During the month of November 2023, twenty-eight people were killed in traffic crashes on Nebraska roadways, according to data collected by the Nebraska Department of Transportation.
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¨ These 28 fatalities occurred in 25 fatal crashes.
¨      Ten of the twenty-four vehicle occupants killed were not using seatbelts, eight were using a seatbelt, and six had seatbelt usage marked as unknown.
¨ Nineteen of the fatalities were in rural locations*.
¨ There were eight fatalities on the interstate, nine on other highways, and eleven on local roads.
¨ Two of the fatalities were motorcyclists.
¨ Two of the fatalities were pedestrians.
¨ One fatality crash involved a train.
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COMPARISON WITH PREVIOUS YEARS
| JANUARY – NOVEMBER | FATALITIES | FATAL CRASHES | % CHANGE v. 2023 (FATALITIES) |
| 2023 | 211 | 190 | |
| 2022 | 229 | 199 | +9.0 |
| 2021 | 203 | 176 | -4.0 |
| 2020 | 222 | 210 | +5.0 |
| 2019 | 227 | 197 | +8.0 |
| 2019-2022 Avg. | 220 | 196 | +4.0 |
- There were 20 fatalities in November of 2022.
- Only 46 of the 173 vehicle occupants killed during 2023 were using seatbelts.
* The Federal Highway Administration definition for urban is an area with a population of 5,000 or more.
This report includes information available through December 14, 2023 from the Highway Safety Section, Traffic Engineering Division, Nebraska Department of Transportation. For additional information, contact NDOT Communication and Public Policy Division at (402) 479‑4512.