Whitfield County, Georgia Car Accident Statistics

7 people died in 7 fatal crashes in Whitfield County in 2024, according to NHTSA: 6.7 deaths per 100,000 residents, against 12.5 for Georgia and 11.5 nationally. From 2019 through 2024 the county had 93 traffic deaths in 88 crashes, and 26% of the people killed were pedestrians.

7Deaths in 2024

6.7Deaths per 100,000 residents (2024)

93Deaths, 2019–2024

-46%Change in deaths, 2019 to 2024

Traffic deaths in Whitfield County by year

Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes
2024	7	7
2023	12	11
2022	16	16
2021	29	26
2020	16	15
2019	13	13

Who died

People killed in Whitfield County crashes, 2019–2024.

Drivers and passengers (not motorcycles)60 (65%)

Pedestrians24 (26%)

Motorcyclists8 (9%)

Others1 (1%)

Bicyclists0 (0%)

Roads with the most fatal crashes

Road	Fatal crashes	Deaths
I-75	14	14
SR-3	11	14
SR-71	6	7
SR-286	4	4
SR-201	3	3
SR-2	2	2
US-sr3	2	2
SR-52	2	2
CR-670	2	3
SR-52 E WALNUT AVE	2	2

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
Dalton	34	35
Varnell	4	4
Cohutta	1	2
Rocky Face	1	1

When fatal crashes happen

Time of day

Midnight–6 a.m.16 (18%)

6 a.m.–noon21 (24%)

Noon–6 p.m.23 (26%)

6 p.m.–midnight28 (32%)

Day of week (most: Friday)

Sunday16

Monday8

Tuesday14

Wednesday14

Thursday11

Friday17

Saturday8

48% of fatal crashes in Whitfield County happened in the dark, and 26% on roads classed as rural.

Drinking and speeding

3%Fatal crashes with a driver police reported had been drinking (3)

11%Fatal crashes where police reported speeding (10)

What the first impact was with:

Motor vehicle in-transport33 (38%)

Pedestrian22 (25%)

Tree8 (9%)

Ditch5 (6%)

Guardrail face3 (3%)

Other object2 (2%)

After a crash in Georgia

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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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