Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Washington County, Georgia
County in Georgia · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 4
- Fatal crashes
- 4
- Population
- 19.7K
In 2024, 4 people died in 4 fatal crashes in Washington County, Georgia. That was the same as in 2023. The death rate was 20.3 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.5 in Georgia and 11.5 in the United States. Washington County had the 90th most traffic deaths among Georgia's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 24 people died, an average of 4.8 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 25% of deaths.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
20.3
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.6 times the rate in Georgia: 12.5
- About 1.8 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
24.2
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 1.6 times the average in Georgia: 15.1
- About double the average in the United States: 12.3
+0%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
4 deaths in 2023, 4 in 2024
- Georgia: -13%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 5 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 |
| 2022 | 5 | 4 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 |
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 | 25.1 |
| 2021 | 30.4 |
| 2022 | 25.3 |
| 2023 | 20.2 |
| 2024 | 20.3 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
25%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 1.2 times the share in Georgia: 20%
- About 1.4 times the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 3 |
| Pedestrians | 1 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Washington County | Share in Georgia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 1 | 25% | 20% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 13% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 25% | 23% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 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
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%
25%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 1.5 times the share in Georgia: 16%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Washington County | Georgia | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 25.0% | 16.4% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 23.4% | 28.1% |
| At night | 50.0% | 53.7% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 75.0% | 30.1% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
50%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About the same as the share in Georgia: 54%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 54%
75%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About double the share in Georgia: 30%
- About double the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 1 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 2 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 4 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 3 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 3 |
| 8pm | 2 |
| 9pm | 2 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 4 |
| Mon | 3 |
| Tue | 1 |
| Wed | 2 |
| Thu | 3 |
| Fri | 1 |
| Sat | 9 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 2 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 5 |
| Jul | 3 |
| Aug | 1 |
| Sep | 3 |
| Oct | 3 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 18 |
| Cloudy | 3 |
| Rain | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 12 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 8 |
| Dark - Lighted | 2 |
| 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-154
- SR-683
- SR-242
- SR-88 FALL LINE FWY1
- SR-2421
- SR-2311
- SR-1021
- SR-00681
- MU-056713 WACO MILL ROAD1
- CS-PINE FOREST ST DR1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Pickup trucks | 11 |
| Cars | 10 |
| Other vehicles | 4 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 3 |
| SUVs | 2 |
| Motorcycles | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Honda Accord3
- Ford F-1502
- GMC Sierra2
- Polaris Ranger2
- Chevrolet Cobalt1
- Chevrolet Colorado1
- Chevrolet Cruze1
- Chevrolet Malibu1
- Chevrolet Silverado1
- Chevrolet Silverado HD1
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 15, 2024 | Warthen | CR-006000 WALKER DAIRY RD | 1 |
| Nov 17, 2024 | Sandersville | SR-242 | 1 |
| Jul 25, 2024 | — | SR-68 | 1 |
| Mar 9, 2024 | Sandersville | CS-PINE FOREST ST DR | 1 |
| Jul 4, 2023 | — | SR-15 | 1 |
| Jun 10, 2023 | Tennille | MU-056713 WACO MILL ROAD | 1 |
| Jun 10, 2023 | Tennille | CR-021000 WACO MILL RD | 1 |
| Jun 1, 2023 | — | CR-016900 | 1 |
| Sep 24, 2022 | Davisboro | SR-88 FALL LINE FWY | 2 |
| Jul 17, 2022 | Sandersville | SR-88 | 1 |
| Jun 11, 2022 | — | SR-102 | 1 |
| Feb 7, 2022 | — | SR-68 | 1 |
| Oct 16, 2021 | — | SR-24 | 1 |
| Sep 18, 2021 | — | CR-190 NEW BETHEL RD | 1 |
| Aug 25, 2021 | — | SR-24 | 1 |
| May 1, 2021 | Tennille | SR-15 | 1 |
| Apr 11, 2021 | — | SR-231 | 1 |
| Apr 9, 2021 | Tennille | CR-363 SAFFOLD RD | 1 |
| Dec 14, 2020 | Tennille | SR-15 | 1 |
| Oct 19, 2020 | — | SR-15 | 1 |
| Oct 1, 2020 | — | SR-68 | 1 |
| Sep 2, 2020 | Tennille | SR-0068 | 1 |
| Jun 13, 2020 | — | CR-SPARTA DAVISBORO RD | 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.