Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Trimble County, Kentucky
County in Kentucky · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 2
- Fatal crashes
- 2
- Population
- 8.6K
In 2024, 2 people died in 2 fatal crashes in Trimble County, Kentucky. The death rate was 23.2 per 100,000 residents, compared with 15.4 in Kentucky and 11.5 in the United States. Trimble County had the 81st most traffic deaths among Kentucky's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 14 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. Pedestrians accounted for 50% of deaths.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
23.2
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.5 times the rate in Kentucky: 15.4
- About double the rate in the United States: 11.5
41.0
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About double the average in Kentucky: 16.8
- About 3 times the average in the United States: 12.3
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 4 | 3 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 |
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 | 35.4 |
| 2021 | 46.8 |
| 2022 | 58.7 |
| 2024 | 23.2 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
50%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 4 times the share in Kentucky: 13%
- About 3 times the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 1 |
| Pedestrians | 1 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Trimble County | Share in Kentucky |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 1 | 50% | 13% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 17% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 50% | 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%
50%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 1.9 times the share in Kentucky: 26%
- About double the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Trimble County | Kentucky | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 50.0% | 25.8% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 13.0% | 28.1% |
| At night | 50.0% | 48.1% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 100.0% | 32.0% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
50%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About the same as the share in Kentucky: 48%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 54%
100%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 3 times the share in Kentucky: 32%
- About 3 times the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 3 |
| Mon | 2 |
| Tue | 1 |
| Wed | 1 |
| Thu | 1 |
| Fri | 2 |
| Sat | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 2 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 2 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 4 |
| Oct | 1 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 10 |
| Cloudy | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 8 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 5 |
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-4212
- US-422
- SR-362
- SPRINGS CREEK LN1
- SR-7541
- SR-6251
- SR-2868 MORTON RIDGE RD1
- CR-MARTINI LN1
- CR-KIDWELL PIKE1
- US-421 HIGHWAY 421 NORTH1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Pickup trucks | 6 |
| SUVs | 5 |
| Cars | 4 |
| Motorcycles | 2 |
| Other vehicles | 2 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Ford F-1503
- Ford Escape2
- Chevrolet Silverado2
- Toyota Tacoma1
- Toyota Sienna1
- Toyota SCION xA1
- Toyota RAV41
- Polaris GENERAL1
- Jeep Wrangler1
- Honda VT750 (Shadow Spirit 750)1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 2024 | — | SR-36 | 1 |
| Jun 23, 2024 | — | CR-KIDWELL PIKE | 1 |
| Nov 4, 2022 | — | SR-2868 MORTON RIDGE RD | 1 |
| Oct 24, 2022 | — | US-42 | 1 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | — | SR-36 | 1 |
| Sep 17, 2022 | — | US-42 | 1 |
| May 2, 2022 | — | CR-MARTINI LN | 1 |
| May 27, 2021 | — | US-421 | 1 |
| Mar 17, 2021 | — | US-421 HIGHWAY 421 NORTH | 1 |
| Feb 14, 2021 | — | SPRINGS CREEK LN | 2 |
| Sep 29, 2020 | — | US-421 | 1 |
| Sep 20, 2020 | — | SR-625 | 1 |
| Mar 21, 2020 | — | SR-754 | 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.