Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Evans County, Georgia
County in Georgia · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 7
- Fatal crashes
- 5
- Population
- 10.9K
In 2024, 7 people died in 5 fatal crashes in Evans County, Georgia. That was 600.0% more than in 2023 (1) and the most in any year since 2020. The death rate was 64.0 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.5 in Georgia and 11.5 in the United States. Evans County had the 60th most traffic deaths among Georgia's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 20 people died, an average of 4.0 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 40% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
64.0
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 5 times the rate in Georgia: 12.5
- About 6 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
37.1
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About double the average in Georgia: 15.1
- About 3 times the average in the United States: 12.3
+600%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
1 death in 2023, 7 in 2024
- Georgia: -13%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 3 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7 | 5 |
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 | 46.3 |
| 2021 | 37.3 |
| 2022 | 28.1 |
| 2023 | 9.3 |
| 2024 | 64.0 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
0%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 5 percent of the share in Georgia: 20%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 6 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 1 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Evans County | Share in Georgia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 20% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 13% |
| Cyclists | 1 | 14% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 14% | 23% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 2 | 29% | 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
40%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 1.7 times the share in Georgia: 23%
- About 1.4 times the share in the United States: 28%
20%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 1.2 times the share in Georgia: 16%
- About 80 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Evans County | Georgia | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 20.0% | 16.4% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 40.0% | 23.4% | 28.1% |
| At night | 0.0% | 53.7% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 80.0% | 30.1% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
0%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 5 percent of the share in Georgia: 54%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 54%
80%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 3 times the share in Georgia: 30%
- About double the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 3 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 2 |
| 9pm | 1 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 2 |
| Mon | 2 |
| Tue | 1 |
| Wed | 1 |
| Thu | 2 |
| Fri | 4 |
| Sat | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 3 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 1 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 3 |
| Nov | 2 |
| Dec | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 10 |
| Cloudy | 6 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Not Lighted | 7 |
| Daylight | 6 |
| Dark - Lighted | 2 |
| 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
- SR-735
- SR-1293
- SR-1693
- SR-2501
- CR-0233001
- CS-68903/CHURCH ST1
- CS-DAISY NEVILS HWY1
- US-301 SR-731
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 7 |
| Pickup trucks | 6 |
| SUVs | 5 |
| Vans | 3 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Toyota Tacoma2
- Toyota SCION tC1
- Nissan Rogue1
- Mitsubishi Outlander1
- Mercury Mariner1
- Lincoln LS1
- Honda Odyssey1
- GMC Sierra1
- Freightliner Columbia1
- Ford Five Hundred1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16, 2024 | Claxton | US-301 SR-73 | 1 |
| Oct 27, 2024 | — | CR-023300 | 1 |
| Aug 31, 2024 | Claxton | SR-73 | 3 |
| May 19, 2024 | Claxton | SR-73 | 1 |
| Jan 29, 2024 | Claxton | SR-169 | 1 |
| Jun 23, 2023 | Claxton | SR-129 | 1 |
| Dec 5, 2022 | Hagan | SR-129 | 1 |
| Oct 25, 2022 | — | SR-169 | 1 |
| Mar 11, 2022 | — | SR-73 | 1 |
| Dec 1, 2021 | — | SR-169 | 1 |
| Nov 25, 2021 | — | SR-129 | 1 |
| Oct 30, 2021 | — | SR-73 | 1 |
| Sep 17, 2021 | — | CS-DAISY NEVILS HWY | 1 |
| Jul 17, 2020 | — | SR-250 | 2 |
| May 30, 2020 | Claxton | CS-68903/CHURCH ST | 1 |
| May 28, 2020 | — | SR-73 | 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.