Lowndes County, Georgia: fatal crash statistics

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FARS records 18 deaths in 17 fatal crashes in Lowndes County in 2024.

FARS records 183 deaths in 172 fatal crashes in the county from 2015 to 2024.

From 2015 to 2024 the rate is 15.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year.

The rate of Georgia in the same years is 14.8.

By deaths from 2015 to 2024, Lowndes County was number 18 of 159 counties of Georgia.

Deaths in Lowndes County rose by 26.2% between the ten years 2005 to 2014 (145) and the ten years 2015 to 2024 (183).

In the counties of Georgia the deaths rose by 14.0% between the same years.

From 2015 to 2024, a speeding-related driver was recorded in 12.8% of fatal crashes in Lowndes County and 19.4% in Georgia.

To qualify as a FARS case, the crash had to involve a motor vehicle traveling on a trafficway customarily open to the public and must have resulted in the death of a motorist or a non-motorist within 30 days of the crash.
The set of first files, known as the Annual Report File (ARF), is released following the crash year. The ARF is replaced about a year later with a final file, which contains additional cases or updates to cases that had become available after the ARF was released.
NHTSA's words. Source: NHTSA, Fatality Analysis Reporting System Analytical User's Manual, 1975-2024 (DOT HS 813 794, April 2026), copied on 2 Oct 2026.

This page rests on the FARS 2024 annual file. NHTSA released it on 1 Apr 2026. NHTSA can revise the counts in the final file. Release dates

Figure 1.Deaths in Lowndes County by year, 2015 to 2024

Table 1 has the numbers. Go to the table

Since the last update: no figure of this county has a change on record.

Deaths and fatal crashes by year

Table 1.Lowndes County: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 2015 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes	Crashes with a driver recorded as drinking
2024	18	17	1 or 2
2023	18	17	3
2022	19	19	3
2021	28	25	5
2020	12	12	1 or 2
2019	18	16	1 or 2
2018	18	18	6
2017	17	16	4
2016	17	15	3
2015	18	17	4
2015 to 2024	183	172	34

Each year from 1975

Figure 2.Deaths in Lowndes County by year, 1975 to 2024

Tallest column: 28 (1992)2024: 18

The columns with a stronger shade are the years 2015 to 2024.

Table 2.Lowndes County: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 1975 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes
2024	18	17
2023	18	17
2022	19	19
2021	28	25
2020	12	12
2019	18	16
2018	18	18
2017	17	16
2016	17	15
2015	18	17
2014	13	8
2013	7	7
2012	10	10
2011	17	12
2010	18	16
2009	16	12
2008	19	17
2007	14	14
2006	14	13
2005	17	16
2004	14	14
2003	22	21
2002	18	18
2001	25	22
2000	13	13
1999	19	17
1998	25	20
1997	11	11
1996	18	16
1995	18	17
1994	15	14
1993	22	22
1992	28	26
1991	12	11
1990	18	14
1989	23	21
1988	19	18
1987	19	17
1986	17	14
1985	14	12
1984	21	21
1983	12	10
1982	17	16
1981	13	13
1980	21	18
1979	15	12
1978	13	13
1977	16	15
1976	10	10
1975	23	20

Note: a count of 1 or 2 is written "1 or 2". A death is in FARS when it occurs in 30 days or less after the crash.

Rate for each 100,000 residents

Table 3.Lowndes County beside Georgia and the United States: deaths for each 100,000 residents
Period	Lowndes County	Georgia	United States
2024	14.7	12.5	11.5
2015 to 2024, in a year	15.5	14.8	11.8

Note: the rate divides the deaths in the county by its residents. Persons who do not live in the county are in the deaths, not in the residents.

Population: Census Bureau estimates, vintage 2025. Lowndes County had 122,385 residents in 2024.

Factors that NHTSA records

Table 4.Lowndes County: counts by recorded factor, 2015 to 2024
Factor	Count	Counted among	Share	Share in Georgia
A driver recorded as drinkingof 172 fatal crashes	34	172 fatal crashes	19.8%	19.6%
A speeding-related driverof 172 fatal crashes	22	172 fatal crashes	12.8%	19.4%
No restraint usedof 123 occupant deaths with restraint use known	67	123 occupant deathswith restraint use known	54.5%	49.9%
Pedestriansof 183 deaths	26	183 deaths	14.2%	17.1%
Bicyclistsof 183 deaths	5	183 deaths	2.7%	1.5%
Motorcyclistsof 183 deaths	19	183 deaths	10.4%	11.2%
On a rural roadof 172 fatal crashes with the condition reported	69	172 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	40.1%	36.0%
In the darkof 172 fatal crashes with the condition reported	88	172 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	51.2%	49.5%

Note: FARS records a driver as drinking when police reported alcohol involvement or a test of the driver was positive for alcohol. It is not NHTSA's alcohol-impaired measure, which uses a blood alcohol concentration of .08 g/dL or higher. One crash can be in two or more rows. NHTSA's definitions

Note that alcohol data is often missing. For that reason, this data element may under-count the actual number of drinking drivers.

NHTSA's words. Source: NHTSA, Fatality Analysis Reporting System Analytical User's Manual, 1975-2024 (DOT HS 813 794, April 2026), copied on 2 Oct 2026.

