Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Thomas County, Nebraska
County in Nebraska · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 4
- Fatal crashes
- 2
- Population
- 649
In 2024, 4 people died in 2 fatal crashes in Thomas County, Nebraska. The death rate was 616.3 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.5 in Nebraska and 11.5 in the United States. Thomas County had the 15th most traffic deaths among Nebraska's counties. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
616.3
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 49 times the rate in Nebraska: 12.5
- About 53 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 2 |
People who died within 30 days of a crash. A fatal crash can kill more than one person.
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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 Thomas 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 | Thomas County | Nebraska | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 33.6% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 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 | 0 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2024–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 0 |
| Mon | 1 |
| Tue | 0 |
| Wed | 0 |
| Thu | 0 |
| Fri | 0 |
| Sat | 1 |
All crashes 2024–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 0 |
| Oct | 0 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 0 |
All crashes 2024–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 1 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
All crashes 2024–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 2 |
All crashes 2024–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Roads and vehicles
Where and what, 2024–2024
Roads with the most fatal crashes
- SR-22
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Medium and heavy trucks | 2 |
| SUVs | 1 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2024–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2024 | — | SR-2 | 1 |
| Mar 30, 2024 | — | SR-2 | 3 |
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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024–2024. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.