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Traffic deaths in White County, Georgia

County in Georgia · United States

Deaths, 2024
4
Fatal crashes
4
Population
29.6K

In 2024, 4 people died in 4 fatal crashes in White County, Georgia. That was 42.9% fewer than in 2023 (7) and the fewest since 2020. The death rate was 13.5 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.5 in Georgia and 11.5 in the United States. White County had the 90th most traffic deaths among Georgia's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 31 people died, an average of 6.2 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 25% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

13.5

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

  • About the same as the rate in Georgia: 12.5
  • About 1.2 times the rate in the United States: 11.5

21.5

average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024

  • About 1.4 times the average in Georgia: 15.1
  • About 1.8 times the average in the United States: 12.3

-43%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

7 deaths in 2023, 4 in 2024

  • Georgia: -13%
  • The United States: -4%
Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2020 3 3
2021 9 9
2022 8 7
2023 7 7
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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Deaths per 100,000 residents, 2020–2024
Category Deaths per 100,000
2020 10.7
2021 31.7
2022 27.8
2023 24.2
2024 13.5

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%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 4
Pedestrians 0
Motorcyclists 0
Cyclists 0
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in White County Share in Georgia
Pedestrians 0 0% 20%
Motorcyclists 0 0% 13%
Cyclists 0 0% 2%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 0 0% 23%
Speeding-related crashes 1 25% 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

25%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About the same as the share in Georgia: 23%
  • About 90 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%
Crash factors in 2024
Category White County Georgia United States
Speeding-related 25.0% 16.4% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 25.0% 23.4% 28.1%
At night 0.0% 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

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%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 1
1am 0
2am 0
3am 0
4am 0
5am 0
6am 0
7am 4
8am 0
9am 2
10am 1
11am 0
12pm 2
1pm 1
2pm 3
3pm 2
4pm 2
5pm 3
6pm 4
7pm 1
8pm 1
9pm 1
10pm 1
11pm 1

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 1
Mon 8
Tue 3
Wed 2
Thu 4
Fri 2
Sat 10

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 0
Feb 4
Mar 3
Apr 4
May 2
Jun 0
Jul 3
Aug 2
Sep 3
Oct 3
Nov 3
Dec 3

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 20
Cloudy 7
Rain 3

All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Light conditions at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Daylight 24
Dark - Not Lighted 4
Dark - Lighted 1
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

  1. SR-758
  2. SR-1156
  3. SR-3844
  4. SR-112
  5. SR-3562
  6. CR-0004001
  7. CR-001001
  8. CR-00400/WEBSTER LAKE RD1
  9. CR-2041
  10. SR-1361

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 15
Pickup trucks 12
SUVs 8
Motorcycles 5
Medium and heavy trucks 3
Vans 3

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Chevrolet Silverado3
  2. Hyundai Elantra2
  3. Toyota Sienna2
  4. Buick Verano1
  5. Chevrolet Avalanche1
  6. Chevrolet Colorado1
  7. Chevrolet Express1
  8. Chevrolet S-10 Pickup1
  9. Chevrolet Tahoe1
  10. Dodge Ram1

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 Deaths
Dec 16, 2024 Cleveland 1
Dec 6, 2024 Cleveland 1
Aug 6, 2024 — 1
Jul 18, 2024 — 1
Dec 9, 2023 — 1
Nov 27, 2023 Cleveland 1
Nov 8, 2023 — 1
Sep 30, 2023 — 1
Apr 20, 2023 Cleveland 1
Mar 10, 2023 — 1
Feb 27, 2023 Cleveland 1
Oct 31, 2022 — 1
Aug 14, 2022 — 1
Jul 30, 2022 Cleveland 1
Apr 23, 2022 — 1
Mar 8, 2022 — 2
Feb 15, 2022 — 1
Feb 3, 2022 — 1
Nov 29, 2021 — 1
Oct 16, 2021 — 1
Oct 2, 2021 — 1
Sep 4, 2021 — 1
May 29, 2021 — 1
Apr 10, 2021 — 1
Apr 5, 2021 — 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.