Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Clark County, Kentucky
County in Kentucky · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 9
- Fatal crashes
- 9
- Population
- 37.7K
In 2024, 9 people died in 9 fatal crashes in Clark County, Kentucky. That was 80.0% more than in 2023 (5) and the most in any year since 2020. The death rate was 23.9 per 100,000 residents, compared with 15.4 in Kentucky and 11.5 in the United States. Clark County had the 16th most traffic deaths among Kentucky's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 30 people died, an average of 6.0 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 22% of deaths.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
23.9
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.5 times the rate in Kentucky: 15.4
- About double the rate in the United States: 11.5
16.1
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About the same as the average in Kentucky: 17.0
- About 1.3 times the average in the United States: 12.3
+80%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
5 deaths in 2023, 9 in 2024
- Kentucky: -13%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 4 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 |
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 | 13.5 |
| 2021 | 13.6 |
| 2022 | 16.2 |
| 2023 | 13.4 |
| 2024 | 23.9 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
22%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 1.7 times the share in Kentucky: 13%
- About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 6 |
| Pedestrians | 2 |
| Motorcyclists | 1 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Clark County | Share in Kentucky |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 2 | 22% | 13% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 11% | 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%
11%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 45 percent of the share in Kentucky: 26%
- About 45 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Clark County | Kentucky | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 11.1% | 25.8% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 13.0% | 28.1% |
| At night | 22.2% | 48.1% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 33.3% | 32.0% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
22%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About half the share in Kentucky: 48%
- About 40 percent of the share in the United States: 54%
33%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About the same as the share in Kentucky: 32%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 2 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 4 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 2 |
| 3pm | 6 |
| 4pm | 2 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 2 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 2 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 3 |
| Mon | 3 |
| Tue | 9 |
| Wed | 5 |
| Thu | 3 |
| Fri | 1 |
| Sat | 5 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 5 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 6 |
| Apr | 2 |
| May | 2 |
| Jun | 3 |
| Jul | 3 |
| Aug | 1 |
| Sep | 4 |
| Oct | 1 |
| Nov | 2 |
| Dec | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 16 |
| Cloudy | 8 |
| Rain | 3 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
| Snow | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 18 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 7 |
| Dark - Lighted | 2 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 1 |
| Dusk | 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
- I-643
- US-60 LEXINGTON RD2
- SR-627 BOONESBORO RD2
- SR-2888 ROCKWELL RD2
- SR-1958 BYPASS RD2
- SR-627 N MAPLE ST2
- SR-6271
- SR-90001
- SR-9000 MOUNTAIN PKWY1
- US-60 LEXINGTON AVE1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 18 |
| SUVs | 12 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 11 |
| Pickup trucks | 9 |
| Motorcycles | 6 |
| Vans | 1 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
| Buses | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Freightliner Cascadia4
- Chevrolet Tahoe3
- Toyota Camry3
- Chevrolet Silverado2
- Ford F-1502
- Cadillac Deville1
- Cadillac Escalade1
- Chevrolet Avalanche1
- Chevrolet Cobalt1
- Chevrolet Cruze1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 2024 | — | SR-2888 ROCKWELL RD | 1 |
| Sep 11, 2024 | — | CR-GRIMES MILL RD | 1 |
| Sep 3, 2024 | — | SR-1958 VETERANS MEMORIAL | 1 |
| Jul 3, 2024 | Winchester | SR-1958 BYPASS RD | 1 |
| May 1, 2024 | — | SR-89 IRVINE RD | 1 |
| Mar 16, 2024 | — | SR-627 BOONESBORO RD | 1 |
| Mar 3, 2024 | — | SR-9000 | 1 |
| Jan 30, 2024 | — | CR-OLD BOONESBORO RD | 1 |
| Jan 6, 2024 | Winchester | US-60 LEXINGTON AVE | 1 |
| Aug 28, 2023 | — | I-64 | 1 |
| Jun 13, 2023 | Winchester | US-60 LEXINGTON RD | 1 |
| Jun 6, 2023 | — | SR-418 ATHENS BOONESBORO RD | 1 |
| Apr 29, 2023 | Winchester | SR-1958 BYPASS RD | 1 |
| Mar 6, 2023 | — | CR-DONALDSON RD | 1 |
| Oct 26, 2022 | Winchester | SR-627 N MAPLE ST | 1 |
| Sep 6, 2022 | — | SR-9000 MOUNTAIN PKWY | 1 |
| Jun 9, 2022 | — | SR-2888 ROCKWELL RD | 1 |
| May 3, 2022 | — | I-64 | 1 |
| Mar 27, 2022 | Winchester | SR-627 N MAPLE ST | 1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | — | I-64 W | 1 |
| Nov 14, 2021 | — | SR-1960 ECTON RD | 1 |
| Jul 3, 2021 | — | EVANS ST | 1 |
| Mar 26, 2021 | — | SR-627 BOONESBORO RD | 1 |
| Jan 16, 2021 | Winchester | SR-15 | 1 |
| Jan 12, 2021 | — | US-60 LEXINGTON 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.