Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Wayne County, Nebraska
County in Nebraska · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 3
- Fatal crashes
- 2
- Population
- 9.9K
In 2024, 3 people died in 2 fatal crashes in Wayne County, Nebraska. That was 200.0% more than in 2023 (1) and the most since 2022. The death rate was 30.3 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.5 in Nebraska and 11.5 in the United States. Wayne County had the 19th 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
30.3
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About double the rate in Nebraska: 12.5
- About 3 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
22.3
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 1.9 times the average in Nebraska: 11.9
- About 1.8 times the average in the United States: 12.3
+200%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
1 death in 2023, 3 in 2024
- Nebraska: +11%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 3 | 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 | 20.6 |
| 2021 | 10.1 |
| 2022 | 40.2 |
| 2023 | 10.1 |
| 2024 | 30.3 |
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 | 2 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Wayne County | Share in Nebraska |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 8% |
| Motorcyclists | 2 | 67% | 13% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 0 | 0% | 30% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 1 | 33% | 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 | Wayne County | Nebraska | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 33.6% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 50.0% | 24.7% | 28.1% |
| At night | 50.0% | 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
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%
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 | 1 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 2 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 1 |
| 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 | 3 |
| Fri | 0 |
| Sat | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 2 |
| Feb | 2 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 2 |
| Oct | 1 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 6 |
| Cloudy | 2 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
| Snow | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 5 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 3 |
| Dawn | 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
- SR-356
- CR-859TH RD1
- SR-161
- SR-35 E 7TH ST1
- SR-981
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Pickup trucks | 7 |
| Cars | 4 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 3 |
| Motorcycles | 2 |
| SUVs | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet GMT-4002
- Ford Focus2
- Chevrolet Avalanche1
- Chevrolet S-10 Pickup1
- Chevrolet Silverado1
- Dodge Durango1
- Ford F-2501
- Ford Fusion1
- Honda GL18001
- Honda VTX1800F3 (VTX)1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2024 | — | SR-35 | 2 |
| Feb 5, 2024 | — | SR-35 | 1 |
| Feb 22, 2023 | — | SR-35 | 1 |
| Dec 8, 2022 | — | SR-35 | 1 |
| Oct 26, 2022 | — | SR-16 | 1 |
| Sep 17, 2022 | Wayne | SR-35 E 7TH ST | 1 |
| Jan 22, 2022 | — | SR-98 | 1 |
| Jun 17, 2021 | — | CR-859TH RD | 1 |
| Sep 19, 2020 | — | SR-35 | 1 |
| Jan 2, 2020 | — | SR-35 | 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.