Fatal Crashes Only
This report covers fatal crashes only, from the NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System — the federal census of every crash on a US public road that killed someone within 30 days. It does not include injury or property-damage-only crashes, and its totals are not comparable with the all-severity crash reports published elsewhere on this site.
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YEAR-OVER-YEAR CRASH REPORT · OMAHA, NEBRASKA · 2023
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Yearly Traffic Safety Analysis
33 CRASHES IN
OMAHA, NEBRASKA
2023
Overall, fatal crashes in Omaha increased by 3.1% year-over-year, from 32 in 2022 to 33 in 2023. A notable shift includes a 66.7% reduction in pedestrian fatalities, decreasing from 9 in 2022 to 3 in 2023.
33
▲ 3.1%was 32
Total Crash Events
33
▼ -2.9%was 34
Persons Killed
18
▼ -30.8%was 26
Persons Injured
1
Hit-and-Run Crashes
Note: "Persons Killed" (33) counts individual fatalities across all crash events. "Fatal" in the severity table below (33) counts crash events where at least one fatality occurred. A single crash can result in multiple fatalities.
Source: NHTSA FARS (Fatal Crashes) · Federal fatal-crash census · 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records
Trend Summary
Fatal crashes increased by 3.1%, from 32 in 2022 to 33 in 2023. Total fatalities decreased slightly by 2.9%, from 34 to 33. Total injuries saw a more substantial decline of 30.8%, falling from 26 in 2022 to 18 in 2023.
1
Hit-and-Run Crashes — 2023
▼ 0.0% vs prior (1)
The number of fatal hit-and-run crashes remained constant at 1 in both 2022 and 2023. The hit-and-run rate was 3.1% in 2022 and 3% in 2023, showing minimal change year-over-year.
Vulnerable Road User Casualties
3
Pedestrians Killed
2
Cyclists Killed
28
Motorists Killed
0
Pedestrians Injured
0
Cyclists Injured
18
Motorists Injured
Source: NHTSA FARS (Fatal Crashes) · Federal fatal-crash census · 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 · Mode classified from person records (driver/passenger → motorist; pedestrian; bicyclist → cyclist; in-line skater / unspecified → other)
When Crashes Happen
The peak day for fatal crashes shifted from Thursday with 9 crashes in 2022 to Sunday and Thursday both having 6 crashes in 2023. The peak hour for fatal crashes also changed, moving from 11 PM with 5 crashes in 2022 to 9 PM with 4 crashes in 2023.
Source: NHTSA FARS (Fatal Crashes) · Federal fatal-crash census · 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday
Source: NHTSA FARS (Fatal Crashes) · Federal fatal-crash census · 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)
Road & Environmental Conditions
The proportion of fatal crashes occurring in clear weather conditions decreased from 81.3% (26 of 32) in 2022 to 60.6% (20 of 33) in 2023, while cloudy conditions increased from 15.6% (5 of 32) to 36.4% (12 of 33). Fatal crashes in daylight conditions decreased from 11 in 2022 to 9 in 2023, while crashes in dark-lighted conditions remained stable with 17 in 2022 and 18 in 2023.
Weather
Source: NHTSA FARS (Fatal Crashes) · Federal fatal-crash census · 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 · Weather condition at time of crash
Lighting
Source: NHTSA FARS (Fatal Crashes) · Federal fatal-crash census · 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 · Lighting condition field
Vehicles & Demographics
Top Vehicle Makes (47 vehicles)
Source: NHTSA FARS (Fatal Crashes) · Federal fatal-crash census · 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 · Vehicle unit records
Sex Distribution (64 persons with recorded sex)
Source: NHTSA FARS (Fatal Crashes) · Federal fatal-crash census · 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 · Person-level records linked to crash events
Speed Limit Zones
Fatal crashes in speed zones of 25-35 mph increased from 13 in 2022 to 18 in 2023. Conversely, fatal crashes in speed zones of 40-65 mph decreased from 19 in 2022 to 15 in 2023. All reported speed zones continued to have a 100% fatal rate in both periods.
