FMCSA · Safety Measurement System register · Kentucky
Crash Indicator in Kentucky
- 5,357Reportable crashes
- 42,274Registered carriers in the state
- 135Fatal crashes in the state
Reportable crashes -- a fatality, an injury or a tow-away -- as recorded by the state that investigated them. Kentucky carries 5,357 reportable crashes in this category, out of 255,582 recorded nationally, which places it 16 of 51 jurisdictions the register covers. Its share of the national figure is 0.021 as a fraction, banked by the build rather than turned into a ratio here.
The state’s carriers by fleet size
- 1 power unit 24,578
- 2 to 5 power units 13,291
- 6 to 20 power units 2,525
- 21 to 100 power units 573
- 101 to 1,000 power units 68
- 1,000 or more power units 18
Other categories recorded in Kentucky
- Controlled Substances/Alcohol in KY 185
- Driver Fitness in KY 5,095
- Hazardous Materials Compliance in KY 267
- Hours-of-Service Compliance in KY 6,334
- Unsafe Driving in KY 10,271
- Vehicle Maintenance in KY 61,765
Crash Indicator across every jurisdiction → Every category in Kentucky →
Figures from the federal source files: EPA’s ECHO downloads, CMS provider files and the FMCSA census.
Counts from FMCSA SMS input files on data.transportation.gov: kjg3-diqy (Motor Carrier Census, 2,122,441 rows), rbkj-cgst (Inspection, 5,834,148), 8mt8-2mdr (Violation, 6,808,260), 4wxs-vbns (Crash, 255,582), p2mt-9ige (Out of Service Orders, 399,600); SoQL aggregates fetched 2026-09-16. The rank is taken over the jurisdictions this desk publishes, and the national figure beside it is the register’s own total for the category.
What this page shows
The page covers the Kentucky Crash Indicator in the FMCSA Safety Measurement System register, with 5,357 reportable crashes, 42,274 registered carriers in the state and 135 fatal crashes in the state. It lists Kentucky's carriers by fleet size: 24,578 with 1 power unit, 13,291 with 2 to 5 power units, 2,525 with 6 to 20 power units, 573 with 21 to 100 power units, 68 with 101 to 1,000 power units and 18 with 1,000 or more power units. Other categories recorded in Kentucky are Controlled Substances/Alcohol in KY 185, Driver Fitness in KY 5,095, Hazardous Materials Compliance in KY 267, Hours-of-Service Compliance in KY 6,334, Unsafe Driving in KY 10,271 and Vehicle Maintenance in KY 61,765.