Weekday, time and road class

Table 5.Lowndes County: fatal crashes by weekday and time of day, 2015 to 2024
Weekday	Midnight to 6 a.m.	6 a.m. to noon	Noon to 6 p.m.	6 p.m. to midnight	All
Sunday	5	5	0	7	17
Monday	4	6	5	5	20
Tuesday	5	10	10	8	33
Wednesday	1 or 2	4	4	7	17
Thursday	1 or 2	7	8	9	26
Friday	3	6	8	11	28
Saturday	10	3	8	10	31
All days	31	41	43	57	172

Note: a cell with a stronger shade has a larger count. The table has the fatal crashes with a known hour and weekday.

Table 6.Lowndes County: fatal crashes by road function class, 2015 to 2024
Road function class	Fatal crashes	Share	Share in Georgia
Interstate	36	20.9%	13.3%
Other freeways and expressways	1 or 2	0.6%	2.2%
Other principal arterial	49	28.5%	25.9%
Minor arterial	24	14.0%	27.3%
Major collector	27	15.7%	13.3%
Minor collector	11	6.4%	4.8%
Local	24	14.0%	13.2%
Not reported	0	n/a	n/a

Note: the classes are those of the Federal Highway Administration. The shares are of the crashes with a reported class. Road function classes

Light condition and weather

Table 7.Lowndes County: fatal crashes by light condition, 2015 to 2024
Light condition	Fatal crashes
Daylight	78
Dark, not lighted	61
Dark, lighted	27
Dawn	4
Dusk	1 or 2
Dark, lighting unknown	0
Other or unknown	0

Table 8.Lowndes County: fatal crashes by weather, 2015 to 2024
Weather	Fatal crashes
Clear	144
Cloudy	21
Rain	5
Snow, sleet or freezing rain	0
Fog, smog or smoke	1 or 2
Crosswinds or blowing sand/snow	0
Other or not reported	0

Routes in the county

Table 9.Signed routes in Lowndes County that have a page: fatal crashes, 2015 to 2024
Route	Type	In Lowndes	In all of Georgia
Interstate 75	Interstate	37	647
State Route 7	State highway	7	29
State Route 31	State highway	5	21
State Route 38	State highway	9	55
State Route 133	State highway	4	38
US Route 41	US highway	9	85
US Route 84	US highway	7	48

Note: the table has each route with a page that has a fatal crash in the county, in name order. Local streets and county roads have no page. Their crashes are in the county totals. All routes in Georgia

Adjacent counties

These lists are for navigation. They are in name order.

Figure 3.Lowndes County on the county map of Georgia

Deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year, 2015 to 2024

Fewer than 107 counties
10 to 14.924 counties
15 to 19.934 counties
20 to 29.955 counties
30 or more38 counties
Count of 1 or 2, no rate shown1 county
Lowndes County: 15.5

The limits of the classes are the same for every state. A county with few residents can show a high rate from few deaths. A class is not a judgement of a county. The full map and the table of counties of Georgia

Table 10.Counties that share a boundary line with Lowndes County
County	State	Deaths, 2024	Deaths, 2015 to 2024	For each 100,000 residents in a year
Hamilton County	Florida	8	69	49.4
Madison County	Florida	10	69	37.5
Berrien County	Georgia	5	36	19.2
Brooks County	Georgia	1 or 2	41	25.7
Cook County	Georgia	5	69	39.8
Echols County	Georgia	1 or 2	9	23.5
Lanier County	Georgia	0	12	11.6

Source of the list: Census Bureau county adjacency file, 2026 edition.

Counties of similar population

These counties of Georgia have a population nearest to that of Lowndes County. The list is for navigation and is in name order. The number is the deaths from 2015 to 2024.

Official channels

NHTSA Fatality and Injury Reporting System Tool (FIRST)NHTSA's query tool for FARS counts.
NHTSA FARS EncyclopediaNHTSA's tables of FARS data.
Georgia Governor's Office of Highway SafetyThe highway safety office of Georgia.

These links go to the sites of the agencies. They were checked on 2 Oct 2026.

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Source of the figures

Counts: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System, national files of 1975 to 2024. The factors use the vehicle and person files from 2015. Residents: Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, vintage 2025. Map: Census Bureau cartographic boundary file, 2021 edition. Data to 31 Dec 2024. The figures are totals. No page of this site is about one crash or one person.

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Questions

How many deaths did FARS record in Lowndes in the ten years before 2015?

FARS records 145 deaths in Lowndes County from 2005 to 2014. It records 183 deaths from 2015 to 2024.

What was the rate of Lowndes in 2024?

The rate of Lowndes County in 2024 was 14.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents. The rate of Georgia was 12.5. The rate of the United States was 11.5.

How many fatal crashes in Lowndes had a driver recorded as drinking?

FARS records a driver as drinking in 34 of 172 fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024. This count is not NHTSA's alcohol-impaired measure. NHTSA says that alcohol data is often missing, so the count may be too low.

How many fatal crashes did FARS record on signed routes in Lowndes?

7 signed routes in the county have a page. FARS records 78 fatal crashes on them in the county from 2015 to 2024. The table of routes on this page gives the count for each route.