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Traffic deaths in Crisp County, Georgia

County in Georgia · United States

Deaths, 2024
7
Fatal crashes
7
Population
19.4K

In 2024, 7 people died in 7 fatal crashes in Crisp County, Georgia. That was 250.0% more than in 2023 (2) and the most since 2021. The death rate was 36.0 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.5 in Georgia and 11.5 in the United States. Crisp County had the 60th most traffic deaths among Georgia's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 28 people died, an average of 5.6 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, and 14% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

36.0

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

  • About 3 times the rate in Georgia: 12.5
  • About 3 times the rate in the United States: 11.5

28.3

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

  • About 1.9 times the average in Georgia: 15.1
  • About double the average in the United States: 12.3

+250%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

2 deaths in 2023, 7 in 2024

  • Georgia: -13%
  • The United States: -4%
Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2020 6 4
2021 8 8
2022 5 5
2023 2 2
2024 7 7

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 29.9
2021 40.0
2022 25.3
2023 10.2
2024 36.0

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%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 6
Pedestrians 1
Motorcyclists 0
Cyclists 0
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Crisp County Share in Georgia
Pedestrians 1 14% 20%
Motorcyclists 0 0% 13%
Cyclists 0 0% 2%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 0 0% 23%
Speeding-related crashes 1 14% 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

14%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About 60 percent of the share in Georgia: 23%
  • About half 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%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Crisp County Georgia United States
Speeding-related 0.0% 16.4% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 14.3% 23.4% 28.1%
At night 57.1% 53.7% 53.6%
At weekends 14.3% 30.1% 32.6%

Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.

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Timing

When crashes happen

57%

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%

14%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About half the share in Georgia: 30%
  • About 45 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 1
1am 1
2am 0
3am 1
4am 0
5am 2
6am 2
7am 1
8am 0
9am 1
10am 0
11am 0
12pm 4
1pm 1
2pm 0
3pm 2
4pm 0
5pm 0
6pm 1
7pm 4
8pm 0
9pm 2
10pm 2
11pm 1

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 3
Mon 3
Tue 3
Wed 8
Thu 4
Fri 4
Sat 1

All crashes 2020–2024.

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

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 14
Cloudy 11
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 10
Dark - Not Lighted 9
Dark - Lighted 7

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-3005
  2. I-75 S1
  3. CR-MACEDONIA CHURCH RD1
  4. CR-0358001
  5. CS-639051
  6. CR-3631
  7. CS-50205 4TH ST1
  8. CS-062001 FIRST ST1
  9. CR-008100/CONEY RD1
  10. 11TH ST1

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 12
SUVs 9
Medium and heavy trucks 8
Motorcycles 3
Pickup trucks 3
Other vehicles 2
Vans 2

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Hyundai Sonata3
  2. Freightliner Cascadia3
  3. Ford Expedition2
  4. Nissan Frontier1
  5. Nissan Armada1
  6. Mercedes-Benz GL-Class1
  7. Mack Pinnacle1
  8. International LT6251
  9. International 42001
  10. Honda SXS1000M (Pioneer 1000)1

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 18, 2024 Cordele 1
Oct 16, 2024 — 1
Sep 4, 2024 Cordele 1
Jul 2, 2024 Cordele 1
Jun 4, 2024 Cordele 1
Mar 20, 2024 — 1
Mar 3, 2024 Arabi 1
Oct 28, 2023 — 1
Jun 23, 2023 Cordele 1
Dec 22, 2022 — 1
Nov 30, 2022 Cordele 1
Sep 5, 2022 — 1
May 5, 2022 Cordele 1
Feb 14, 2022 — 1
Aug 11, 2021 Cordele 1
Jun 25, 2021 Arabi 1
Jun 10, 2021 Cordele 1
May 26, 2021 Cordele 1
May 25, 2021 Cordele 1
May 2, 2021 — 1
Apr 22, 2021 — 1
Jan 29, 2021 Cordele 1
Dec 2, 2020 — 2
Sep 28, 2020 Cordele 1
Sep 25, 2020 Cordele 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.