Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Hart County, Georgia
County in Georgia · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 2
- Fatal crashes
- 2
- Population
- 28.1K
In 2024, 2 people died in 2 fatal crashes in Hart County, Georgia. That was 66.7% fewer than in 2023 (6) and the fewest in any year since 2020. The death rate was 7.1 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.5 in Georgia and 11.5 in the United States. Hart County had the 115th most traffic deaths among Georgia's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 27 people died, an average of 5.4 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
7.1
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 55 percent of the rate in Georgia: 12.5
- About 60 percent of the rate in the United States: 11.5
20.1
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 1.3 times the average in Georgia: 15.1
- About 1.6 times the average in the United States: 12.3
-67%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
6 deaths in 2023, 2 in 2024
- Georgia: -13%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 |
| 2022 | 11 | 10 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 |
| 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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| Category | Deaths per 100,000 |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 11.6 |
| 2021 | 19.0 |
| 2022 | 41.0 |
| 2023 | 21.8 |
| 2024 | 7.1 |
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 | 1 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 1 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Hart County | Share in Georgia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 20% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 50% | 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%
| Category | Hart 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%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 3 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 2 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 2 |
| 12pm | 2 |
| 1pm | 3 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 2 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 2 |
| 7pm | 2 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 1 |
| 10pm | 2 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 3 |
| Mon | 4 |
| Tue | 4 |
| Wed | 3 |
| Thu | 3 |
| Fri | 5 |
| Sat | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 2 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 3 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 2 |
| Jun | 2 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 2 |
| Sep | 2 |
| Oct | 3 |
| Nov | 2 |
| Dec | 5 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 16 |
| Cloudy | 8 |
| Rain | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 14 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 12 |
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-84
- SR-514
- I-852
- SR-772
- ADAMS TOWN RD1
- BEAVERDAM FARM RD1
- CR-007300/BETHANY BOWERSVILLE1
- CR-016500/RIDGEWAY RD1
- CR-05031
- CR-3171
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 10 |
| SUVs | 9 |
| Pickup trucks | 7 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 5 |
| Motorcycles | 2 |
| Other vehicles | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Silverado2
- Ford Ranger2
- Jeep Grand Cherokee2
- Buick Envision1
- Chevrolet C/K Pickup1
- Chevrolet Spark1
- Chevrolet Tahoe1
- Chrysler Sebring1
- Ford Expedition1
- 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 29, 2024 | Hartwell | CR-317 | 1 |
| Oct 4, 2024 | Hartwell | SR-181 | 1 |
| Nov 24, 2023 | Hartwell | SR-77 | 1 |
| Oct 28, 2023 | Bowersville | SR-77 LAVONIA HWY | 1 |
| Sep 8, 2023 | Bowersville | SR-51 | 1 |
| Aug 1, 2023 | — | US-29 SR-8 ROYSTON HWY | 1 |
| Jun 26, 2023 | — | I-85 | 1 |
| Jan 10, 2023 | Hartwell | CS-070905 | 1 |
| Dec 26, 2022 | Hartwell | SR-8 | 2 |
| Dec 10, 2022 | Hartwell | SR-8 | 1 |
| Nov 2, 2022 | Hartwell | SR-8 | 1 |
| Oct 12, 2022 | Bowersville | SR-51 | 1 |
| Sep 3, 2022 | Canon | BEAVERDAM FARM RD | 1 |
| Aug 4, 2022 | Bowersville | ADAMS TOWN RD | 1 |
| Jun 8, 2022 | — | I-85 | 1 |
| May 23, 2022 | Bowersville | SR-51 | 1 |
| May 21, 2022 | Canon | CS-GRACE BAPTIST RD | 1 |
| Apr 4, 2022 | Hartwell | SR-0077SP | 1 |
| Dec 26, 2021 | — | CR-007300/BETHANY BOWERSVILLE | 1 |
| Dec 3, 2021 | — | CR-016500/RIDGEWAY RD | 1 |
| Mar 4, 2021 | — | CR-0503 | 1 |
| Mar 4, 2021 | — | SR-8 | 1 |
| Jan 15, 2021 | — | SR-51 | 1 |
| Jul 19, 2020 | Hartwell | SR-77 COKESBURY HWY | 1 |
| Mar 24, 2020 | — | SR-77 SP | 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.