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Glynn County

Residents 86,540Deaths 2024 12Deaths 2015–2024 137Latest data year 2024

FARS data are based on police crash reports and other sources; the drunk-driving measure is based on the highest BAC of any driver in the crash. Latest data year: 2024. Figures are aggregates from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System; no individual crash is identified.

NHTSA's FARS file lists 137 people killed in 127 fatal crashes in Glynn County, Georgia, between 2015 and 2024, 12 of them in 2024.

With 86,540 residents, that is 16.1 deaths per 100,000 people a year over the ten years, close to the Georgia rate of 14.8 and above the national rate of 11.8.

The ten-year death toll fell 7% from 147 in 2005–2014 to 137 in 2015–2024.

Of the factors FARS records, the one that stands furthest above the state share here is speeding: 23.6% against 19.4% for Georgia.

32% of the county's fatal crashes happened between 6pm to midnight, and Friday was the most common day (21%).

12deaths in 202412 fatal crashes
73deaths, 2020–2024137 over ten years
16.1per 100,000 residents a year2015–2024; 2024 alone: 13.9
+9%vs Georgia ratestate 14.8 · US 11.8

Trend since 1975

01428197519801985199019952000200520102015202020241975: 12 deaths1976: 19 deaths1977: 8 deaths1978: 12 deaths1979: 12 deaths1980: 14 deaths1981: 17 deaths1982: 8 deaths1983: 14 deaths1984: 16 deaths1985: 11 deaths1986: 8 deaths1987: 19 deaths1988: 20 deaths1989: 17 deaths1990: 22 deaths1991: 25 deaths1992: 13 deaths1993: 10 deaths1994: 9 deaths1995: 11 deaths1996: 10 deaths1997: 23 deaths1998: 13 deaths1999: 20 deaths2000: 11 deaths2001: 16 deaths2002: 18 deaths2003: 16 deaths2004: 18 deaths2005: 8 deaths2006: 28 deaths2007: 18 deaths2008: 23 deaths2009: 11 deaths2010: 9 deaths2011: 8 deaths2012: 13 deaths2013: 13 deaths2014: 16 deaths2015: 9 deaths2016: 7 deaths2017: 16 deaths2018: 11 deaths2019: 21 deaths2020: 17 deaths2021: 16 deaths2022: 16 deaths2023: 12 deaths2024: 12 deaths
People killed in crashes in Glynn County by year, 1975–2024. Latest point: 2024, 12 deaths.

Ten-year total down 7% (147 in 2005–2014, 137 in 2015–2024). The shaded band is the ten-year window used for rates and shares. County codes are matched to today's Census county list; a few historic code changes are merged.

Compared with Georgia and the nation

MeasureGlynnGeorgiaUnited States
Deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2015–202416.114.811.8
Deaths per 100,000 residents, 202413.912.511.5
Deaths, 2015–202413715,801389,190
Fatal crashes, 2015–202412714,652358,460
Deaths per fatal crash1.11.11.1
Change vs previous ten years-7%+14%+7%
Crashes on rural roads13%36%43%

Rates divide deaths by Census Bureau population estimates for each year (residents, not road users; through traffic on major routes raises the rate of small counties). Population 86,540 in 2024.

Factors

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking23.6%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver23.6%
Pedestriansshare of people killed19%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed5.8%
Unrestrainedoccupant deaths with no restraint used56.2%
In darknesscrashes after dark57.5%
Rural roadscrashes on rural roads12.6%

tick marks the Georgia share. Bars are shares of fatal crashes (alcohol, speeding, darkness, rural) or of people killed (pedestrians, motorcyclists, unrestrained occupants) over the ten-year window.

"Alcohol" counts crashes where police reported at least one driver as drinking (FARS DR_DRINK), not the BAC-based alcohol-impaired measure NHTSA publishes separately. "Speeding" counts crashes with a driver coded as racing, exceeding the limit or too fast for conditions. Details in the methodology. Factor pages: alcohol, speeding, pedestrians, motorcycles, unrestrained occupants.

