Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Grant County, Kentucky
County in Kentucky · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 6
- Fatal crashes
- 4
- Population
- 25.7K
In 2024, 6 people died in 4 fatal crashes in Grant County, Kentucky. That was the same as in 2023. The death rate was 23.3 per 100,000 residents, compared with 15.4 in Kentucky and 11.5 in the United States. Grant County had the 28th most traffic deaths among Kentucky's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 35 people died, an average of 7.0 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 25% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
23.3
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
27.5
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 1.6 times the average in Kentucky: 17.0
- About double the average in the United States: 12.3
+0%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
6 deaths in 2023, 6 in 2024
- Kentucky: -13%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 10 | 9 |
| 2021 | 5 | 3 |
| 2022 | 8 | 7 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 |
| 2024 | 6 | 4 |
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 | 40.0 |
| 2021 | 19.8 |
| 2022 | 31.4 |
| 2023 | 23.4 |
| 2024 | 23.3 |
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 | 6 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Grant County | Share in Kentucky |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 13% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 17% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 3 | 50% | 24% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 2 | 33% | 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
25%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 1.9 times the share in Kentucky: 13%
- About 90 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 | Grant County | Kentucky | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 50.0% | 25.8% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 25.0% | 13.0% | 28.1% |
| At night | 75.0% | 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
75%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 1.6 times the share in Kentucky: 48%
- About 1.4 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 | 1 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 3 |
| 5am | 2 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 2 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 3 |
| 2pm | 2 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 1 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 2 |
| 9pm | 2 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 5 |
| Mon | 2 |
| Tue | 2 |
| Wed | 5 |
| Thu | 3 |
| Fri | 8 |
| Sat | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 3 |
| Mar | 3 |
| Apr | 4 |
| May | 4 |
| Jun | 4 |
| Jul | 2 |
| Aug | 2 |
| Sep | 3 |
| Oct | 1 |
| Nov | 2 |
| Dec | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 23 |
| Cloudy | 4 |
| Rain | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 11 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 10 |
| Dark - Lighted | 4 |
| Dawn | 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-756
- US-255
- SR-22 TAFT HWY2
- SR-330 CORNITH RD2
- SR-467 WARSAW RD2
- SR-4671
- CR-OSBORNE RD1
- CR-RAGTOWN RD1
- CR-SIPPLE RD1
- FERGUSON BLVD1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 21 |
| Pickup trucks | 8 |
| SUVs | 6 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 4 |
| Motorcycles | 4 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Dodge Ram2
- Chevrolet Malibu2
- Acura TL2
- Honda Pilot1
- Honda Odyssey1
- Honda Civic1
- Honda Accord1
- Harley Davidson XL883N / IRON 8831
- Harley Davidson FLHTK / ULTRA LIMITED1
- GMC Yukon XL1
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 9, 2024 | Williamstown | I-75 | 2 |
| May 26, 2024 | — | CR-SIPPLE RD | 1 |
| Apr 20, 2024 | — | SR-1994 | 1 |
| Feb 17, 2024 | Williamstown | I-75 | 2 |
| Aug 11, 2023 | Dry Ridge | SR-22 TAFT HWY | 1 |
| Jul 14, 2023 | — | CR-RAGTOWN RD | 1 |
| Jun 21, 2023 | Corinth | SR-330 OWENTON RD | 1 |
| May 17, 2023 | — | US-25 N MAIN ST | 1 |
| Apr 7, 2023 | Crittenden | SR-2363 VIOLET RD | 1 |
| Feb 25, 2023 | Dry Ridge | SR-467 WARSAW RD | 1 |
| Nov 19, 2022 | Dry Ridge | I-75 | 1 |
| Sep 27, 2022 | — | SR-330 CORNITH RD | 1 |
| Sep 18, 2022 | Crittenden | US-25 | 1 |
| Jun 6, 2022 | Jonesville | SR-36 JONESVILLE RD | 1 |
| Mar 25, 2022 | — | TAYLOR LN | 1 |
| Feb 9, 2022 | Williamstown | US-25 | 2 |
| Jan 14, 2022 | — | SR-467 WARSAW RD | 1 |
| Aug 26, 2021 | Corinth | SR-330 CORNITH RD | 1 |
| Jul 30, 2021 | Dry Ridge | SR-22 TAFT HWY | 1 |
| Apr 19, 2021 | Williamstown | I-75 | 3 |
| Nov 19, 2020 | Dry Ridge | FERGUSON BLVD | 1 |
| Oct 30, 2020 | — | I-75 | 1 |
| Sep 25, 2020 | — | US-25 | 1 |
| Jun 17, 2020 | — | CR-OSBORNE RD | 1 |
| May 17, 2020 | — | I-75 | 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.