Fatal crashes by zone: 25 mph: 4 of 4 (100%) · 30 mph: 7 of 7 (100%) · 35 mph: 7 of 7 (100%) · 40 mph: 5 of 5 (100%) · 45 mph: 6 of 6 (100%) · 50 mph: 1 of 1 (100%) · 65 mph: 3 of 3 (100%)
Source: NHTSA FARS (Fatal Crashes) · Federal fatal-crash census · 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 · Posted speed limit at crash location
Manner of Collision
The dominant manner of collision, 'The First Harmful Event was Not a Collision with a Motor Vehicle in Transport,' increased from 16 fatal crashes in 2022 to 22 in 2023. Fatal angle collisions decreased from 12 in 2022 to 7 in 2023. Front-to-front collisions doubled from 1 to 2, while front-to-rear collisions remained at 2 for both years.
Manner of Collision
Source: NHTSA FARS (Fatal Crashes) · Federal fatal-crash census · 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 · Crash-level records
Vehicle Type
Sedans remained the most common vehicle body type involved in fatal crashes, increasing from 14 in 2022 to 19 in 2023. Motorcycle involvement in fatal crashes decreased from 7 in 2022 to 5 in 2023. Compact utility vehicles saw a decrease from 11 in 2022 to 4 in 2023.
Vehicle Type
Showing top 9 of 10 reported. 1 additional (1 total) not shown: School Bus.
Source: NHTSA FARS (Fatal Crashes) · Federal fatal-crash census · 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 · Vehicle unit records
Rural vs Urban
The distribution of fatal crashes remained predominantly urban, with 31 fatal crashes in urban areas in 2022 and 32 in 2023. Rural fatal crashes remained constant at 1 for both years. This indicates that approximately 97% of fatal crashes occurred in urban areas in 2023.
Rural vs Urban
Source: NHTSA FARS (Fatal Crashes) · Federal fatal-crash census · 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 · Crash-level records
Roadway Functional Class
Fatal crashes on Local roads saw a significant increase, rising from 1 in 2022 to 8 in 2023. Conversely, fatal crashes on Principal Arterial roads (Other Principal Arterial and Other Freeways and Expressways combined) decreased from 18 in 2022 to 11 in 2023. Interstate fatal crashes increased slightly from 4 to 5.
Roadway Functional Class
Source: NHTSA FARS (Fatal Crashes) · Federal fatal-crash census · 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 · Crash-level records
Roadway Ownership
Fatal crashes on roadways owned by City or Municipal Highway Agencies increased from 15 in 2022 to 18 in 2023. In contrast, fatal crashes on State Highway Agency roadways decreased from 17 in 2022 to 15 in 2023.
Roadway Ownership
Source: NHTSA FARS (Fatal Crashes) · Federal fatal-crash census · 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 · Crash-level records
Person Type
Drivers continued to be the most frequent person type involved in fatal crashes, though their count decreased from 54 in 2022 to 47 in 2023. Pedestrian involvement in fatal crashes significantly decreased from 9 in 2022 to 3 in 2023. Bicyclist involvement increased from 0 in 2022 to 2 in 2023.
Person Type
Source: NHTSA FARS (Fatal Crashes) · Federal fatal-crash census · 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 · Crash-level records
Person Injury Severity
The number of fatal injuries (K) decreased slightly from 34 in 2022 to 33 in 2023. Serious injuries (A) increased from 7 to 9, while possible injuries (C) saw a substantial decrease from 14 to 3. The number of persons with no injury (O) also decreased from 19 to 13.
Person Injury Severity
Source: NHTSA FARS (Fatal Crashes) · Federal fatal-crash census · 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 · Crash-level records
Occupant Safety Equipment
The number of individuals involved in fatal crashes reported with 'None Used/Not Applicable' safety equipment decreased from 31 in 2022 to 29 in 2023. The count of individuals using 'Shoulder and Lap Belt Used' remained constant at 22 for both periods.
Occupant Safety Equipment
Source: NHTSA FARS (Fatal Crashes) · Federal fatal-crash census · 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 · Person-level records linked to crash events
Point of Impact
The '12 Clock Point' (front) remained the most frequent point of impact, with 30 instances in 2022 and 29 in 2023. Impacts at the '9 Clock Point' (left side) decreased from 6 to 4, while '3 Clock Point' (right side) impacts increased from 3 to 4. 'Non-Collision' impacts, present in 4 instances in 2022, were not observed in 2023 data for this category.
Point of Impact
"Other" combines 2 smaller categories (2 records): 5 Clock Point (1), 4 Clock Point (1).
