Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Ballard County, Kentucky
County in Kentucky · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 1
- Fatal crashes
- 1
- Population
- 7.6K
In 2024, 1 person died in 1 fatal crash in Ballard County, Kentucky. That was the same as in 2023. The death rate was 13.1 per 100,000 residents, compared with 15.4 in Kentucky and 11.5 in the United States. Ballard County had the 99th most traffic deaths among Kentucky's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 17 people died, an average of 3.4 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
13.1
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 85 percent of the rate in Kentucky: 15.4
- About 1.1 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
44.5
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 3 times the average in Kentucky: 17.0
- About 4 times the average in the United States: 12.3
+0%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
1 death in 2023, 1 in 2024
- Kentucky: -13%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 7 | 6 |
| 2022 | 6 | 5 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 |
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 | 25.9 |
| 2021 | 91.1 |
| 2022 | 78.7 |
| 2023 | 13.2 |
| 2024 | 13.1 |
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 Kentucky: 13%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 1 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Ballard County | Share in Kentucky |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 13% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 17% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 0 | 0% | 24% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 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
0%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 5 percent of the share in Kentucky: 13%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
0%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 5 percent of the share in Kentucky: 26%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Ballard County | Kentucky | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 25.8% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 13.0% | 28.1% |
| At night | 100.0% | 48.1% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 100.0% | 32.0% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
100%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About double the share in Kentucky: 48%
- About 1.9 times the share in the United States: 54%
100%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 3 times the share in Kentucky: 32%
- About 3 times the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 3 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 3 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 2 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 2 |
| Mon | 0 |
| Tue | 5 |
| Wed | 2 |
| Thu | 2 |
| Fri | 2 |
| Sat | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 4 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 3 |
| Jun | 2 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 0 |
| Oct | 2 |
| Nov | 2 |
| Dec | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 11 |
| Cloudy | 3 |
| Rain | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 9 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 3 |
| Dawn | 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
- SR-286 WICKLIFFE RD3
- SR-802 LA CENTER RD1
- US-60 BARLOW RD1
- US-51 N 4TH ST1
- US-51 FORT JEFFERSON HILL RD1
- SR-2861
- SR-1837 BLANDVILLE RD1
- SR-1211
- SR-1105 OSCAR RD1
- CR-WAYSIDE INN RD1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 9 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 4 |
| Pickup trucks | 3 |
| Other vehicles | 2 |
| Vans | 2 |
| SUVs | 2 |
| Motorcycles | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Silverado3
- Toyota Camry1
- Polaris Ranger1
- Nissan Rogue1
- Nissan Altima1
- Mack CXU1
- Lincoln MKZ1
- Harley Davidson FXDL / Dyna Low Rider1
- Freightliner Cascadia1
- Ford Taurus1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 2024 | — | US-51 FORT JEFFERSON HILL RD | 1 |
| Oct 13, 2023 | — | US-60 BARLOW RD | 1 |
| Nov 24, 2022 | — | SR-286 WICKLIFFE RD | 1 |
| Nov 1, 2022 | — | SR-802 LA CENTER RD | 2 |
| Apr 16, 2022 | — | US-60 PADUCAH RD | 1 |
| Jan 25, 2022 | — | SR-286 WICKLIFFE RD | 1 |
| Jan 18, 2022 | — | SR-1105 OSCAR RD | 1 |
| Oct 12, 2021 | — | CR-WAYSIDE INN RD | 1 |
| May 19, 2021 | — | SR-286 WICKLIFFE RD | 2 |
| May 16, 2021 | Wickliffe | US-51 N 4TH ST | 1 |
| May 11, 2021 | — | SR-1837 BLANDVILLE RD | 1 |
| Feb 14, 2021 | — | CR-STEWART RD | 1 |
| Jan 6, 2021 | — | SR-121 | 1 |
| Jun 26, 2020 | — | SR-286 | 1 |
| Jun 25, 2020 | — | CR-FRAISER RD | 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.