Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Meade County, Kentucky
County in Kentucky · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 5
- Fatal crashes
- 5
- Population
- 30.5K
In 2024, 5 people died in 5 fatal crashes in Meade County, Kentucky. That was the same as in 2023. The death rate was 16.4 per 100,000 residents, compared with 15.4 in Kentucky and 11.5 in the United States. Meade County had the 34th most traffic deaths among Kentucky's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 41 people died, an average of 8.2 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
16.4
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About the same as the rate in Kentucky: 15.4
- About 1.4 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
27.2
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
+0%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
5 deaths in 2023, 5 in 2024
- Kentucky: -13%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 9 | 6 |
| 2021 | 12 | 11 |
| 2022 | 10 | 9 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 |
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 | 30.0 |
| 2021 | 39.8 |
| 2022 | 33.3 |
| 2023 | 16.6 |
| 2024 | 16.4 |
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 | 1 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Meade County | Share in Kentucky |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 13% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 20% | 17% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 20% | 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%
20%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About three-quarters of the share in Kentucky: 26%
- About 80 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Meade County | Kentucky | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 20.0% | 25.8% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 13.0% | 28.1% |
| At night | 60.0% | 48.1% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 40.0% | 32.0% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
60%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 1.2 times the share in Kentucky: 48%
- About 1.1 times the share in the United States: 54%
40%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 1.3 times the share in Kentucky: 32%
- About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 1 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 2 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 2 |
| 9am | 2 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 2 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 5 |
| 3pm | 5 |
| 4pm | 2 |
| 5pm | 3 |
| 6pm | 1 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 3 |
| 9pm | 1 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 5 |
| Mon | 9 |
| Tue | 5 |
| Wed | 3 |
| Thu | 3 |
| Fri | 5 |
| Sat | 6 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 7 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 3 |
| Jun | 4 |
| Jul | 2 |
| Aug | 2 |
| Sep | 2 |
| Oct | 5 |
| Nov | 3 |
| Dec | 5 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 20 |
| Cloudy | 10 |
| Rain | 3 |
| Snow | 2 |
| 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 | 22 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 11 |
| Dark - Lighted | 1 |
| Dawn | 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
- SR-313 JOE PRATHER HWY3
- SR-792
- SR-1238 GARRETT RD2
- US-602
- SR-1882 FORT AVE2
- US-60 OWENSBORO HWY2
- US-311
- SR-448 HIGH STREET1
- CR-BARR GREENWELL RD1
- CHRISTIAN CHURCH RD1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 22 |
| Pickup trucks | 11 |
| SUVs | 8 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 6 |
| Motorcycles | 5 |
| Vans | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Silverado4
- Nissan Altima3
- Chevrolet Equinox2
- Chevrolet Malibu2
- Ford E-2502
- Ford F-1502
- Ford Focus2
- Ford Ranger2
- Honda Accord2
- Buick Encore1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2021 | Brandenburg | SR-448 HIGH STREET | 2 |
| Jun 23, 2021 | Muldraugh | US-31 W N DIXIE HWY | 1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | — | SR-1882 FORT AVE | 1 |
| Jan 17, 2021 | — | SR-79 | 1 |
| Jan 2, 2021 | Brandenburg | CHRISTIAN CHURCH RD | 1 |
| Dec 11, 2020 | Brandenburg | Doe Valley PKWY | 1 |
| Nov 5, 2020 | — | SR-1638 | 1 |
| May 26, 2020 | Muldraugh | US-31 | 4 |
| Mar 23, 2020 | — | SR-1692 | 1 |
| Feb 2, 2020 | — | Sr-79 | 1 |
| Jan 18, 2020 | — | CR-Buck Grove Road | 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.