Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska
County in Alaska · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 8
- Fatal crashes
- 7
- Population
- 61.4K
In 2024, 8 people died in 7 fatal crashes in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska. That was 11.1% fewer than in 2023 (9) and the fewest since 2020. The death rate was 13.0 per 100,000 residents, compared with 9.5 in Alaska and 11.5 in the United States. Kenai Peninsula Borough had the 4th most traffic deaths among Alaska's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 52 people died, an average of 10 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 43% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
13.0
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.4 times the rate in Alaska: 9.5
- About 1.1 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
17.2
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 1.8 times the average in Alaska: 9.4
- About 1.4 times the average in the United States: 12.3
-11%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
9 deaths in 2023, 8 in 2024
- Alaska: +15%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | 5 |
| 2021 | 13 | 10 |
| 2022 | 16 | 13 |
| 2023 | 9 | 7 |
| 2024 | 8 | 7 |
People who died within 30 days of a crash. A fatal crash can kill more than one person.
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| Category | Deaths per 100,000 |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 10.2 |
| 2021 | 21.7 |
| 2022 | 26.4 |
| 2023 | 14.7 |
| 2024 | 13.0 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
0%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 5 percent of the share in Alaska: 21%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 8 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Kenai Peninsula Borough | Share in Alaska |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 21% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 14% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 1% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 3 | 38% | 19% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 4 | 50% | 50% |
Alcohol-impaired and speeding-related count everyone killed in those crashes, so a death can appear in more than one row.
Crash factors
Speeding, alcohol, night and weekend crashes
43%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About the same as the share in Alaska: 48%
- About 1.5 times the share in the United States: 28%
29%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 1.3 times the share in Alaska: 22%
- About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Kenai Peninsula Borough | Alaska | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 28.6% | 22.2% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 42.9% | 47.6% | 28.1% |
| At night | 28.6% | 46.0% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 28.6% | 31.7% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
29%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About two-thirds of the share in Alaska: 46%
- About half the share in the United States: 54%
29%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About the same as the share in Alaska: 32%
- About 90 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 2 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 3 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 3 |
| 12pm | 3 |
| 1pm | 3 |
| 2pm | 3 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 3 |
| 5pm | 5 |
| 6pm | 4 |
| 7pm | 4 |
| 8pm | 2 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 2 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 6 |
| Mon | 6 |
| Tue | 9 |
| Wed | 6 |
| Thu | 2 |
| Fri | 6 |
| Sat | 7 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 2 |
| Feb | 4 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 2 |
| May | 3 |
| Jun | 5 |
| Jul | 5 |
| Aug | 4 |
| Sep | 4 |
| Oct | 2 |
| Nov | 4 |
| Dec | 6 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 21 |
| Cloudy | 8 |
| Snow | 7 |
| Rain | 4 |
| Freezing Rain or Drizzle | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 29 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 10 |
| Dusk | 2 |
| Dark - Lighted | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Roads and vehicles
Where and what, 2020–2024
Roads with the most fatal crashes
- STERLING HWY10
- SR-1 STERLING HWY8
- KENAI SPUR HWY6
- SR-1 SEWARD HWY5
- SEWARD HWY3
- SR-9 SEWARD HWY2
- COHOE LOOP RD1
- ANCHOR RIVER RD1
- EAST END RD1
- FOREST LN1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Pickup trucks | 22 |
| Cars | 21 |
| SUVs | 12 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 11 |
| Vans | 4 |
| Other vehicles | 3 |
| Motorcycles | 2 |
| Buses | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Silverado5
- Ford F-2503
- Subaru Impreza3
- Toyota Corolla3
- Dodge Dakota2
- Dodge Grand Caravan2
- Ford Escape2
- Ford Explorer2
- Ford F-1502
- Ford F-3502
Reflects how common a vehicle is as well as crash involvement; not a safety rating.
Crashes
Fatal crashes
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Fatal crashes in 2024. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.
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| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 6, 2024 | Seward | SEWARD HWY | 2 |
| Oct 16, 2024 | Anchor Point | STERLING HWY | 1 |
| Jul 20, 2024 | Port Nikiski | KENAI SPUR HWY | 1 |
| Jul 16, 2024 | Anchor Point | ANCHOR RIVER RD | 1 |
| Jun 21, 2024 | Port Nikiski | KENAI SPUR HWY | 1 |
| Jun 9, 2024 | — | SEWARD HWY | 1 |
| May 14, 2024 | Ninilchik | STERLING HWY | 1 |
| Sep 14, 2023 | Kasilof | STERLING HWY | 2 |
| Sep 8, 2023 | Cooper Landing | STERLING HWY | 2 |
| Sep 4, 2023 | Sterling | STERLING HWY | 1 |
| Aug 6, 2023 | Ninilchik | STERLING HWY | 1 |
| Jun 19, 2023 | Clam Gulch | STERLING HWY | 1 |
| Jun 3, 2023 | Port Nikiski | KENAI SPUR HWY | 1 |
| Apr 25, 2023 | Anchor Point | STERLING HWY | 1 |
| Dec 21, 2022 | Clam Gulch | SR-1 STERLING HWY | 2 |
| Dec 13, 2022 | Soldotna | STERLING HWY | 1 |
| Dec 11, 2022 | Kenai | KALIFORNSKY BEACH RD | 1 |
| Dec 2, 2022 | Anchor Point | SR-1 STERLING HWY | 1 |
| Nov 4, 2022 | Moose Pass | SR-1 SEWARD HWY | 1 |
| Oct 24, 2022 | Sterling | SR-1 STERLING HIGHWAY | 1 |
| Aug 25, 2022 | — | SR-1A SEWARD HWY | 1 |
| Aug 8, 2022 | — | SR-1 SEWARD HWY | 1 |
| May 30, 2022 | Seward | SEWARD HWY | 1 |
| Apr 23, 2022 | Homer | EAST END RD | 1 |
| Mar 27, 2022 | Kasilof | COHOE LOOP RD | 2 |
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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2024. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.