Georgia fatal crashes in 2014
FARS records 1,164 deaths in 1,080 fatal crashes in Georgia in 2014.
In 2013 it records 1,180 deaths in 1,085 fatal crashes.
In 2014 the rate is 11.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in Georgia and 10.3 in the United States.
By deaths for each 100,000 residents in 2014, Georgia was number 22 of 51, the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Deaths in Georgia fell by 1.4% from 2013 to 2014. In the United States they fell by 0.5%.
In 2014, a driver was recorded as drinking in 22.6% of fatal crashes in Georgia and 29.4% in the United States.
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 .
This site reads the years before 2015 from one fixed copy. It does not track later revisions of these years. Release dates
2014 beside 2013
| Figure | Georgia, 2014 | Georgia, 2013 | United States, 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths | 1,164 | 1,180 | 32,744 |
| Fatal crashes | 1,080 | 1,085 | 30,056 |
| Deaths for each 100,000 residents | 11.6 | 11.8 | 10.3 |
| Fatal crashes with a driver recorded as drinking | 244 | 257 | 8,833 |
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. NHTSA's definitions
For the years before 2015 the count is from the FARS element DRUNK_DR. It counts a blood alcohol concentration of .01 g/dL or more. From 2015 the count is from DR_DRINK and counts .001 g/dL or more.
Counties in 2014
Note: a county with no fatal crash in 2014 is not in the table. A count of 1 or 2 is written "1 or 2".
Time of day and weekday
| Time of day | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Midnight to 6 a.m. | 196 | 18.2% |
| 6 a.m. to noon | 239 | 22.2% |
| Noon to 6 p.m. | 308 | 28.6% |
| 6 p.m. to midnight | 334 | 31.0% |
| Weekday | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday | 155 | 14.4% |
| Monday | 129 | 11.9% |
| Tuesday | 126 | 11.7% |
| Wednesday | 158 | 14.6% |
| Thursday | 151 | 14.0% |
| Friday | 163 | 15.1% |
| Saturday | 198 | 18.3% |
Note: the tables have the fatal crashes with a known hour or weekday.
Cite this page
Fatal Roads. Georgia fatal crashes in 2014. https://fatalroads.com/state/georgia/2014/. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System, FARS 2024 annual file. Data to .
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Source of the figures
Counts: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System, national file of 2014. This site reads the years before 2015 from one fixed copy. It does not track later revisions of these years. Residents: Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, vintage 2025. Data to .
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Questions
Which file does the 2014 page use?
This site reads the years before 2015 from one fixed copy. It does not track later revisions of these years.
What part of the deaths in the United States in 2014 was in Georgia?
Georgia had 1,164 of the 32,744 deaths in the United States in 2014. That is 3.6 percent.
In how many counties of Georgia did FARS record a fatal crash in 2014?
FARS records one or more fatal crashes in 147 counties of Georgia in 2014.
How many fatal crashes in Georgia in 2014 had a driver recorded as drinking?
FARS records a driver as drinking in 244 of 1,080 fatal crashes in 2014.