Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Elizabethtown, Kentucky
City in Hardin County · Kentucky · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 7
- Fatal crashes
- 6
- Population
- 34.5K
In 2024, 7 people died in 6 fatal crashes in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. That was the same as in 2023. The death rate was 20.3 per 100,000 residents, compared with 22.2 in Hardin County, 15.4 in Kentucky and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2024, 33 people died, an average of 6.6 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
20.3
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About the same as the rate in Hardin County, Kentucky: 22.2
- About 1.3 times the rate in Kentucky: 15.4
- About 1.8 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
+0%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
7 deaths in 2023, 7 in 2024
- Hardin County, Kentucky: -4%
- Kentucky: -13%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 4 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 |
| 2024 | 7 | 6 |
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 | 15.9 |
| 2021 | 12.5 |
| 2022 | 31.3 |
| 2023 | 21.2 |
| 2024 | 20.3 |
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 Hardin County, Kentucky: 16%
- 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 | 4 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 3 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Elizabethtown | Share in Hardin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 16% |
| Motorcyclists | 3 | 43% | 16% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 0 | 0% | 16% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 8% |
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 Hardin County, Kentucky: 9%
- About 5 percent of the share in Kentucky: 13%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
0%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 5 percent of the share in Hardin County, Kentucky: 18%
- About 5 percent of the share in Kentucky: 26%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Elizabethtown | Hardin County | Kentucky | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 18.2% | 25.8% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 9.1% | 13.0% | 28.1% |
| At night | 33.3% | 50.0% | 48.1% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 66.7% | 45.5% | 32.0% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
33%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About two-thirds of the share in Hardin County, Kentucky: 50%
- About two-thirds of the share in Kentucky: 48%
- About two-thirds of the share in the United States: 54%
67%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 1.5 times the share in Hardin County, Kentucky: 45%
- About double the share in Kentucky: 32%
- About double the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 2 |
| 7am | 5 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 3 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 2 |
| 4pm | 3 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 4 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 2 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 7 |
| Mon | 4 |
| Tue | 3 |
| Wed | 5 |
| Thu | 7 |
| Fri | 4 |
| Sat | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 3 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 4 |
| Jul | 8 |
| Aug | 1 |
| Sep | 2 |
| Oct | 6 |
| Nov | 6 |
| Dec | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 21 |
| Rain | 5 |
| Cloudy | 3 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 19 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 7 |
| Dark - Lighted | 4 |
| 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
- I-656
- SR-3005 RING RD3
- US-31W2
- US-622
- US-31W E DIXIE AVE2
- SR-30051
- US-62 LEITCHFILED RD1
- US-31W M DIXIE HWY1
- US-31W N DIXIE AVE1
- US-62 LEITCHFIELD RD1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 17 |
| SUVs | 14 |
| Motorcycles | 7 |
| Pickup trucks | 6 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 4 |
| Vans | 2 |
| Buses | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Silverado2
- Kia Optima2
- Toyota Highlander2
- Toyota RAV42
- Toyota Tacoma2
- Harley Davidson FLHXS / Street Glide Special1
- Harley-Davidson CVO Road Glide1
- GMC Sierra1
- GMC Acadia1
- Freightliner Long Conv.1
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 | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2024 | US-62 LEITCHFILED RD | 1 |
| Oct 13, 2024 | I-65 | 1 |
| Oct 4, 2024 | CR-SMITH MILL RD | 1 |
| Jul 14, 2024 | US-31W | 2 |
| Jul 7, 2024 | SR-220 RINEYVILLE BIG SPRINGS | 1 |
| Jun 2, 2024 | SR-61 LINCOLN PARKWAY | 1 |
| Nov 9, 2023 | US-31W DIXIE HWY | 1 |
| Sep 29, 2023 | US-31 | 1 |
| Jul 26, 2023 | US-31W E DIXIE AVE | 1 |
| Jul 13, 2023 | N MAIN ST | 1 |
| Jul 4, 2023 | US-31 W N DIXIE HWY | 1 |
| Jun 21, 2023 | I-65 | 1 |
| Jun 18, 2023 | US-31W N DIXIE AVE | 1 |
| Nov 15, 2022 | SR-3005 RING RD | 1 |
| Nov 10, 2022 | US-62 LEITCHFIELD RD | 1 |
| Nov 5, 2022 | I-65 | 1 |
| Nov 4, 2022 | US-31W | 1 |
| Oct 31, 2022 | US-62 N MULBERRY ST | 1 |
| Sep 15, 2022 | SR-3005 RING RD | 1 |
| Jul 4, 2022 | SR-9001 | 1 |
| Jun 6, 2022 | I-65 | 1 |
| Feb 23, 2022 | CR-TUNNEL HILL RD | 1 |
| Jan 5, 2022 | US-31W E DIXIE AVE | 1 |
| Nov 18, 2021 | SR-3005 RING RD | 1 |
| Oct 17, 2021 | I-65 | 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.