Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Americus, Georgia
City in Sumter County · Georgia · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 1
- Fatal crashes
- 1
- Population
- 15.8K
In 2024, 1 person died in 1 fatal crash in Americus, Georgia. That was 66.7% fewer than in 2023 (3). The death rate was 6.3 per 100,000 residents, compared with 6.9 in Sumter County, 12.5 in Georgia and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2021 and 2024, 11 people died, an average of 2.8 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
6.3
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About the same as the rate in Sumter County, Georgia: 6.9
- About half the rate in Georgia: 12.5
- About half the rate in the United States: 11.5
-67%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
3 deaths in 2023, 1 in 2024
- Sumter County, Georgia: -33%
- Georgia: -13%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 |
| 2023 | 3 | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 12.6 |
| 2022 | 32.0 |
| 2023 | 19.1 |
| 2024 | 6.3 |
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 Americus | Share in Sumter County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| 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%
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 | Americus | Sumter County | Georgia | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 0.0% | 16.4% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 0.0% | 23.4% | 28.1% |
| At night | 0.0% | 0.0% | 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
0%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 5 percent of the share in Georgia: 54%
- About 5 percent of 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 | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 1 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2021–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 3 |
| Mon | 0 |
| Tue | 2 |
| Wed | 0 |
| Thu | 0 |
| Fri | 4 |
| Sat | 1 |
All crashes 2021–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 2 |
| May | 2 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 2 |
| Oct | 0 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 0 |
All crashes 2021–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 8 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
| Rain | 1 |
All crashes 2021–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 7 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 3 |
All crashes 2021–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Roads and vehicles
Where and what, 2021–2024
Roads with the most fatal crashes
- US-19 SR-31
- SR-301
- SR-31
- SR-271
- MASK ROAD1
- US-280/SR-30 E FORSYTH ST1
- CS-BRADY RD1
- CS-093401/TRIPP ST1
- CR-029900 BRADY RD1
- CS-MAYO ST1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Pickup trucks | 7 |
| Cars | 4 |
| SUVs | 1 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2021–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Colorado2
- Ford F-1502
- Buick LeSabre1
- Chevrolet Impala1
- Chevrolet Silverado1
- Ford Explorer1
- Ford F-2501
- Honda Accord1
- Honda Civic1
- Nissan Titan1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 2024 | SR-30 | 1 |
| Sep 19, 2023 | US-19 SR-3 | 2 |
| Jul 21, 2023 | CS-BRADY RD | 1 |
| Jun 24, 2022 | MASK ROAD | 1 |
| May 28, 2022 | SR-3 | 1 |
| Apr 17, 2022 | SR-27 | 1 |
| Feb 27, 2022 | CR-029900 BRADY RD | 1 |
| Jan 14, 2022 | US-280/SR-30 E FORSYTH ST | 1 |
| May 14, 2021 | CS-MAYO ST | 1 |
| Apr 4, 2021 | CS-093401/TRIPP ST | 1 |
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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2021–2024. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.