Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Tift County, Georgia
County in Georgia · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 11
- Fatal crashes
- 7
- Population
- 42K
In 2024, 11 people died in 7 fatal crashes in Tift County, Georgia. That was 57.1% more than in 2023 (7) and the most since 2022. The death rate was 26.2 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.5 in Georgia and 11.5 in the United States. Tift County had the 32nd most traffic deaths among Georgia's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 42 people died, an average of 8.4 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 27% of deaths, and 14% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
26.2
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About double the rate in Georgia: 12.5
- About double the rate in the United States: 11.5
20.2
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 1.3 times the average in Georgia: 15.1
- About 1.7 times the average in the United States: 12.3
+57%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
7 deaths in 2023, 11 in 2024
- Georgia: -13%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7 | 7 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 |
| 2022 | 11 | 11 |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 |
| 2024 | 11 | 7 |
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 | 16.9 |
| 2021 | 14.6 |
| 2022 | 26.6 |
| 2023 | 16.8 |
| 2024 | 26.2 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
27%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 1.3 times the share in Georgia: 20%
- About 1.5 times the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 8 |
| Pedestrians | 3 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Tift County | Share in Georgia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 3 | 27% | 20% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 13% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 9% | 23% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 1 | 9% | 24% |
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
14%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 60 percent of the share in Georgia: 23%
- About half 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 | Tift County | Georgia | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 16.4% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 14.3% | 23.4% | 28.1% |
| At night | 71.4% | 53.7% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 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
71%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 1.3 times the share in Georgia: 54%
- About 1.3 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 | 2 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 2 |
| 3am | 1 |
| 4am | 2 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 2 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 2 |
| 11am | 2 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 3 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 3 |
| 6pm | 4 |
| 7pm | 4 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 2 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 4 |
| Mon | 8 |
| Tue | 5 |
| Wed | 6 |
| Thu | 3 |
| Fri | 10 |
| Sat | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 5 |
| Feb | 6 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 2 |
| May | 4 |
| Jun | 4 |
| Jul | 5 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 4 |
| Nov | 4 |
| Dec | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 28 |
| Cloudy | 8 |
| Rain | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 18 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 17 |
| Dark - Lighted | 3 |
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-5208
- I-754
- US-41 SR-72
- SR-72
- SR-1252
- US-41/SR-71
- MU-097505 MAGNOLIA DRIVE1
- US-319 SR351
- US-319/SR-351
- US-82/SR-5201
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 22 |
| SUVs | 9 |
| Pickup trucks | 9 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 8 |
| Motorcycles | 3 |
| Other vehicles | 2 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Freightliner Cascadia4
- Ford Explorer3
- Ford F-1502
- Honda Civic2
- Jeep Compass2
- Toyota Camry2
- Toyota Corolla2
- Jeep Liberty1
- Hyundai Tucson1
- Hyundai Accent1
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 | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 16, 2024 | — | SR-520 | 1 |
| Jul 22, 2024 | — | CS-097205 | 1 |
| Jun 4, 2024 | — | I-75 | 5 |
| Feb 22, 2024 | — | SR-520 | 1 |
| Feb 12, 2024 | — | I-75 NB | 1 |
| Feb 7, 2024 | — | I-75 | 1 |
| Jan 22, 2024 | Tifton | CR-98 | 1 |
| Nov 28, 2023 | Tifton | US-41/SR-7 | 1 |
| Nov 20, 2023 | — | US-82/SR-520 | 1 |
| Oct 29, 2023 | Tifton | US-319/SR-35 | 1 |
| Jul 19, 2023 | Chula | SR-125 | 1 |
| May 12, 2023 | Tifton | MU-097505 MAGNOLIA DRIVE | 1 |
| Feb 24, 2023 | Tifton | SR-7 | 1 |
| Jan 9, 2023 | — | SR-125 | 1 |
| Nov 1, 2022 | Tifton | 20TH ST | 1 |
| Oct 26, 2022 | — | CR-075600 TIFTON ELDORADO RD | 1 |
| Oct 9, 2022 | Tifton | SR-520 | 1 |
| Jul 29, 2022 | Tifton | I-75 | 1 |
| Jul 8, 2022 | Tifton | SR-520 | 1 |
| Jun 3, 2022 | Tifton | CS-098305 8TH ST | 1 |
| May 4, 2022 | Tifton | SR-7 | 1 |
| Apr 11, 2022 | Tifton | SR-520 | 1 |
| Mar 4, 2022 | — | SR-520 | 1 |
| Jan 28, 2022 | — | CR-034300/CENTRAL AVE | 1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | — | CR-042400 | 1 |
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| Area | Deaths, 2024 | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Tifton | 1 | 5.7 |
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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.