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Fatal car crashes in Georgia, county by county

From 2020 through 2024, 8,276 people died in 7,673 crashes on Georgia roads. That is 14.8 deaths a year for every 100,000 residents, above the US rate of 12.1, and the 16th highest rate of the 50 states and DC.

Fulton County had the most deaths (665). The road stretch with the most fatal crashes was I-285 (At Indian Creek Dr) in DeKalb County (78). In 2024, 1,403 people were killed, 15% fewer than in 2020.

Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020-2024 · checked October 2, 2026

8,276

people killed in crashes, 2020-2024

14.8

deaths a year per 100,000 residents, 16th highest of 51 (US 12.1)

1,527

pedestrians killed, 18% of deaths (US 18%)

22%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related (US 28%)

Death rate by county

Deaths a year per 100,000 residents, 2020-2024. Rural counties often rank highest: fewer people, faster roads and longer waits for an ambulance.

Appling County: 22.5 per 100,000 a year, 21 deathsAtkinson County: 30.8 per 100,000 a year, 13 deathsBaldwin County: 20.2 per 100,000 a year, 44 deathsBanks County: 19.7 per 100,000 a year, 20 deathsBarrow County: 15.2 per 100,000 a year, 73 deathsBartow County: 23.1 per 100,000 a year, 136 deathsBen Hill County: 16.5 per 100,000 a year, 14 deathsBerrien County: 21.4 per 100,000 a year, 20 deathsBibb County: 25.7 per 100,000 a year, 202 deathsBleckley County: 33.3 per 100,000 a year, 21 deathsBrantley County: 18.1 per 100,000 a year, 17 deathsBrooks County: 26.9 per 100,000 a year, 22 deathsBryan County: 13.3 per 100,000 a year, 34 deathsBulloch County: 19.7 per 100,000 a year, 84 deathsBurke County: 27.8 per 100,000 a year, 34 deathsButts County: 27.3 per 100,000 a year, 37 deathsCamden County: 12.2 per 100,000 a year, 36 deathsCandler County: 41.3 per 100,000 a year, 23 deathsCarroll County: 17.2 per 100,000 a year, 112 deathsCatoosa County: 13.6 per 100,000 a year, 47 deathsCharlton County: 16.9 per 100,000 a year, 11 deathsChatham County: 11.8 per 100,000 a year, 182 deathsChattooga County: 36.4 per 100,000 a year, 46 deathsCherokee County: 6.8 per 100,000 a year, 100 deathsClarke County: 10.9 per 100,000 a year, 71 deathsClayton County: 17.3 per 100,000 a year, 257 deathsCobb County: 8.3 per 100,000 a year, 328 deathsCoffee County: 22.8 per 100,000 a year, 50 deathsColquitt County: 29.4 per 100,000 a year, 69 deathsColumbia County: 4.8 per 100,000 a year, 40 deathsCook County: 44.5 per 100,000 a year, 40 deathsCoweta County: 13.4 per 100,000 a year, 106 deathsCrawford County: 16.2 per 100,000 a year, 10 deathsCrisp County: 28.8 per 100,000 a year, 28 deathsDade County: 24.9 per 100,000 a year, 20 deathsDawson County: 14.2 per 100,000 a year, 24 deathsDecatur County: 26.5 per 100,000 a year, 39 deathsDeKalb County: 16.1 per 100,000 a year, 619 deathsDodge County: 22.4 per 100,000 a year, 22 deathsDooly County: 35.8 per 100,000 a year, 20 deathsDougherty County: 18 per 100,000 a year, 74 deathsDouglas County: 12.4 per 100,000 a year, 94 deathsEffingham County: 13.4 per 100,000 a year, 49 deathsElbert County: 29.8 per 100,000 a year, 30 deathsEmanuel County: 24.1 per 100,000 a year, 28 deathsEvans County: 36.8 per 100,000 a year, 20 deathsFannin County: 22.4 per 100,000 a year, 29 deathsFayette County: 9.1 per 100,000 a year, 57 deathsFloyd County: 18.5 per 100,000 a year, 94 deathsForsyth County: 5.8 per 100,000 a year, 81 deathsFranklin County: 32.5 per 100,000 a year, 41 deathsFulton County: 12.2 per 100,000 a year, 665 deathsGilmer County: 22.2 per 100,000 a year, 37 deathsGlynn County: 16.9 per 100,000 a year, 73 deathsGordon County: 18.4 per 100,000 a year, 56 deathsGrady County: 24.4 per 100,000 a year, 32 deathsGreene County: 19.9 per 100,000 a year, 21 deathsGwinnett County: 6.1 per 100,000 a year, 306 deathsHabersham County: 19.3 per 100,000 a year, 48 deathsHall County: 11.2 per 100,000 a year, 124 deathsHancock