Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Heard County, Georgia
County in Georgia · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 1
- Fatal crashes
- 1
- Population
- 12.1K
In 2024, 1 person died in 1 fatal crash in Heard County, Georgia. That was 80.0% fewer than in 2023 (5) and the fewest since 2020. The death rate was 8.3 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.5 in Georgia and 11.5 in the United States. Heard County had the 134th most traffic deaths among Georgia's counties. 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.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
8.3
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About two-thirds of the rate in Georgia: 12.5
- About 70 percent of the rate in the United States: 11.5
28.9
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
-80%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
5 deaths in 2023, 1 in 2024
- Georgia: -13%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 |
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 | 8.7 |
| 2021 | 34.8 |
| 2022 | 51.3 |
| 2023 | 41.6 |
| 2024 | 8.3 |
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 | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Heard County | Share in Georgia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 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%
| Category | Heard County | Georgia | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 16.4% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 23.4% | 28.1% |
| At night | 100.0% | 53.7% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 100.0% | 30.1% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
100%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 1.9 times the share in Georgia: 54%
- About 1.9 times the share in the United States: 54%
100%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 3 times the share in Georgia: 30%
- About 3 times the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 2 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 2 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 2 |
| 5pm | 2 |
| 6pm | 1 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 2 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 2 |
| Mon | 1 |
| Tue | 2 |
| Wed | 2 |
| Thu | 4 |
| Fri | 2 |
| Sat | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 2 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 3 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 3 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 3 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 1 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 14 |
| Cloudy | 2 |
| Rain | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 12 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 5 |
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-1004
- SR-13
- CR-018300 JOE STEPHENS ROAD1
- CR-020900/ROOSTERVILLE RD1
- CR-0213001
- CR-09100 ALABAMA RD1
- CR-1491
- CR-491
- SR-100 LONNIE LEE ROGERS HWY1
- SR-2191
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Pickup trucks | 7 |
| Cars | 6 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 2 |
| Motorcycles | 2 |
| Other vehicles | 2 |
| SUVs | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Ford F-1502
- Honda Civic2
- Chevrolet GMT-4001
- Chevrolet Impala1
- Dodge Ram1
- Ford F-3501
- Ford F-4501
- GMC Canyon1
- Jeep Liberty1
- Kawasaki Ninja ZX-14R1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2024 | Franklin | CR-149 | 1 |
| Jun 13, 2023 | Franklin | CR-018300 JOE STEPHENS ROAD | 1 |
| Jun 10, 2023 | — | SR-100 | 1 |
| Apr 22, 2023 | Franklin | US-27 SR-1 | 1 |
| Apr 13, 2023 | — | CR-09100 ALABAMA RD | 1 |
| Jan 27, 2023 | Franklin | SR-100 | 1 |
| Dec 29, 2022 | Franklin | SR-1 | 1 |
| Oct 7, 2022 | Franklin | SR-219 | 1 |
| Sep 18, 2022 | Franklin | SR-34 | 1 |
| Aug 1, 2022 | — | SR-1 | 1 |
| Jul 30, 2022 | Franklin | CR-49 | 1 |
| Jan 27, 2022 | — | CR-021300 | 1 |
| Aug 24, 2021 | — | SR-100 | 1 |
| Aug 5, 2021 | — | CR-020900/ROOSTERVILLE RD | 1 |
| Jun 9, 2021 | — | SR-1 | 1 |
| Mar 27, 2021 | — | SR-100 | 1 |
| May 20, 2020 | — | SR-100 LONNIE LEE ROGERS 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.