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2014

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Georgia in 2014

Deaths 1,164Fatal crashes 1,080Per 100,000 11.6US deaths 32,744

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. Final FARS file for 2014.

In 2014, 1,164 people died in 1,080 fatal crashes in Georgia, 11.6 deaths per 100,000 residents against 10.3 nationally.

The death toll was about level between 2013 (1,180) and 2014 (1,164).

Georgia accounted for 3.6% of the 32,744 crash deaths recorded nationally that year.

22.6% of the state's fatal crashes that year had at least one driver reported as drinking.

31% of the crashes happened between 6pm to midnight; Saturday was the most common day.

Compared with 2013 and the nation

MeasureGeorgia 2014Georgia 2013United States 2014
Deaths1,1641,18032,744
Fatal crashes1,0801,08530,056
Deaths per 100,000 residents11.611.810.3
Crashes with a drinking driver23%24%29%

Counties in 2014

Every county with a fatal crash in 2014, by deaths. Counts under three are shown as "1–2" (small-count rule); the per-100,000 column is blank for them. 147 counties listed.

CountyFatal crashesDeathsPer 100,000Deaths 2015–2024
Fulton County75777.11,289
Gwinnett County52555.5623
DeKalb County50557.11,064
Cobb County47496.2613
Richmond County272713.1328
Chatham County26268.5376
Henry County242610.0282
Bibb County232314.6353
Clayton County20217.1459
Bartow County192117.9256
Carroll County172116.2234
Hall County16219.5263
Murray County141843.674
Muscogee County17178.4232
Colquitt County151736.2115
Floyd County161615.8177
Bulloch County151618.7153
Effingham County141621.988
Glynn County141618.5137
Troup County131419.6148
Whitfield County131312.4149
Lowndes County81310.6183
Cherokee County12124.1181
Coweta County12127.6205
Douglas County12127.9195
Dougherty County101214.6144
Emanuel County101251.767
McDuffie County71255.155
Forsyth County11113.9149
Worth County91154.378
Fayette County10108.0110
Barrow County999.3138
Clarke County996.9129
Rockdale County999.2130
Spalding County9912.8124
Camden County8915.272
Catoosa County8811.682
Houston County884.6153
Laurens County8815.9115
Paulding County884.2187
Lamar County7838.734
Tift County7819.281
Appling County6842.944
Burke County7728.677
Elbert County7734.750
Jackson County777.5164
Liberty County7710.2113
Madison County7721.462
Monroe County7722.388
Newton County775.6187
Banks County6734.552
Columbia County674.2116
Decatur County6723.886
Gilmer County6721.074
Polk County6715.789
Screven County6748.941
Sumter County6724.243
Dade County5637.350
Evans County5655.234
Thomas County5613.094
Coffee County4613.789
Hart County4621.457
Tattnall County4624.747
Wilkinson County4669.250
Baldwin County5511.592
Butts County5518.471
Cook County5527.869
Dawson County5514.858
Gordon County558.2104
Habersham County5510.190
Mitchell County5524.651
Morgan County5522.866
Pickens County5513.762
Wayne County5515.659
Bryan County459.871
Toombs County4518.264
Baker County44146.416
Chattooga County4415.877
Crawford County4432.427
Crisp County4420.547
Dooly County4435.842
Fannin County4415.546
Franklin County4415.983
Grady County4415.260
Greene County4419.044
Harris County4410.876
Irwin County4443.725
Jones County4413.848
McIntosh County4433.953
Rabun County4422.662
Stephens County4414.560
Walker County445.8102
Walton County443.6117
Warren County4477.740
White County4413.563
Macon County3433.844
Jefferson County1–2426.648
Ben Hill County3317.723
Brooks County3318.441
Hancock County3334.639
Haralson County339.384
Lee County338.844
Lumpkin County338.370
Meriwether County3314.065
Oconee County336.754
Oglethorpe County3318.632
Pierce County3314.534
Towns County3322.836
Turner County3333.222
Upson County3310.648
Wilcox County3333.719
Randolph County1–2349.312
Berrien County1–21–2—36
Brantley County1–21–2—34
Dodge County1–21–2—50
Early County1–21–2—38
Jasper County1–21–2—40
Jeff Davis County1–21–2—34
Lanier County1–21–2—12
Long County1–21–2—34
Marion County1–21–2—18
Pike County1–21–2—47
Pulaski County1–21–2—18
Talbot County1–21–2—26
Treutlen County1–21–2—22
Twiggs County1–21–2—44
Ware County1–21–2—87
Wilkes County1–21–2—16
Candler County1–21–2—41
Bacon County1–21–2—28
Charlton County1–21–2—23
Clay County1–21–2—12
Clinch County1–21–2—20
Echols County1–21–2—9
Glascock County1–21–2—8
Heard County1–21–2—40
Jenkins County1–21–2—37
Johnson County1–21–2—14
Montgomery County1–21–2—34
Peach County1–21–2—85
Putnam County1–21–2—62
Taliaferro County1–21–2—25
Telfair County1–21–2—31
Terrell County1–21–2—30
Union County1–21–2—44
Washington County1–21–2—60
Webster County1–21–2—16

Per 100,000 uses the 2024 population estimate for every year, so early-year rates are understated where a county has grown.

Hour of day

12am3.5%
1am2.9%
2am2.4%
3am3.8%
4am2.6%
5am3%
6am3.4%
7am4.5%
8am3.5%
9am3%
10am4.4%
11am3.4%
12pm3.9%
1pm4%
2pm4.5%
3pm6.2%
4pm4.8%
5pm5.2%
6pm5%
7pm6.8%
8pm5.1%
9pm4.6%
10pm5.4%
11pm4.1%

Weekday

Sunday14%
Monday12%
Tuesday12%
Wednesday15%
Thursday14%
Friday15%
Saturday18%

Questions and answers

How many people died in crashes in Georgia in 2014?

1,164 people in 1,080 fatal crashes, according to NHTSA's FARS 2014 file, or 11.6 per 100,000 residents.

Which county in Georgia had the most crash deaths in 2014?

Fulton County with 77 deaths in 75 fatal crashes. The table on this page lists every county with a fatal crash that year.

How did 2014 compare with 2013 in Georgia?

1,164 deaths against 1,180 in 2013 (+-1%). Nationally the 2014 total was 32,744.

Provenance

Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2014 national file (accident table); US Census Bureau population estimates. Data through 31 Dec 2024; generated 30 Sep 2026.