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Traffic deaths in Worth County, Georgia

County in Georgia · United States

Deaths, 2024
6
Fatal crashes
6
Population
20.2K

In 2024, 6 people died in 6 fatal crashes in Worth County, Georgia. That was the same as in 2023. The death rate was 29.7 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.5 in Georgia and 11.5 in the United States. Worth County had the 66th most traffic deaths among Georgia's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 42 people died, an average of 8.4 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

29.7

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

  • About double the rate in Georgia: 12.5
  • About 3 times the rate in the United States: 11.5

41.2

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

  • About 3 times the average in Georgia: 15.1
  • About 3 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%
Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2020 7 6
2021 13 10
2022 10 8
2023 6 6
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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Deaths per 100,000 residents, 2020–2024
Category Deaths per 100,000
2020 33.8
2021 63.3
2022 49.1
2023 29.7
2024 29.7

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%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 6
Pedestrians 0
Motorcyclists 0
Cyclists 0
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Worth County Share in Georgia
Pedestrians 0 0% 20%
Motorcyclists 0 0% 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%

50%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About 3 times the share in Georgia: 16%
  • About double the share in the United States: 25%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Worth County Georgia United States
Speeding-related 50.0% 16.4% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 16.7% 23.4% 28.1%
At night 50.0% 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

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%

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

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 1
Mon 4
Tue 3
Wed 7
Thu 4
Fri 6
Sat 11

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 2
Feb 3
Mar 2
Apr 4
May 2
Jun 4
Jul 4
Aug 3
Sep 2
Oct 5
Nov 4
Dec 1

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 28
Rain 4
Cloudy 2
Fog, Smog, Smoke 2

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 21
Dark - Not Lighted 15

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-1335
  2. SR-5203
  3. US-82 SR-5203
  4. SR-1122
  5. SR-3132
  6. SR-322
  7. SR-3002
  8. JEWEL CROWE RD1
  9. CR-0124001
  10. CR-001300/FOWLER RD1

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 20
Pickup trucks 11
SUVs 8
Medium and heavy trucks 8
Vans 4
Buses 2
Motorcycles 2
Other vehicles 1

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Chevrolet Colorado3
  2. Chevrolet Impala3
  3. Ford Transit Connect2
  4. Toyota Camry2
  5. Chevrolet Avalanche1
  6. Chevrolet Blazer1
  7. Chevrolet Camaro1
  8. Chevrolet S-10 Pickup1
  9. Chevrolet Silverado1
  10. Chevrolet Suburban1

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
Nov 2, 2024 Sylvester 1
Oct 30, 2024 — 1
Oct 24, 2024 — 1
Aug 28, 2024 — 1
Jun 18, 2024 — 1
May 11, 2024 — 1
Dec 4, 2023 Sylvester 1
Aug 28, 2023 Sylvester 1
Jun 18, 2023 Sylvester 1
Jun 14, 2023 Oakfield 1
Apr 29, 2023 Sumner 1
Apr 15, 2023 — 1
Sep 22, 2022 Poulan 1
Aug 18, 2022 — 1
Jul 22, 2022 Sylvester 1
Jun 15, 2022 — 1
Apr 30, 2022 — 1
Feb 25, 2022 — 2
Feb 16, 2022 — 1
Jan 24, 2022 — 2
Nov 23, 2021 — 1
Nov 22, 2021 — 1
Oct 27, 2021 — 1
Oct 9, 2021 — 4
Oct 8, 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.