Lancaster County, Nebraska Car Accident Statistics
24 people died in 22 fatal crashes in Lancaster County in 2024, according to NHTSA: 7.2 deaths per 100,000 residents, against 12.5 for Nebraska and 11.5 nationally. From 2019 through 2024 the county had 131 traffic deaths in 121 crashes.
Traffic deaths in Lancaster County by year
| Year | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 24 | 22 |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 |
| 2022 | 32 | 26 |
| 2021 | 17 | 16 |
| 2020 | 18 | 17 |
| 2019 | 24 | 24 |
Who died
People killed in Lancaster County crashes, 2019–2024.
Roads with the most fatal crashes
| Road | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| US-34 | 10 | 10 |
| US-77 | 10 | 10 |
| I-80 | 7 | 8 |
| SR-2 | 6 | 6 |
| US-6 | 5 | 5 |
| US-6 CORNHUSKER HWY | 3 | 3 |
| Mu-n 84th St | 3 | 3 |
| S 70th St | 3 | 3 |
| US-34 O ST | 2 | 3 |
| Mu-56th Street | 2 | 2 |
As named in crash reports, 2019–2024. Long highways cross many miles of the county, so they tend to rank high.
Fatal crashes inside city limits
| City | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Lincoln | 87 | 96 |
| Denton | 1 | 2 |
When fatal crashes happen
Time of day
Day of week (most: Saturday)
52% of fatal crashes in Lancaster County happened in the dark, and 29% on roads classed as rural.
Drinking and speeding
What the first impact was with:
After a crash in Nebraska
Injury claims have a filing deadline set by state law. See Nebraska's car accident statute of limitations.
Motor vehicle accident lawyers in Lincoln
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Source: NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2024, which records every crash on a public road in which someone died within 30 days. Population figures are the Census Bureau's 2024 county estimates. A crash is counted where it happened, not where the people involved lived. “Drinking driver” means police reported a driver had been drinking; “speeding” means police reported at least one driver was speeding or going too fast for conditions. Injury-only crashes aren't in FARS.
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