Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Larue County, Kentucky
County in Kentucky · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 4
- Fatal crashes
- 4
- Population
- 15.2K
In 2024, 4 people died in 4 fatal crashes in Larue County, Kentucky. That was 300.0% more than in 2023 (1) and the most since 2022. The death rate was 26.4 per 100,000 residents, compared with 15.4 in Kentucky and 11.5 in the United States. Larue County had the 44th most traffic deaths among Kentucky's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 22 people died, an average of 4.4 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 25% of deaths.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
26.4
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.7 times the rate in Kentucky: 15.4
- About double the rate in the United States: 11.5
29.1
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 1.7 times the average in Kentucky: 17.0
- About double the average in the United States: 12.3
+300%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
1 death in 2023, 4 in 2024
- Kentucky: -13%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7 | 5 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 6 | 5 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 4 | 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 | 47.1 |
| 2021 | 26.6 |
| 2022 | 39.6 |
| 2023 | 6.5 |
| 2024 | 26.4 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
25%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 1.9 times the share in Kentucky: 13%
- About 1.4 times the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 3 |
| Pedestrians | 1 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Larue County | Share in Kentucky |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 1 | 25% | 13% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 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%
0%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 5 percent of the share in Kentucky: 26%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Larue County | Kentucky | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 25.8% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 13.0% | 28.1% |
| At night | 25.0% | 48.1% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 25.0% | 32.0% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
25%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About half the share in Kentucky: 48%
- About half the share in the United States: 54%
25%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 80 percent of the share in Kentucky: 32%
- About three-quarters of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 2 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 3 |
| 4pm | 2 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 1 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 2 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 5 |
| Mon | 2 |
| Tue | 3 |
| Wed | 2 |
| Thu | 3 |
| Fri | 3 |
| Sat | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 2 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 3 |
| Aug | 2 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 1 |
| Nov | 2 |
| Dec | 5 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 12 |
| Cloudy | 4 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
| 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-61 GREENSBURG RD3
- SR-2102
- SR-210 CAMPBELLSVILLE RD2
- SR-611
- US-31 E BARDSTOWN RD1
- SR-10791
- SR-210 OLD ELIZABETHTOWN RD1
- SR-52 LYONS STATION RD1
- SR-583 YOUNGERS CREEK RD1
- SR-81
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 10 |
| Pickup trucks | 6 |
| SUVs | 5 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 3 |
| Motorcycles | 2 |
| Vans | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Silverado4
- Dodge Charger2
- Toyota Camry1
- Toyota 4-Runner1
- Subaru Forester1
- Buick Skylark1
- Chevrolet Monte Carlo1
- Chevrolet Uplander1
- Chrysler 3001
- Dodge Dakota1
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 21, 2024 | — | SR-210 CAMPBELLSVILLE RD | 1 |
| Aug 28, 2024 | — | US-31E BARDSTWON RD | 1 |
| May 5, 2024 | Buffalo | SR-61 GREENSBURG RD | 1 |
| Apr 23, 2024 | — | SR-210 OLD ELIZABETHTOWN RD | 1 |
| Sep 3, 2023 | — | SR-210 CAMPBELLSVILLE RD | 1 |
| Dec 12, 2022 | Buffalo | SR-61 GREENSBURG RD | 1 |
| Dec 9, 2022 | — | SR-61 GREENSBURG RD | 1 |
| Aug 18, 2022 | — | US-31 NEW JACKSON HWY | 1 |
| Jul 17, 2022 | — | US-31 E BARDSTOWN RD | 2 |
| Jul 14, 2022 | — | SR-52 LYONS STATION RD | 1 |
| Dec 26, 2021 | — | SR-583 YOUNGERS CREEK RD | 1 |
| Dec 17, 2021 | — | SR-210 | 1 |
| Nov 25, 2021 | — | US-31E BARDSTOWN RD | 1 |
| Jul 7, 2021 | Magnolia | US-31 E NEW JACKSON HWY | 1 |
| Dec 8, 2020 | — | SR-1079 | 1 |
| Nov 10, 2020 | — | SR-8 | 1 |
| Jun 19, 2020 | — | US-31E | 1 |
| May 16, 2020 | — | SR-61 | 2 |
| Jan 19, 2020 | — | SR-210 | 2 |
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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.