Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Eatonton, Georgia
City in Putnam County · Georgia · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 2
- Fatal crashes
- 2
- Population
- 6.7K
In 2024, 2 people died in 2 fatal crashes in Eatonton, Georgia. That was 100.0% more than in 2023 (1) and the most since 2022. The death rate was 29.9 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.7 in Putnam County, 12.5 in Georgia and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2024, 15 people died, an average of 3.0 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
29.9
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About double the rate in Putnam County, Georgia: 12.7
- About double the rate in Georgia: 12.5
- About 3 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
+100%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
1 death in 2023, 2 in 2024
- Putnam County, Georgia: +0%
- Georgia: -13%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 7 | 6 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 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 | 15.8 |
| 2021 | 61.9 |
| 2022 | 107.2 |
| 2023 | 15.2 |
| 2024 | 29.9 |
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 | 2 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Eatonton | Share in Putnam County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 2 | 100% | 67% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 0% |
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%
50%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 1.5 times the share in Putnam County, Georgia: 33%
- About 3 times the share in Georgia: 16%
- About double the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Eatonton | Putnam County | Georgia | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 50.0% | 33.3% | 16.4% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 0.0% | 23.4% | 28.1% |
| At night | 100.0% | 66.7% | 53.7% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 0.0% | 0.0% | 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 1.5 times the share in Putnam County, Georgia: 67%
- About 1.9 times the share in Georgia: 54%
- About 1.9 times the share in the United States: 54%
0%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 5 percent of the share in Georgia: 30%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 2 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 1 |
| 7pm | 2 |
| 8pm | 2 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 2 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 3 |
| Mon | 5 |
| Tue | 2 |
| Wed | 1 |
| Thu | 2 |
| Fri | 1 |
| Sat | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 2 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 5 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 1 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 2 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 11 |
| 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 | 7 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 5 |
| Dark - Lighted | 1 |
| Dusk | 1 |
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-243
- SR-442
- SR-162
- US-129 SR241
- SR-1421
- PEA RIDGE RD1
- CS-SPRING ST1
- CS-GODFREY RD1
- CR-021800 HARMONY RD1
- CR-012500 SCOTT ROAD1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 9 |
| SUVs | 4 |
| Pickup trucks | 3 |
| Vans | 3 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Honda Accord3
- Chevrolet Express1
- Chevrolet Malibu1
- Chevrolet Silverado1
- Chevrolet Tahoe1
- Chrysler Town and Country1
- Dodge Charger1
- Dodge Dakota1
- Ford Fusion1
- Ford Transit1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2024 | CR-012500 SCOTT ROAD | 1 |
| Feb 13, 2024 | CR-021800 HARMONY RD | 1 |
| Sep 25, 2023 | SR-142 | 1 |
| Dec 12, 2022 | PEA RIDGE RD | 1 |
| Jul 25, 2022 | SR-16 | 1 |
| May 31, 2022 | CS-GODFREY RD | 1 |
| May 23, 2022 | SR-44 | 1 |
| May 8, 2022 | CS-SPRING ST | 1 |
| Jan 30, 2022 | SR-24 | 2 |
| Oct 20, 2021 | SR-24 | 1 |
| Oct 17, 2021 | SR-24 | 1 |
| May 24, 2021 | SR-44 | 1 |
| Feb 4, 2021 | SR-16 | 1 |
| May 21, 2020 | US-129 SR24 | 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.