Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Letcher County, Kentucky
County in Kentucky · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 4
- Fatal crashes
- 4
- Population
- 20.2K
In 2024, 4 people died in 4 fatal crashes in Letcher County, Kentucky. That was 300.0% more than in 2023 (1) and the most since 2022. The death rate was 19.8 per 100,000 residents, compared with 15.4 in Kentucky and 11.5 in the United States. Letcher 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.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
19.8
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.3 times the rate in Kentucky: 15.4
- About 1.7 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
21.1
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 1.2 times the average in Kentucky: 17.0
- About 1.7 times 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 | 9 | 7 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 7 | 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 | 41.9 |
| 2021 | 4.7 |
| 2022 | 33.7 |
| 2023 | 4.9 |
| 2024 | 19.8 |
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 | 4 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Letcher County | Share in Kentucky |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 13% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 17% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 2 | 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 | Letcher County | Kentucky | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 50.0% | 25.8% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 13.0% | 28.1% |
| At night | 25.0% | 48.1% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 0.0% | 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%
0%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 5 percent of the share in Kentucky: 32%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 6 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 2 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 2 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 3 |
| Mon | 4 |
| Tue | 1 |
| Wed | 1 |
| Thu | 4 |
| Fri | 2 |
| Sat | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 3 |
| May | 2 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 2 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 1 |
| Nov | 2 |
| Dec | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 10 |
| Cloudy | 8 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 12 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 3 |
| Dark - Lighted | 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
- US-1195
- SR-154
- SR-73
- Sr-1601
- SR-8051
- SR-5881
- SR-3171
- SR-2550 LAKESIDE DR1
- CR-FOX MINE RD1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 8 |
| SUVs | 8 |
| Pickup trucks | 7 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 2 |
| Other vehicles | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Silverado3
- Chevrolet Cavalier2
- Chevrolet Aveo1
- Chevrolet Blazer1
- Chevrolet Colorado1
- Chevrolet Equinox1
- Chevrolet Trailblazer1
- Ford Explorer1
- Ford F-1501
- Ford Ranger1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 2024 | Linefork | CR-FOX MINE RD | 1 |
| Sep 9, 2024 | Kona | US-119 | 1 |
| Jun 28, 2024 | Jenkins | SR-2550 LAKESIDE DR | 1 |
| May 17, 2024 | Isom | SR-15 | 1 |
| Dec 21, 2023 | Seco | SR-805 | 1 |
| Dec 18, 2022 | — | SR-588 | 1 |
| Nov 28, 2022 | Blackey | SR-7 | 1 |
| May 24, 2022 | Isom | SR-15 | 1 |
| Apr 14, 2022 | — | US-119 | 2 |
| Apr 6, 2022 | Whitesburg | US-119 | 2 |
| Apr 3, 2021 | Whitesburg | SR-15 | 1 |
| Nov 28, 2020 | Neon | SR-317 | 1 |
| Oct 1, 2020 | Whitesburg | SR-15 | 3 |
| Aug 31, 2020 | Mayking | US-119 | 1 |
| Aug 13, 2020 | — | US-119 | 1 |
| Jul 12, 2020 | — | SR-7 | 1 |
| Mar 29, 2020 | — | SR-7 | 1 |
| Feb 15, 2020 | — | Sr-160 | 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.