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Traffic deaths in Emanuel County, Georgia

County in Georgia · United States

Deaths, 2024
2
Fatal crashes
2
Population
23.2K

In 2024, 2 people died in 2 fatal crashes in Emanuel County, Georgia. That was 60.0% fewer than in 2023 (5) and the fewest in any year since 2020. The death rate was 8.6 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.5 in Georgia and 11.5 in the United States. Emanuel County had the 115th 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 50% of deaths.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

8.6

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

  • About two-thirds of the rate in Georgia: 12.5
  • About three-quarters of the rate in the United States: 11.5

24.3

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

  • About 1.6 times the average in Georgia: 15.1
  • About double the average in the United States: 12.3

-60%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

5 deaths in 2023, 2 in 2024

  • Georgia: -13%
  • The United States: -4%
Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2020 5 4
2021 8 7
2022 8 6
2023 5 4
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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Deaths per 100,000 residents, 2020–2024
Category Deaths per 100,000
2020 21.9
2021 35.0
2022 34.9
2023 21.6
2024 8.6

Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.

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Road users

Who died

50%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About double the share in Georgia: 20%
  • About 3 times the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 1
Pedestrians 1
Motorcyclists 0
Cyclists 0
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Emanuel County Share in Georgia
Pedestrians 1 50% 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%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Emanuel 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 50.0% 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%

50%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About 1.7 times the share in Georgia: 30%
  • About 1.5 times the share in the United States: 33%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 0
1am 0
2am 2
3am 0
4am 1
5am 1
6am 4
7am 0
8am 0
9am 0
10am 0
11am 1
12pm 1
1pm 0
2pm 4
3pm 3
4pm 2
5pm 0
6pm 1
7pm 0
8pm 1
9pm 0
10pm 0
11pm 2

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 6
Mon 2
Tue 2
Wed 3
Thu 4
Fri 3
Sat 3

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 2
Feb 0
Mar 4
Apr 0
May 2
Jun 3
Jul 2
Aug 3
Sep 2
Oct 2
Nov 1
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 16
Cloudy 3
Rain 3
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 12
Dark - Not Lighted 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

  1. SR-43
  2. SR-232
  3. SR-571
  4. CR-045400 LAMBS BRIDGE ROAD1
  5. I-161
  6. LAMBS BRIDGE RD1
  7. CR-02000/NEW HOPE CHURCH RD1
  8. CR-4541
  9. CS-838231
  10. I-16 W1

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 13
Pickup trucks 12
Medium and heavy trucks 6
SUVs 5
Other vehicles 3
Vans 2

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Chevrolet Silverado4
  2. Chevrolet Malibu2
  3. Ford F-1502
  4. Jeep Renegade2
  5. Toyota Tacoma2
  6. Acura RSX1
  7. Buick Century1
  8. Chevrolet Camaro1
  9. Chevrolet Impala Limited1
  10. Chevrolet Tracker1

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 5, 2024 Swainsboro 1
Aug 4, 2024 — 1
Dec 12, 2023 Swainsboro 1
Jun 17, 2023 Swainsboro 1
May 13, 2023 Swainsboro 2
Mar 20, 2023 Twin City 1
Nov 30, 2022 Swainsboro 1
Oct 16, 2022 Twin City 1
Oct 2, 2022 Swainsboro 1
Aug 17, 2022 Stillmore 3
Jul 22, 2022 Twin City 1
Jan 9, 2022 — 1
Sep 22, 2021 — 1
Aug 9, 2021 — 1
Jun 29, 2021 Twin City 1
Jun 20, 2021 Swainsboro 1
May 13, 2021 Twin City 1
Mar 18, 2021 — 1
Jan 31, 2021 Stillmore 2
Sep 25, 2020 — 2
Jul 16, 2020 — 1
Mar 21, 2020 — 1
Mar 20, 2020 — 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.