Dodge County, Georgia Car Accident Statistics

5 people died in 4 fatal crashes in Dodge County in 2024, according to NHTSA: 25.5 deaths per 100,000 residents, against 12.5 for Georgia and 11.5 nationally. From 2019 through 2024 the county had 32 traffic deaths in 30 crashes.

5Deaths in 2024
25.5Deaths per 100,000 residents (2024)
32Deaths, 2019–2024
-50%Change in deaths, 2019 to 2024

Traffic deaths in Dodge County by year

02571010201962020520226202352024
YearDeathsFatal crashes
202454
202366
202254
202066
20191010

Who died

People killed in Dodge County crashes, 2019–2024.

Drivers and passengers (not motorcycles)29 (91%)
Pedestrians2 (6%)
Motorcyclists1 (3%)
Bicyclists0 (0%)

Roads with the most fatal crashes

RoadFatal crashesDeaths
SR-8755
SR-11722
CR-174 CHESTER EASTMAN HWY11
CR-03530012
US-2312
CR-02430011
Cs-jim Ross Rd11
CR-005200 FAIR HAVEN ROAD11
CR-34411
US-341 SR-2711

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
Eastman55
Chauncey23
Chester11
Milan11
Rhine11

When fatal crashes happen

Time of day

Midnight–6 a.m.4 (13%)
6 a.m.–noon8 (27%)
Noon–6 p.m.9 (30%)
6 p.m.–midnight9 (30%)

Day of week (most: Saturday)

Sunday3
Monday4
Tuesday5
Wednesday2
Thursday5
Friday5
Saturday6

43% of fatal crashes in Dodge County happened in the dark, and 87% on roads classed as rural.

Drinking and speeding

23%Fatal crashes with a driver police reported had been drinking (7)
17%Fatal crashes where police reported speeding (5)

What the first impact was with:

Motor vehicle in-transport14 (47%)
Tree4 (13%)
Rollover/overturn3 (10%)
Culvert2 (7%)
Pedestrian2 (7%)
Embankment2 (7%)

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.