Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Sherman County, Nebraska
County in Nebraska · United States
- Deaths, 2023
- 2
- Fatal crashes
- 2
- Population
- 3K
In 2023, 2 people died in 2 fatal crashes in Sherman County, Nebraska. That was 100.0% more than in 2022 (1). The death rate was 67.1 per 100,000 residents, compared with 11.4 in Nebraska and 12.2 in the United States. Sherman County had the 30th most traffic deaths among Nebraska's counties. Between 2020 and 2023, 5 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
67.1
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2023
- About 5 times the rate in Nebraska: 12.5
- About 6 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
41.9
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2023
- About 4 times the average in Nebraska: 11.7
- About 3 times the average in the United States: 12.4
+100%
change in deaths from 2022 to 2023
1 death in 2022, 2 in 2023
- Nebraska: +11%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 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 |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 33.8 |
| 2021 | 33.7 |
| 2022 | 33.3 |
| 2023 | 67.1 |
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 | 2 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Sherman County | Share in Nebraska |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 6% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 10% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 3% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 50% | 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%
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 | Sherman County | Nebraska | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 50.0% | 33.6% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 24.7% | 28.1% |
| At night | 50.0% | 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
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%
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 | 1 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2023.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 0 |
| Mon | 1 |
| Tue | 2 |
| Wed | 1 |
| Thu | 0 |
| Fri | 1 |
| Sat | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2023.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 2 |
| Oct | 0 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2023.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 3 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
| Snow | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2023. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 4 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2023. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Roads and vehicles
Where and what, 2020–2023
Roads with the most fatal crashes
- SR-922
- CR-LM465A1
- SR-21
- SR-HWY 21
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Medium and heavy trucks | 2 |
| Motorcycles | 2 |
| Other vehicles | 2 |
| Pickup trucks | 2 |
| Vans | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2023.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Suzuki VZ8001
- Mazda B-Series1
- Kawasaki Vulcan 5001
- GMC Savana1
- Freightliner Cascadia1
- Ford F-2501
- Dodge Grand Caravan1
- Chevrolet Silverado HD1
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.
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| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 6, 2023 | Litchfield | SR-HWY 2 | 1 |
| Jan 24, 2023 | — | SR-2 | 1 |
| Sep 6, 2022 | — | CR-LM465A | 1 |
| Feb 12, 2021 | — | SR-92 | 1 |
| Sep 7, 2020 | — | SR-92 | 1 |
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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2023. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.