Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Phelps County, Nebraska
County in Nebraska · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 1
- Fatal crashes
- 1
- Population
- 9K
In 2024, 1 person died in 1 fatal crash in Phelps County, Nebraska. That was the same as in 2023. The death rate was 11.1 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.5 in Nebraska and 11.5 in the United States. Phelps County had the 40th most traffic deaths among Nebraska's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 6 people died, an average of 1.2 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
11.1
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 90 percent of the rate in Nebraska: 12.5
- About the same as the rate in the United States: 11.5
16.7
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 1.4 times the average in Nebraska: 11.8
- About 1.4 times the average in the United States: 12.1
+0%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
1 death in 2023, 1 in 2024
- Nebraska: +11%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 |
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 | 22.3 |
| 2021 | 22.4 |
| 2023 | 11.0 |
| 2024 | 11.1 |
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 | 1 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Phelps 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 | 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%
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 | Phelps County | Nebraska | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 33.6% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 24.7% | 28.1% |
| At night | 100.0% | 41.7% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 0.0% | 30.5% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
100%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About double the share in Nebraska: 42%
- About 1.9 times the share in the United States: 54%
0%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 5 percent of the share in Nebraska: 30%
- About 5 percent of 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 | 0 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 2 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 0 |
| Mon | 0 |
| Tue | 4 |
| Wed | 1 |
| Thu | 0 |
| Fri | 0 |
| Sat | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 2 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 2 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 0 |
| Oct | 0 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 3 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
| Rain | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 4 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 1 |
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-62
- US-1832
- CR-733 ROAD1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Medium and heavy trucks | 3 |
| Pickup trucks | 2 |
| Vans | 2 |
| Cars | 1 |
| SUVs | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Silverado3
- Ram 35001
- Peterbilt 3891
- Dodge Grand Caravan1
- Chevrolet Suburban1
- Buick Terraza1
- Buick LaCrosse1
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 12, 2024 | Holdrege | US-183 | 1 |
| Mar 28, 2023 | — | US-183 | 1 |
| Apr 27, 2021 | — | US-6 | 2 |
| Jul 29, 2020 | — | CR-733 ROAD | 1 |
| Jul 14, 2020 | — | US-6 | 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.