Coweta County, Georgia Car Accident Statistics

14 people died in 14 fatal crashes in Coweta County in 2024, according to NHTSA: 8.8 deaths per 100,000 residents, against 12.5 for Georgia and 11.5 nationally. From 2019 through 2024 the county had 128 traffic deaths in 124 crashes, and 15% of the people killed were pedestrians.

14Deaths in 2024
8.8Deaths per 100,000 residents (2024)
128Deaths, 2019–2024
-36%Change in deaths, 2019 to 2024

Traffic deaths in Coweta County by year

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YearDeathsFatal crashes
20241414
20232222
20222020
20212624
20202423
20192221

Who died

People killed in Coweta County crashes, 2019–2024.

Drivers and passengers (not motorcycles)91 (71%)
Pedestrians19 (15%)
Motorcyclists17 (13%)
Others1 (1%)
Bicyclists0 (0%)

Roads with the most fatal crashes

RoadFatal crashesDeaths
I-851818
SR-341010
SR-161010
SR-1467
SR-5444
I-85 SR-40344
SR-7033
SR-15433
I-85 N22
US-29 SR-1422

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
Newnan3232
Senoia66
Moreland55
Sharpsburg33
Palmetto22
East Newnan11
Haralson11
Madras11

When fatal crashes happen

Time of day

Midnight–6 a.m.24 (19%)
6 a.m.–noon23 (19%)
Noon–6 p.m.32 (26%)
6 p.m.–midnight45 (36%)

Day of week (most: Thursday)

Sunday20
Monday19
Tuesday16
Wednesday13
Thursday24
Friday18
Saturday14

56% of fatal crashes in Coweta County happened in the dark, and 39% on roads classed as rural.

Drinking and speeding

16%Fatal crashes with a driver police reported had been drinking (20)
28%Fatal crashes where police reported speeding (35)

What the first impact was with:

Motor vehicle in-transport42 (34%)
Pedestrian19 (15%)
Tree16 (13%)
Ditch11 (9%)
Rollover/overturn6 (5%)
Culvert5 (4%)

After a crash in Georgia

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

Personal injury lawyers in Newnan

Lawbamba lists 8 personal injury lawyers with an office in Newnan, 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).

D. Scott Cummins
Stemberger Cummins & Arnall, P.C.
Personal Injury, Criminal Defense, Estate Planning
Newnan · 5.0★ from 114 reviews
William J. Stemberger Jr.
Stemberger Cummins & Arnall, P.C.
Personal Injury, Assault & Battery, Criminal Defense
Newnan · 4.9★ from 28 reviews
Brian William Pettersson
Personal Injury, Business & Commercial, Business Organizations
Newnan · 5.0★ from 3 reviews
Gail Wright Churchill
Law Offices of Gail Wright Churchill
Personal Injury, Administrative, Business & Commercial
Newnan · 5.0★ from 1 review

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.