State Highway 3 in Georgia: fatal crashes
From 2015 to 2024, 156 fatal crashes on State Highway 3 in Georgia killed 161 people, the 5th most of any numbered road in Georgia. In 2024 there were 16 fatal crashes and 16 deaths on the road.
An state highway running through 20 counties of Georgia. All fatal crashes in Georgia.
Deaths on State Highway 3 in Georgia by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16 | 16 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 |
| 2022 | 21 | 21 |
| 2021 | 35 | 39 |
| 2020 | 25 | 26 |
| 2019 | 11 | 11 |
| 2018 | 11 | 11 |
| 2017 | 6 | 6 |
| 2016 | 17 | 17 |
| 2015 | 9 | 9 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Where on State Highway 3 in Georgia: the counties with the most fatal crashes
Clayton County had the most fatal crashes on State Highway 3 from 2015 to 2024: 34, with 34 deaths. Clayton, Spalding and Bartow counties together held 44% of fatal crashes in State Highway 3 in Georgia from 2015 to 2024; the 12 listed held 89%. Counties are listed from 5 fatal crashes.
| County | 2024 | 2015 to 2024 | Deaths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clayton County | 2 | 34 | 34 |
| 2 | Spalding County | 3 | 19 | 20 |
| 3 | Bartow County | 1 | 16 | 17 |
| 4 | Whitfield County | 1 | 14 | 17 |
| 5 | Cobb County | 1 | 13 | 13 |
| 6 | Fulton County | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 7 | Lee County | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | Thomas County | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 9 | Upson County | 3 | 7 | 7 |
| 10 | Dougherty County | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 11 | Gordon County | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| 12 | Henry County | 0 | 5 | 5 |
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 3 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 | 2.6 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 2.6 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 1.3 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.3 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 2.6 percent, 4 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 1.3 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.9 percent, 6 fatal crashes | 3.2 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 0.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.3 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 5.2 percent, 8 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 0.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 5.8 percent, 9 fatal crashes | 2.6 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 3.2 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 2.6 percent, 4 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 1.3 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.9 percent, 6 fatal crashes | 0.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.3 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.6 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 3.9 percent, 6 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 1.3 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.9 percent, 6 fatal crashes | 0.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 5.2 percent, 8 fatal crashes | 3.2 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 3.9 percent, 6 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 0.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.3 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.3 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 3 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 1.9 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 3.2 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 0.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 4.5 percent, 7 fatal crashes | 4.5 percent, 7 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan10.3%
- Feb12.2%
- Mar7.1%
- Apr8.3%
- May12.2%
- Jun7.1%
- Jul6.4%
- Aug3.8%
- Sep12.2%
- Oct5.1%
- Nov5.8%
- Dec9.6%
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 3 in Georgia first hit
The first harmful event was a collision with another vehicle in 44%; a pedestrian in 34%, a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 18%, a cyclist in 3.8%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Collision with another vehicle | 68 | 44% |
| Pedestrian | 53 | 34% |
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 28 | 18% |
| Cyclist | 6 | 3.8% |
| Other | 1 | 0.6% |
| Rollover | 0 | 0.0% |
| Parked vehicle | 0 | 0.0% |
| 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 3 in Georgia compare with the state
A drinking driver was recorded in 6.4% of fatal crashes in State Highway 3 in Georgia from 2015 to 2024, below the Georgia share of 20%; speeding in 14%, below the Georgia share of 19%; a hit-and-run in 6.4%, above the Georgia share of 5.3%; a driver recorded as distracted in 5.1%, about the Georgia share; 39% 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 3 | Georgia | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural stretches | 19% | 36% | below the Georgia share |
| At or near an intersection | 35% | 24% | above the Georgia share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 42% | 37% | above the Georgia share |
| A drinking driver | 6.4% | 20% | below the Georgia share |
| Speeding | 14% | 19% | below the Georgia share |
| A distracted driver (as recorded) | 5.1% | 4.2% | about the same as the Georgia share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 39% | 49% | below the Georgia share |
| Hit-and-run | 6.4% | 5.3% | above the Georgia share |
| A motorcycle involved | 11% | 12% | below the Georgia share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 34% | 17% | above 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 3 in Georgia
- How many fatal crashes have there been on State Highway 3 in Georgia?
- 156 fatal crashes killed 161 people on State Highway 3 in Georgia from 2015 to 2024. In 2024 there were 16 fatal crashes and 16 deaths.
- Where on State Highway 3 in Georgia do the most fatal crashes happen?
- Clayton County had the most fatal crashes on State Highway 3 from 2015 to 2024: 34, with 34 deaths. Spalding County was second with 19.
Other roads in Georgia with a page
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- I-95
- State Highway 1
- State Highway 10
- State Highway 11
- State Highway 124
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- State Highway 138
All fatal crashes in Georgia, with every road ranked.
Where the State Highway 3 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 3 in Georgia (filed under 14 spellings, such as "SR-3", "SR-3 METROPOLITIAN PKWY", "SR-3 ATLANTA HWY", "SR-3 CO"). Ramps, frontage and service roads are left out. A fatal crash is one in which someone died within 30 days. The full method.