Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Jasper, Georgia
City in Pickens County · Georgia · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 4
- Fatal crashes
- 4
- Population
- 5.3K
In 2024, 4 people died in 4 fatal crashes in Jasper, Georgia. That was 33.3% more than in 2023 (3) and the most since 2022. The death rate was 75.7 per 100,000 residents, compared with 24.6 in Pickens County, 12.5 in Georgia and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2024, 18 people died, an average of 3.6 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 25% of deaths.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
75.7
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 3 times the rate in Pickens County, Georgia: 24.6
- About 6 times the rate in Georgia: 12.5
- About 7 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
+33%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
3 deaths in 2023, 4 in 2024
- Pickens County, Georgia: +29%
- Georgia: -13%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 |
| 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 | 97.4 |
| 2021 | 70.6 |
| 2022 | 88.5 |
| 2023 | 60.3 |
| 2024 | 75.7 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
25%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 1.1 times the share in Pickens County, Georgia: 22%
- About 1.2 times the share in Georgia: 20%
- About 1.4 times the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 3 |
| Pedestrians | 1 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Jasper | Share in Pickens County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 1 | 25% | 22% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 0 | 0% | 11% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 11% |
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 Pickens County, Georgia: 11%
- 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 | Jasper | Pickens County | Georgia | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 0.0% | 16.4% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 11.1% | 23.4% | 28.1% |
| At night | 50.0% | 44.4% | 53.7% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 25.0% | 11.1% | 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 1.1 times the share in Pickens County, Georgia: 44%
- About the same as the share in Georgia: 54%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 54%
25%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About double the share in Pickens County, Georgia: 11%
- About 85 percent of the share in Georgia: 30%
- About three-quarters of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 2 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 2 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 2 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 2 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 2 |
| 9pm | 1 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 2 |
| Mon | 5 |
| Tue | 1 |
| Wed | 3 |
| Thu | 2 |
| Fri | 4 |
| Sat | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 2 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 2 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 2 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 1 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 2 |
| Nov | 4 |
| Dec | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 12 |
| Cloudy | 6 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Not Lighted | 9 |
| Daylight | 7 |
| Dusk | 2 |
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-510
- SR-5153
- SR-5/5151
- CS-TALKING ROCK RD1
- CS-NEW CASTLE ST1
- CR-3811
- CR-030500 BURNT MOUNTAIN ROAD1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| SUVs | 10 |
| Cars | 9 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 6 |
| Pickup trucks | 3 |
| Motorcycles | 1 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Jeep Wrangler3
- Freightliner Cascadia2
- Buick Skylark1
- Chevrolet C71
- Chevrolet Cavalier1
- Chevrolet Colorado1
- Chevrolet Tahoe1
- Chevrolet Trailblazer1
- Dodge Charger1
- Dodge Dakota1
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 24, 2024 | SR-5 | 1 |
| Aug 29, 2024 | SR-5 | 1 |
| Mar 15, 2024 | SR-515 | 1 |
| Feb 14, 2024 | SR-5 | 1 |
| Nov 30, 2023 | SR-5 | 1 |
| Jun 16, 2023 | CR-030500 BURNT MOUNTAIN ROAD | 1 |
| Apr 21, 2023 | SR-5 | 1 |
| Nov 28, 2022 | SR-5 | 1 |
| Jul 29, 2022 | CR-381 | 1 |
| Apr 30, 2022 | SR-515 | 1 |
| Feb 14, 2022 | SR-5 | 1 |
| Sep 13, 2021 | SR-5 | 1 |
| Jun 23, 2021 | CS-NEW CASTLE ST | 1 |
| May 10, 2021 | CS-TALKING ROCK RD | 1 |
| Nov 24, 2020 | SR-5 | 1 |
| Oct 21, 2020 | SR-5/515 | 1 |
| Oct 12, 2020 | SR-5 | 1 |
| Jan 5, 2020 | SR-515 | 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.