State Highway 20 in Georgia: fatal crashes
From 2015 to 2024, 120 fatal crashes on State Highway 20 in Georgia killed 133 people, the 9th most of any numbered road in Georgia. In 2024 there were 13 fatal crashes and 16 deaths on the road.
An state highway running through 10 counties of Georgia. All fatal crashes in Georgia.
Deaths on State Highway 20 in Georgia by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13 | 16 |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 |
| 2022 | 20 | 24 |
| 2021 | 14 | 14 |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 |
| 2019 | 9 | 11 |
| 2018 | 12 | 12 |
| 2017 | 14 | 15 |
| 2016 | 9 | 11 |
| 2015 | 12 | 13 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Where on State Highway 20 in Georgia: the counties with the most fatal crashes
Gwinnett County County had the most fatal crashes on State Highway 20 from 2015 to 2024: 28, with 30 deaths. Gwinnett, Bartow and Henry counties together held 54% of fatal crashes in State Highway 20 in Georgia from 2015 to 2024; the 7 listed held 95%. Counties are listed from 5 fatal crashes.
| County | 2024 | 2015 to 2024 | Deaths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gwinnett County | 3 | 28 | 30 |
| 2 | Bartow County | 2 | 19 | 22 |
| 3 | Henry County | 3 | 18 | 18 |
| 4 | Floyd County | 2 | 15 | 16 |
| 5 | Cherokee County | 2 | 13 | 16 |
| 6 | Forsyth County | 1 | 11 | 12 |
| 7 | Rockdale County | 0 | 10 | 11 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
When fatal crashes happen on State Highway 20 in Georgia
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 | 1.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.5 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 2.5 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 5.0 percent, 6 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.3 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 2.5 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 3.3 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 0.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.5 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 2.5 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 5.0 percent, 6 fatal crashes | 3.3 percent, 4 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 0.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.5 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 2.5 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.3 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 1.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 5.0 percent, 6 fatal crashes | 3.3 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 2.5 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 5.0 percent, 6 fatal crashes | 3.3 percent, 4 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 0.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.5 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 6.7 percent, 8 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 1.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.5 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 6.7 percent, 8 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 5.0 percent, 6 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan7.5%
- Feb6.7%
- Mar5.8%
- Apr6.7%
- May6.7%
- Jun7.5%
- Jul13.3%
- Aug7.5%
- Sep9.2%
- Oct10.0%
- Nov11.7%
- Dec7.5%
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
What fatal crashes on State Highway 20 in Georgia first hit
The first harmful event was a collision with another vehicle in most fatal crashes, 68%; a pedestrian in 16%, a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 9.2%, a rollover in 4.2%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Collision with another vehicle | 81 | 68% |
| Pedestrian | 19 | 16% |
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 11 | 9.2% |
| Rollover | 5 | 4.2% |
| Cyclist | 2 | 1.7% |
| Parked vehicle | 1 | 0.8% |
| Other | 1 | 0.8% |
| 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 on State Highway 20 in Georgia compare with the state
A drinking driver was recorded in 14% of fatal crashes in State Highway 20 in Georgia from 2015 to 2024, below the Georgia share of 20%; speeding in 13%, below the Georgia share of 19%; a hit-and-run in 7.5%, above the Georgia share of 5.3%; 29% of passenger-vehicle occupants killed with belt use known were unbelted, below 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.
| State Highway 20 | Georgia | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural stretches | 20% | 36% | below the Georgia share |
| At or near an intersection | 41% | 24% | above the Georgia share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 35% | 37% | below the Georgia share |
| A drinking driver | 14% | 20% | below the Georgia share |
| Speeding | 13% | 19% | below the Georgia share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 29% | 49% | below the Georgia share |
| Hit-and-run | 7.5% | 5.3% | above the Georgia share |
| A motorcycle involved | 14% | 12% | above the Georgia share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 16% | 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 State Highway 20 in Georgia
- How many fatal crashes have there been on State Highway 20 in Georgia?
- 120 fatal crashes killed 133 people on State Highway 20 in Georgia from 2015 to 2024. In 2024 there were 13 fatal crashes and 16 deaths.
- Where on State Highway 20 in Georgia do the most fatal crashes happen?
- Gwinnett County had the most fatal crashes on State Highway 20 from 2015 to 2024: 28, with 30 deaths. Bartow County was second with 19.
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All fatal crashes in Georgia, with every road ranked.
Where the State Highway 20 numbers come from
Counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024 Annual Report File: every fatal crash whose road NHTSA filed as State Highway 20 in Georgia (filed under 17 spellings, such as "SR-20", "SR-20 / CUMMING HWY", "SR-20 / SHORTER AVE", "SR-20 BUFORD DR"). Ramps, frontage and service roads are left out. A fatal crash is one in which someone died within 30 days. The full method.