Source: NHTSA FARS (Fatal Crashes) · Federal fatal-crash census · 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 · Vehicle unit records
Vehicles Per Crash
Single-vehicle fatal crashes increased from 15 in 2022 to 20 in 2023. Two-vehicle fatal crashes decreased from 14 to 12. There were no 4-vehicle fatal crashes in 2023, compared to 2 in 2022.
Vehicles Per Crash
Source: NHTSA FARS (Fatal Crashes) · Federal fatal-crash census · 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 · Crash-level records
Data Sources & Methodology
Primary Data Source
All crash data in this report is sourced from NHTSA FARS (Fatal Crashes), accessed programmatically via the NHTSA FARS Open Data API (SODA). This dataset contains official police-reported motor vehicle traffic crash records maintained by the reporting jurisdiction's law enforcement agency. Records are published to the open data portal by the municipality and are subject to the portal's terms of use.
Data Retrieval
- Access method: NHTSA FARS Open Data API (SoQL queries)
- Data format: Structured JSON via REST API
- Record types queried: Crash events, person records, and vehicle unit records
- Date filter applied: 2023-01-01 through 2023-12-31
- Report generated: August 5, 2026
Data Coverage
- Reporting period: 2023-01-01 through 2023-12-31 (365 days)
- Geographic scope: Omaha, Nebraska
- Total crash records analyzed: 33
- Total persons involved: 64
- Total vehicles involved: 47
Analytical Methodology
- Severity classification: Uses the KABCO injury scale (K=Fatal, A=Incapacitating injury, B=Non-incapacitating injury, C=Possible injury, O=No injury/property damage only), the standard classification in U.S. Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria (MMUCC). Severity is assigned per crash event based on the most severe injury in that crash. A single fatal crash (K) may involve multiple fatalities; therefore the "Persons Killed" count in the headline KPIs may differ from the "Fatal" crash count in the severity breakdown.
- Contributing factors: Reflect the officer-determined primary contributory cause recorded at the time of the crash report. These are preliminary determinations and may not reflect final investigation findings.
- Hit-and-run classification: Based on the hit-and-run indicator field in the official crash report, as determined by the responding officer at the scene.
- Temporal analysis: Day-of-week and hour-of-day distributions are computed from the crash date/time timestamp in each record.
- Demographics: Age and sex distributions are drawn from person-level records linked to each crash event. A single crash may involve multiple persons.
- Vehicle data: Make information is drawn from vehicle unit records linked to each crash event.
- AI commentary: Narrative sections are generated by Google Gemini (large language model) based on the structured data. Commentary is descriptive, not predictive, and should not be interpreted as expert opinion.
Limitations & Disclaimers
- Only crashes reported to and documented by law enforcement are included. Minor incidents, unreported crashes, and near-misses are not captured in this dataset.
- Data reflects conditions at the time of the initial police report and may be subject to subsequent corrections, reclassifications, or supplements by the reporting agency.
- Open data portal records may experience a publication lag - recently occurring crashes may not yet appear in the dataset at the time of report generation.
- AI-generated commentary is produced by a large language model and is intended to highlight patterns in the data. It does not constitute legal, medical, or professional analysis.
- Percentages are calculated from reported data and are subject to rounding.
Non-Affiliation Disclosure
This report is produced independently by ThatCarHitMe.com (Injuria.ai). It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced in partnership with any law enforcement agency, municipal government, state department of transportation, or the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Data is sourced from publicly available government open data portals.
Data License
The underlying crash data is provided under the municipality's Open Data Terms of Use and is made available to the public for unrestricted use. This analysis and report is © 2026 Injuria.ai and may be cited with attribution using the suggested citation below.
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Suggested Citation
ThatCarHitMe.com (Injuria.ai). "Omaha, Nebraska Crash Intelligence Report: 2023." Published August 5, 2026. Reporting period: 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31. Data source: NHTSA FARS (Fatal Crashes), NHTSA FARS Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/nebraska/fatal/omaha/2023-annual-report
About the Publisher
ThatCarHitMe.com is a crash data intelligence platform developed by Injuria.ai, a legal technology company specializing in traffic safety analytics. We aggregate and analyze publicly available government crash data to produce structured intelligence reports for communities, researchers, journalists, and legal professionals. Our reports combine programmatic data retrieval from official open data portals with AI-assisted narrative analysis.
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Crash Data Intelligence
Data: NHTSA FARS (Fatal Crashes) · NHTSA FARS
Period: 2023-01-01 – 2023-12-31
Generated: August 5, 2026 · All rights reserved
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