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 |
Embed
| 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.
Embed
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.
Embed
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 30 |
| Mon | 30 |
| Tue | 27 |
| Wed | 22 |
| Thu | 36 |
| Fri | 34 |
| Sat | 38 |
All crashes 2020.
Embed
| 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.
Embed
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.
Embed
| 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.
Embed
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.
Embed
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
The map loads when you scroll to it. It needs JavaScript.
Fatal crashes in 2020. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.
Filter crashes
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 2020 | Butler County | SR-66 | 1 |
| Mar 23, 2020 | Deuel County | I-80 | 2 |
| Mar 23, 2020 | McPherson County | SR-97 | 1 |
| Mar 14, 2020 | Lincoln, Lancaster County | SALTILLO RD | 1 |
| Mar 13, 2020 | Jefferson County | SR-4 | 1 |
| Mar 12, 2020 | Cheyenne County | I-80 | 1 |
| Mar 4, 2020 | Lincoln, Lancaster County | SR-2 | 1 |
| Mar 3, 2020 | Dodge County | SR-91 | 1 |
| Feb 29, 2020 | Omaha, Douglas County | Q STREET | 1 |
| Feb 28, 2020 | Burt County | US-75 | 1 |
| Feb 23, 2020 | Douglas County | CR-S 264TH STREET | 1 |
| Feb 20, 2020 | Burt County | US-77 | 1 |
| Feb 19, 2020 | Richardson County | US-75 | 1 |
| Feb 18, 2020 | Omaha, Douglas County | US-75 | 2 |
| Feb 18, 2020 | Omaha, Douglas County | N 16TH ST | 1 |
| Feb 16, 2020 | Adams County | US-6 | 1 |
| Feb 15, 2020 | Lancaster County | SR-43 | 1 |
| Feb 13, 2020 | Thayer County | US-81 | 1 |
| Feb 13, 2020 | Seward County | I-80 | 1 |
| Feb 13, 2020 | Colfax County | US-30 | 1 |
| Feb 11, 2020 | Omaha, Douglas County | I-680 | 1 |
| Feb 9, 2020 | Sarpy County | I-80 | 1 |
| Feb 5, 2020 | Lancaster County | US-77 | 1 |
| Feb 3, 2020 | Saunders County | CR-25 | 1 |
| Feb 1, 2020 | Omaha, Douglas County | N 56TH ST | 1 |
Explore
Nearby and related
Counties in Nebraska in 2020
Rankings
Get updates for Nebraska
We'll email you when NHTSA publishes new data for Nebraska, usually about once a year. We'll send a link to confirm your address first. No tracking and no sharing, and every email has a link to unsubscribe.
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.