Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Adair County, Kentucky
County in Kentucky · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 6
- Fatal crashes
- 5
- Population
- 19.2K
In 2024, 6 people died in 5 fatal crashes in Adair County, Kentucky. That was 100.0% more than in 2023 (3) and the most since 2021. The death rate was 31.2 per 100,000 residents, compared with 15.4 in Kentucky and 11.5 in the United States. Adair County had the 28th most traffic deaths among Kentucky's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 23 people died, an average of 4.6 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 17% of deaths, and 20% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
31.2
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About double the rate in Kentucky: 15.4
- About 3 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
24.1
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 1.4 times the average in Kentucky: 17.0
- About double the average in the United States: 12.3
+100%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
3 deaths in 2023, 6 in 2024
- Kentucky: -13%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 |
| 2022 | 4 | 3 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 6 | 5 |
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 | 21.2 |
| 2021 | 31.7 |
| 2022 | 21.0 |
| 2023 | 15.6 |
| 2024 | 31.2 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
17%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 1.2 times the share in Kentucky: 13%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 5 |
| Pedestrians | 1 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Adair County | Share in Kentucky |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 1 | 17% | 13% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 17% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 17% | 24% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 1 | 17% | 13% |
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
20%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 1.5 times the share in Kentucky: 13%
- About 70 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
20%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About three-quarters of the share in Kentucky: 26%
- About 80 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Adair County | Kentucky | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 20.0% | 25.8% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 20.0% | 13.0% | 28.1% |
| At night | 20.0% | 48.1% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 60.0% | 32.0% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
20%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 40 percent of the share in Kentucky: 48%
- About 35 percent of the share in the United States: 54%
60%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 1.9 times the share in Kentucky: 32%
- About 1.8 times the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 2 |
| 10am | 2 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 2 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 3 |
| 4pm | 3 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 2 |
| 7pm | 2 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 3 |
| Mon | 2 |
| Tue | 2 |
| Wed | 3 |
| Thu | 3 |
| Fri | 3 |
| Sat | 5 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 2 |
| Mar | 3 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 3 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 2 |
| Aug | 2 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 5 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 15 |
| Cloudy | 3 |
| Rain | 2 |
| Snow | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 17 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 3 |
| 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
- SR-90082
- SR-61 S BURKESVILLE RD2
- SR-76 MILLERFIELD RD2
- CR-BRIDGEWATER RD1
- SR-551
- SR-9001
- SR-801
- SR-61 GREENSBURG RD1
- SR-61 BURKESVILLE RD1
- SR-611
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 11 |
| Pickup trucks | 9 |
| SUVs | 7 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 5 |
| Other vehicles | 2 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Silverado3
- Toyota Camry2
- Freightliner Cascadia2
- Ford Explorer2
- Kia Sorento1
- Kenworth T6801
- Jeep Wrangler1
- Jeep Grand Cherokee L1
- GMC Yukon1
- GMC Sonoma1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 2024 | Columbia | SR-55 COLUMBIA BYPASS | 1 |
| Oct 25, 2024 | — | SR-55 | 2 |
| Oct 19, 2024 | — | SR-61 GREENSBURG RD | 1 |
| Sep 26, 2024 | Columbia | SR-61 BURKESVILLE RD | 1 |
| Aug 10, 2024 | — | SR-76 MILLERFIELD RD | 1 |
| Dec 23, 2023 | — | SR-76 MILLERFIELD RD | 1 |
| Oct 5, 2023 | Columbia | SR-9008 | 1 |
| May 12, 2023 | — | SR-61 S BURKESVILLE RD | 1 |
| Oct 5, 2022 | Columbia | SR-61 S BURKESVILLE RD | 1 |
| Mar 20, 2022 | — | CR-BRIDGEWATER RD | 2 |
| Jan 28, 2022 | Columbia | SR-206 LIBERTY RD | 1 |
| Jul 11, 2021 | — | SR-551 KNIFLEY RD | 1 |
| May 26, 2021 | — | SR-206 LIBERTY RD | 1 |
| May 13, 2021 | — | SR-92 MONTPELIER RD | 1 |
| Mar 15, 2021 | — | SR-9008 CUMBERLAND PARKWAY | 1 |
| Mar 1, 2021 | — | CR-BURTON GARMON RD | 1 |
| Feb 2, 2021 | — | SR-9008 | 1 |
| Oct 14, 2020 | Glens Fork | SR-900 | 1 |
| Aug 11, 2020 | Columbia | SR-80 | 1 |
| Jul 5, 2020 | — | SR-2016 | 1 |
| Feb 15, 2020 | Columbia | SR-61 | 1 |
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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.