. Merrick County had the 15th most traffic deaths among Nebraska's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 18 people died, an average of 3.6 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
51.0
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 4 times the rate in Nebraska: 12.5
- About 4 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
46.6
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 4 times the average in Nebraska: 11.9
- About 4 times the average in the United States: 12.3
+0%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
4 deaths in 2023, 4 in 2024
- Nebraska: +11%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 7 | 5 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 |
| 2024 | 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 | 26.1 |
| 2021 | 13.1 |
| 2022 | 90.9 |
| 2023 | 51.6 |
| 2024 | 51.0 |
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 | 4 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Merrick County | Share in Nebraska |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 8% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 13% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 2 | 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 | Merrick County | Nebraska | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 50.0% | 33.6% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 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 | 0 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 2 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 3 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 2 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 4 |
| Mon | 3 |
| Tue | 5 |
| Wed | 2 |
| Thu | 0 |
| Fri | 1 |
| Sat | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 2 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 2 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 3 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 2 |
| Sep | 2 |
| Oct | 3 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 14 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 11 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 4 |
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
- US-308
- SR-143
- SR-S61A1
- SR-921
- CR-N RD1
- CR-5TH RD1
- CR-141
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| SUVs | 11 |
| Cars | 8 |
| Pickup trucks | 5 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 3 |
| Other vehicles | 2 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Jeep Cherokee2
- Peterbilt 3791
- Nissan Sentra1
- Nissan Frontier1
- John Deere John Deere Chassis1
- Jeep Patriot1
- Jeep Grand Cherokee1
- Hyundai Venue1
- Hyundai Santa Fe1
- Honda CR-V1
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 31, 2024 | — | US-30 | 1 |
| Oct 29, 2024 | — | US-30 | 1 |
| Oct 23, 2024 | — | SR-14 | 1 |
| Aug 11, 2024 | — | SR-92 | 1 |
| Aug 15, 2023 | — | SR-14 | 1 |
| Jul 24, 2023 | — | SR-S61A | 1 |
| Apr 9, 2023 | — | US-30 | 1 |
| Apr 1, 2023 | — | CR-N RD | 1 |
| Sep 20, 2022 | — | SR-14 | 1 |
| Sep 11, 2022 | — | US-30 | 2 |
| Jun 28, 2022 | — | CR-14 | 1 |
| Feb 27, 2022 | — | CR-5TH RD | 1 |
| Feb 9, 2022 | — | US-30 | 2 |
| Jun 28, 2021 | — | US-30 | 1 |
| Oct 30, 2020 | — | US-30 | 1 |
| Jun 15, 2020 | — | US-30 | 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.