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Traffic deaths in Bulloch County, Georgia

County in Georgia · United States

Deaths, 2024
10
Fatal crashes
9
Population
85.6K

In 2024, 10 people died in 9 fatal crashes in Bulloch County, Georgia. That was 41.2% fewer than in 2023 (17) and the fewest in any year since 2020. The death rate was 11.7 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.5 in Georgia and 11.5 in the United States. Bulloch County had the 34th most traffic deaths among Georgia's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 84 people died, an average of 17 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 30% of deaths, and 22% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

11.7

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

  • About the same as the rate in Georgia: 12.5
  • About the same as the rate in the United States: 11.5

20.3

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

  • About 1.3 times the average in Georgia: 15.1
  • About 1.7 times the average in the United States: 12.3

-41%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

17 deaths in 2023, 10 in 2024

  • Georgia: -13%
  • The United States: -4%
Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2020 24 21
2021 20 18
2022 13 13
2023 17 13
2024 10 9

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 30.0
2021 24.8
2022 15.7
2023 20.2
2024 11.7

Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.

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Road users

Who died

30%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About 1.5 times the share in Georgia: 20%
  • About 1.7 times the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 7
Pedestrians 3
Motorcyclists 0
Cyclists 0
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Bulloch County Share in Georgia
Pedestrians 3 30% 20%
Motorcyclists 0 0% 13%
Cyclists 0 0% 2%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 5 50% 23%
Speeding-related crashes 2 20% 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

22%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About the same as the share in Georgia: 23%
  • About 80 percent of the share in the United States: 28%

44%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About 3 times the share in Georgia: 16%
  • About 1.8 times the share in the United States: 25%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Bulloch County Georgia United States
Speeding-related 44.4% 16.4% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 22.2% 23.4% 28.1%
At night 66.7% 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

67%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About 1.2 times the share in Georgia: 54%
  • About 1.2 times 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%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 2
1am 1
2am 1
3am 3
4am 1
5am 2
6am 1
7am 5
8am 1
9am 2
10am 2
11am 2
12pm 3
1pm 1
2pm 6
3pm 5
4pm 3
5pm 6
6pm 2
7pm 1
8pm 9
9pm 6
10pm 5
11pm 4

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 8
Mon 9
Tue 6
Wed 11
Thu 10
Fri 15
Sat 15

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 7
Feb 5
Mar 7
Apr 11
May 5
Jun 7
Jul 6
Aug 8
Sep 7
Oct 4
Nov 5
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 54
Cloudy 13
Rain 6
Fog, Smog, Smoke 1

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 38
Dark - Not Lighted 29
Dark - Lighted 6
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

  1. SR-738
  2. SR-267
  3. I-165
  4. SR-675
  5. SR-1193
  6. CR-5902
  7. SR-462
  8. SR-0073BY1
  9. US-301BYP VETERANS MEMORIAL PK1
  10. US-251

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 42
SUVs 23
Pickup trucks 20
Motorcycles 8
Other vehicles 7
Medium and heavy trucks 5
Vans 3

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Toyota Corolla4
  2. Ford F-1504
  3. Nissan Altima3
  4. Ford F-2503
  5. Toyota Camry2
  6. Polaris RZR2
  7. Nissan Versa2
  8. Nissan Pickup2
  9. Kia Sportage2
  10. Jeep Wrangler2

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
Mar 14, 2021 — 3
Jan 29, 2021 Statesboro 1
Jan 26, 2021 — 1
Nov 24, 2020 — 1
Sep 9, 2020 — 1
Aug 31, 2020 — 1
Aug 30, 2020 — 1
Jul 14, 2020 Statesboro 1
Jul 5, 2020 Statesboro 1
Jul 4, 2020 — 1
Jun 15, 2020 — 1
Jun 6, 2020 — 1
Apr 26, 2020 Statesboro 2
Apr 20, 2020 — 1
Apr 18, 2020 — 2
Apr 7, 2020 Statesboro 1
Mar 13, 2020 — 1
Mar 9, 2020 Statesboro 1
Mar 6, 2020 — 1
Feb 15, 2020 — 1
Feb 12, 2020 — 1
Jan 25, 2020 — 1
Jan 24, 2020 Statesboro 1
Jan 20, 2020 — 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.