Fatal crashes in Dodge County, Nebraska
In 2024, 7 people died in 7 fatal crashes in Dodge County, 133.3% more than in 2023. From 2015 to 2024 the county recorded 55 fatal crashes and 64 deaths, the 5th most of any county in Nebraska.
Deaths in Dodge County by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | 7 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 8 | 9 |
| 2021 | 6 | 9 |
| 2020 | 8 | 8 |
| 2019 | 5 | 9 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | 7 | 7 |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 |
| 2015 | 6 | 7 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
The deadliest roads in Dodge County
US 30 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Dodge County from 2015 to 2024: 12, with 17 deaths. The 3 roads listed held 55% of all fatal crashes in Dodge County from 2015 to 2024; 3 US routes. Interstate, US and state routes with 5 or more fatal crashes in the county; county roads and city streets are in the county's total but not listed.
| Road | Fatal crashes | Deaths | 2022 to 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US 30 | 12 | 17 | 4 | |
| 2 | US 275 | 9 | 12 | 4 | |
| 3 | US 77 | 9 | 9 | 5 |
Cities NHTSA filed, with their fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024: Fremont 11. The city is not filed for crashes outside a city.
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
When fatal crashes happen in Dodge County
Too few crashes to name a heaviest slot. The grid shows the shares; a share is only given over 20 crashes.
| Midnight to 4 | 4 to 8 am | 8 to noon | Noon to 4 | 4 to 8 pm | 8 to midnight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 7.7 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 7.7 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 9.6 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 5.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 3.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 5.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 11.5 percent, 6 fatal crashes | 3.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan5.5%
- Feb5.5%
- Mar5.5%
- Apr5.5%
- May7.3%
- Jun12.7%
- Jul7.3%
- Aug12.7%
- Sep16.4%
- Oct5.5%
- Nov10.9%
- Dec5.5%
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
What fatal crashes in Dodge County first hit
The first harmful event was a collision with another vehicle in most fatal crashes, 58%; a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 20%, a rollover in 11%, a pedestrian in 5.5%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Collision with another vehicle | 32 | 58% |
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 11 | 20% |
| Rollover | 6 | 11% |
| Pedestrian | 3 | 5.5% |
| Other | 3 | 5.5% |
| Cyclist | 0 | 0.0% |
| Parked vehicle | 0 | 0.0% |
| Not reported | 0 | 0.0% |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
How fatal crashes in Dodge County compare with Nebraska
A drinking driver was recorded in 36% of fatal crashes in Dodge County from 2015 to 2024, above the Nebraska share of 33%; speeding in 13%, below the Nebraska share of 18%; a hit-and-run in 3.6%, about the Nebraska share; a driver recorded as distracted in 3.6%, below the Nebraska share of 5.8%; 69% of passenger-vehicle occupants killed with belt use known were unbelted, above the Nebraska share of 64%. Shares of fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024, against the share across all of Nebraska. A share is only given over 20 crashes.
| Dodge | Nebraska | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural roads | 74% | 69% | above the Nebraska share |
| At or near an intersection | 29% | 29% | about the same as the Nebraska share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 20% | 25% | below the Nebraska share |
| A drinking driver | 36% | 33% | above the Nebraska share |
| Speeding | 13% | 18% | below the Nebraska share |
| A distracted driver (as recorded) | 3.6% | 5.8% | below the Nebraska share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 69% | 64% | above the Nebraska share |
| Hit-and-run | 3.6% | 2.8% | about the same as the Nebraska share |
| A motorcycle involved | 11% | 12% | about the same as the Nebraska share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 4.7% | 7.8% | below the Nebraska share |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Questions about fatal crashes in Dodge County
- How many people died in car accidents in Dodge County in 2024?
- 7 people died in 7 fatal crashes in Dodge County, Nebraska, in 2024, 133.3% more than in 2023.
- What is the deadliest road in Dodge County?
- US 30 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Dodge County from 2015 to 2024: 12, with 17 deaths.
- How many fatal crashes in Dodge County involved a drinking driver?
- 20 of 55 fatal crashes in Dodge County from 2015 to 2024 involved a driver NHTSA recorded as drinking, 36%, against 33% across Nebraska.
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Where the Dodge County numbers come from
Counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024 Annual Report File: every fatal crash NHTSA filed in Dodge County (county code 53). A fatal crash is one in which someone died within 30 days. The rate per 100,000 uses the Census Bureau's population estimate for the county; it is the only figure here not counted from FARS. The full method.