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Fatalities, Crashes and Disasters
2006 GEORGIA FIRE FATALITIES
As of December 31, 2006
96 Fire fatalities
79 Adults (17 years +)
17 Children (under age 17)

2007 GEORGIA FIRE FATALITIES (Through August)
Fire fatalities 63
     Adults 54
   Children 9


Source: Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John Oxendine
2005:
Traffic Fatalities In Georgia

1,729
 
2004:
Traffic Fatalities In Georgia 1,634  
2005:
Traffic Safety - Georgia seat belt usage by driving public statewide:

Unrestrained fatalies: 757, 56% of total vehicle fatalities
89%

2005:
Traffic Safety - deer were involved in traffic crashes with motor vehicles, or, a vehicle veered off a roadway and was damaged due to a wild animal, mostly deer: 50,000+
Source: Governor's Office of Highway Safety/Ga. Department of Natural Resources/National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Natural Disasters
Top 10 States By Highest Insured Catastrophe Losses, 2008
($millions)
1. Texas, $11,669.0
2. Louisiana, $1,118.0
3. Minnesota, $1,583.0
4. Ohio, $1,459.0
5. Georgia, $1,040.0
6. Arkansas, $786.5
7. Indiana, $785.0
8. Kentucky, $743.0
9. Illionis, 640.0
10. Kansas, $638.0

Note: Catastrophes are assigned serial numbers by the property Claim Services (PCS) Unit of ISO when the insured loss to the industry resulting from an occurrence reaches at least $25 million and affects a significant number of policyholders and insurers.

Source: Insurance Information Institute