Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Platte County, Nebraska
County in Nebraska · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 2
- Fatal crashes
- 2
- Population
- 35.7K
In 2024, 2 people died in 2 fatal crashes in Platte County, Nebraska. The death rate was 5.6 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.5 in Nebraska and 11.5 in the United States. Platte County had the 28th most traffic deaths among Nebraska's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 11 people died, an average of 2.2 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 50% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
5.6
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 45 percent of the rate in Nebraska: 12.5
- About half the rate in the United States: 11.5
7.9
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About two-thirds of the average in Nebraska: 12.0
- About two-thirds of the average in the United States: 12.3
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 |
| 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 | 11.7 |
| 2021 | 5.8 |
| 2022 | 8.7 |
| 2024 | 5.6 |
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 Platte 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 | 1 | 50% | 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
50%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About double the share in Nebraska: 25%
- About 1.8 times 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 | Platte County | Nebraska | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 33.6% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 50.0% | 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 | 1 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 2 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 1 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 3 |
| Mon | 1 |
| Tue | 1 |
| Wed | 1 |
| Thu | 3 |
| Fri | 1 |
| Sat | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 2 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 1 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 1 |
| Nov | 2 |
| Dec | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 8 |
| Blowing Snow | 1 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
| Severe Crosswinds | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 7 |
| Dark - Lighted | 2 |
| Dark - Not 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
- US-302
- US-30 23RD ST1
- SR-911
- LAKESHORE DRIVE1
- CR-LOST CREEK PARKWAY1
- CR-EAST 8TH STREET1
- CR-83RD ST1
- CR-2865 48TH AVE1
- CR-205TH AVE1
- 25TH AVE1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 8 |
| Pickup trucks | 4 |
| SUVs | 4 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 3 |
| Motorcycles | 1 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Ford F-1502
- Chevrolet Malibu2
- Volkswagen Jetta1
- Toyota Sequoia1
- Suzuki Touring1
- Peterbilt Peterbilt1
- Lincoln Continental1
- Lexus GS1
- Kenworth T6 Series1
- International MV6071
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2024 | — | CR-83RD ST | 1 |
| Jan 21, 2024 | — | CR-205TH AVE | 1 |
| Nov 14, 2022 | — | CR-2865 48TH AVE | 1 |
| Nov 6, 2022 | Columbus | US-30 23RD ST | 1 |
| Feb 11, 2022 | — | US-30 | 1 |
| Sep 28, 2021 | — | CR-LOST CREEK PARKWAY | 1 |
| Jul 17, 2021 | — | US-30 | 1 |
| Aug 6, 2020 | — | SR-91 | 1 |
| Jun 4, 2020 | Columbus | 25TH AVE | 1 |
| Apr 19, 2020 | Columbus | LAKESHORE DRIVE | 1 |
| Apr 2, 2020 | — | CR-EAST 8TH STREET | 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.