Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Pikeville, Kentucky
City in Pike County · Kentucky · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 6
- Fatal crashes
- 5
- Population
- 7.4K
In 2024, 6 people died in 5 fatal crashes in Pikeville, Kentucky. That was the same as in 2023. The death rate was 81.5 per 100,000 residents, compared with 34.3 in Pike County, 15.4 in Kentucky and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2024, 23 people died, an average of 4.6 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
81.5
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About double the rate in Pike County, Kentucky: 34.3
- About 5 times the rate in Kentucky: 15.4
- About 7 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
+0%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
6 deaths in 2023, 6 in 2024
- Pike County, Kentucky: -10%
- Kentucky: -13%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 6 | 5 |
| 2022 | 3 | 2 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 |
| 2024 | 6 | 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 | 25.9 |
| 2021 | 79.1 |
| 2022 | 40.6 |
| 2023 | 80.5 |
| 2024 | 81.5 |
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 | 6 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Pikeville | Share in Pike County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 21% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 5% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 0 | 0% | 11% |
| 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%
0%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 5 percent of the share in Pike County, Kentucky: 17%
- About 5 percent of the share in Kentucky: 26%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Pikeville | Pike County | Kentucky | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 16.7% | 25.8% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 0.0% | 13.0% | 28.1% |
| At night | 20.0% | 33.3% | 48.1% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 20.0% | 44.4% | 32.0% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
20%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 60 percent of the share in Pike County, Kentucky: 33%
- About 40 percent of the share in Kentucky: 48%
- About 35 percent of the share in the United States: 54%
20%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About half the share in Pike County, Kentucky: 44%
- About two-thirds of the share in Kentucky: 32%
- About 60 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 2 |
| 6am | 2 |
| 7am | 2 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 2 |
| 1pm | 2 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 3 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 2 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 2 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 3 |
| Mon | 2 |
| Tue | 1 |
| Wed | 4 |
| Thu | 4 |
| Fri | 3 |
| Sat | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 2 |
| Mar | 3 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 3 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 2 |
| Aug | 1 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 2 |
| Nov | 3 |
| Dec | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 10 |
| Cloudy | 5 |
| Rain | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 13 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 5 |
| 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
- US-2311
- US-23 S MAYO TRL1
- US-23 RAMP1
- US-23 N MAYO TRAIL1
- US-1191
- SR-31741
- SCHOOLHOUSE SPUR1
- CR-RATLIFF CREEK RD1
- CR-LITTLE CREEK1
- US-4601
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 12 |
| SUVs | 9 |
| Pickup trucks | 8 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 4 |
| Motorcycles | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Silverado3
- Toyota Tacoma2
- Jeep Cherokee2
- Ford Fusion2
- Ford Escape2
- Toyota Corolla1
- Toyota Camry1
- Ram 25001
- Pontiac Vibe1
- Peterbilt 3891
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 | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 14, 2024 | US-23 | 2 |
| Nov 6, 2024 | US-23 | 1 |
| Jul 26, 2024 | US-119 | 1 |
| May 1, 2024 | US-23 | 1 |
| Mar 17, 2024 | US-23 N MAYO TRAIL | 1 |
| Nov 13, 2023 | CR-RATLIFF CREEK RD | 1 |
| Sep 7, 2023 | US-23 | 1 |
| Jun 7, 2023 | SR-3174 | 1 |
| May 10, 2023 | US-23 | 1 |
| Mar 2, 2023 | CR-LITTLE CREEK | 1 |
| Feb 4, 2023 | US-23 | 1 |
| Mar 5, 2022 | US-23 RAMP | 1 |
| Jan 20, 2022 | US-23 | 2 |
| Oct 22, 2021 | US-460 | 1 |
| Oct 8, 2021 | SCHOOLHOUSE SPUR | 1 |
| Jul 25, 2021 | US-23 S MAYO TRL | 2 |
| May 18, 2021 | US-23 | 1 |
| Feb 27, 2021 | US-23 | 1 |
| Dec 7, 2020 | US-23 | 1 |
| Aug 30, 2020 | US-23 | 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.