Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Wilkinson County, Georgia
County in Georgia · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 8
- Fatal crashes
- 7
- Population
- 8.7K
In 2024, 8 people died in 7 fatal crashes in Wilkinson County, Georgia. That was 60.0% more than in 2023 (5) and the most in any year since 2020. The death rate was 92.0 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.5 in Georgia and 11.5 in the United States. Wilkinson County had the 46th most traffic deaths among Georgia's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 29 people died, an average of 5.8 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
92.0
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 7 times the rate in Georgia: 12.5
- About 8 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
66.2
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 4 times the average in Georgia: 15.1
- About 5 times the average in the United States: 12.3
+60%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
5 deaths in 2023, 8 in 2024
- Georgia: -13%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7 | 3 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 5 | 4 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 |
| 2024 | 8 | 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 | 79.3 |
| 2021 | 45.5 |
| 2022 | 57.4 |
| 2023 | 57.1 |
| 2024 | 92.0 |
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 | 7 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 1 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Wilkinson County | Share in Georgia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 20% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 13% | 13% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 13% | 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%
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 | Wilkinson County | Georgia | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 16.4% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 23.4% | 28.1% |
| At night | 57.1% | 53.7% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 57.1% | 30.1% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
57%
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%
57%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 1.9 times the share in Georgia: 30%
- About 1.8 times the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 2 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 2 |
| 5am | 2 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 2 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 2 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 4 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 2 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 3 |
| Mon | 1 |
| Tue | 3 |
| Wed | 5 |
| Thu | 2 |
| Fri | 4 |
| Sat | 5 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 3 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 2 |
| Apr | 2 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 2 |
| Jul | 2 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 4 |
| Oct | 2 |
| Nov | 2 |
| Dec | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 20 |
| Cloudy | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Not Lighted | 11 |
| Daylight | 11 |
| 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-183
- SR-573
- SR-5402
- SR-00292
- SR-292
- CR-871
- CR-4 PARKER SPRINGS CHURCH RD1
- CR-186/TURKEY CREEK RD1
- CR-1861
- CR-0182001
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 9 |
| Pickup trucks | 9 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 8 |
| Motorcycles | 2 |
| Other vehicles | 2 |
| SUVs | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Ford F-1504
- Chevrolet Silverado2
- Freightliner Cascadia2
- Peterbilt 3792
- Suzuki VL8001
- Ram 15001
- Polaris Ranger1
- Plymouth Neon1
- Peterbilt 5871
- Nissan Rogue1
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 30, 2024 | — | SR-29 | 2 |
| Oct 26, 2024 | — | US-441 | 1 |
| Jul 6, 2024 | — | CR-018200 | 1 |
| May 21, 2024 | — | SR-29 | 1 |
| Jan 14, 2024 | Gordon | SR-18 | 1 |
| Jan 10, 2024 | — | SR-57 | 1 |
| Jan 7, 2024 | — | CR-001700 | 1 |
| Oct 14, 2023 | — | CR-001400 | 1 |
| Sep 24, 2023 | — | CR-87 | 1 |
| Sep 9, 2023 | Ivey | CS-085609 | 1 |
| Sep 2, 2023 | — | SR-18 | 1 |
| Jun 7, 2023 | Irwinton | US-441 SR-29 | 1 |
| Dec 28, 2022 | Gordon | SR-243 FALL LINE FWY | 1 |
| Jul 22, 2022 | Gordon | SR-18 | 1 |
| Jun 10, 2022 | — | SR-57 | 1 |
| Mar 3, 2022 | Gordon | SR-540 | 2 |
| Apr 28, 2021 | — | CR-4 PARKER SPRINGS CHURCH RD | 1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | — | CR-186/TURKEY CREEK RD | 1 |
| Mar 19, 2021 | — | SR-57 | 1 |
| Feb 16, 2021 | Danville | CR-186 | 1 |
| Nov 27, 2020 | McIntyre | SR-0029 | 2 |
| Nov 26, 2020 | McIntyre | SR-0029 | 1 |
| Sep 1, 2020 | — | SR-540 | 4 |
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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.