Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Logan County, Kentucky
County in Kentucky · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 4
- Fatal crashes
- 4
- Population
- 28.4K
In 2024, 4 people died in 4 fatal crashes in Logan County, Kentucky. That was 63.6% fewer than in 2023 (11) and the fewest in any year since 2020. The death rate was 14.1 per 100,000 residents, compared with 15.4 in Kentucky and 11.5 in the United States. Logan County had the 44th most traffic deaths among Kentucky's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 31 people died, an average of 6.2 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
14.1
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About the same as the rate in Kentucky: 15.4
- About 1.2 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
22.2
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 1.3 times the average in Kentucky: 17.0
- About 1.8 times the average in the United States: 12.3
-64%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
11 deaths in 2023, 4 in 2024
- Kentucky: -13%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | 5 |
| 2021 | 5 | 4 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 |
| 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 | 21.8 |
| 2021 | 18.0 |
| 2022 | 17.9 |
| 2023 | 38.9 |
| 2024 | 14.1 |
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 | 3 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 1 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Logan County | Share in Kentucky |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 13% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 25% | 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 | Logan County | Kentucky | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 50.0% | 25.8% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 13.0% | 28.1% |
| At night | 50.0% | 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
50%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About the same as the share in Kentucky: 48%
- About the same as 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 | 1 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 2 |
| 7am | 2 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 2 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 3 |
| 12pm | 3 |
| 1pm | 3 |
| 2pm | 3 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 2 |
| 6pm | 2 |
| 7pm | 2 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 2 |
| Mon | 4 |
| Tue | 4 |
| Wed | 4 |
| Thu | 6 |
| Fri | 4 |
| Sat | 5 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 3 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 5 |
| Apr | 4 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 2 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 4 |
| Sep | 4 |
| Oct | 2 |
| Nov | 2 |
| Dec | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 19 |
| Rain | 5 |
| Cloudy | 3 |
| Snow | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 23 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 3 |
| Dusk | 2 |
| 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
- US-4313
- US-68 BOWLING GREEN RD3
- SR-100 FRANKLIN RD3
- US-68 BYPASS3
- US-682
- US--68 HOPKINSVILLE RD1
- SR-96 ORNDORFF MILL RD1
- SR-73 CAVE SPRINGS RD1
- SR-3519 LEWISBURG RD1
- SR-3240 E 9TH ST1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 18 |
| Pickup trucks | 13 |
| SUVs | 9 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 6 |
| Other vehicles | 3 |
| Vans | 2 |
| Motorcycles | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Silverado3
- Chevrolet Suburban2
- Dodge Grand Caravan2
- Dodge Ram2
- Honda Accord2
- Jeep Renegade1
- Jeep Grand Cherokee1
- Hyundai Elantra1
- Cadillac CTS1
- Cadillac STS1
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-100 FRANKLIN RD | 1 |
| May 17, 2024 | — | CR-LONG RD | 1 |
| Mar 7, 2024 | Russellville | US-68 BYPASS | 1 |
| Jan 31, 2024 | Russellville | US-431 | 1 |
| Nov 18, 2023 | — | SR-100 FRANKLIN RD | 1 |
| Oct 20, 2023 | — | CR-MORTON RD | 1 |
| Sep 28, 2023 | — | SR-96 ORNDORFF MILL RD | 1 |
| Aug 31, 2023 | Russellville | US-68 BYPASS | 1 |
| Aug 11, 2023 | — | US-68 HOPKINSVILLE RD | 1 |
| Jun 14, 2023 | Russellville | SR-3240 E 9TH ST | 1 |
| Apr 24, 2023 | Auburn | US-68 BOWLING GREEN RD | 1 |
| Apr 20, 2023 | — | US-68 BOWLING GREEN RD | 1 |
| Mar 4, 2023 | — | US-60 HOPKINSVILLE RD | 1 |
| Mar 3, 2023 | — | US-431 | 1 |
| Jan 31, 2023 | — | SR-100 FRANKLIN RD | 1 |
| Sep 17, 2022 | — | US--68 HOPKINSVILLE RD | 1 |
| Sep 8, 2022 | — | US-79 CLARKSVILLE RD | 1 |
| Jul 27, 2022 | — | SR-3519 LEWISBURG RD | 1 |
| Jun 7, 2022 | — | US-68 | 1 |
| Mar 13, 2022 | Russellville | FRANKLIN RD | 1 |
| Nov 23, 2021 | — | SR-73 CAVE SPRINGS RD | 1 |
| Aug 18, 2021 | Russellville | US-68 BOWLING GREEN RD | 2 |
| Apr 19, 2021 | — | US-68 BYPASS | 1 |
| Feb 1, 2021 | — | SR-103 | 1 |
| Oct 5, 2020 | — | SR-107 | 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.