Georgia Crashes, Injuries & Fatalities Statistics

2008 Georgia Roadway Fatalities

2008 Georgia Roadway Fatalities – MAP

In 2008, Georgia experienced 1,493 roadway fatalities (FARS), 115,797 roadway injuries, and 306,367 motor vehicle crashes. Of all 159 counties in Georgia, Fulton County (having the largest population per square mile) continues to have the largest number of fatalities (113 fatalities). Five counties (Clay, Quitman, Taylor, Treutlen, and Glascock) had zero roadway fatalities.

Georgia Roadway Crashes, Injuries, and Fatalities

Note: difference in fatalities reported by NHTSA FARS and Georgia Crash reports may differ due to differences in calendar years and including fetuses.

Georgia Roadway Crashes, Injuries, and Fatalities by County 2003-2008

Georgia Roadway Fatalities & Fatality Rates

(Per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled)

Georgia Fatalities & Fatality Rates 1994-2008

The number of roadway fatalities has varied from 1994 to 2008, peaking in 2005 with 1,729 fatalities, but a rate of 1.52 fatalities per 100 vehicle miles travelled (VMT). However, in 2008 Georgia experienced the lowest fatality rate in fifteen years, with 1.37 fatalities per every 100 million VMT. The highest fatality rate occurred in 1996 with 1.76 fatalities per 100 million VMT and 1,573 roadway fatalities.

Georgia Total, Urban, & Rural Fatality Rates

(Per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled)

Georgia Total, Urban, & Rural Fatality Rates 1994-2008

County Classification

Rural counties are known to experience more fatalities than urban areas. Although urban areas, such as Atlanta Metropolitan Counties (Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton, and Gwinnet) have a higher number of crashes, rural areas have significantly higher fatality rates than urban areas. However, since 1994 to 2008 the fatality rates in rural areas have decreased by 23.2%; overall fatalities rates decreased by 20.3% and urban fatality rates decreased by 21.7% within the same time period.

Percent of all Georgia Crashes, Injuries, & Fatalities by Region, 2008

Even though more crashes occur in the five Atlanta metropolitan counties, more people die in rural counties. The number of people killed in rural Georgia counties (652 fatalities, 43% of all Georgia fatalities) is 1.8 times higher than those killed in the five metropolitan Atlanta Counties (362 fatalities, 22% of all Georgia fatalities). In comparison, the number of crashes in the five Atlanta counties (130,725 crashes) is 1.9 times higher than the number of crashes in Georgia’s rural counties (69,120 crashes).

All Crashes – Time of Day

Fatal Crashes – Time of Day

Most crashes occur between 11am and 3:59pm on Fridays (28,342).

The least number of crashes occur on Monday between 5am and 10:59am.

Most fatal crashes occur on Saturday night (9pm to 11:59pm) to Sunday early morning (12am to 4:59am). The least number of fatal crashes occur on Thursday early morning (12am to 4:59am) and on Monday or Tuesday weekdays.

Governor's Office Of Highway Safety In Georgia