Fatal crashes in Tift County, Georgia
In 2024, 11 people died in 7 fatal crashes in Tift County, 57.1% more than in 2023. From 2015 to 2024 the county recorded 73 fatal crashes and 81 deaths.
26.4 deaths per 100,000 residents, against 12.5 across Georgia in 2024; 19.8 against 14.8 a year over 2015 to 2024. Population 41,708, Census Bureau estimate. All fatal crashes in Georgia.
Deaths in Tift County by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | 11 |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 |
| 2022 | 11 | 11 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 |
| 2020 | 7 | 7 |
| 2019 | 5 | 5 |
| 2018 | 7 | 7 |
| 2017 | 9 | 10 |
| 2016 | 9 | 12 |
| 2015 | 5 | 5 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
The deadliest roads in Tift County
I-75 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Tift County from 2015 to 2024: 13, with 19 deaths. The 2 roads listed held 33% of all fatal crashes in Tift 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 | 13 | 19 | 4 | |
| 2 | State Highway 520 | 11 | 12 | 6 |
Cities NHTSA filed, with their fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024: Tifton 25. 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 Tift 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 | 2.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 4.1 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 4.1 percent, 3 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 2.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 6.8 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 6.8 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 5.5 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 4.1 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 2.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 4.1 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 4.1 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 4.1 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 8.2 percent, 6 fatal crashes | 5.5 percent, 4 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan9.6%
- Feb15.1%
- Mar8.2%
- Apr5.5%
- May12.3%
- Jun8.2%
- Jul6.8%
- Aug6.8%
- Sep6.8%
- Oct6.8%
- Nov8.2%
- Dec5.5%
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
What fatal crashes in Tift 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 27%, a pedestrian in 22%, a rollover in 5.5%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Collision with another vehicle | 29 | 40% |
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 20 | 27% |
| Pedestrian | 16 | 22% |
| Rollover | 4 | 5.5% |
| Other | 2 | 2.7% |
| Cyclist | 1 | 1.4% |
| Parked vehicle | 1 | 1.4% |
| 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 Tift County compare with Georgia
A drinking driver was recorded in 15% of fatal crashes in Tift County from 2015 to 2024, below the Georgia share of 20%; speeding in 9.6%, below the Georgia share of 19%; a hit-and-run in 6.8%, above the Georgia share of 5.3%; a driver recorded as distracted in 2.7%, below the Georgia share of 4.2%; 44% 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.
| Tift | Georgia | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural roads | 41% | 36% | above the Georgia share |
| At or near an intersection | 37% | 24% | above the Georgia share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 34% | 37% | below the Georgia share |
| A drinking driver | 15% | 20% | below the Georgia share |
| Speeding | 9.6% | 19% | below the Georgia share |
| A distracted driver (as recorded) | 2.7% | 4.2% | below the Georgia share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 44% | 49% | below the Georgia share |
| Hit-and-run | 6.8% | 5.3% | above the Georgia share |
| A motorcycle involved | 6.8% | 12% | below the Georgia share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 21% | 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 Tift County
- How many people died in car accidents in Tift County in 2024?
- 11 people died in 7 fatal crashes in Tift County, Georgia, in 2024, 57.1% more than in 2023. That is 26.4 deaths per 100,000 residents, against 12.5 across Georgia.
- What is the deadliest road in Tift County?
- I-75 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Tift County from 2015 to 2024: 13, with 19 deaths.
- How many fatal crashes in Tift County involved a drinking driver?
- 11 of 73 fatal crashes in Tift County from 2015 to 2024 involved a driver NHTSA recorded as drinking, 15%, against 20% across Georgia.
Other counties in Georgia with a page
- Fulton County
- DeKalb County
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- Gwinnett County
- Clayton County
- Chatham County
- Bibb County
- Richmond County
- Henry County
- Hall County
- Bartow County
- Muscogee County
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Where the Tift County numbers come from
Counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024 Annual Report File: every fatal crash NHTSA filed in Tift County (county code 277). 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.