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What do we actually know about Atlanta?
Two public records. The Census Bureau estimates Atlanta has about 529,110 residents. The federal crash census (NHTSA FARS) counts 1,192 fatal crashes in DeKalb County and Fulton County from 2020 to 2024, the most in 2021 (287). Those are county-wide counts, not Atlanta alone. Neither figure says an attorney is available here, and neither indicates what any particular case is worth.
Atlanta has a population of about 529,110 (US Census Bureau, Population Estimates).
1,192 fatal traffic crashes were reported in DeKalb County and Fulton County between 2020 and 2024 (NHTSA FARS — Fatality Analysis Reporting System). This counts crashes across the whole county, not this city alone, and is not a prediction about any claim. Source
How many fatal crashes happen each year in the counties Atlanta sits in?
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths | Pedestrians killed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 210 | 236 | 72 |
| 2021 | 287 | 298 | 104 |
| 2022 | 264 | 286 | 106 |
| 2023 | 242 | 263 | 101 |
| 2024 | 189 | 201 | 85 |
When and where did those crashes happen?
- 819 of the 1,192 fatal crashes (69%) happened after dark.
- 26 of the 1,192 fatal crashes (2%) happened on roads classed as rural.
- 10 of the 1,192 fatal crashes (1%) began with a cyclist being struck.
NHTSA FARS — Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2020–2024, across DeKalb County and Fulton County. "After dark" is the crash report's light condition; "rural" is the road's classification, not the city's; a cyclist is counted only when being struck was the first harmful event. Source
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