Vehicle Crash Analysis
The Floyd County Police Department is driven to reduce the number of vehicle crashes and fatalities in our county through enforcement actions, concentrated patrol and education efforts with the public. We are presently ranked 15 in number of crashes out of the 159 counties in the state of Georgia.
The top contributing factor for crashes was too fast for conditions. In five years the number of crashes that were caused by vehicles driving too fast was 822, more than double the second most contributing factor of following too close. Inattentive drivers were the third most likely to cause crashes (288).
In a report that details crashes from 2015 to 2020 there were 28,855 total crashes in Floyd County, including the city and county jurisdictions. Drivers age 16 to 24 were most frequently identified as being involved in a crash (10,875 total). Drivers age 25 to 34 were identified as second most reported in 9615 crashes.
The top sites for crashes are local highways. Alabama Highway (Ga 20) is the top ranked roadway for crashes with a total of 1741. Turner McCall Boulevard is ranked second with 1421 crashes, followed closely by Martha Berry Highway (1370) and Veterans Highway (1363). Rockmart Highway had 1323 crashes.
