Fatal crashes in Cook County, Georgia
In 2024, 5 people died in 5 fatal crashes in Cook County, 28.6% fewer than in 2023. From 2015 to 2024 the county recorded 62 fatal crashes and 69 deaths.
Deaths in Cook County by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | 5 |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 |
| 2022 | 11 | 14 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 |
| 2020 | 8 | 8 |
| 2019 | 5 | 6 |
| 2018 | 2 | 4 |
| 2017 | 4 | 5 |
| 2016 | 8 | 8 |
| 2015 | 6 | 6 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
The deadliest roads in Cook County
I-75 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Cook County from 2015 to 2024: 24, with 28 deaths. The 2 roads listed held 47% of all fatal crashes in Cook County from 2015 to 2024; 1 is an interstate, 1 state highway. Interstate, US and state routes with 5 or more fatal crashes in the county; county roads and city streets are in the county's total but not listed.
| Road | Fatal crashes | Deaths | 2022 to 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I-75 | 24 | 28 | 9 | |
| 2 | State Highway 37 | 5 | 5 | 2 | no page |
Cities NHTSA filed, with their fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024: Adel 11, Sparks 6. The city is not filed for crashes outside a city.
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
When fatal crashes happen in Cook County
Too few crashes to name a heaviest slot. The grid shows the shares; a share is only given over 20 crashes.
| Midnight to 4 | 4 to 8 am | 8 to noon | Noon to 4 | 4 to 8 pm | 8 to midnight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | 3.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 4.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 4.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 3.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 4.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 3.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 9.7 percent, 6 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 9.7 percent, 6 fatal crashes | 3.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan6.5%
- Feb6.5%
- Mar9.7%
- Apr12.9%
- May8.1%
- Jun8.1%
- Jul6.5%
- Aug3.2%
- Sep16.1%
- Oct9.7%
- Nov8.1%
- Dec4.8%
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
What fatal crashes in Cook County first hit
The first harmful event was a collision with another vehicle in 40%; a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 36%, a rollover in 13%, a pedestrian in 4.8%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Collision with another vehicle | 25 | 40% |
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 22 | 36% |
| Rollover | 8 | 13% |
| Pedestrian | 3 | 4.8% |
| Cyclist | 2 | 3.2% |
| Parked vehicle | 1 | 1.6% |
| Other | 1 | 1.6% |
| Not reported | 0 | 0.0% |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
How fatal crashes in Cook County compare with Georgia
A drinking driver was recorded in 19% of fatal crashes in Cook County from 2015 to 2024, about the Georgia share; speeding in 19%, about the Georgia share; a hit-and-run in 4.8%, about the Georgia share; a driver recorded as distracted in 6.5%, above the Georgia share of 4.2%; 70% of passenger-vehicle occupants killed with belt use known were unbelted, above the Georgia share of 49%. Shares of fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024, against the share across all of Georgia. A share is only given over 20 crashes.
| Cook | Georgia | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural roads | 52% | 36% | above the Georgia share |
| At or near an intersection | 16% | 24% | below the Georgia share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 45% | 37% | above the Georgia share |
| A drinking driver | 19% | 20% | about the same as the Georgia share |
| Speeding | 19% | 19% | about the same as the Georgia share |
| A distracted driver (as recorded) | 6.5% | 4.2% | above the Georgia share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 70% | 49% | above the Georgia share |
| Hit-and-run | 4.8% | 5.3% | about the same as the Georgia share |
| A motorcycle involved | 11% | 12% | about the same as the Georgia share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 8.7% | 17% | below the Georgia share |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Questions about fatal crashes in Cook County
- How many people died in car accidents in Cook County in 2024?
- 5 people died in 5 fatal crashes in Cook County, Georgia, in 2024, 28.6% fewer than in 2023.
- What is the deadliest road in Cook County?
- I-75 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Cook County from 2015 to 2024: 24, with 28 deaths.
- How many fatal crashes in Cook County involved a drinking driver?
- 12 of 62 fatal crashes in Cook County from 2015 to 2024 involved a driver NHTSA recorded as drinking, 19%, against 20% across Georgia.
Other counties in Georgia with a page
- Fulton County
- DeKalb County
- Cobb County
- Gwinnett County
- Clayton County
- Chatham County
- Bibb County
- Richmond County
- Henry County
- Hall County
- Bartow County
- Muscogee County
All fatal crashes in Georgia, with every county ranked.
Where the Cook County numbers come from
Counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024 Annual Report File: every fatal crash NHTSA filed in Cook County (county code 75). A fatal crash is one in which someone died within 30 days. The rate per 100,000 uses the Census Bureau's population estimate for the county; it is the only figure here not counted from FARS. The full method.