County: 39.2 per 100,000 a year, 17 deathsHaralson County: 26.5 per 100,000 a year, 43 deathsHarris County: 19 per 100,000 a year, 35 deathsHart County: 19.2 per 100,000 a year, 27 deathsHeard County: 28.1 per 100,000 a year, 17 deathsHenry County: 11.8 per 100,000 a year, 153 deathsHouston County: 9.7 per 100,000 a year, 85 deathsIrwin County: 26.2 per 100,000 a year, 12 deathsJackson County: 14.9 per 100,000 a year, 70 deathsJasper County: 24.4 per 100,000 a year, 21 deathsJeff Davis County: 22.5 per 100,000 a year, 17 deathsJefferson County: 28 per 100,000 a year, 21 deathsJenkins County: 40.7 per 100,000 a year, 18 deathsJones County: 13.1 per 100,000 a year, 19 deathsLamar County: 15.5 per 100,000 a year, 16 deathsLaurens County: 24.3 per 100,000 a year, 61 deathsLee County: 18.2 per 100,000 a year, 31 deathsLiberty County: 19.8 per 100,000 a year, 68 deathsLincoln County: 34.8 per 100,000 a year, 14 deathsLong County: 15.7 per 100,000 a year, 16 deathsLowndes County: 15.6 per 100,000 a year, 95 deathsLumpkin County: 20 per 100,000 a year, 36 deathsMcDuffie County: 21.1 per 100,000 a year, 23 deathsMcIntosh County: 50.8 per 100,000 a year, 30 deathsMacon County: 37.2 per 100,000 a year, 22 deathsMadison County: 23.2 per 100,000 a year, 38 deathsMarion County: 26.2 per 100,000 a year, 10 deathsMeriwether County: 29.9 per 100,000 a year, 32 deathsMiller County: 34.3 per 100,000 a year, 10 deathsMitchell County: 25.6 per 100,000 a year, 26 deathsMonroe County: 28 per 100,000 a year, 44 deathsMontgomery County: 42 per 100,000 a year, 18 deathsMorgan County: 26.4 per 100,000 a year, 29 deathsMurray County: 19.8 per 100,000 a year, 41 deathsMuscogee County: 12.2 per 100,000 a year, 123 deathsNewton County: 15.8 per 100,000 a year, 98 deathsOconee County: 10.7 per 100,000 a year, 24 deathsOglethorpe County: 28.4 per 100,000 a year, 23 deathsPaulding County: 10.3 per 100,000 a year, 97 deathsPeach County: 27.4 per 100,000 a year, 40 deathsPickens County: 20.2 per 100,000 a year, 37 deathsPierce County: 16.4 per 100,000 a year, 17 deathsPike County: 20.3 per 100,000 a year, 21 deathsPolk County: 22.9 per 100,000 a year, 51 deathsPutnam County: 22.2 per 100,000 a year, 26 deathsRabun County: 41.8 per 100,000 a year, 37 deathsRichmond County: 19.7 per 100,000 a year, 203 deathsRockdale County: 14.8 per 100,000 a year, 72 deathsScreven County: 26.5 per 100,000 a year, 19 deathsSeminole County: 25.9 per 100,000 a year, 12 deathsSpalding County: 20.5 per 100,000 a year, 72 deathsStephens County: 18.9 per 100,000 a year, 26 deathsStewart County: 54.1 per 100,000 a year, 13 deathsSumter County: 14.5 per 100,000 a year, 21 deathsTalbot County: 45.2 per 100,000 a year, 13 deathsTaliaferro County: 185.2 per 100,000 a year, 15 deathsTattnall County: 18.1 per 100,000 a year, 22 deathsTaylor County: 30.8 per 100,000 a year, 12 deathsTerrell County: 39.1 per 100,000 a year, 17 deathsThomas County: 22.1 per 100,000 a year, 51 deathsTift County: 20.1 per 100,000 a year, 42 deathsToombs County: 28.4 per 100,000 a year, 39 deathsTowns County: 27.3 per 100,000 a year, 18 deathsTroup County: 23.2 per 100,000 a year, 83 deathsTwiggs County: 56.9 per 100,000 a year, 22 deathsUnion County: 15.9 per 100,000 a year, 22 deathsUpson County: 20.5 per 100,000 a year, 29 deathsWalker County: 17 per 100,000 a year, 59 deathsWalton County: 10 per 100,000 a year, 55 deathsWare County: 23.7 per 100,000 a year, 43 deathsWarren County: 77.7 per 100,000 a year, 20 deathsWashington County: 24.2 per 100,000 a year, 24 deathsWayne County: 19.9 per 100,000 a year, 32 deathsWheeler County: 50.9 per 100,000 a year, 18 deathsWhite County: 20.9 per 100,000 a year, 31 deathsWhitfield County: 15.2 per 100,000 a year, 80 deathsWilcox County: 33.7 per 100,000 a year, 15 deathsWilkinson County: 66.9 per 100,000 a year, 29 deathsWorth County: 41.5 per 100,000 a year, 42 deaths
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The most dangerous roads in Georgia

