Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Bell County, Kentucky
County in Kentucky · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 3
- Fatal crashes
- 3
- Population
- 23K
In 2024, 3 people died in 3 fatal crashes in Bell County, Kentucky. That was the same as in 2023. The death rate was 13.0 per 100,000 residents, compared with 15.4 in Kentucky and 11.5 in the United States. Bell County had the 63rd most traffic deaths among Kentucky's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 25 people died, an average of 5.0 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 33% of deaths.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
13.0
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
21.3
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 1.3 times the average in Kentucky: 17.0
- About 1.7 times the average in the United States: 12.3
+0%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
3 deaths in 2023, 3 in 2024
- Kentucky: -13%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | 5 |
| 2021 | 9 | 8 |
| 2022 | 4 | 3 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 |
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 | 25.0 |
| 2021 | 37.8 |
| 2022 | 17.0 |
| 2023 | 12.9 |
| 2024 | 13.0 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
33%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About double the share in Kentucky: 13%
- About 1.8 times the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 2 |
| Pedestrians | 1 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Bell County | Share in Kentucky |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 1 | 33% | 13% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 17% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 33% | 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%
33%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 1.3 times the share in Kentucky: 26%
- About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Bell County | Kentucky | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 33.3% | 25.8% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 13.0% | 28.1% |
| At night | 0.0% | 48.1% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 0.0% | 32.0% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
0%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 5 percent of the share in Kentucky: 48%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 54%
0%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 5 percent of the share in Kentucky: 32%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 2 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 2 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 2 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 5 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 1 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 2 |
| Mon | 3 |
| Tue | 7 |
| Wed | 3 |
| Thu | 4 |
| Fri | 1 |
| Sat | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 2 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 3 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 2 |
| Jul | 3 |
| Aug | 2 |
| Sep | 2 |
| Oct | 1 |
| Nov | 2 |
| Dec | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 12 |
| Cloudy | 7 |
| Rain | 2 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Not Lighted | 10 |
| Daylight | 9 |
| Dark - Lighted | 2 |
| Dawn | 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
- US-1197
- US-252
- CR- LITTLE CLEAR CREEK RD1
- SR-661
- MU-S 15TH STREET1
- SR-15951
- SR-1901
- SR-2012 BALKAN BROWNINGS CREEK1
- SR-20151
- SR-2079 N 19TH ST1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| SUVs | 9 |
| Cars | 8 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 6 |
| Pickup trucks | 5 |
| Motorcycles | 1 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Ford F-2502
- Ford Explorer2
- Toyota Corolla1
- Saturn Vue1
- Pontiac Grand Prix1
- Peterbilt 3791
- Nissan Maxima1
- Nissan Armada1
- Mazda MPV1
- Mazda Mazda31
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 2024 | Callaway | US-119 | 1 |
| Apr 24, 2024 | Middlesboro | MU-S 15TH STREET | 1 |
| Jan 11, 2024 | Pineville | US-119 | 1 |
| Dec 19, 2023 | Pineville | US-119 | 1 |
| Nov 14, 2023 | — | US-25E | 1 |
| Oct 21, 2023 | Pineville | SR-987 BROWNIES CREEK | 1 |
| Jun 28, 2022 | Balkan | SR-2012 BALKAN BROWNINGS CREEK | 1 |
| Mar 17, 2022 | — | CR- LITTLE CLEAR CREEK RD | 2 |
| Feb 1, 2022 | Pineville | SR-221 | 1 |
| Sep 19, 2021 | Arjay | SR-66 | 2 |
| Aug 26, 2021 | Pineville | SR-2015 | 1 |
| Aug 9, 2021 | Middlesboro | SR-74 W CUMBERLAND AVE | 1 |
| Jul 20, 2021 | Frakes | SR-1595 | 1 |
| Jul 13, 2021 | Pineville | US-119 | 1 |
| May 20, 2021 | Middlesboro | SR-2079 N 19TH ST | 1 |
| Mar 1, 2021 | — | SR-441 Highway 441 | 1 |
| Jan 16, 2021 | Calvin | US-119 | 1 |
| Dec 20, 2020 | — | US-25 | 1 |
| Nov 11, 2020 | Callaway | US-119 | 1 |
| Sep 29, 2020 | — | SR-190 | 1 |
| Jul 29, 2020 | Pineville | US-25 | 1 |
| Mar 13, 2020 | Pineville | US-119 | 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.