Barrow County, Georgia Car Accident Statistics

10 people died in 10 fatal crashes in Barrow County in 2024, according to NHTSA: 10.4 deaths per 100,000 residents, against 12.5 for Georgia and 11.5 nationally. From 2019 through 2024 the county had 85 traffic deaths in 77 crashes.

10Deaths in 2024
10.4Deaths per 100,000 residents (2024)
85Deaths, 2019–2024
-17%Change in deaths, 2019 to 2024

Traffic deaths in Barrow County by year

05101520122019182020182021142022132023102024
YearDeathsFatal crashes
20241010
20231311
20221413
20211816
20201816
20191211

Who died

People killed in Barrow County crashes, 2019–2024.

Drivers and passengers (not motorcycles)65 (76%)
Motorcyclists14 (16%)
Pedestrians5 (6%)
Bicyclists1 (1%)

Roads with the most fatal crashes

RoadFatal crashesDeaths
SR-2111011
SR-316910
SR-856
SR-1155
SR-8256
CR-003800 DEE KENNEDY RD22
US-29 SR-316 UNIVERSITY PKWY11
Patrick Mill Rd11
CR-415 ATLANTA HWY11
SR-8111

As named in crash reports, 2019–2024. Long highways cross many miles of the county, so they tend to rank high.

Fatal crashes inside city limits

CityFatal crashesDeaths
Winder1212
Statham89
Auburn55
Bethlehem46
Carl23
Russell22

When fatal crashes happen

Time of day

Midnight–6 a.m.13 (17%)
6 a.m.–noon15 (19%)
Noon–6 p.m.24 (31%)
6 p.m.–midnight25 (32%)

Day of week (most: Friday)

Sunday9
Monday11
Tuesday12
Wednesday6
Thursday11
Friday17
Saturday11

42% of fatal crashes in Barrow County happened in the dark, and 8% on roads classed as rural.

Drinking and speeding

10%Fatal crashes with a driver police reported had been drinking (8)
17%Fatal crashes where police reported speeding (13)

What the first impact was with:

Motor vehicle in-transport49 (64%)
Tree7 (9%)
Pedestrian5 (6%)
Ditch3 (4%)
Culvert3 (4%)
Live animal2 (3%)

After a crash in Georgia

Injury claims have a filing deadline set by state law. See Georgia's car accident statute of limitations.

Car accident lawyers in Georgia

Lawbamba lists 134 car accident lawyers with an office in Georgia, the practice area that deals with the fatal crash records on this page. These 4 come first in that listing (how the order is set).

Glenda Faye Mitchell
Glenda Mitchell Law Firm
Car Accidents
Cartersville · 5.0★ from 1,353 reviews
Darren Tobin
Tobin Injury Law
Car Accidents
Atlanta · 5.0★ from 515 reviews
Trisha Starks
Starks Byron, P.C.
Car Accidents
Kennesaw · 5.0★ from 226 reviews
Matthew Hollingsworth
Hollingsworth Injury Law, LLC
Car Accidents
Atlanta · 5.0★ from 211 reviews

Matched by practice area and office location only. These lawyers are not connected to the records on this page and have not reviewed or endorsed it.

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Source: NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2024, which records every crash on a public road in which someone died within 30 days. Population figures are the Census Bureau's 2024 county estimates. A crash is counted where it happened, not where the people involved lived. “Drinking driver” means police reported a driver had been drinking; “speeding” means police reported at least one driver was speeding or going too fast for conditions. Injury-only crashes aren't in FARS.

Lawbamba is not affiliated with NHTSA, and this page is general information, not legal advice.