Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Roswell, Georgia
City in Fulton County · Georgia · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 4
- Fatal crashes
- 4
- Population
- 92.2K
In 2024, 4 people died in 4 fatal crashes in Roswell, Georgia. That was 33.3% more than in 2023 (3) and the most since 2022. The death rate was 4.3 per 100,000 residents, compared with 8.7 in Fulton County, 12.5 in Georgia and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2024, 17 people died, an average of 3.4 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
4.3
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About half the rate in Fulton County, Georgia: 8.7
- About one-third of the rate in Georgia: 12.5
- About 40 percent of the rate in the United States: 11.5
+33%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
3 deaths in 2023, 4 in 2024
- Fulton County, Georgia: -15%
- Georgia: -13%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 3 | 2 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 |
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 | 1.1 |
| 2021 | 5.4 |
| 2022 | 4.3 |
| 2023 | 3.3 |
| 2024 | 4.3 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
50%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 1.4 times the share in Fulton County, Georgia: 36%
- About double the share in Georgia: 20%
- About 3 times the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 2 |
| Pedestrians | 2 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Roswell | Share in Fulton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 2 | 50% | 36% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 12% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 2 | 50% | 24% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 27% |
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 Fulton County, Georgia: 25%
- About 5 percent of the share in Georgia: 23%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
25%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 1.9 times the share in Fulton County, Georgia: 13%
- About 1.5 times the share in Georgia: 16%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Roswell | Fulton County | Georgia | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 25.0% | 13.2% | 16.4% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 25.3% | 23.4% | 28.1% |
| At night | 100.0% | 68.1% | 53.7% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 50.0% | 24.2% | 30.1% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
100%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 1.5 times the share in Fulton County, Georgia: 68%
- About 1.9 times the share in Georgia: 54%
- About 1.9 times the share in the United States: 54%
50%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About double the share in Fulton County, Georgia: 24%
- About 1.7 times the share in Georgia: 30%
- About 1.5 times the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 2 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 2 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 2 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 2 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 1 |
| Mon | 0 |
| Tue | 2 |
| Wed | 5 |
| Thu | 1 |
| Fri | 2 |
| Sat | 5 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 2 |
| Jul | 3 |
| Aug | 3 |
| Sep | 2 |
| Oct | 1 |
| Nov | 2 |
| Dec | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 11 |
| Cloudy | 4 |
| Rain | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Lighted | 7 |
| Daylight | 5 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 4 |
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-1404
- SR-922
- US-19 SR-400 TURNER MCDONALD1
- SR-9/120 ALPHARETTA HWY1
- SR-9 ALPHARETTA HWY1
- SR-140 HOLCOMB BRIDGE RD1
- SR-014000/HOLCOMB BRIDGE RD1
- MU-339317 OLD ALABAMA RD1
- MANSELL RD1
- HEMBREE RD1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 11 |
| SUVs | 5 |
| Pickup trucks | 4 |
| Motorcycles | 2 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Ford F-1502
- Toyota PRIUS1
- Toyota Corolla1
- Subaru Forester1
- Nissan Sentra1
- Lexus RX1
- Kia Sportage1
- Infiniti G371
- Infiniti G351
- Acura RDX1
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 | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 2024 | SR-9 ALPHARETTA HWY | 1 |
| Nov 20, 2024 | SR-140 HOLCOMB BRIDGE RD | 1 |
| Oct 19, 2024 | SR-92 | 1 |
| Jul 31, 2024 | SR-92 | 1 |
| Aug 5, 2023 | SR-140 | 1 |
| Jun 27, 2023 | US-19 SR-400 TURNER MCDONALD | 2 |
| Sep 29, 2022 | SR-140 | 1 |
| Jul 13, 2022 | MU-339317 OLD ALABAMA RD | 1 |
| Jun 22, 2022 | MANSELL RD | 1 |
| Feb 12, 2022 | SR-014000/HOLCOMB BRIDGE RD | 1 |
| Dec 1, 2021 | HEMBREE RD | 1 |
| Sep 12, 2021 | SR-140 | 1 |
| Aug 6, 2021 | SR-140 | 1 |
| Jul 20, 2021 | UPPER HEMBREE ROAD | 1 |
| Jan 23, 2021 | CS-502517 | 1 |
| Aug 14, 2020 | SR-9/120 ALPHARETTA HWY | 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.