Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Marion County, Kentucky
County in Kentucky · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 2
- Fatal crashes
- 1
- Population
- 20K
In 2024, 2 people died in 1 fatal crash in Marion County, Kentucky. That was 60.0% fewer than in 2023 (5) and the fewest in any year since 2020. The death rate was 10.0 per 100,000 residents, compared with 15.4 in Kentucky and 11.5 in the United States. Marion County had the 81st most traffic deaths among Kentucky's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 27 people died, an average of 5.4 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
10.0
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About two-thirds of the rate in Kentucky: 15.4
- About 85 percent of the rate in the United States: 11.5
27.3
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
-60%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
5 deaths in 2023, 2 in 2024
- Kentucky: -13%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 9 | 8 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 8 | 6 |
| 2023 | 5 | 4 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 |
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 | 46.0 |
| 2021 | 15.2 |
| 2022 | 40.6 |
| 2023 | 25.2 |
| 2024 | 10.0 |
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 | 2 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Marion County | Share in Kentucky |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 13% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 17% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 2 | 100% | 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%
100%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 4 times the share in Kentucky: 26%
- About 4 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Marion County | Kentucky | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 100.0% | 25.8% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 13.0% | 28.1% |
| At night | 100.0% | 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
100%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About double the share in Kentucky: 48%
- About 1.9 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 | 1 |
| 1am | 2 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 1 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 5 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 1 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 2 |
| 9pm | 1 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 3 |
| Mon | 2 |
| Tue | 4 |
| Wed | 2 |
| Thu | 2 |
| Fri | 3 |
| Sat | 6 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 2 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 3 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 2 |
| Jun | 3 |
| Jul | 2 |
| Aug | 2 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 2 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 16 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 2 |
| Rain | 2 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
| Snow | 1 |
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 | 8 |
| 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-682
- US-68 CAMPBELLSVILLE RD1
- SR-11571
- SR-2154 VETERANS MEMORIAL HWY1
- US-68 CAMPBELLSVILLE HWY1
- HOOD AVE1
- SR-2431
- SR-21541
- SR-1183 MANTON RD1
- CR-SPORTSMAN LAKE RD1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| SUVs | 8 |
| Cars | 7 |
| Pickup trucks | 6 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 5 |
| Motorcycles | 3 |
| Other vehicles | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Ford F-1503
- Dodge Ram2
- Ford Focus2
- Acura RDX1
- Chevrolet Equinox1
- Chevrolet Impala1
- Chevrolet Silverado1
- Dodge Nitro1
- Ford Escape1
- Ford F-2501
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2, 2024 | — | US-68 CAMPBELLSVILLE HWY | 2 |
| Dec 28, 2023 | — | CR-SPORTSMAN LAKE RD | 1 |
| Aug 4, 2023 | — | SR-527 SCOTTS RIDGE RD | 1 |
| Jul 31, 2023 | Lebanon | SR-2154 VETERANS MEMORIAL HWY | 2 |
| May 23, 2023 | — | SR-1183 MANTON RD | 1 |
| Oct 14, 2022 | Loretto | SR-49 N LORETTO RD | 1 |
| Oct 6, 2022 | — | US-68 CAMPBELLSVILLE RD | 3 |
| Sep 23, 2022 | — | SR-426 MILLER PIKE | 1 |
| Apr 24, 2022 | — | SR-55 SPRINGFIELD HWY | 1 |
| Mar 19, 2022 | — | US-68 NEW CAMPBELLSVILLE RD | 1 |
| Mar 12, 2022 | — | SR-49 HOLY CROSS RD | 1 |
| Jul 24, 2021 | — | SR-243 | 1 |
| Jun 1, 2021 | — | SR-84 RAYWICK RD | 1 |
| Feb 10, 2021 | — | US-68 | 1 |
| Dec 29, 2020 | Lebanon | HOOD AVE | 1 |
| Aug 10, 2020 | Raywick | SR-84 | 1 |
| Jun 28, 2020 | — | SR-49 | 1 |
| Jun 6, 2020 | — | US-68 | 1 |
| May 2, 2020 | — | SR-412 | 1 |
| Mar 22, 2020 | — | SR-1157 | 2 |
| Jan 22, 2020 | — | SR-2154 | 1 |
| Jan 7, 2020 | Lebanon | Us-68 | 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.