Fatal crashes by road within each county, 2020-2024. A long interstate shows up once per county it crosses.

#RoadWhereFatal crashesDeaths
1 I-285 At Indian Creek Dr DeKalb County, GA 78 86
2 I-75 85 N Fulton County, GA 65 70
3 I-20 Purple Heart Hwy DeKalb County, GA 57 65
4 I-285 Sr407 James E Billy Mcki Fulton County, GA 45 47
5 I-85 Lindbergh Dr Fulton County, GA 44 46
6 I-75 N Ramp Cobb County, GA 40 46
7 I-20 Eb 040200 Fulton County, GA 40 44
8 I-85 S Ramp Gwinnett County, GA 36 39
9 I-75 Clayton County, GA 30 40
10 I-85 Access Rd Nb DeKalb County, GA 29 31
11 SR-14 Roosevelt Hwy Fulton County, GA 28 32
12 I-75 Sb Fwy 040100 Bartow County, GA 27 33
13 I-75 SR-040100 Henry County, GA 26 31
14 I-75 Nb 040100 Bibb County, GA 25 28
15 SR-155 Flat Shoals Pkwy DeKalb County, GA 25 25

Deaths by year

Every Georgia county

139 counties with 10 or more fatal crashes in five years, by deaths. 20 more had fewer than 10 and are listed after the table.

