Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Cartersville, Georgia
City in Bartow County · Georgia · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 11
- Fatal crashes
- 7
- Population
- 25.2K
In 2024, 11 people died in 7 fatal crashes in Cartersville, Georgia. That was 57.1% more than in 2023 (7) and the most since 2022. The death rate was 43.7 per 100,000 residents, compared with 20.4 in Bartow County, 12.5 in Georgia and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2024, 52 people died, an average of 10 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 29% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
43.7
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About double the rate in Bartow County, Georgia: 20.4
- About 3 times the rate in Georgia: 12.5
- About 4 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
+57%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
7 deaths in 2023, 11 in 2024
- Bartow County, Georgia: +4%
- Georgia: -13%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 10 | 10 |
| 2021 | 9 | 8 |
| 2022 | 15 | 14 |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 |
| 2024 | 11 | 7 |
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 | 43.1 |
| 2021 | 38.6 |
| 2022 | 62.9 |
| 2023 | 28.1 |
| 2024 | 43.7 |
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 | 8 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 3 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Cartersville | Share in Bartow County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Motorcyclists | 3 | 27% | 25% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 3 | 27% | 21% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 2 | 18% | 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
29%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About the same as the share in Bartow County, Georgia: 32%
- About 1.2 times the share in Georgia: 23%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 28%
0%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 5 percent of the share in Bartow County, Georgia: 11%
- About 5 percent of the share in Georgia: 16%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Cartersville | Bartow County | Georgia | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 10.5% | 16.4% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 28.6% | 31.6% | 23.4% | 28.1% |
| At night | 28.6% | 26.3% | 53.7% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 28.6% | 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
29%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About the same as the share in Bartow County, Georgia: 26%
- About half the share in Georgia: 54%
- About half the share in the United States: 54%
29%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 1.4 times the share in Bartow County, Georgia: 21%
- About the same as the share in Georgia: 30%
- About 90 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 2 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 3 |
| 7am | 3 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 2 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 2 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 2 |
| 4pm | 4 |
| 5pm | 2 |
| 6pm | 8 |
| 7pm | 2 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 4 |
| 10pm | 4 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 6 |
| Mon | 6 |
| Tue | 5 |
| Wed | 9 |
| Thu | 7 |
| Fri | 3 |
| Sat | 10 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 4 |
| Feb | 3 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 4 |
| May | 6 |
| Jun | 3 |
| Jul | 6 |
| Aug | 6 |
| Sep | 7 |
| Oct | 2 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 32 |
| Cloudy | 11 |
| Rain | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 27 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 12 |
| Dark - Lighted | 3 |
| Dawn | 2 |
| Dusk | 2 |
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-7510
- SR-37
- SR-616
- CR-1132031
- CS-87603/OLD MILL RD1
- CR-1641
- CS-0961031
- CS-0746031
- CR-016400 GILREATH RD1
- BATES RD1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 26 |
| Pickup trucks | 19 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 14 |
| Motorcycles | 12 |
| SUVs | 10 |
| Vans | 5 |
| Other vehicles | 2 |
| Other light trucks | 1 |
| Buses | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Freightliner Cascadia5
- GMC Sierra4
- Ram 15003
- Kenworth T6803
- Honda Accord3
- Ford F-1503
- Chevrolet Silverado3
- Toyota Tacoma2
- Toyota Corolla2
- Toyota 4-Runner2
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 | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 2024 | I-75/SR-401 MCDONALD MEMORIAL | 1 |
| Sep 10, 2024 | SR-3 | 1 |
| Sep 1, 2024 | MU-112203 PEEPLES VALLEY RD | 1 |
| May 19, 2024 | I-75 | 5 |
| Apr 17, 2024 | CS-074603 | 1 |
| Feb 7, 2024 | MU-084403 OLD MILL RD SE | 1 |
| Jan 29, 2024 | CR-016400 GILREATH RD | 1 |
| Dec 21, 2023 | I-75 | 1 |
| Aug 19, 2023 | US-411 SR-20 | 1 |
| Aug 11, 2023 | US-411 SR-61 | 1 |
| Jul 24, 2023 | SR-61 | 1 |
| May 16, 2023 | I-75 | 1 |
| May 3, 2023 | US-41/411 SR-3/20 | 1 |
| Apr 28, 2023 | CR-164 | 1 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | I-75 | 1 |
| Sep 27, 2022 | SR-3 | 1 |
| Sep 18, 2022 | US-41 SR-3 | 1 |
| Aug 23, 2022 | SR-3 | 1 |
| Aug 4, 2022 | SR-61 | 1 |
| Jul 31, 2022 | SR-61 | 1 |
| Jul 25, 2022 | SR-113 | 1 |
| Jul 9, 2022 | CS-ROWLAND SPRINGS RD | 1 |
| Jul 6, 2022 | I-75 | 1 |
| Jul 3, 2022 | SR-3 JF HARRIS PKWY | 1 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | I-75 | 2 |
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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.