Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Candler County, Georgia
County in Georgia · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 7
- Fatal crashes
- 6
- Population
- 11.2K
In 2024, 7 people died in 6 fatal crashes in Candler County, Georgia. That was 75.0% more than in 2023 (4) and the most in any year since 2020. The death rate was 62.7 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.5 in Georgia and 11.5 in the United States. Candler County had the 60th most traffic deaths among Georgia's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 23 people died, an average of 4.6 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 14% of deaths.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
62.7
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 5 times the rate in Georgia: 12.5
- About 5 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
41.6
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 3 times the average in Georgia: 15.1
- About 3 times the average in the United States: 12.3
+75%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
4 deaths in 2023, 7 in 2024
- Georgia: -13%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 |
| 2024 | 7 | 6 |
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 | 36.3 |
| 2021 | 18.3 |
| 2022 | 54.6 |
| 2023 | 36.1 |
| 2024 | 62.7 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
14%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About two-thirds of the share in Georgia: 20%
- About 80 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 6 |
| Pedestrians | 1 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Candler County | Share in Georgia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 1 | 14% | 20% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 13% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 14% | 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 | Candler County | Georgia | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 16.4% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 23.4% | 28.1% |
| At night | 33.3% | 53.7% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 16.7% | 30.1% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
33%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About two-thirds of the share in Georgia: 54%
- About two-thirds of the share in the United States: 54%
17%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 55 percent of the share in Georgia: 30%
- About half the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 2 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 2 |
| 5pm | 5 |
| 6pm | 1 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 3 |
| 9pm | 2 |
| 10pm | 2 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 2 |
| Mon | 4 |
| Tue | 1 |
| Wed | 4 |
| Thu | 3 |
| Fri | 3 |
| Sat | 5 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 2 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 3 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 1 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 5 |
| Nov | 2 |
| Dec | 5 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 17 |
| Cloudy | 3 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
| Rain | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Not Lighted | 11 |
| Daylight | 10 |
| Dark - Lighted | 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
- SR-464
- I-163
- CR-0080 Hodges Rd1
- CR-00961
- CR-0223001
- CR-022300 PORTAL HWY1
- CR-0225001
- CR-022500/ROSEMARY CHURCH RD1
- FOREHAND LN1
- I-16 EB1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 8 |
| SUVs | 8 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 5 |
| Pickup trucks | 5 |
| Other vehicles | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Impala2
- Chevrolet Silverado2
- Freightliner Cascadia2
- Chevrolet Blazer1
- Chevrolet Suburban1
- Chrysler 2001
- Dodge Journey1
- Dodge Ram1
- Ford Escape1
- Ford Explorer1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 27, 2024 | — | I-16 WB | 1 |
| Oct 26, 2024 | — | I-16 EB | 1 |
| Oct 22, 2024 | — | CR-022500 | 1 |
| Oct 2, 2024 | Metter | SR-129 S LEROY ST | 1 |
| Sep 11, 2024 | Pulaski | SR-46 | 2 |
| Jun 17, 2024 | Metter | CR-022300 PORTAL HWY | 1 |
| Dec 30, 2023 | Pulaski | I-16 | 1 |
| Jun 17, 2023 | Metter | SR-121 NORTH LEWIS STREET | 1 |
| Feb 9, 2023 | Metter | I-16 | 1 |
| Jan 7, 2023 | — | CR-022300 | 1 |
| Nov 4, 2022 | Metter | SR-23 | 1 |
| Nov 2, 2022 | — | I-16 | 1 |
| Oct 24, 2022 | Metter | SR-46 | 1 |
| Oct 23, 2022 | Metter | PORTAL HWY | 1 |
| Jun 18, 2022 | — | SR-46 | 1 |
| Apr 28, 2022 | Metter | FOREHAND LN | 1 |
| Dec 5, 2021 | — | SR-46 E BROAD ST | 1 |
| Aug 18, 2021 | — | CR-022500/ROSEMARY CHURCH RD | 1 |
| Dec 24, 2020 | — | SR-57 | 1 |
| Dec 7, 2020 | Pulaski | CR-0080 Hodges Rd | 1 |
| Jul 27, 2020 | — | CR-0096 | 1 |
| Feb 7, 2020 | — | SR-46 | 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.