123
Fatal crashes
139
Fatalities
17%
Drunk driver
17
Avg per year
Deadliest fatal-crash clusters in Newton County
Locations with multiple fatal crashes on the same road segment, 2017-2023. Click any location to pull the full report — every individual crash with vehicle, person, and contributing-factor detail.
2 fatal crashes
$9 report →
2 fatalities · 2017–2019
Local
33.550, -83.896
2 fatal crashes
$9 report →
2 fatalities · 2018–2021
Principal Arterial - Other · Covington
33.606, -83.876
2 fatal crashes
$9 report →
2 fatalities · 2017–2020
Local
33.615, -83.918
2 fatal crashes
$9 report →
2 fatalities · 2019–2020
Interstate
33.615, -83.917
Crashes by year
| Year | Crashes | Fatalities | Drunk driver |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17 | 17 | 6 |
| 2018 | 23 | 24 | 6 |
| 2019 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| 2020 | 19 | 22 | 4 |
| 2021 | 27 | 29 | 2 |
| 2022 | 10 | 14 | 2 |
| 2023 | 18 | 24 | 1 |
Cities in Newton County
Fatal crashes by city within Newton County. Need crash history at a specific address or intersection? Our intersection report shows every fatal crash within any radius of a GPS coordinate.
| City | Crashes | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|
| COVINGTON | 37 | 42 |
| Not Reported | 13 | 13 |
| PORTERDALE | 3 | 3 |
| Other | 2 | 2 |
| Unknown | 2 | 2 |
When crashes happen
By month
| Month | Crashes |
|---|---|
| January | 5 |
| February | 7 |
| March | 8 |
| April | 13 |
| May | 8 |
| June | 11 |
| July | 14 |
| August | 14 |
| September | 14 |
| October | 10 |
| November | 9 |
| December | 10 |
Most dangerous hours
| Hour | Crashes |
|---|---|
| 16:00 | 12 |
| 18:00 | 11 |
| 21:00 | 8 |
| 20:00 | 7 |
| 02:00 | 6 |
| 14:00 | 6 |
| 15:00 | 6 |
| 12:00 | 6 |
| 01:00 | 6 |
| 19:00 | 6 |
Vehicles involved in fatal crashes
| Make | Vehicles involved |
|---|---|
| Ford | 34 |
| Toyota | 25 |
| Chevrolet | 23 |
| Honda | 13 |
| Dodge | 10 |
| Harley-Davidson | 9 |
| Jeep / Kaiser-Jeep / Willys- Jeep | 7 |
| Nissan/Datsun | 7 |
| KIA | 6 |
| Hyundai | 5 |
Conditions
Weather
| Weather | Crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 91 |
| Cloudy | 17 |
| Rain | 12 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 2 |
| Not Reported | 1 |
Collision type
| Type | Crashes |
|---|---|
| Single vehicle / pedestrian / object | 66 |
| Front-to-Front | 25 |
| Angle | 17 |
| Front-to-Rear | 9 |
| Sideswipe - Opposite Direction | 2 |
| Sideswipe - Same Direction | 2 |
| Not Reported | 1 |
| Other | 1 |
Need crash data for a specific location in Newton County?
Our intersection report shows every fatal crash within any radius of a GPS coordinate — with a map, event sequence, contributing factors, vehicle and person details. Used by attorneys for discovery and insurance teams for risk assessment.
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Data source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2017-2023. Updated annually.
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