Fatal crash profile · State
Traffic deaths in Georgia in 2020
State in United States
- Deaths, 2020
- 1,658
- Fatal crashes
- 1,517
- Population
- 10.7M
In 2020, 1,658 people died in 1,517 fatal crashes in Georgia, about 5 a day. The death rate was 15.4 per 100,000 residents, compared with 11.8 in the United States. Georgia had the 4th most traffic deaths of the 51 states and DC and the 14th-highest death rate. Pedestrians accounted for 17% of deaths, and 22% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
Road users
Who died
17%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About the same as the share in the United States: 17%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 1,155 |
| Pedestrians | 279 |
| Motorcyclists | 192 |
| Cyclists | 32 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Georgia | Share in the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 279 | 17% | 17% |
| Motorcyclists | 192 | 12% | 14% |
| Cyclists | 32 | 2% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 371 | 22% | 30% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 380 | 23% | 29% |
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
22%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About three-quarters of the share in the United States: 29%
24%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 90 percent of the share in the United States: 27%
| Category | Georgia | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 24.0% | 26.7% |
| Alcohol-involved | 22.2% | 28.6% |
| At night | 54.4% | 53.4% |
| At weekends | 33.4% | 32.9% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
54%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About the same as the share in the United States: 53%
33%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About the same as the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 66 |
| 1am | 50 |
| 2am | 46 |
| 3am | 29 |
| 4am | 41 |
| 5am | 44 |
| 6am | 70 |
| 7am | 61 |
| 8am | 42 |
| 9am | 35 |
| 10am | 47 |
| 11am | 40 |
| 12pm | 47 |
| 1pm | 62 |
| 2pm | 67 |
| 3pm | 68 |
| 4pm | 65 |
| 5pm | 81 |
| 6pm | 102 |
| 7pm | 101 |
| 8pm | 90 |
| 9pm | 87 |
| 10pm | 88 |
| 11pm | 82 |
All crashes 2020.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 232 |
| Mon | 189 |
| Tue | 200 |
| Wed | 199 |
| Thu | 185 |
| Fri | 238 |
| Sat | 274 |
All crashes 2020.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 94 |
| Feb | 107 |
| Mar | 128 |
| Apr | 81 |
| May | 112 |
| Jun | 108 |
| Jul | 136 |
| Aug | 145 |
| Sep | 153 |
| Oct | 175 |
| Nov | 146 |
| Dec | 132 |
All crashes 2020.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 1,059 |
| Cloudy | 261 |
| Rain | 170 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 18 |
| Snow | 3 |
| Other | 1 |
All crashes 2020. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 684 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 597 |
| Dark - Lighted | 168 |
| Dusk | 33 |
| Dawn | 29 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 2 |
All crashes 2020. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Roads and vehicles
Where and what, 2020
Roads with the most fatal crashes
- I-7535
- I-28524
- I-2021
- SR-320
- I-8519
- SR-114
- SR-1511
- SR-8511
- I-75 N10
- I-9510
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 949 |
| Pickup trucks | 423 |
| SUVs | 418 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 231 |
| Motorcycles | 196 |
| Other vehicles | 85 |
| Vans | 65 |
| Buses | 10 |
| Other light trucks | 4 |
All crashes 2020.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Silverado82
- Ford F-15074
- Honda Accord59
- Toyota Camry56
- Nissan Altima54
- Honda Civic47
- Toyota Corolla32
- GMC Sierra32
- Dodge Ram32
- Ford F-25029
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 2020. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.
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| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 2020 | Pickens County | CR-329/OLD TALKING ROCK HWY | 1 |
| Mar 27, 2020 | Gwinnett County | CR-COLLINS HILL RD | 1 |
| Mar 27, 2020 | Douglas County | I-20 E | 1 |
| Mar 26, 2020 | Walker County | SR-193 | 2 |
| Mar 26, 2020 | Cherokee County | SR-92 | 1 |
| Mar 25, 2020 | Forest Park, Clayton County | CS-96103/FALCON DR | 1 |
| Mar 25, 2020 | Hall County | CR-327300/TIMBER RIDGE RD | 1 |
| Mar 24, 2020 | Hall County | SR-60 | 1 |
| Mar 24, 2020 | Hart County | SR-77 SP | 1 |
| Mar 24, 2020 | Catoosa County | SR-146 | 1 |
| Mar 24, 2020 | Paulding County | CR-952/MEIN MITCHELL RD | 1 |
| Mar 24, 2020 | Decatur, DeKalb County | I-285 | 1 |
| Mar 23, 2020 | Glynn County | US-341/25 SR27 NEW JESUP HWY | 1 |
| Mar 23, 2020 | Liberty County | SR-119 E B COOPER HWY | 1 |
| Mar 23, 2020 | Cherokee County | CR-76500/E CHEROKEE DR | 1 |
| Mar 23, 2020 | Henry County | CR-S OLA RD | 1 |
| Mar 22, 2020 | Lowndes County | I-75 | 1 |
| Mar 22, 2020 | Columbus, Muscogee County | I-85 N | 1 |
| Mar 21, 2020 | Walton County | CR-344/SUNNY HILL DR | 1 |
| Mar 21, 2020 | Emanuel County | US-221 SR-171 | 1 |
| Mar 21, 2020 | Jeff Davis County | US-221 DOUGLAS HWY | 1 |
| Mar 21, 2020 | Forsyth County | US-19 SR400/13 S RAMP | 1 |
| Mar 21, 2020 | Atlanta, DeKalb County | I-20 | 1 |
| Mar 21, 2020 | DeKalb County | I-20 | 1 |
| Mar 21, 2020 | Tucker, DeKalb County | I-285 RAMP | 1 |
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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.