MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS AND MILEAGE RATES
Nebraska - Selected Years
					Miles	Deaths Per	Injuries Per
	Total	Fatal	Traffic	Traffic	Traveled	100 Million	100 Million
Year	Accidents	Accidents	Deaths	Injuries	(Millions)	Vehicle Miles	Vehicle Miles
1950	21,884	262	306	7,224	4,878	6.3	14.8
1955	24,536	267	318	8,765	5,925	5.4	14.8
1960	32,381	243	292	11,392	6,765	4.3	16.8
1965	28,972	313	386	15,041	7,949	4.9	18.9
1970	45,278	334	411	19,394	9,600	4.3	20.2
1975	38,975	322	375	20,693	11,211	3.3	18.5
1980	44,685	337	396	21,281	11,222	3.5	19.0
1981	42,449	321	378	20,275	11,512	3.3	17.6
1982	44,273	226	261	19,840	11,436	2.3	17.3
1983	48,294	221	255	19,885	11,534	2.2	17.2
1984	46,664	250	285	20,000	11,934	2.4	16.8
1985	47,909	207	237	20,163	12,054	2.0	16.7
1986	36,796	259	290	19,818	12,630	2.3	15.7
1987	38,070	255	297	21,917	13,091	2.3	16.7
1988	39,398	234	261	22,214	13,371	2.0	16.6
1989	41,985	257	296	23,089	13,781	2.1	16.8
1990	41,300	220	262	23,288	13,957	1.9	16.7
1991	41,771	242	275	22,898	14,095	2.0	16.2
1992	40,198	223	270	22,227	14,581	2.1	15.2
1993	43,831	223	254	26,117	14,777	1.7	17.7
1994	44,222	229	271	28,205	15,460	1.8	18.2
1995	46,436	226	254	30,371	15,810	1.6	19.2
1996	47,371	240	293	30,696	16,190	1.8	18.9
1997	47,997	261	302	30,268	16,791	1.8	18.0
1998	48,183	271	315	30,581	17,219	1.8	17.8
1999	48,217	255	295	29,856	17,570	1.7	16.0
2000	47,933	242	276	29,216	17,637	1.6	15.9
2001	47,894	215	246	26,839	17,940	1.4	14.9
2002	46,238	272	307	23,379	18,281	1.7	15.0
2003	46,602	257	293	21,984	18,592	1.6	13.6
2004	37,227	229	254	21,315	18,630	1.4	12.7
2005	35,739	238	276	19,827	18,938	1.5	12.3
2006	32,780	226	269	18,424	19,062	1.4	11.7
Sources:  Nebraska Department of Roads, Biennial Reports and Standard Summary of Motor Vehicle Traffic Accidents, annual;
U.S. Department of Transporation. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Table FI-3, 2001.
Last Updated:		07/24/08
by Nebraska Databook
email:	mike.lundeen@nebraska.gov