CountyDeaths 2020-24Per 100K a yearPedestriansPopulation
Fulton County 665 12.2 201 1,090,354
DeKalb County 619 16.1 222 770,307
Cobb County 328 8.3 95 787,538
Gwinnett County 306 6.1 64 1,003,869
Clayton County 257 17.3 97 297,703
Richmond County 203 19.7 46 206,303
Bibb County 202 25.7 59 157,056
Chatham County 182 11.8 58 307,336
Henry County 153 11.8 26 259,315
Bartow County 136 23.1 14 117,508
Hall County 124 11.2 17 221,745
Muscogee County 123 12.2 36 201,830
Carroll County 112 17.2 10 129,911
Coweta County 106 13.4 17 158,233
Cherokee County 100 6.8 12 293,513
Newton County 98 15.8 4 124,010
Paulding County 97 10.3 9 188,549
Lowndes County 95 15.6 19 122,082
Douglas County 94 12.4 14 151,887
Floyd County 94 18.5 9 101,390
Houston County 85 9.7 12 174,897
Bulloch County 84 19.7 11 85,454
Troup County 83 23.2 9 71,513
Forsyth County 81 5.8 12 280,096
Whitfield County 80 15.2 22 105,070
Dougherty County 74 18.0 16 82,418
Barrow County 73 15.2 5 96,294
Glynn County 73 16.9 15 86,540
Rockdale County 72 14.8 12 97,610
Spalding County 72 20.5 22 70,292
Clarke County 71 10.9 19 129,995
Jackson County 70 14.9 2 93,825
Colquitt County 69 29.4 6 46,977
Liberty County 68 19.8 8 68,607
Laurens County 61 24.3 6 50,287
Walker County 59 17.0 6 69,340
Fayette County 57 9.1 6 125,107
Gordon County 56 18.4 5 60,765
Walton County 55 10.0 7 109,792
Polk County 51 22.9 7 44,610
Thomas County 51 22.1 11 46,054
Coffee County 50 22.8 3 43,851
Effingham County 49 13.4 5 73,148
Habersham County 48 19.3 2 49,665
Catoosa County 47 13.6 7 68,940
Chattooga County 46 36.4 10 25,306
Baldwin County 44 20.2 8 43,644
Monroe County 44 28.0 3 31,437
Haralson County 43 26.5 6 32,404
Ware County 43 23.7 4 36,222
Tift County 42 20.1 11 41,708
Worth County 42 41.5 5 20,262
Franklin County 41 32.5 4 25,208
Murray County 41 19.8 1 41,316
Columbia County 40 4.8 3 167,472
Cook County 40 44.5 6 17,984
Peach County 40 27.4 9 29,213
Decatur County 39 26.5 2 29,391
Toombs County 39 28.4 7 27,488
Madison County 38 23.2 5 32,771
Butts County 37 27.3 4 27,127
Gilmer County 37 22.2 1 33,327
Pickens County 37 20.2 5 36,580
Rabun County 37 41.8 2 17,711
Camden County 36 12.2 7 59,099
Lumpkin County 36 20.0 2 36,016
Harris County 35 19.0 4 36,929
Bryan County 34 13.3 6 51,105
Burke County 34 27.8 1 24,472
Grady County 32 24.4 6 26,271
Meriwether County 32 29.9 1 21,439
Wayne County 32 19.9 7 32,132
Lee County 31 18.2 5 34,073
White County 31 20.9 1 29,668
Elbert County 30 29.8 2 20,152
McIntosh County 30 50.8 2 11,800
Fannin County 29 22.4 0 25,854
Morgan County 29 26.4 3 21,940
Upson County 29 20.5 7 28,358
Wilkinson County 29 66.9 0 8,667
Crisp County 28 28.8 3 19,468
Emanuel County 28 24.1 1 23,224
Hart County 27 19.2 6 28,052
Mitchell County 26 25.6 3 20,329
Putnam County 26 22.2 2 23,383
Stephens County 26 18.9 2 27,498
Dawson County 24 14.2 1 33,748
Oconee County 24 10.7 1 44,751
Washington County 24 24.2 3 19,834
Candler County 23 41.3 4 11,130
McDuffie County 23 21.1 3 21,764
Oglethorpe County 23 28.4 2 16,172
Brooks County 22 26.9 2 16,344
Dodge County 22 22.4 2 19,630
Macon County 22 37.2 3 11,831
Tattnall County 22 18.1 2 24,275
Twiggs County 22 56.9 2 7,728
Union County 22 15.9 0 27,601
Appling County 21 22.5 1 18,669
Bleckley County 21 33.3 1 12,626
Greene County 21 19.9 1 21,091
Jasper County 21 24.4 0 17,219
Jefferson County 21 28.0 2 15,019
Pike County 21 20.3 3 20,669
Sumter County 21 14.5 2 28,972
Banks County 20 19.7 4 20,318
Berrien County 20 21.4 0 18,666
Dade County 20 24.9 3 16,068
Dooly County 20 35.8 3 11,186
Evans County 20 36.8 0 10,869
Warren County 20 77.7 3 5,148
Jones County 19 13.1 0 29,047
Screven County 19 26.5 3 14,325
Jenkins County 18 40.7 1 8,836
Montgomery County 18 42.0 2 8,566
Towns County 18 27.3 1 13,184
Wheeler County 18 50.9 0 7,076
Brantley County 17 18.1 1 18,795
Hancock County 17 39.2 1 8,683
Heard County 17 28.1 1 12,119
Jeff Davis County 17 22.5 1 15,119
Pierce County 17 16.4 4 20,669
Terrell County 17 39.1 2 8,698
Lamar County 16 15.5 0 20,690
Long County 16 15.7 3 20,439
Taliaferro County 15 185.2 0 1,620
Wilcox County 15 33.7 0 8,904
Ben Hill County 14 16.5 1 16,945
Lincoln County 14 34.8 2 8,049
Atkinson County 13 30.8 2 8,435
Stewart County 13 54.1 0 4,809
Talbot County 13 45.2 1 5,755
Irwin County 12 26.2 1 9,155
Seminole County 12 25.9 1 9,274
Taylor County 12 30.8 0 7,783
Charlton County 11 16.9 1 13,021
Crawford County 10 16.2 1 12,349
Marion County 10 26.2 1 7,635
Miller County 10 34.3 4 5,824

