Fatal crashes in Knox County, Kentucky
In 2024, 3 people died in 3 fatal crashes in Knox County, 25.0% fewer than in 2023. From 2015 to 2024 the county recorded 51 fatal crashes and 53 deaths.
Deaths in Knox County by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 3 | 4 |
| 2022 | 4 | 5 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 |
| 2020 | 4 | 4 |
| 2019 | 6 | 6 |
| 2018 | 7 | 7 |
| 2017 | 5 | 5 |
| 2016 | 4 | 4 |
| 2015 | 9 | 9 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
The deadliest roads in Knox County
US 25E had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Knox County from 2015 to 2024: 10, with 11 deaths. The 4 roads listed held 55% of all fatal crashes in Knox County from 2015 to 2024; 2 US routes, 2 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 25E | 10 | 11 | 1 | no page |
| 2 | State Highway 11 | 7 | 7 | 1 | |
| 3 | US 25 | 6 | 7 | 2 | |
| 4 | State Highway 3439 | 5 | 5 | 1 | no page |
Cities NHTSA filed, with their fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024: Barbourville 12, Corbin 9. 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 Knox 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 | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 5.9 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 3.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 5.9 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 5.9 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 7.8 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 5.9 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 5.9 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 3.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 5.9 percent, 3 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan7.8%
- Feb9.8%
- Mar5.9%
- Apr0.0%
- May9.8%
- Jun3.9%
- Jul11.8%
- Aug9.8%
- Sep5.9%
- Oct15.7%
- Nov11.8%
- Dec7.8%
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
What fatal crashes in Knox County first hit
The first harmful event was a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 39%; a collision with another vehicle in 31%, a pedestrian in 18%, a rollover in 5.9%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 20 | 39% |
| Collision with another vehicle | 16 | 31% |
| Pedestrian | 9 | 18% |
| Rollover | 3 | 5.9% |
| Other | 3 | 5.9% |
| 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 Knox County compare with Kentucky
A drinking driver was recorded in 24% of fatal crashes in Knox County from 2015 to 2024, below the Kentucky share of 25%; speeding in 20%, above the Kentucky share of 16%; a hit-and-run in 3.9%, about the Kentucky share; a driver recorded as distracted in 28%, above the Kentucky share of 19%; 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.
| Knox | Kentucky | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural roads | 61% | 66% | below the Kentucky share |
| At or near an intersection | 20% | 20% | about the same as the Kentucky share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 49% | 29% | above the Kentucky share |
| A drinking driver | 24% | 25% | below the Kentucky share |
| Speeding | 20% | 16% | above the Kentucky share |
| A distracted driver (as recorded) | 28% | 19% | above the Kentucky share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 54% | 52% | above the Kentucky share |
| Hit-and-run | 3.9% | 4.3% | about the same as the Kentucky share |
| A motorcycle involved | 14% | 14% | about the same as the Kentucky share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 17% | 11% | above 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 Knox County
- How many people died in car accidents in Knox County in 2024?
- 3 people died in 3 fatal crashes in Knox County, Kentucky, in 2024, 25.0% fewer than in 2023.
- What is the deadliest road in Knox County?
- US 25E had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Knox County from 2015 to 2024: 10, with 11 deaths.
- How many fatal crashes in Knox County involved a drinking driver?
- 12 of 51 fatal crashes in Knox County from 2015 to 2024 involved a driver NHTSA recorded as drinking, 24%, against 25% across Kentucky.
Other counties in Kentucky with a page
- Jefferson County
- Fayette County
- Hardin County
- Warren County
- Pike County
- Pulaski County
- Laurel County
- Daviess County
- Bullitt County
- McCracken County
- Christian County
- Boone County
All fatal crashes in Kentucky, with every county ranked.
Where the Knox County numbers come from
Counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024 Annual Report File: every fatal crash NHTSA filed in Knox County (county code 121). 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.