Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Thurston County, Nebraska
County in Nebraska · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 4
- Fatal crashes
- 4
- Population
- 6.6K
In 2024, 4 people died in 4 fatal crashes in Thurston County, Nebraska. That was 33.3% more than in 2023 (3) and the most in any year since 2020. The death rate was 60.5 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.5 in Nebraska and 11.5 in the United States. Thurston County had the 15th most traffic deaths among Nebraska's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 12 people died, an average of 2.4 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 25% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
60.5
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 5 times the rate in Nebraska: 12.5
- About 5 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
36.4
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 3 times the average in Nebraska: 11.9
- About 3 times the average in the United States: 12.3
+33%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
3 deaths in 2023, 4 in 2024
- Nebraska: +11%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023 | 3 | 1 |
| 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 | 14.8 |
| 2021 | 30.3 |
| 2022 | 30.8 |
| 2023 | 46.2 |
| 2024 | 60.5 |
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 | 3 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 1 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Thurston County | Share in Nebraska |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 8% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 25% | 13% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 4 | 100% | 30% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 1 | 25% | 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
25%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About the same as the share in Nebraska: 25%
- About 90 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
100%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 3 times the share in Nebraska: 34%
- About 4 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Thurston County | Nebraska | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 100.0% | 33.6% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 25.0% | 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 | 0 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 2 |
| 3am | 1 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 2 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 1 |
| Mon | 1 |
| Tue | 0 |
| Wed | 2 |
| Thu | 1 |
| Fri | 2 |
| Sat | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 2 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 0 |
| Oct | 2 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 8 |
| Cloudy | 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 | 3 |
| Dark - Lighted | 1 |
| Dusk | 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-753
- US-772
- H AVE1
- CR-28TH ROAD1
- CR-Q AVENUE1
- MU-MAIN ST1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 5 |
| SUVs | 4 |
| Motorcycles | 1 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Equinox1
- Chevrolet Trailblazer1
- Dodge Caravan/Grand Caravan1
- Dodge Journey1
- Ford Edge1
- GMC Acadia1
- Harley-Davidson Electra Glide Ultra Classic1
- Kia Optima1
- Lincoln MKZ1
- Mazda CX-71
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 4, 2024 | Macy | MU-MAIN ST | 1 |
| Apr 24, 2024 | — | US-77 | 1 |
| Feb 7, 2024 | — | US-75 | 1 |
| Jan 19, 2024 | Walthill | CR-28TH ROAD | 1 |
| Nov 11, 2023 | — | US-75 | 3 |
| Jun 13, 2022 | — | H AVE | 2 |
| Oct 21, 2021 | — | US-77 | 1 |
| Jun 12, 2021 | — | US-75 | 1 |
| Jul 26, 2020 | — | CR-Q AVENUE | 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.