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US Route 275

Fatal crashes 2015–2024 54Deaths 62Counties 7Latest data year 2024

FARS data are based on police crash reports and other sources; the drunk-driving measure is based on the highest BAC of any driver in the crash. Latest data year: 2024. The route is the trafficway recorded for each crash (FARS TWAY_ID); the same route number in another state has its own page.

US Route 275 in Nebraska was the trafficway in 54 fatal crashes between 2015 and 2024, in which 62 people died.

That is 2.6% of the 2,087 fatal crashes in Nebraska over the same years. The ten-year crash count rose 46% from 37 in 2005–2014 to 54 in 2015–2024.

The crashes were concentrated in Douglas County (23), Dodge County (9) and Cuming County (8) and 4 other counties.

38.9% of the crashes had a driver reported as drinking (Nebraska: 32.6%) and 22.2% had a speeding-related driver (17.5%); pedestrians were 14.5% and motorcyclists 11.3% of those killed.

54fatal crashes, 2015–2024+46% vs 2005–2014
62people killed1.1 per fatal crash
39%with a drinking driverNebraska: 33%
22%speeding-relatedNebraska: 18%

Fatal crashes per year

0472000200520102015202020242000: 5 crashes2001: 3 crashes2002: 4 crashes2003: 5 crashes2004: 5 crashes2005: 4 crashes2006: 3 crashes2007: 3 crashes2008: 1–2 crashes2009: 6 crashes2010: 3 crashes2011: 3 crashes2012: 3 crashes2013: 4 crashes2014: 6 crashes2015: 4 crashes2016: 1–2 crashes2017: 5 crashes2018: 6 crashes2019: 5 crashes2020: 6 crashes2021: 6 crashes2022: 7 crashes2023: 6 crashes2024: 7 crashes
Fatal crashes on US Route 275 (NE) by year, 2000–2024. Latest point: 2024, 7 crashes.

Route identification in FARS is consistent from 2000; earlier years are not shown. Shaded band: the ten-year window used for the shares below.

Compared with all fatal crashes in Nebraska

MeasureUS Route 275Nebraska
Fatal crashes, 2015–2024542,087
Deaths, 2015–2024622,346
Deaths per fatal crash1.11.1
Share of state fatal crashes2.6%100%
Change vs previous ten years+46%+4%

Factor shares

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking38.9%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver22.2%
Pedestriansshare of people killed14.5%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed11.3%
Night (6pm–6am)share of crashes52.9%

tick marks the Nebraska share. Bars are shares of fatal crashes (alcohol, speeding, darkness, rural) or of people killed (pedestrians, motorcyclists, unrestrained occupants) over the ten-year window.

Counties along the route

#CountyFatal crashes on US-275Share of routeCounty total, all roads
1Douglas County2343%409
2Dodge County917%55
3Cuming County815%16
4Madison County713%46
5Antelope County59%18
6Holt County12%8
7Stanton County12%8

Hour of day

12am5.9%
1am0%
2am5.9%
3am3.9%
4am2%
5am3.9%
6am2%
7am2%
8am2%
9am2%
10am3.9%
11am3.9%
12pm5.9%
1pm7.8%
2pm5.9%
3pm7.8%
4pm2%
5pm2%
6pm7.8%
7pm3.9%
8pm2%
9pm3.9%
10pm3.9%
11pm9.8%

Share of fatal crashes on US Route 275 beginning in each hour, 2015–2024; tick marks the Nebraska share for all roads.

Where along the route

Mile marker rangeFatal crashesShare
Mile 185–1901324%
Mile 65–7036%
Mile 105–11036%
Mile 155–16036%
Mile 180–18536%
Mile 15–2024%

Five-mile bins by FARS milepoint, the six with the most fatal crashes; 96.3% of crashes on the route have a milepoint. Milepoints are as recorded by the state and can restart at county or district lines.

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Questions and answers

How many fatal crashes have there been on US Route 275 in Nebraska?

54 fatal crashes with 62 deaths over 2015–2024, per NHTSA's FARS. The route is the trafficway recorded for the crash; the same numbered route in another state has its own page.

Which counties along US Route 275 had the most fatal crashes?

Douglas County (23), Dodge County (9), Cuming County (8), Madison County (7) and Antelope County (5).

What share of crashes on US Route 275 involved alcohol or speeding?

38.9% had a driver reported as drinking and 22.2% a speeding-related driver, against 32.6% and 17.5% for all fatal crashes in Nebraska.

When do fatal crashes happen on US Route 275?

52.9% of the crashes were between 6pm and 6am. The hour chart on this page shows the full distribution.

Provenance

Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System, annual national CSV files 2000–2024 (accident, vehicle and person tables), public domain. Route pages are built for signed Interstate, US and state routes with at least 20 fatal crashes in 2015–2024. Data through 31 Dec 2024; generated 30 Sep 2026. See methodology and corrections.