Fewer than 10 fatal crashes, 2020-2024: Bacon County (9 deaths), Baker County (8 deaths), Calhoun County (1 death), Chattahoochee County (10 deaths), Clay County (9 deaths), Clinch County (10 deaths), Early County (8 deaths), Echols County (3 deaths), Glascock County (5 deaths), Johnson County (4 deaths), Lanier County (9 deaths), Pulaski County (8 deaths), Quitman County (1 death), Randolph County (9 deaths), Schley County (4 deaths), Telfair County (10 deaths), Treutlen County (9 deaths), Turner County (9 deaths), Webster County (10 deaths), Wilkes County (9 deaths).

Cities

CityDeaths 2020-24Per 100K a yearPedestriansPopulation
Atlanta 424 16.3 141 520,070

What was involved

FactorGeorgiaShareUS
Speeding was a factor
a driver coded by police as speeding, racing or too fast for conditions		 1,675 22% 28%
A driver had been drinking
police reported alcohol involvement for at least one driver		 1,489 19% 26%
A large truck was involved
a truck over 10,000 lbs		 1,035 13% 13%
Hit-and-run
a driver left the scene		 437 6% 7%
Pedestrians killed
share of all deaths		 1,527 18% 18%
Motorcyclists killed
share of all deaths		 987 12% 15%
Bicyclists killed
share of all deaths		 120 1% 3%
Teens (15-19) killed
share of all deaths		 508 6% 7%

After a crash in Georgia

  1. Get the crash report

    Statewide copies come from Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) crash reporting unit, sold online through the BuyCrash portal (LexisNexis); Georgia State Patrol reports are also available through the Department of Public Safety open records unit, cost GDOT mail-in request: $5 each, plus $2 for a certified report. The BuyCrash price is not stated on official pages read. and are usually ready GDOT mail requests take "at the least two weeks"; GDOT points people to BuyCrash for faster delivery.

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  2. Know your deadline

    Georgia gives you two years to file a personal injury lawsuit (Ga. Code Ann. § 9-3-33). If a city, county or state vehicle was involved: A written ante litem notice of a tort claim against the State of Georgia must be given within 12 months of the date the loss was discovered or should have been discovered; claims against cities and counties have their own, shorter or different notice deadlines.

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  3. Who pays

    Georgia is an at-fault state: the driver who caused the crash, through their liability insurance, pays for the injuries and damage.

    Georgia car accident laws

  4. If you were partly at fault

    If you were partly at fault, your damages are reduced by your percentage of fault, but you recover nothing if you were 50% or more responsible. Georgia's 2025 tort reform law (SB 68) did not change this bar.

    The rule and its statute

  5. The other driver’s minimum coverage

    The legal minimum liability coverage in Georgia is $25,000 per injured person, $50,000 per crash and $25,000 for property (25/50/25).

    Every state’s minimums

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