Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Butler County, Kentucky
County in Kentucky · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 5
- Fatal crashes
- 5
- Population
- 12.5K
In 2024, 5 people died in 5 fatal crashes in Butler County, Kentucky. That was the same as in 2023. The death rate was 40.1 per 100,000 residents, compared with 15.4 in Kentucky and 11.5 in the United States. Butler County had the 34th most traffic deaths among Kentucky's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 21 people died, an average of 4.2 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
40.1
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 3 times the rate in Kentucky: 15.4
- About 3 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
33.9
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About double the average in Kentucky: 17.0
- About 3 times the average in the United States: 12.3
+0%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
5 deaths in 2023, 5 in 2024
- Kentucky: -13%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 7 | 6 |
| 2023 | 5 | 4 |
| 2024 | 5 | 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 | 8.1 |
| 2021 | 24.4 |
| 2022 | 56.5 |
| 2023 | 40.2 |
| 2024 | 40.1 |
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 | 3 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 2 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Butler County | Share in Kentucky |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 13% |
| Motorcyclists | 2 | 40% | 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%
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 | Butler County | Kentucky | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 20.0% | 25.8% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 13.0% | 28.1% |
| At night | 40.0% | 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
40%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 85 percent of the share in Kentucky: 48%
- About three-quarters 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 | 0 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 2 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 2 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 2 |
| 2pm | 2 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 3 |
| 6pm | 1 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 2 |
| Mon | 5 |
| Tue | 5 |
| Wed | 2 |
| Thu | 2 |
| Fri | 2 |
| Sat | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 2 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 3 |
| Jun | 3 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 1 |
| Sep | 2 |
| Oct | 1 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 13 |
| Cloudy | 3 |
| Severe Crosswinds | 2 |
| Rain | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 14 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 5 |
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-185 REEDYVILLE RD3
- SR-90072
- SR-70 ROCHESTER RD2
- SR-79 RUSSELLVILLE RD2
- CR-BROOKLYN CHAPEL RD1
- CR-CANE RIDGE RD1
- SR-3401
- SR-403 WOODBURY LOOP1
- SR-70 BROWNSVILLE RD1
- SR-70 VETERANS WAY1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 10 |
| Pickup trucks | 7 |
| SUVs | 5 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 3 |
| Motorcycles | 3 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Silverado3
- Ram 15002
- Chevrolet Blazer1
- Chevrolet GMT-4001
- Ford Edge1
- Ford Escape1
- Ford F-1501
- Freightliner Columbia1
- GMC Sierra1
- Harley-Davidson FLHTC / Electra Glide Classic1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23, 2024 | — | SR-79 RUSSELLVILLE RD | 1 |
| Sep 2, 2024 | — | CR-CANE RIDGE RD | 1 |
| Aug 12, 2024 | — | SR-79 RUSELLVILLE RD | 1 |
| May 21, 2024 | — | SR-403 WOODBURY LOOP | 1 |
| Mar 25, 2024 | — | SR-70 BROWNSVILLE RD | 1 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | — | SR-79 RUSSELLVILLE RD | 1 |
| Dec 26, 2023 | — | SR-340 | 1 |
| Jun 29, 2023 | — | CR-BROOKLYN CHAPEL RD | 2 |
| May 16, 2023 | — | SR-9007 | 1 |
| Sep 13, 2022 | — | US-231 BEAVER DAM RD | 1 |
| Jul 19, 2022 | — | SR-9007 | 2 |
| May 7, 2022 | — | SR-185 REEDYVILLE RD | 1 |
| Apr 17, 2022 | — | SR-70 ROCHESTER RD | 1 |
| Feb 10, 2022 | — | SR-70 ROCHESTER RD | 1 |
| Feb 9, 2022 | — | SR-185 REEDYVILLE RD | 1 |
| Dec 17, 2021 | — | SR-185 REEDYVILLE RD | 1 |
| Dec 13, 2021 | Morgantown | SR-70 VETERANS WAY | 1 |
| Jun 4, 2021 | — | US-231 BOWLING GREEN RD | 1 |
| Jun 22, 2020 | — | US-231 | 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.