Transportation Performance Management

State Highway Safety Report (2021) - Nebraska

The following provides a summary of the Highway Safety Improvement Program's (HSIP) safety performance measures and State safety performance targets. As per the Safety PM Final Rule, States are required to set annual safety performance targets in the HSIP annual report for the number of fatalities, rate of fatalities per 100 million vehicle miles traveled (VMT), number of serious injuries, rate of serious injures per 100 million VMT, and number of non-motorized fatalities and serious injuries. The safety performance targets are based on 5-year rolling averages. States have the flexibility to use the methodology they deem most appropriate when establishing safety performance targets. FHWA encourages States to review data sets and trends and consider factors that may affect targets. The safety performance targets should be data-driven, realistic, and attainable and should align with the performance management framework and legislative intent.

A State Department of Transportation (DOT) has met or made significant progress towards meeting its safety performance targets when at least four of the five safety performance targets established under 23 CFR 490.209(a) have been met or the actual outcome is better than the baseline performance. The baseline performance is the 5-year average ending with the year prior to the establishment of the target.

The Basis for Target and Additional Comments are provided by the State in their HSIP Annual Report and have not been edited by FHWA. Any questions about individual State reports should be directed to the respective State DOT. For additional information about each State's HSIP, the complete reports are available at https://highways.dot.gov/safety/hsip/reporting.

More information and resources on Safety Performance Management are available at https://highways.dot.gov/safety/hsip/spm/safety-performance-management-safety-pm-overview.

All State data used to populate the State Highway Safety Reports for 2021 are available for download at https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/tpm/reporting/state/tpm_dashboard_data.zip.

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  Number of Fatalities

• Number of Fatalities	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
  Annual	246	218	228	230	248	233	221
  5-Year Average					234.0	231.4	232.0
  Target (5-Year Average)							241.0	249.0	254.0

• Basis for Number of Fatalities Target

  • 2021 Target
  • 2022 Target
  • 2023 Target

  This target was selected based on a 1% reduction of the current trend line of 5-year averages of fatalities over the last several years. Based on this trend, we believe the established target is a realistic goal.

  This target was selected based on a 1% reduction of the current trend line of 5-year averages of fatalities over the last several years. Based on this trend, we believe the established target is a realistic goal. If this target is met, the SHSP goal of toward zero deaths will be advanced.

  2021 Nebraska crash data is not yet available so the 2023 safety performance targets are based on crash data through 2020.
  This target was selected based on a 1% reduction of the current trend line of 5-year averages of fatalities over the last several years. Based on this trend, we believe the established target is a realistic goal. If this target is met, the SHSP goal of toward zero deaths will be advanced.

  
  

• Data Sources:
  Fatalities: 2015-2020 Final FARS, 2021 FARS Annual Report File
  Targets: 2020-2022 Nebraska HSIP Annual Reports

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  Fatality Rate (per 100 million VMT)

• Fatality Rate (per 100 million VMT)	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
  Annual	1.22	1.05	1.09	1.10	1.17	1.20	1.04
  5-Year Average					1.126	1.122	1.120
  Target (5-Year Average)							1.130	1.270	1.300

• Basis for Fatality Rate Target

  • 2021 Target
  • 2022 Target
  • 2023 Target

  This target was selected based on a 1% reduction of the current trend line of 5-year averages of fatalities over the last several years. Based on this trend, we believe the established target is a realistic goal.

  This target was selected based on a 1% reduction of the current trend line of 5-year averages of fatalities over the last several years. Based on this trend, we believe the established target is a realistic goal. If this target is met, the SHSP goal of toward zero deaths will be advanced.

  2021 Nebraska crash data is not yet available so the 2023 safety performance targets are based on crash data through 2020.
  This target was selected based on a 1% reduction of the current trend line of 5-year averages of fatalities over the last several years. Based on this trend, we believe the established target is a realistic goal. If this target is met, the SHSP goal of toward zero deaths will be advanced.

  
  

• Data Sources:
  Fatalities: 2015-2020 Final FARS, 2021 FARS Annual Report File
  VMT: 2015-2021 FHWA Highway Statistics Series, VM-2 Table
  Targets: 2020-2022 Nebraska HSIP Annual Reports

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  Number of Serious Injuries

• Number of Serious Injuries	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
  Annual	1,520	1,588	1,478	1,394	1,400	1,285
  5-Year Average					1,476.0	1,429.0
  Target (5-Year Average)							1,408.0	1,358.0	1,319.0

• Basis for Number of Serious Injuries Target

  • 2021 Target
  • 2022 Target
  • 2023 Target

  This target was selected based on the current trend line of 5-year averages of serious injuries over the last several years. Based on this trend, we believe the established target is a realistic goal. This target continues the downward trend in serious injuries over the last several years. If this target is met, a basic goal of the SHSP, the reduction of serious injuries, will be advanced.

