Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Hazard, Kentucky
City in Perry County · Kentucky · United States
- Deaths, 2023
- 1
- Fatal crashes
- 1
- Population
- 4.9K
In 2023, 1 person died in 1 fatal crash in Hazard, Kentucky. The death rate was 20.4 per 100,000 residents, compared with 22.2 in Perry County, 17.9 in Kentucky and 12.2 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2023, 11 people died, an average of 2.8 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
20.4
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2023
- About 5 times the rate in Perry County, Kentucky: 3.7
- About 1.3 times the rate in Kentucky: 15.4
- About 1.8 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | 3 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 |
| 2023 | 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 | 76.3 |
| 2021 | 116.8 |
| 2023 | 20.4 |
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 | 1 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Hazard | Share in Perry County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 0% |
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 | Hazard | Perry County | Kentucky | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 100.0% | 0.0% | 25.8% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 0.0% | 13.0% | 28.1% |
| At night | 100.0% | 0.0% | 48.1% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 0.0% | 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 | 2 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 2 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2023.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 1 |
| Mon | 0 |
| Tue | 0 |
| Wed | 4 |
| Thu | 2 |
| Fri | 3 |
| Sat | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2023.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 2 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 0 |
| Nov | 3 |
| Dec | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2023.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 8 |
| Cloudy | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2023. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Not Lighted | 5 |
| Daylight | 3 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2023. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Roads and vehicles
Where and what, 2020–2023
Roads with the most fatal crashes
- SR-153
- SR-90062
- BROADWAY ST1
- COMBS ST1
- CR-HARRIS BRANCH LN1
- SR-1146 LOST CREEK RD1
- SR-801
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 5 |
| SUVs | 5 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 2 |
| Other vehicles | 2 |
| Pickup trucks | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2023.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Malibu1
- Chevrolet Silverado1
- Dodge Neon1
- Ford Edge1
- Ford Escape1
- Ford Expedition MAX1
- Ford Taurus1
- GMC Jimmy Utility1
- Kia Sportage1
- Mazda Mazda31
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 2023. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.
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| Date | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 13, 2023 | SR-1146 LOST CREEK RD | 1 |
| Dec 22, 2021 | SR-80 | 1 |
| Nov 12, 2021 | SR-15 | 1 |
| Sep 2, 2021 | COMBS ST | 1 |
| Aug 15, 2021 | CR-HARRIS BRANCH LN | 1 |
| Aug 6, 2021 | SR-15 | 1 |
| Jul 2, 2021 | BROADWAY ST | 1 |
| Nov 25, 2020 | SR-9006 | 1 |
| Nov 5, 2020 | SR-9006 | 1 |
| Jun 10, 2020 | SR-15 | 2 |
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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2023. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.