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Traffic deaths in Lanier County, Georgia

County in Georgia · United States

Deaths, 2023
2
Fatal crashes
2
Population
10.4K

In 2023, 2 people died in 2 fatal crashes in Lanier County, Georgia. That was the same as in 2022. The death rate was 19.3 per 100,000 residents, compared with 14.6 in Georgia and 12.2 in the United States. Lanier County had the 125th most traffic deaths among Georgia's counties. Between 2020 and 2023, 9 people died, an average of 2.2 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

19.3

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2023

  • About 1.5 times the rate in Georgia: 12.5
  • About 1.7 times the rate in the United States: 11.5

22.2

average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2023

  • About 1.4 times the average in Georgia: 15.8
  • About 1.8 times the average in the United States: 12.4

+0%

change in deaths from 2022 to 2023

2 deaths in 2022, 2 in 2023

  • Georgia: -13%
  • The United States: -4%
Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2023
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2020 2 2
2021 3 2
2022 2 2
2023 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, 2020–2023
Category Deaths per 100,000
2020 20.2
2021 29.9
2022 19.7
2023 19.3

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 2023
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 1
Pedestrians 1
Motorcyclists 0
Cyclists 0
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Deaths by type, 2023
Type Deaths Share in Lanier County Share in Georgia
Pedestrians 1 50% 19%
Motorcyclists 0 0% 12%
Cyclists 0 0% 1%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 0 0% 27%
Speeding-related crashes 0 0% 22%

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 2023
Category Lanier 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 0
3am 0
4am 1
5am 0
6am 0
7am 1
8am 0
9am 0
10am 0
11am 1
12pm 0
1pm 1
2pm 0
3pm 1
4pm 0
5pm 2
6pm 1
7pm 0
8pm 0
9pm 0
10pm 0
11pm 0

All crashes 2020–2023.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 0
Mon 1
Tue 1
Wed 2
Thu 2
Fri 0
Sat 2

All crashes 2020–2023.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 0
Feb 2
Mar 1
Apr 0
May 0
Jun 0
Jul 0
Aug 0
Sep 1
Oct 1
Nov 2
Dec 1

All crashes 2020–2023.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 5
Cloudy 1
Fog, Smog, Smoke 1
Rain 1

All crashes 2020–2023. 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 6
Dark - Not Lighted 2

All crashes 2020–2023. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Roads and vehicles

Where and what, 2020–2023

Roads with the most fatal crashes

  1. SR-1222
  2. SR-111
  3. CR-0150001
  4. CR-009600/RIVER RD1
  5. CR-0075 Boyette Rd1
  6. CR-0147001
  7. SR-641

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 4
Pickup trucks 4
Medium and heavy trucks 2
Motorcycles 1
SUVs 1
Vans 1

All crashes 2020–2023.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Ford F-1503
  2. Buick Enclave1
  3. Chevrolet Caprice1
  4. Chevrolet Silverado1
  5. Dodge Caravan/Grand Caravan1
  6. Ford Ranger1
  7. Hyundai Genesis1
  8. Jeep Wrangler1
  9. Nissan Kicks1
  10. Peterbilt 3871

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 2023. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.

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Date Location Deaths
Nov 18, 2023 — 1
Nov 7, 2023 — 1
Oct 8, 2022 — 1
Feb 2, 2022 — 1
Sep 13, 2021 — 1
Feb 18, 2021 Stockton 2
Dec 10, 2020 Lakeland 1
Mar 11, 2020 — 1

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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2023. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.