Polk County, Georgia Car Accident Statistics
6 people died in 6 fatal crashes in Polk County in 2024, according to NHTSA: 13.4 deaths per 100,000 residents, against 12.5 for Georgia and 11.5 nationally. From 2019 through 2024 the county had 59 traffic deaths in 58 crashes, and 15% of the people killed were pedestrians.
Traffic deaths in Polk County by year
| Year | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | 6 |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 |
| 2021 | 13 | 12 |
| 2020 | 12 | 12 |
| 2019 | 8 | 8 |
Who died
People killed in Polk County crashes, 2019–2024.
Roads with the most fatal crashes
| Road | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| SR-1 | 8 | 9 |
| SR-101 | 5 | 5 |
| SR-6 | 4 | 4 |
| US-278 SR-6 | 3 | 3 |
| CR-035100 | 2 | 2 |
| US-sr6 | 2 | 2 |
| CR-prior Station Road | 1 | 1 |
| Mu-052803 W John Hand Rd | 1 | 1 |
| Cedartown Rd | 1 | 1 |
| Bellview Rd | 1 | 1 |
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
| City | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Cedartown | 25 | 26 |
| Rockmart | 8 | 8 |
| Aragon | 2 | 2 |
When fatal crashes happen
Time of day
Day of week (most: Sunday)
48% of fatal crashes in Polk County happened in the dark, and 57% on roads classed as rural.
Drinking and speeding
What the first impact was with:
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 Cedartown
Lawbamba lists 5 personal injury lawyers with an office in Cedartown, 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).
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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.
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