Fatal crashes in Barren County, Kentucky
In 2024, 7 people died in 7 fatal crashes in Barren County, 41.7% fewer than in 2023. From 2015 to 2024 the county recorded 89 fatal crashes and 95 deaths, the 17th most of any county in Kentucky.
Deaths in Barren County by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | 7 |
| 2023 | 10 | 12 |
| 2022 | 12 | 14 |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 |
| 2020 | 9 | 9 |
| 2019 | 7 | 7 |
| 2018 | 7 | 8 |
| 2017 | 9 | 9 |
| 2016 | 9 | 9 |
| 2015 | 10 | 11 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
The deadliest roads in Barren County
US 68 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Barren County from 2015 to 2024: 12, with 12 deaths. The 7 roads listed held 63% of all fatal crashes in Barren County from 2015 to 2024; 3 US routes, 4 state highways. Interstate, US and state routes with 5 or more fatal crashes in the county; county roads and city streets are in the county's total but not listed.
| Road | Fatal crashes | Deaths | 2022 to 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US 68 | 12 | 12 | 2 | |
| 2 | US 31E | 10 | 10 | 3 | |
| 3 | State Highway 90 | 8 | 13 | 4 | no page |
| 4 | State Highway 9008 | 8 | 8 | 0 | no page |
| 5 | State Highway 70 | 7 | 7 | 1 | no page |
| 6 | US 31 | 6 | 6 | 3 | |
| 7 | State Highway 1297 | 5 | 5 | 3 | no page |
Cities NHTSA filed, with their fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024: Glasgow 13. The city is not filed for crashes outside a city.
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
When fatal crashes happen in Barren County
Too few crashes to name a heaviest slot. The grid shows the shares; a share is only given over 20 crashes.
| Midnight to 4 | 4 to 8 am | 8 to noon | Noon to 4 | 4 to 8 pm | 8 to midnight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | 2.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.4 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 3.4 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 3.4 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 6.7 percent, 6 fatal crashes | 2.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.4 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 4.5 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 3.4 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 2.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 1.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 5.6 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 2.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.4 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 2.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 4.5 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 10.1 percent, 9 fatal crashes | 3.4 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 2.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 3.4 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 4.5 percent, 4 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan7.9%
- Feb7.9%
- Mar7.9%
- Apr4.5%
- May9.0%
- Jun11.2%
- Jul13.5%
- Aug5.6%
- Sep10.1%
- Oct11.2%
- Nov6.7%
- Dec4.5%
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
What fatal crashes in Barren County first hit
The first harmful event was a collision with another vehicle in 43%; a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 39%, a pedestrian in 5.6%, a rollover in 5.6%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Collision with another vehicle | 38 | 43% |
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 35 | 39% |
| Other | 6 | 6.7% |
| Pedestrian | 5 | 5.6% |
| Rollover | 5 | 5.6% |
| Cyclist | 0 | 0.0% |
| Parked vehicle | 0 | 0.0% |
| Not reported | 0 | 0.0% |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
How fatal crashes in Barren County compare with Kentucky
A drinking driver was recorded in 20% of fatal crashes in Barren County from 2015 to 2024, below the Kentucky share of 25%; speeding in 12%, below the Kentucky share of 16%; a hit-and-run in 0.0%, below the Kentucky share of 4.3%; a driver recorded as distracted in 19%, about the Kentucky share; 54% of passenger-vehicle occupants killed with belt use known were unbelted, above the Kentucky share of 52%. Shares of fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024, against the share across all of Kentucky. A share is only given over 20 crashes.
| Barren | Kentucky | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural roads | 86% | 66% | above the Kentucky share |
| At or near an intersection | 19% | 20% | below the Kentucky share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 19% | 29% | below the Kentucky share |
| A drinking driver | 20% | 25% | below the Kentucky share |
| Speeding | 12% | 16% | below the Kentucky share |
| A distracted driver (as recorded) | 19% | 19% | about the same as the Kentucky share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 54% | 52% | above the Kentucky share |
| Hit-and-run | 0.0% | 4.3% | below the Kentucky share |
| A motorcycle involved | 11% | 14% | below the Kentucky share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 5.3% | 11% | below the Kentucky share |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Questions about fatal crashes in Barren County
- How many people died in car accidents in Barren County in 2024?
- 7 people died in 7 fatal crashes in Barren County, Kentucky, in 2024, 41.7% fewer than in 2023.
- What is the deadliest road in Barren County?
- US 68 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Barren County from 2015 to 2024: 12, with 12 deaths.
- How many fatal crashes in Barren County involved a drinking driver?
- 18 of 89 fatal crashes in Barren County from 2015 to 2024 involved a driver NHTSA recorded as drinking, 20%, against 25% across Kentucky.
Other counties in Kentucky with a page
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- Fayette County
- Hardin County
- Warren County
- Pike County
- Pulaski County
- Laurel County
- Daviess County
- Bullitt County
- McCracken County
- Christian County
- Boone County
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Where the Barren County numbers come from
Counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024 Annual Report File: every fatal crash NHTSA filed in Barren County (county code 9). A fatal crash is one in which someone died within 30 days. The rate per 100,000 uses the Census Bureau's population estimate for the county; it is the only figure here not counted from FARS. The full method.