Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Atkinson County, Georgia
County in Georgia · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 3
- Fatal crashes
- 3
- Population
- 8.5K
In 2024, 3 people died in 3 fatal crashes in Atkinson County, Georgia. That was the same as in 2023. The death rate was 35.3 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.5 in Georgia and 11.5 in the United States. Atkinson County had the 102nd most traffic deaths among Georgia's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 13 people died, an average of 2.6 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
35.3
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 3 times the rate in Georgia: 12.5
- About 3 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
31.2
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About double the average in Georgia: 15.1
- About 3 times the average in the United States: 12.3
+0%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
3 deaths in 2023, 3 in 2024
- Georgia: -13%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 |
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 | 12.0 |
| 2021 | 23.9 |
| 2022 | 48.7 |
| 2023 | 36.0 |
| 2024 | 35.3 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
0%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 5 percent of the share in Georgia: 20%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 2 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 1 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Atkinson County | Share in Georgia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 20% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 33% | 13% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 0 | 0% | 23% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 24% |
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 Georgia: 23%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
33%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About double the share in Georgia: 16%
- About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Atkinson County | Georgia | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 33.3% | 16.4% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 23.4% | 28.1% |
| At night | 33.3% | 53.7% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 33.3% | 30.1% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
33%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About two-thirds of the share in Georgia: 54%
- About two-thirds of the share in the United States: 54%
33%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 1.1 times the share in Georgia: 30%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 2 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 2 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 1 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 2 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 1 |
| Mon | 5 |
| Tue | 3 |
| Wed | 0 |
| Thu | 1 |
| Fri | 3 |
| Sat | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 3 |
| Sep | 0 |
| Oct | 1 |
| Nov | 3 |
| Dec | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 9 |
| Cloudy | 3 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 7 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 3 |
| Dark - Lighted | 1 |
| 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
- SR-5205
- CR-0001001
- CR-0244001
- CR-024400 SUNNYSIDE CHURCH RD1
- CR-024700/MINCHEW RD1
- CR-SUNNYSIDE CHURCH RD1
- SR-891
- US-441/US 221/SR-311
- US-82/SR-5201
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Pickup trucks | 7 |
| Cars | 7 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 2 |
| Vans | 1 |
| Motorcycles | 1 |
| Buses | 1 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Ford F-1502
- Toyota Camry2
- Blue Bird BB Conventional1
- Cadillac ATS1
- Chevrolet GMT-4001
- Chevrolet Silverado1
- Chrysler Town and Country1
- Ford Mustang1
- Ford Ranger1
- GMC Sierra1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 25, 2024 | Pearson | SR-520 | 1 |
| Aug 18, 2024 | — | CR-000100 | 1 |
| May 24, 2024 | — | SR-520 | 1 |
| Dec 29, 2023 | — | US-441/US 221/SR-31 | 1 |
| Oct 10, 2023 | — | US-82/SR-520 | 1 |
| Jan 17, 2023 | Pearson | CR-024400 SUNNYSIDE CHURCH RD | 1 |
| Nov 28, 2022 | Pearson | SR-89 | 1 |
| Aug 1, 2022 | — | CR-024400 | 1 |
| Jul 4, 2022 | Pearson | SR-520 | 1 |
| Jun 20, 2022 | Willacoochee | SR-520 | 1 |
| Dec 7, 2021 | Axson | SR-520 | 1 |
| Nov 18, 2021 | — | CR-024700/MINCHEW RD | 1 |
| Aug 14, 2020 | — | CR-SUNNYSIDE CHURCH RD | 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.