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Traffic deaths in Bryan County, Georgia

County in Georgia · United States

Deaths, 2024
8
Fatal crashes
8
Population
51.1K

In 2024, 8 people died in 8 fatal crashes in Bryan County, Georgia. That was 20.0% fewer than in 2023 (10) and the fewest since 2022. The death rate was 15.7 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.5 in Georgia and 11.5 in the United States. Bryan County had the 46th most traffic deaths among Georgia's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 34 people died, an average of 6.8 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 13% of deaths, and 38% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

15.7

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

14.1

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

  • About the same as the average in Georgia: 15.1
  • About 1.1 times the average in the United States: 12.3

-20%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

10 deaths in 2023, 8 in 2024

  • Georgia: -13%
  • The United States: -4%
Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2020 5 5
2021 8 6
2022 3 3
2023 10 9
2024 8 8

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 11.1
2021 17.0
2022 6.2
2023 20.1
2024 15.7

Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.

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Road users

Who died

13%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About 60 percent of the share in Georgia: 20%
  • About two-thirds of the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 5
Pedestrians 1
Motorcyclists 2
Cyclists 0
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Bryan County Share in Georgia
Pedestrians 1 13% 20%
Motorcyclists 2 25% 13%
Cyclists 0 0% 2%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 1 13% 23%
Speeding-related crashes 3 38% 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

38%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About 1.6 times the share in Georgia: 23%
  • About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 28%

13%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About three-quarters of the share in Georgia: 16%
  • About half the share in the United States: 25%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Bryan County Georgia United States
Speeding-related 12.5% 16.4% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 37.5% 23.4% 28.1%
At night 50.0% 53.7% 53.6%
At weekends 25.0% 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%

25%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About 85 percent of the share in Georgia: 30%
  • About three-quarters of the share in the United States: 33%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 0
1am 1
2am 0
3am 0
4am 2
5am 2
6am 1
7am 1
8am 1
9am 0
10am 2
11am 1
12pm 1
1pm 1
2pm 3
3pm 2
4pm 1
5pm 1
6pm 3
7pm 3
8pm 2
9pm 1
10pm 2
11pm 0

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 3
Mon 4
Tue 3
Wed 7
Thu 4
Fri 5
Sat 5

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 2
Feb 5
Mar 4
Apr 0
May 1
Jun 5
Jul 2
Aug 2
Sep 3
Oct 3
Nov 2
Dec 2

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 23
Cloudy 5
Rain 3

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 16
Dark - Not Lighted 12
Dark - Lighted 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

  1. SR-254
  2. I-164
  3. SR-1443
  4. I-953
  5. SR-302
  6. US-280 SR-302
  7. I-95 N2
  8. CR-4901
  9. CR-0150001
  10. CR-011800 INDIAN TRAIL RD1

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 20
SUVs 13
Motorcycles 8
Medium and heavy trucks 7
Pickup trucks 6
Vans 2
Other vehicles 1

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. International LF6873
  2. Toyota Camry3
  3. Ford Explorer2
  4. Ford F-1502
  5. Ford Fusion2
  6. Honda GL18002
  7. Kia Soul2
  8. Nissan Altima2
  9. Toyota Corolla2
  10. Honda Civic1

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
Dec 23, 2024 — 1
Dec 6, 2024 Richmond Hill 1
Oct 30, 2024 Pembroke 1
Sep 14, 2024 Richmond Hill 1
Jul 23, 2024 Ellabell 1
Jun 13, 2024 Richmond Hill 1
Mar 8, 2024 — 1
Feb 18, 2024 — 1
Oct 18, 2023 — 1
Sep 26, 2023 — 1
Sep 24, 2023 — 1
Aug 1, 2023 Ellabell 1
Jul 29, 2023 Richmond Hill 1
Jun 5, 2023 — 1
May 6, 2023 — 1
Feb 24, 2023 Ellabell 2
Jan 9, 2023 — 1
Jun 16, 2022 — 1
Mar 9, 2022 — 1
Feb 25, 2022 — 1
Aug 7, 2021 — 2
Jun 2, 2021 Richmond Hill 1
Mar 27, 2021 — 2
Feb 24, 2021 Richmond Hill 1
Feb 19, 2021 Richmond Hill 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.