New study reports cars killed more people in Atlanta than homicides in 2024

Barry Collier’s daughters Jamila Wilkes and Rashida Collier pose with State Representative Imani Barnes in front of a ghost bike for Collier — a memorial in the cycling community for those killed in car crashes usually placed in the location of the incident — on Crossvale Road in Stonecrest. (Courtesy of Propel ATL)

A new study says traffic crashes killed more people than homicides in the five core metro Atlanta counties in 2024. 

Local nonprofit Propel ATL’s Cost of Mobility report highlights the scope of traffic deaths and the human impact of these losses in Atlanta. 

The organization works on transportation advocacy initiatives, such as street design, transportation and transit, as well as events like Atlanta Streets Alive.