Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Tifton, Georgia
City in Tift County · Georgia · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 1
- Fatal crashes
- 1
- Population
- 17.5K
In 2024, 1 person died in 1 fatal crash in Tifton, Georgia. That was 75.0% fewer than in 2023 (4) and the fewest since 2020. The death rate was 5.7 per 100,000 residents, compared with 26.2 in Tift County, 12.5 in Georgia and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2024, 16 people died, an average of 3.2 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
5.7
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 20 percent of the rate in Tift County, Georgia: 26.2
- About half the rate in Georgia: 12.5
- About half the rate in the United States: 11.5
-75%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
4 deaths in 2023, 1 in 2024
- Tift County, Georgia: +57%
- Georgia: -13%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 |
People who died within 30 days of a crash. A fatal crash can kill more than one person.
Embed
| Category | Deaths per 100,000 |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 5.9 |
| 2021 | 17.7 |
| 2022 | 40.6 |
| 2023 | 23.0 |
| 2024 | 5.7 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
Embed
Road users
Who died
0%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 5 percent of the share in Tift County, Georgia: 27%
- 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 |
Embed
| Type | Deaths | Share in Tifton | Share in Tift County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 27% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 0 | 0% | 9% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 9% |
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 Tift County, Georgia: 14%
- 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 | Tifton | Tift County | Georgia | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 0.0% | 16.4% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 14.3% | 23.4% | 28.1% |
| At night | 0.0% | 71.4% | 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.
Embed
Timing
When crashes happen
0%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 5 percent of the share in Tift County, Georgia: 71%
- 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 | 1 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 3 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 2 |
| 6pm | 1 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 1 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
Embed
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 3 |
| Mon | 2 |
| Tue | 2 |
| Wed | 1 |
| Thu | 1 |
| Fri | 6 |
| Sat | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
Embed
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 2 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 2 |
| May | 2 |
| Jun | 2 |
| Jul | 2 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 0 |
| Oct | 2 |
| Nov | 3 |
| Dec | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
Embed
Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 12 |
| Cloudy | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
Embed
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 10 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 5 |
| Dark - Lighted | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
Embed
Roads and vehicles
Where and what, 2020–2024
Roads with the most fatal crashes
- SR-5205
- SR-72
- 20TH ST1
- CR-0110 ADAMS RD1
- CR-981
- CS-098305 8TH ST1
- CS-62005 4TH STREET1
- I-751
- MU-097505 MAGNOLIA DRIVE1
- US-319/SR-351
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 11 |
| SUVs | 5 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 3 |
| Pickup trucks | 3 |
| Motorcycles | 1 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
Embed
Vehicles most often involved
- Ford Explorer2
- Freightliner Cascadia2
- Toyota Corolla2
- Ford Edge1
- Ford F-1501
- Ford F-2501
- Ford Fusion1
- GMC Sierra1
- Honda Civic1
- Honda Pilot1
Reflects how common a vehicle is as well as crash involvement; not a safety rating.
Crashes
Fatal crashes
The map loads when you scroll to it. It needs JavaScript.
Fatal crashes in 2024. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.
Filter crashes
| Date | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 2024 | CR-98 | 1 |
| Nov 28, 2023 | US-41/SR-7 | 1 |
| Oct 29, 2023 | US-319/SR-35 | 1 |
| May 12, 2023 | MU-097505 MAGNOLIA DRIVE | 1 |
| Feb 24, 2023 | SR-7 | 1 |
| Nov 1, 2022 | 20TH ST | 1 |
| Oct 9, 2022 | SR-520 | 1 |
| Jul 29, 2022 | I-75 | 1 |
| Jul 8, 2022 | SR-520 | 1 |
| Jun 3, 2022 | CS-098305 8TH ST | 1 |
| May 4, 2022 | SR-7 | 1 |
| Apr 11, 2022 | SR-520 | 1 |
| Jun 5, 2021 | SR-520 | 1 |
| Apr 15, 2021 | CS-62005 4TH STREET | 1 |
| Feb 12, 2021 | SR-520 | 1 |
| Nov 15, 2020 | CR-0110 ADAMS RD | 1 |
Explore
Nearby and related
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.