Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Union County, Georgia
County in Georgia · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 6
- Fatal crashes
- 6
- Population
- 27.6K
In 2024, 6 people died in 6 fatal crashes in Union County, Georgia. That was the same as in 2023. The death rate was 21.7 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.5 in Georgia and 11.5 in the United States. Union County had the 66th most traffic deaths among Georgia's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 22 people died, an average of 4.4 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 17% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
21.7
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.7 times the rate in Georgia: 12.5
- About 1.9 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
16.7
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 1.1 times the average in Georgia: 15.1
- About 1.4 times the average in the United States: 12.3
+0%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
6 deaths in 2023, 6 in 2024
- Georgia: -13%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 5 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 6 | 5 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 |
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 | 20.2 |
| 2021 | 11.7 |
| 2022 | 7.6 |
| 2023 | 22.1 |
| 2024 | 21.7 |
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 | 5 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 1 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Union County | Share in Georgia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 20% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 17% | 13% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 3 | 50% | 23% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 1 | 17% | 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
17%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 70 percent of the share in Georgia: 23%
- About 60 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
33%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About double the share in Georgia: 16%
- About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Union County | Georgia | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 33.3% | 16.4% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 16.7% | 23.4% | 28.1% |
| At night | 33.3% | 53.7% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 33.3% | 30.1% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
33%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About two-thirds of the share in Georgia: 54%
- About two-thirds of the share in the United States: 54%
33%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 1.1 times the share in Georgia: 30%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 4 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 3 |
| 4pm | 2 |
| 5pm | 3 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 1 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 3 |
| Mon | 1 |
| Tue | 3 |
| Wed | 2 |
| Thu | 1 |
| Fri | 5 |
| Sat | 6 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 3 |
| Feb | 5 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 2 |
| May | 2 |
| Jun | 2 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 1 |
| Sep | 3 |
| Oct | 1 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 15 |
| Cloudy | 3 |
| Rain | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 15 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 6 |
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-23
- SR-113
- SR-5152
- US-19/129 SR-111
- US-19 SR-111
- US-129 SR-111
- SR-60 MORGANTON HWY1
- SR-601
- PR-0150001
- CR-0115001
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 11 |
| Pickup trucks | 8 |
| Motorcycles | 5 |
| SUVs | 5 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 2 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Silverado3
- Ram 15002
- Subaru Outback2
- Toyota Tundra2
- Acura RDX1
- Audi allroad1
- Chevrolet V Conventional1
- Ford Edge1
- Ford Explorer1
- Ford F-3501
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 24, 2024 | Blairsville | CR-234 | 1 |
| Sep 10, 2024 | — | CS-SKEENAH GAP RD | 1 |
| Jun 19, 2024 | — | SR-2 | 1 |
| Jun 4, 2024 | Blairsville | CS-IVYLOG RD | 1 |
| Feb 16, 2024 | — | CR-012800 | 1 |
| Feb 3, 2024 | Blairsville | US-129 SR-11 | 1 |
| Sep 4, 2023 | — | SR-60 | 1 |
| Sep 2, 2023 | — | CR-011500 | 1 |
| Apr 14, 2023 | Blairsville | US-19/129 SR-11 | 1 |
| Apr 1, 2023 | — | SR-2 | 2 |
| Feb 3, 2023 | — | US-19 SR-11 | 1 |
| Oct 22, 2022 | — | PR-015000 | 1 |
| May 22, 2022 | Blairsville | CS-KIUTUESTIA CREEK RD | 1 |
| Jul 15, 2021 | Blairsville | SR-515 | 1 |
| Jan 16, 2021 | — | SR-11 | 1 |
| Jan 12, 2021 | — | SR-515 | 1 |
| Aug 1, 2020 | Suches | SR-60 MORGANTON HWY | 1 |
| May 29, 2020 | — | SR-11 | 1 |
| Feb 26, 2020 | — | CR-227/SKEENAH GAP RD | 1 |
| Feb 2, 2020 | — | SR-11 | 1 |
| Jan 10, 2020 | — | SR-2 | 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.