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Fatal crashes in Nebraska

Every fatal crash in Nebraska is counted by NHTSA, by year since 1975 and by county. These are deaths on the road, not claims, and they are not our numbers.

Fatal crashes in Nebraska, by year1975–2024

NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)

1975 337 fatal crashes at the peak 2024

All 50 years as a table
YearFatal crashesDeaths
2024 223 251
2023 206 227
2022 214 244
2021 192 221
2020 217 233
2019 212 248
2018 201 230
2017 210 228
2016 194 218
2015 218 246
2014 203 225
2013 190 211
2012 190 212
2011 164 181
2010 166 190
2009 205 223
2008 188 208
2007 230 256
2006 226 269
2005 238 276
2004 229 254
2003 257 293
2002 272 307
2001 215 246
2000 242 276
1999 255 295
1998 271 315
1997 261 302
1996 240 293
1995 226 254
1994 229 271
1993 223 254
1992 222 269
1991 242 275
1990 220 262
1989 257 296
1988 234 261
1987 255 297
1986 259 290
1985 207 237
1984 250 285
1983 221 255
1982 226 261
1981 321 378
1980 337 396
1979 277 330
1978 290 340
1977 288 345
1976 331 397
1975 317 369

The fifteen Nebraska counties with the most fatal crashes2024

NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)
County Fatal crashes Deaths
Douglas 31055 58 63
Lancaster 31109 22 24
Buffalo 31019 9 9
Sarpy 31153 8 8
Dodge 31053 7 7
Madison 31119 6 6
Otoe 31131 6 8
Lincoln 31111 5 5
Scotts Bluff 31157 5 7
York 31185 5 7
Hamilton 31081 4 5
Kimball 31105 4 5
Merrick 31121 4 4
Saunders 31155 4 5
Seward 31159 4 4

Which roads, in Nebraska2024

NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)

Share is of the crashes this source assigned a road class to, not of every crash in the state.

Road class Fatal crashes Deaths Share
U.S. Highway 65 72 29%
State Highway 52 61 23%
Municipal 44 52 20%
County 39 41 17%
Interstate 23 25 10%

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