Time of day and day of week

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Fatal crashes in Glynn County by weekday and hour, 2015–2024: darker cells are busier. 127 crashes with a known hour and weekday.

By weekday

Friday21%
Wednesday17%
Saturday15%
Sunday14%
Monday14%
Thursday9%
Tuesday9%

Light condition

Dark, not lighted44%
Daylight38%
Dark, lighted13%
Dusk3%
Dawn2%
Dark, lighting unknown0%

Road type

Minor arterial31%
Other principal arterial31%
Interstate18%
Local13%
Major collector4%
Minor collector3%
Other freeways and expressways0%

FHWA functional classes as coded in FARS (FUNC_SYS), share of fatal crashes with a reported class; tick marks the Georgia share. Interstates and other principal arterials carry the most traffic, so a high share there is expected. See what the road classes mean.

Weather

Clear76%
Cloudy15%
Rain7%
Fog, smog or smoke2%
Snow, sleet or freezing rain0%
Crosswinds or blowing sand/snow0%

Routes with the most fatal crashes in Glynn

#RouteTypeIn countyFatal crashesDeathsAlcoholSpeeding
1Interstate 95Interstate2212414516%17%
2State Route 25State highway18566225%18%
3State Route 27State highway7363819%14%
4US Route 17US highway736368%8%
5State Route 32State highway3404225%13%
6US Route 82US highway3384111%8%
7US Route 25US highway338418%11%
8US Route 341US highway3222423%23%
9State Route 520State highway2829317%11%
10Interstate 85Interstate133937116%17%

Signed routes (Interstate, US and state highways) that have a page on this site, ranked by fatal crashes in this county over 2015–2024; "fatal crashes" and "deaths" columns are the statewide totals for the route. Local streets and county roads are not listed.

By year, 2015–2024

YearFatal crashesDeathsDrinking-driver crashesPer 100,000
20241212313.9GA 2024
20231212413.9GA 2023
20221616318.5GA 2022
202115161–218.5GA 2021
20201617419.6GA 2020
20191621624.3GA 2019
201810111–212.7GA 2018
20171516318.5GA 2017
2016771–28.1GA 2016
2015891–210.4GA 2015

Counts under three are shown as "1–2" (small-count rule). Per-100,000 uses the 2024 population for every year in this table; the ten-year rate above uses each year's estimate.

Questions and answers

How many people died in crashes in Glynn County, Georgia?

12 people died in 12 fatal crashes in 2024; 73 over 2020–2024 and 137 over 2015–2024, according to NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System.

How does Glynn compare with Georgia?

16.1 deaths per 100,000 residents a year over 2015–2024, against 14.8 for Georgia and 11.8 nationally. Rates use Census Bureau population estimates.

What share of fatal crashes in Glynn involved alcohol?

23.6% of fatal crashes in 2015–2024 had at least one driver reported by police as drinking, against 19.6% in Georgia. The factor furthest above the state share was speeding at 23.6%.

Which roads in Glynn see the most fatal crashes?

Among signed routes with a page on this site, Interstate 95 (22 fatal crashes in the county, 2015–2024), State Route 25 (18 fatal crashes in the county, 2015–2024) and State Route 27 (7 fatal crashes in the county, 2015–2024).

When do fatal crashes happen in Glynn?

Most often between 6pm to midnight (32% of crashes) and on Fridays (21%); 57.5% happened after dark.

Where does this data come from?

NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System annual files (1975–2024) and Census Bureau county population estimates. Figures are aggregates; no individual crash is identified. See the methodology page for definitions.

Provenance

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System, annual national CSV files 1975–2024 (accident table for every year; vehicle and person tables for 2015–2024), public domain. Population: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, county totals (vintages 2000–2010, 2010–2020 and 2020–2024). Data through 31 Dec 2024; page generated 30 Sep 2026. Processing errors are corrected at the next build; see corrections and sources.