Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Mercer County, Kentucky
County in Kentucky · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 3
- Fatal crashes
- 3
- Population
- 23.5K
In 2024, 3 people died in 3 fatal crashes in Mercer County, Kentucky. That was the same as in 2023. The death rate was 12.8 per 100,000 residents, compared with 15.4 in Kentucky and 11.5 in the United States. Mercer County had the 63rd most traffic deaths among Kentucky's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 18 people died, an average of 3.6 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
12.8
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 85 percent of the rate in Kentucky: 15.4
- About 1.1 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
15.6
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About the same as the average in Kentucky: 17.0
- About 1.3 times the average in the United States: 12.3
+0%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
3 deaths in 2023, 3 in 2024
- Kentucky: -13%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 7 | 6 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 |
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 | 17.7 |
| 2021 | 4.4 |
| 2022 | 30.5 |
| 2023 | 13.0 |
| 2024 | 12.8 |
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 | 2 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 1 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Mercer County | Share in Kentucky |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 13% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 33% | 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 | Mercer County | Kentucky | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 25.8% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 13.0% | 28.1% |
| At night | 33.3% | 48.1% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 66.7% | 32.0% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
33%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About two-thirds of the share in Kentucky: 48%
- About two-thirds of the share in the United States: 54%
67%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About double the share in Kentucky: 32%
- About double the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 1 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 3 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 2 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 2 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 1 |
| 10pm | 2 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 3 |
| Mon | 1 |
| Tue | 3 |
| Wed | 2 |
| Thu | 3 |
| Fri | 0 |
| Sat | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 2 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 4 |
| Aug | 2 |
| Sep | 2 |
| Oct | 1 |
| Nov | 3 |
| Dec | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 11 |
| Rain | 3 |
| Cloudy | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 10 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 4 |
| Dark - Lighted | 1 |
| 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-152 BURGIN RD2
- SR-152 KENNEDY BRIDGE RD2
- US-127 LOUISVILLE RD2
- US-68 LEXINGTON RD2
- SR-1521
- SR-9002 BLUEGRASS PKWY1
- CR-PARADISE CAMP RD1
- CR-SHORT RD1
- SR-342 CURDSVILLE RD1
- SR-90021
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 9 |
| SUVs | 6 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 3 |
| Pickup trucks | 2 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
| Motorcycles | 1 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Toyota Camry4
- Audi A41
- Chevrolet GMT-4001
- Chevrolet Tahoe1
- Ford Escape1
- Ford Mustang1
- Freightliner Cascadia1
- GMC Envoy1
- Honda Civic1
- Honda Odyssey1
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 28, 2024 | — | SR-9002 | 1 |
| Nov 17, 2024 | — | US-68 LEXINGTON RD | 1 |
| Jul 20, 2024 | — | SR-152 KENNEDY BRIDGE RD | 1 |
| Dec 9, 2023 | — | SR-152 BURGIN RD | 1 |
| Nov 1, 2023 | Salvisa | US-127 LOUISVILLE RD | 1 |
| Apr 4, 2023 | Salvisa | US-127 LOUISVILLE RD | 1 |
| Oct 20, 2022 | — | US-68 LEXINGTON RD | 1 |
| Sep 14, 2022 | — | CR-SHORT RD | 1 |
| Sep 4, 2022 | — | SR-152 BURGIN RD | 1 |
| Jul 23, 2022 | — | SR-152 KENNEDY BRIDGE RD | 1 |
| Jul 4, 2022 | — | SR-9002 BLUEGRASS PKWY | 2 |
| Jan 9, 2022 | — | SR-342 CURDSVILLE RD | 1 |
| Jul 13, 2021 | Harrodsburg | US-127 N COLLEGE ST | 1 |
| Aug 18, 2020 | — | CR-PARADISE CAMP RD | 1 |
| Aug 13, 2020 | Harrodsburg | US-127 | 1 |
| Jan 18, 2020 | — | SR-152 | 2 |
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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.