Fatal crash profile · State
Traffic deaths in Nebraska in 2020
State in United States
- Deaths, 2020
- 233
- Fatal crashes
- 217
- Population
- 2M
In 2020, 233 people died in 217 fatal crashes in Nebraska. The death rate was 11.9 per 100,000 residents, compared with 11.8 in the United States. Nebraska had the 38th most traffic deaths of the 51 states and DC and the 25th-highest death rate. Pedestrians accounted for 8% of deaths, and 16% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
Road users
Who died
8%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About half the share in the United States: 17%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 180 |
| Pedestrians | 18 |
| Motorcyclists | 34 |
| Cyclists | 1 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Nebraska | Share in the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 18 | 8% | 17% |
| Motorcyclists | 34 | 15% | 14% |
| Cyclists | 1 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 72 | 31% | 30% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 39 | 17% | 29% |
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
16%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 55 percent of the share in the United States: 29%
35%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 27%
| Category | Nebraska | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 35.0% | 26.7% |
| Alcohol-involved | 16.1% | 28.6% |
| At night | 40.6% | 53.4% |
| At weekends | 31.3% | 32.9% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
41%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About three-quarters of the share in the United States: 53%
31%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About the same as the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 2 |
| 1am | 7 |
| 2am | 6 |
| 3am | 5 |
| 4am | 6 |
| 5am | 4 |
| 6am | 3 |
| 7am | 8 |
| 8am | 2 |
| 9am | 4 |
| 10am | 13 |
| 11am | 18 |
| 12pm | 5 |
| 1pm | 14 |
| 2pm | 6 |
| 3pm | 14 |
| 4pm | 7 |
| 5pm | 7 |
| 6pm | 8 |
| 7pm | 11 |
| 8pm | 9 |
| 9pm | 9 |
| 10pm | 9 |
| 11pm | 12 |
All crashes 2020.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 30 |
| Mon | 30 |
| Tue | 27 |
| Wed | 22 |
| Thu | 36 |
| Fri | 34 |
| Sat | 38 |
All crashes 2020.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 17 |
| Feb | 17 |
| Mar | 9 |
| Apr | 11 |
| May | 15 |
| Jun | 27 |
| Jul | 29 |
| Aug | 24 |
| Sep | 28 |
| Oct | 21 |
| Nov | 12 |
| Dec | 7 |
All crashes 2020.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 167 |
| Cloudy | 24 |
| Rain | 7 |
| Severe Crosswinds | 4 |
| Snow | 4 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 3 |
All crashes 2020. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 117 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 48 |
| Dark - Lighted | 39 |
| Dusk | 7 |
| Dawn | 3 |
All crashes 2020. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Roads and vehicles
Where and what, 2020
Roads with the most fatal crashes
- I-8023
- US-3011
- US-7510
- US-610
- US-817
- US-776
- US-2756
- SR-25
- SR-915
- US-834
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 113 |
| Pickup trucks | 71 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 53 |
| SUVs | 43 |
| Motorcycles | 35 |
| Other vehicles | 12 |
| Vans | 6 |
All crashes 2020.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Ford F-15020
- Chevrolet Silverado15
- Chevrolet Impala10
- Ford F-2508
- Dodge Ram7
- Peterbilt 3797
- Nissan Altima6
- Chevrolet Malibu5
- Ford Taurus5
- Freightliner Cascadia5
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 2020. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.
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| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2020 | Nance County | SR-22 | 1 |
| Aug 18, 2020 | Adams County | US-281 | 2 |
| Aug 16, 2020 | Knox County | SR-12 | 1 |
| Aug 16, 2020 | Lincoln, Lancaster County | I-80 | 1 |
| Aug 15, 2020 | Cass County | US-34 | 1 |
| Aug 12, 2020 | Washington County | US-75 | 1 |
| Aug 12, 2020 | Sarpy County | CR-180TH STREET | 1 |
| Aug 11, 2020 | Omaha, Douglas County | SR-64 | 1 |
| Aug 11, 2020 | Kearney County | SR-44 | 1 |
| Aug 10, 2020 | Kimball County | SR-71 | 1 |
| Aug 8, 2020 | Saline County | CR-COUNTY ROAD N | 1 |
| Aug 6, 2020 | Seward County | I-80 | 1 |
| Aug 6, 2020 | Hastings, Adams County | N CEDAR AVE | 1 |
| Aug 6, 2020 | Platte County | SR-91 | 1 |
| Aug 4, 2020 | Hitchcock County | US-6 | 1 |
| Aug 2, 2020 | Omaha, Douglas County | EVANS ST | 1 |
| Aug 1, 2020 | Gretna, Sarpy County | US-6 | 1 |
| Jul 30, 2020 | Lincoln, Lancaster County | SR-2 | 1 |
| Jul 30, 2020 | Omaha, Douglas County | US-75 | 1 |
| Jul 29, 2020 | Dakota County | US-77 | 1 |
| Jul 29, 2020 | Phelps County | CR-733 ROAD | 1 |
| Jul 27, 2020 | Omaha, Douglas County | LEAVENWORTH ST | 1 |
| Jul 27, 2020 | Cass County | SR-63 | 1 |
| Jul 27, 2020 | Dawes County | CR-SLIM BUTTES | 1 |
| Jul 26, 2020 | Saunders County | CR-7CR | 1 |
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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.