Editor’s note: The above video is from our original investigation, which aired September 4, 2025.

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Savannah’s City Manager and Police Chief will investigate officer-involved crashes, following a WTOC Investigation.

WTOC Investigates has found Savannah Police Department officers get into crashes at over double the rate of Atlanta Police Department Officers.

Between January 2022 to April 2025, SPD was involved in 469 crashes. In that same time frame, Atlanta PD was in 680. Though Atlanta PD was in more crashes, the City of Atlanta has a much higher population than the City of Savannah. The data shows in that time frame, SPD got into 31.52 crashes per 100,000 residents, while APD got into 13.08.

That data is from GDOT, and while it doesn’t distinguish who was at fau

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