Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Bleckley County, Georgia
County in Georgia · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 2
- Fatal crashes
- 2
- Population
- 12.7K
In 2024, 2 people died in 2 fatal crashes in Bleckley County, Georgia. That was 66.7% fewer than in 2023 (6) and the fewest since 2021. The death rate was 15.8 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.5 in Georgia and 11.5 in the United States. Bleckley County had the 115th most traffic deaths among Georgia's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 21 people died, an average of 4.2 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
15.8
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.3 times the rate in Georgia: 12.5
- About 1.4 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
33.8
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
-67%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
6 deaths in 2023, 2 in 2024
- Georgia: -13%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7 | 6 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 |
| 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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| Category | Deaths per 100,000 |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 55.9 |
| 2021 | 16.3 |
| 2022 | 32.6 |
| 2023 | 48.1 |
| 2024 | 15.8 |
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 | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Bleckley County | Share in Georgia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 20% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 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%
0%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 5 percent of the share in Georgia: 16%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Bleckley County | Georgia | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 16.4% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 23.4% | 28.1% |
| At night | 50.0% | 53.7% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 0.0% | 30.1% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
50%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About the same as the share in Georgia: 54%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 54%
0%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 5 percent of the share in Georgia: 30%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 2 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 2 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 5 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 2 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 2 |
| Mon | 5 |
| Tue | 1 |
| Wed | 5 |
| Thu | 1 |
| Fri | 3 |
| Sat | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 3 |
| Apr | 3 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 2 |
| Aug | 3 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 4 |
| Nov | 3 |
| Dec | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 14 |
| Cloudy | 6 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 11 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 9 |
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-163
- SR-1262
- SR-262
- SR-1121
- CR-0054001
- CR-0225001
- CR-1281
- CR-227/MAGNOLIA RD1
- CR-54/DAISY ADAMS RD1
- CR-92/MOUNT CARMEL CHURCH RD1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Pickup trucks | 14 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 7 |
| Cars | 6 |
| SUVs | 6 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Silverado4
- Ford F-1503
- Freightliner Cascadia2
- Jeep Wrangler2
- Toyota Corolla2
- Toyota Tacoma2
- Cadillac Escalade1
- Chevrolet GMT-4001
- Chevrolet Tahoe1
- Ford E-3501
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 8, 2024 | Cochran | MU-066101 PORTER RD | 1 |
| Mar 20, 2024 | — | SR-126 | 1 |
| Nov 27, 2023 | — | SR-257 | 1 |
| Oct 25, 2023 | — | CS-COLEY STATION RD | 1 |
| Aug 28, 2023 | — | CR-128 | 1 |
| Aug 5, 2023 | — | SR-26 | 1 |
| Jul 11, 2023 | Cochran | SR-126 | 1 |
| Apr 24, 2023 | Cochran | CS-54101 | 1 |
| Dec 11, 2022 | — | SR-87 | 1 |
| Sep 14, 2022 | — | I-16 | 1 |
| Apr 15, 2022 | — | CR-022500 | 1 |
| Apr 6, 2022 | — | SR-26 | 1 |
| Nov 29, 2021 | — | SR-53 | 1 |
| Oct 20, 2021 | — | CR-005400 | 1 |
| Oct 31, 2020 | — | I-16 | 1 |
| Oct 15, 2020 | — | CR-92/MOUNT CARMEL CHURCH RD | 1 |
| Aug 1, 2020 | — | I-16 | 1 |
| Jul 6, 2020 | — | SR-112 | 2 |
| Mar 20, 2020 | — | CR-54/DAISY ADAMS RD | 1 |
| Mar 15, 2020 | — | CR-227/MAGNOLIA 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.