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Traffic deaths in Greene County, Alabama

County in Alabama · United States

Deaths, 2024
2
Fatal crashes
2
Population
7.1K

In 2024, 2 people died in 2 fatal crashes in Greene County, Alabama. That was 80.0% fewer than in 2023 (10) and the fewest in any year since 2020. The death rate was 28.0 per 100,000 residents, compared with 18.6 in Alabama and 11.5 in the United States. Greene County had the 66th most traffic deaths among Alabama's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 30 people died, an average of 6.0 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

28.0

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

  • About 1.5 times the rate in Alabama: 18.6
  • About double the rate in the United States: 11.5

80.7

average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024

  • About 4 times the average in Alabama: 19.0
  • About 7 times the average in the United States: 12.3

-80%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

10 deaths in 2023, 2 in 2024

  • Alabama: -1%
  • The United States: -4%
Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2020 4 3
2021 7 6
2022 7 6
2023 10 7
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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Deaths per 100,000 residents, 2020–2024
Category Deaths per 100,000
2020 51.9
2021 92.3
2022 94.3
2023 136.7
2024 28.0

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 Alabama: 13%
  • About 3 times the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 1
Pedestrians 1
Motorcyclists 0
Cyclists 0
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Greene County Share in Alabama
Pedestrians 1 50% 13%
Motorcyclists 0 0% 13%
Cyclists 0 0% 1%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 0 0% 29%
Speeding-related crashes 0 0% 29%

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 Alabama: 29%
  • 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 Alabama: 27%
  • About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Greene County Alabama United States
Speeding-related 0.0% 26.6% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 0.0% 29.4% 28.1%
At night 100.0% 51.7% 53.6%
At weekends 0.0% 32.2% 32.6%

Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.

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Timing

When crashes happen

100%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About 1.9 times the share in Alabama: 52%
  • About 1.9 times the share in the United States: 54%

0%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About 5 percent of the share in Alabama: 32%
  • About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 0
1am 0
2am 1
3am 3
4am 3
5am 0
6am 2
7am 1
8am 0
9am 1
10am 1
11am 0
12pm 1
1pm 3
2pm 0
3pm 0
4pm 0
5pm 1
6pm 1
7pm 1
8pm 2
9pm 2
10pm 0
11pm 1

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 3
Mon 6
Tue 4
Wed 2
Thu 4
Fri 3
Sat 2

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 1
Feb 1
Mar 3
Apr 2
May 2
Jun 3
Jul 2
Aug 1
Sep 3
Oct 3
Nov 2
Dec 1

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 17
Cloudy 3
Rain 3
Fog, Smog, Smoke 1

All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Light conditions at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Daylight 11
Dark - Not Lighted 9
Dark - Unknown Lighting 2
Dawn 1
Dusk 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

  1. I-597
  2. US-11 SR-75
  3. US-43 SR-132
  4. CR-202
  5. SR-142
  6. i-591
  7. US-111
  8. SR-131
  9. PRAIRIE AVE1
  10. CR-601

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 14
Medium and heavy trucks 12
SUVs 11
Pickup trucks 5
Other vehicles 2
Vans 1

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Freightliner Cascadia4
  2. Honda Accord3
  3. Chevrolet Silverado2
  4. Ford Escape2
  5. Jeep Wrangler2
  6. Ram 35002
  7. Toyota Avalon2
  8. Toyota Camry2
  9. BMW X31
  10. Chevrolet Cruze1

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 Deaths
Nov 11, 2024 — 1
Aug 12, 2024 — 1
Nov 23, 2023 — 1
Oct 26, 2023 — 2
Oct 7, 2023 Eutaw 1
Sep 7, 2023 — 1
Jun 25, 2023 — 2
Mar 31, 2023 — 1
Feb 24, 2023 — 2
Oct 12, 2022 — 2
Sep 4, 2022 — 1
Jun 21, 2022 — 1
Jun 5, 2022 — 1
Apr 1, 2022 — 1
Jan 4, 2022 — 1
Dec 30, 2021 — 1
Sep 25, 2021 — 1
Jul 26, 2021 — 2
Jul 6, 2021 — 1
Apr 20, 2021 — 1
Mar 31, 2021 Eutaw 1
May 18, 2020 — 1
May 4, 2020 — 2
Mar 23, 2020 — 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.