Fatal crash profile · City

Traffic deaths in Madison, Georgia

City in Morgan County · Georgia · United States

Deaths, 2024
6
Fatal crashes
5
Population
5.1K

In 2024, 6 people died in 5 fatal crashes in Madison, Georgia. The death rate was 117.1 per 100,000 residents, compared with 41.0 in Morgan County, 12.5 in Georgia and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2024, 11 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 17% of deaths, and 20% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

117.1

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

  • About 3 times the rate in Morgan County, Georgia: 41.0
  • About 9 times the rate in Georgia: 12.5
  • About 10 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2020 3 3
2021 1 1
2022 1 1
2024 6 5

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, 2020–2024
Category Deaths per 100,000
2020 67.4
2021 20.4
2022 20.4
2024 117.1

Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.

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Road users

Who died

17%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About 1.5 times the share in Morgan County, Georgia: 11%
  • About 80 percent of the share in Georgia: 20%
  • About the same as the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 4
Pedestrians 1
Motorcyclists 1
Cyclists 0
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Madison Share in Morgan County
Pedestrians 1 17% 11%
Motorcyclists 1 17% 11%
Cyclists 0 0% 0%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 2 33% 44%
Speeding-related crashes 1 17% 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

20%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About 80 percent of the share in Morgan County, Georgia: 25%
  • About 85 percent of the share in Georgia: 23%
  • About 70 percent of the share in the United States: 28%

20%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About half the share in Morgan County, Georgia: 38%
  • About 1.2 times the share in Georgia: 16%
  • About 80 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Madison Morgan County Georgia United States
Speeding-related 20.0% 37.5% 16.4% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 20.0% 25.0% 23.4% 28.1%
At night 40.0% 50.0% 53.7% 53.6%
At weekends 40.0% 25.0% 30.1% 32.6%

Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.

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Timing

When crashes happen

40%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About 80 percent of the share in Morgan County, Georgia: 50%
  • About three-quarters of the share in Georgia: 54%
  • About three-quarters of the share in the United States: 54%

40%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About 1.6 times the share in Morgan County, Georgia: 25%
  • About 1.3 times the share in Georgia: 30%
  • About 1.2 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 0
5am 0
6am 1
7am 1
8am 1
9am 1
10am 0
11am 0
12pm 0
1pm 1
2pm 1
3pm 0
4pm 1
5pm 1
6pm 0
7pm 0
8pm 1
9pm 0
10pm 1
11pm 0

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 3
Mon 1
Tue 1
Wed 1
Thu 3
Fri 1
Sat 0

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 2
Feb 0
Mar 1
Apr 0
May 0
Jun 1
Jul 4
Aug 0
Sep 0
Oct 0
Nov 0
Dec 2

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 7
Cloudy 1
Fog, Smog, Smoke 1
Rain 1

All crashes 2020–2024. 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 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

  1. I-203
  2. SR-242
  3. CR-012100 PIERCE DAIRY RD1
  4. CS-0520091
  5. SR-831
  6. US-129 SR-24 EATONTON RD1
  7. US-441/129 SR-24 EATONTON RD1

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
SUVs 5
Motorcycles 3
Pickup trucks 3
Cars 2
Vans 2

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Chevrolet Tahoe1
  2. Chrysler Town and Country1
  3. Ducati Superbike1
  4. Ford F-1501
  5. Ford F-2501
  6. Ford F-3501
  7. Honda CR-V1
  8. Honda Odyssey1
  9. Honda VTX1300C (VTX)1
  10. Jeep Renegade1

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 Deaths
Dec 8, 2024 1
Jul 10, 2024 1
Jul 4, 2024 2
Mar 31, 2024 1
Jan 22, 2024 1
Jul 17, 2022 1
Jun 25, 2021 1
Dec 15, 2020 1
Jul 30, 2020 1
Jan 16, 2020 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.