Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Carroll County, Kentucky
County in Kentucky · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 2
- Fatal crashes
- 2
- Population
- 11.1K
In 2024, 2 people died in 2 fatal crashes in Carroll County, Kentucky. That was 60.0% fewer than in 2023 (5). The death rate was 18.0 per 100,000 residents, compared with 15.4 in Kentucky and 11.5 in the United States. Carroll County had the 81st most traffic deaths among Kentucky's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 14 people died, an average of 2.8 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
18.0
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.2 times the rate in Kentucky: 15.4
- About 1.6 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
31.9
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 1.9 times the average in Kentucky: 17.1
- About 3 times the average in the United States: 12.1
-60%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
5 deaths in 2023, 2 in 2024
- Kentucky: -13%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 |
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 | 27.7 |
| 2021 | 36.7 |
| 2023 | 45.5 |
| 2024 | 18.0 |
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 Kentucky: 13%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 2 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Carroll County | Share in Kentucky |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 13% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 17% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 50% | 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%
50%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 1.9 times the share in Kentucky: 26%
- About double the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Carroll County | Kentucky | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 50.0% | 25.8% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 13.0% | 28.1% |
| At night | 50.0% | 48.1% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 50.0% | 32.0% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
50%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About the same as the share in Kentucky: 48%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 54%
50%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 1.6 times the share in Kentucky: 32%
- About 1.5 times the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 2 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 4 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 2 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 1 |
| Mon | 3 |
| Tue | 3 |
| Wed | 1 |
| Thu | 0 |
| Fri | 3 |
| Sat | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 2 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 4 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 1 |
| Nov | 3 |
| Dec | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 11 |
| Cloudy | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 8 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 3 |
| 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-424
- I-714
- Sr-361
- SR-361
- SR-1492 FAIRVIEW RIDGE RD1
- I-71 S1
- CR-N JAY LOUDEN RD1
- CR-GIGAL BRANCH RD1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 6 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 5 |
| Pickup trucks | 3 |
| SUVs | 3 |
| Motorcycles | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- BMW 535i1
- Chevrolet Corvette1
- Chevrolet Silverado1
- Dodge Challenger1
- Dodge Ram1
- Ford Explorer Sport Trac1
- Freightliner Cascadia1
- Freightliner Long Conv.1
- GMC Envoy1
- Honda Accord1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2024 | — | I-71 S | 1 |
| May 25, 2024 | Carrollton | US-42 | 1 |
| Nov 21, 2023 | Prestonville | US-42 | 1 |
| Nov 10, 2023 | Prestonville | US-42 | 1 |
| Oct 17, 2023 | — | SR-1492 FAIRVIEW RIDGE RD | 1 |
| Sep 4, 2023 | — | SR-36 | 1 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | — | I-71 | 1 |
| Nov 1, 2021 | — | CR-N JAY LOUDEN RD | 1 |
| Aug 29, 2021 | — | CR-GIGAL BRANCH RD | 1 |
| Aug 7, 2021 | — | I-71 | 1 |
| Feb 22, 2021 | — | US-42 | 1 |
| Dec 9, 2020 | — | I-71 | 1 |
| Aug 21, 2020 | — | I-71 | 1 |
| Feb 1, 2020 | — | Sr-36 | 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.