Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Bartow County, Georgia
County in Georgia · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 24
- Fatal crashes
- 19
- Population
- 117.9K
In 2024, 24 people died in 19 fatal crashes in Bartow County, Georgia. That was 4.3% more than in 2023 (23) and the most since 2022. The death rate was 20.4 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.5 in Georgia and 11.5 in the United States. Bartow County had the 10th most traffic deaths among Georgia's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 136 people died, an average of 27 a year. 32% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
20.4
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.6 times the rate in Georgia: 12.5
- About 1.8 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
24.0
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 1.6 times the average in Georgia: 15.1
- About double the average in the United States: 12.3
+4%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
23 deaths in 2023, 24 in 2024
- Georgia: -13%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 28 | 27 |
| 2021 | 32 | 31 |
| 2022 | 29 | 28 |
| 2023 | 23 | 22 |
| 2024 | 24 | 19 |
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 | 25.6 |
| 2021 | 28.9 |
| 2022 | 25.7 |
| 2023 | 20.0 |
| 2024 | 20.4 |
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 | 18 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 6 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Bartow County | Share in Georgia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 20% |
| Motorcyclists | 6 | 25% | 13% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 5 | 21% | 23% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 7 | 29% | 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
32%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 1.3 times the share in Georgia: 23%
- About 1.1 times the share in the United States: 28%
11%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About two-thirds of the share in Georgia: 16%
- About 40 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Bartow County | Georgia | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 10.5% | 16.4% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 31.6% | 23.4% | 28.1% |
| At night | 26.3% | 53.7% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 21.1% | 30.1% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
26%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About half the share in Georgia: 54%
- About half the share in the United States: 54%
21%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About two-thirds of the share in Georgia: 30%
- About two-thirds of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 3 |
| 1am | 4 |
| 2am | 4 |
| 3am | 2 |
| 4am | 5 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 8 |
| 7am | 9 |
| 8am | 4 |
| 9am | 3 |
| 10am | 5 |
| 11am | 3 |
| 12pm | 6 |
| 1pm | 4 |
| 2pm | 6 |
| 3pm | 5 |
| 4pm | 6 |
| 5pm | 12 |
| 6pm | 12 |
| 7pm | 3 |
| 8pm | 3 |
| 9pm | 9 |
| 10pm | 7 |
| 11pm | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 14 |
| Mon | 15 |
| Tue | 13 |
| Wed | 23 |
| Thu | 21 |
| Fri | 15 |
| Sat | 26 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 8 |
| Feb | 8 |
| Mar | 6 |
| Apr | 18 |
| May | 15 |
| Jun | 10 |
| Jul | 13 |
| Aug | 11 |
| Sep | 15 |
| Oct | 8 |
| Nov | 10 |
| Dec | 5 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 82 |
| Cloudy | 26 |
| Rain | 17 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 69 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 42 |
| Dusk | 7 |
| Dark - Lighted | 6 |
| Dawn | 3 |
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
- I-7522
- SR-312
- SR-6111
- SR-209
- SR-2936
- SR-1405
- SR-1134
- US-41 SR-33
- CR-4522
- EUHARLEE RD2
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 66 |
| Pickup trucks | 40 |
| SUVs | 33 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 31 |
| Motorcycles | 27 |
| Vans | 10 |
| Other vehicles | 5 |
| Other light trucks | 1 |
| Buses | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Freightliner Cascadia10
- Ford F-1507
- GMC Sierra7
- Honda Accord6
- Chevrolet Silverado5
- Kenworth T6805
- Toyota 4-Runner5
- Toyota Corolla5
- Toyota Tacoma4
- Toyota Camry4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 2024 | Cartersville | I-75/SR-401 MCDONALD MEMORIAL | 1 |
| Sep 10, 2024 | — | SR-20 | 1 |
| Sep 10, 2024 | Cartersville | SR-3 | 1 |
| Sep 1, 2024 | Cartersville | MU-112203 PEEPLES VALLEY RD | 1 |
| Aug 25, 2024 | Emerson | CR-039700 OLD ALLATOONA RD | 1 |
| Aug 2, 2024 | Adairsville | CR-62700 | 1 |
| Jul 22, 2024 | — | I-75 | 1 |
| May 27, 2024 | Emerson | I-75 SB FWY 040100 | 1 |
| May 25, 2024 | — | CR-016800 | 1 |
| May 22, 2024 | Rydal | SR-61 | 1 |
| May 19, 2024 | Cartersville | I-75 | 5 |
| May 2, 2024 | — | CR-045200 | 1 |
| Apr 18, 2024 | — | SR-61 | 1 |
| Apr 17, 2024 | Cartersville | CS-074603 | 1 |
| Apr 5, 2024 | — | SR-61 | 1 |
| Apr 1, 2024 | — | I-75 | 2 |
| Mar 20, 2024 | — | SR-20 | 1 |
| Feb 7, 2024 | Cartersville | MU-084403 OLD MILL RD SE | 1 |
| Jan 29, 2024 | Cartersville | CR-016400 GILREATH RD | 1 |
| Dec 21, 2023 | Cartersville | I-75 | 1 |
| Dec 6, 2023 | — | I-75 | 1 |
| Nov 2, 2023 | — | US-411/SR-61 | 1 |
| Oct 27, 2023 | Kingston | US-411/ SR20 | 2 |
| Oct 24, 2023 | — | SR-293 | 1 |
| Sep 29, 2023 | Kingston | US-411/SR-20 | 1 |
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| Area | Deaths, 2024 | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Cartersville | 11 | 43.7 |
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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.