Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Menifee County, Kentucky
County in Kentucky · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 1
- Fatal crashes
- 1
- Population
- 6.3K
In 2024, 1 person died in 1 fatal crash in Menifee County, Kentucky. That was the same as in 2023. The death rate was 15.8 per 100,000 residents, compared with 15.4 in Kentucky and 11.5 in the United States. Menifee County had the 99th most traffic deaths among Kentucky's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 11 people died, an average of 2.2 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
15.8
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
35.3
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About double the average in Kentucky: 17.0
- About 3 times the average in the United States: 12.3
+0%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
1 death in 2023, 1 in 2024
- Kentucky: -13%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 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 | 32.6 |
| 2021 | 32.4 |
| 2022 | 80.4 |
| 2023 | 15.9 |
| 2024 | 15.8 |
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 | 0 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 1 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Menifee County | Share in Kentucky |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 13% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 100% | 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 | Menifee County | Kentucky | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 25.8% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 13.0% | 28.1% |
| At night | 100.0% | 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
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%
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 | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 2 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 3 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 1 |
| Mon | 3 |
| Tue | 0 |
| Wed | 0 |
| Thu | 2 |
| Fri | 3 |
| Sat | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 2 |
| Apr | 3 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 1 |
| Sep | 0 |
| Oct | 0 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 7 |
| Cloudy | 3 |
| Rain | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 6 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 4 |
| 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
- SR-7462
- CR-ADAMS BRANCH RD1
- CR-BIG SALT LICK RD1
- SR-12741
- SR-1693 DAN RIDGE RD1
- SR-361
- SR-7131
- SR-771
- SR-9461
- US-4601
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Pickup trucks | 4 |
| Motorcycles | 3 |
| Cars | 2 |
| SUVs | 2 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Equinox1
- Chevrolet GMT-4001
- Chevrolet Malibu1
- Chevrolet Silverado1
- Dodge Ram1
- Ford Mustang1
- Ford Ranger1
- Harley Davidson Electra Glide Ultra Classic1
- Isuzu Rodeo1
- Kawasaki Vulcan 17001
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 2024 | — | US-460 | 1 |
| Jul 3, 2023 | — | SR-746 | 1 |
| Dec 3, 2022 | Means | SR-713 | 1 |
| Jun 2, 2022 | — | CR-BIG SALT LICK RD | 1 |
| May 22, 2022 | — | SR-1693 DAN RIDGE RD | 1 |
| Apr 22, 2022 | — | SR-77 | 1 |
| Apr 1, 2022 | — | SR-746 | 1 |
| Aug 5, 2021 | Frenchburg | CR-ADAMS BRANCH RD | 1 |
| Mar 22, 2021 | — | SR-1274 | 1 |
| Nov 6, 2020 | — | SR-946 | 1 |
| Mar 28, 2020 | Frenchburg | SR-36 | 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.