  This target was selected based on the current trend line of 5-year averages of serious injuries over the last several years. Based on this trend, we believe the established target is a realistic goal. This target continues the downward trend in serious injuries over the last several years. If this target is met, a basic goal of the SHSP, the reduction of serious injuries, will be advanced.

  2021 Nebraska crash data is not yet available so the 2023 safety performance targets are based on crash data through 2020.
  This target was selected based on the current trend line of 5-year averages of serious injuries over the last several years. Based on this trend, we believe the established target is a realistic goal. This target continues the downward trend in serious injuries over the last several years. If this target is met, a basic goal of the SHSP, the reduction of serious injuries, will be advanced.

  
  

• Data Sources:
  Serious Injuries: 2022 Nebraska HSIP Annual Report (NOTE: 2021 serious injury data not available)
  Targets: 2020-2022 Nebraska HSIP Annual Reports

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  Rate of Serious Injuries (per 100 million VMT)

• Rate of Serious Injuries (per 100 million VMT)	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
  Annual	7.56	7.67	7.04	6.65	6.59	6.61
  5-Year Average					7.102	6.912
  Target (5-Year Average)							6.507	6.323	6.044

• Basis for Serious Injury Rate Target

  • 2021 Target
  • 2022 Target
  • 2023 Target

  This target was selected based on the current trend line of 5-year averages of serious injury rates over the last several years. Based on this trend, we believe the established target is a realistic goal. This target continues the downward trend in serious injury rates over the last several years. If this target is met, a basic goal of the SHSP, the reduction of serious injuries, will be advanced.

  This target was selected based on the current trend line of 5-year averages of serious injury rates over the last several years. Based on this trend, we believe the established target is a realistic goal. This target continues the downward trend in serious injury rates over the last several years. If this target is met, a basic goal of the SHSP, the reduction of serious injuries, will be advanced.

  2021 Nebraska crash data is not yet available so the 2023 safety performance targets are based on crash data through 2020.
  This target was selected based on the current trend line of 5-year averages of serious injury rates over the last several years. Based on this trend, we believe the established target is a realistic goal. This target continues the downward trend in serious injury rates over the last several years. If this target is met, a basic goal of the SHSP, the reduction of serious injuries, will be advanced.

  
  

• Data Sources:
  Serious Injuries: 2022 Nebraska HSIP Annual Report (NOTE: 2021 serious injury data not available)
  VMT: 2015-2021 FHWA Highway Statistics Series, VM-2 Table
  Targets: 2020-2022 Nebraska HSIP Annual Reports

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  Number of Non-Motorized Fatalities and Serious Injuries

• Number of Non-Motorized Fatalities and Serious Injuries	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
  Annual	149	126	144	127	130	108
  5-Year Average					135.2	127.0
  Target (5-Year Average)							126.6	121.4	117.8

• Basis for Number of Non-Motorized Fatalities and Serious Injuries Target

  • 2021 Target
  • 2022 Target
  • 2023 Target

  This target was selected based on the current trend line of 5-year averages of non-motorized fatalities and serious injuries over the last several years. Based on this trend, we believe the established target is a realistic goal. This target continues the downward trend in non-motorized fatalities and serious injuries over the last several years. If this target is met, the basic goals of the SHSP, the reduction of fatalities and serious injuries, will be advanced.

  This target was selected based on the current trend line of 5-year averages of non-motorized fatalities and serious injuries over the last several years. Based on this trend, we believe the established target is a realistic goal. This target continues the downward trend in non-motorized fatalities and serious injuries over the last several years. If this target is met, the basic goals of the SHSP, the reduction of fatalities and serious injuries, will be advanced.

  2021 Nebraska crash data is not yet available so the 2023 safety performance targets are based on crash data through 2020.
  This target was selected based on the current trend line of 5-year averages of non-motorized fatalities and serious injuries over the last several years. Based on this trend, we believe the established target is a realistic goal. This target continues the downward trend in non-motorized fatalities and serious injuries over the last several years. If this target is met, the basic goals of the SHSP, the reduction of fatalities and serious injuries, will be advanced.

  
  

• Data Sources:
  Fatalities: 2015-2020 Final FARS, 2021 FARS Annual Report File
  Serious Injuries: 2022 Nebraska HSIP Annual Report (NOTE: 2021 serious injury data not available)
  Targets: 2020-2022 Nebraska HSIP Annual Reports

Additional Comments

2023 Comments:

2021 Nebraska crash data is not yet available so the 2023 safety performance targets are based on crash data through 2020.

Safety Performance Target Assessment

PLEASE NOTE: Each State’s safety performance target assessment is based on its own State-specific target methodology and program philosophy. Therefore, conclusions should not be drawn based only on the information in the Safety Performance Target Assessment Summary table. For example, the State may have set aggressive targets, and not met those targets, while another State may have set more easily attainable targets, and met those targets. FHWA understands that each State’s safety program is unique and therefore does not prescribe a methodology for States to set targets. States have the flexibility to use the methodology they deem most appropriate when setting their safety performance targets.