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Traffic deaths in Gloucester County, New Jersey

County in New Jersey · United States

Deaths, 2024
32
Fatal crashes
29
Population
311.3K

In 2024, 32 people died in 29 fatal crashes in Gloucester County, New Jersey. That was 5.9% fewer than in 2023 (34) and the fewest in any year since 2020. The death rate was 10.3 per 100,000 residents, compared with 7.0 in New Jersey and 11.5 in the United States. Gloucester County had the 12th most traffic deaths among New Jersey's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 189 people died, an average of 38 a year. Pedestrians accounted for 19% of deaths, and 24% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

10.3

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

  • About 1.5 times the rate in New Jersey: 7.0
  • About 90 percent of the rate in the United States: 11.5

12.3

average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024

  • About 1.8 times the average in New Jersey: 6.9
  • About the same as the average in the United States: 12.3

-6%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

34 deaths in 2023, 32 in 2024

  • New Jersey: +11%
  • The United States: -4%
Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2020 35 33
2021 48 42
2022 40 39
2023 34 32
2024 32 29

People who died within 30 days of a crash. A fatal crash can kill more than one person.

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Deaths per 100,000 residents, 2020–2024
Category Deaths per 100,000
2020 11.6
2021 15.8
2022 13.0
2023 11.0
2024 10.3

Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.

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Road users

Who died

19%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About 60 percent of the share in New Jersey: 31%
  • About the same as the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 21
Pedestrians 6
Motorcyclists 4
Cyclists 1
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Gloucester County Share in New Jersey
Pedestrians 6 19% 31%
Motorcyclists 4 13% 17%
Cyclists 1 3% 4%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 5 16% 22%
Speeding-related crashes 7 22% 23%

Alcohol-impaired and speeding-related count everyone killed in those crashes, so a death can appear in more than one row.

Crash factors

Speeding, alcohol, night and weekend crashes

24%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About the same as the share in New Jersey: 23%
  • About 85 percent of the share in the United States: 28%

10%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About half the share in New Jersey: 21%
  • About 40 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Gloucester County New Jersey United States
Speeding-related 10.3% 20.5% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 24.1% 22.6% 28.1%
At night 48.3% 56.3% 53.6%
At weekends 24.1% 31.5% 32.6%

Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.

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Timing

When crashes happen

48%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About 85 percent of the share in New Jersey: 56%
  • About the same as the share in the United States: 54%

24%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About three-quarters of the share in New Jersey: 32%
  • About three-quarters of the share in the United States: 33%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 5
1am 1
2am 2
3am 4
4am 1
5am 6
6am 6
7am 5
8am 9
9am 2
10am 6
11am 8
12pm 7
1pm 9
2pm 9
3pm 10
4pm 9
5pm 12
6pm 14
7pm 5
8pm 10
9pm 13
10pm 13
11pm 9

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 21
Mon 25
Tue 18
Wed 30
Thu 25
Fri 23
Sat 33

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 18
Feb 11
Mar 13
Apr 9
May 14
Jun 17
Jul 15
Aug 15
Sep 12
Oct 15
Nov 20
Dec 16

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 153
Rain 12
Cloudy 8
Fog, Smog, Smoke 1
Snow 1

All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Light conditions at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Daylight 84
Dark - Not Lighted 38
Dark - Lighted 32
Dark - Unknown Lighting 13
Dusk 5
Dawn 3

All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Roads and vehicles

Where and what, 2020–2024

Roads with the most fatal crashes

  1. SR-5517
  2. US-32214
  3. I-29512
  4. SR-476
  5. SR-426
  6. SR-454
  7. SR-47 DELSEA DRIVE4
  8. SR-42 BLACK HORSE PIKE4
  9. CR-655 FRIES MILL RD4
  10. US-403

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 125
SUVs 59
Pickup trucks 36
Medium and heavy trucks 32
Motorcycles 16
Vans 12
Other vehicles 6
Buses 1

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Honda Civic9
  2. Ford F-2508
  3. Jeep Grand Cherokee7
  4. Chevrolet Silverado7
  5. Toyota Camry5
  6. Nissan Altima5
  7. Kia Sportage5
  8. Hyundai Elantra5
  9. Honda Accord5
  10. Nissan Sentra4

Reflects how common a vehicle is as well as crash involvement; not a safety rating.

Crashes

Fatal crashes

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Fatal crashes in 2024. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.

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Date Location Deaths
Dec 19, 2024 — 1
Dec 5, 2024 — 1
Nov 28, 2024 Logan 1
Nov 23, 2024 West Deptford 1
Nov 20, 2024 — 1
Nov 17, 2024 Woodbury 1
Nov 11, 2024 — 1
Nov 4, 2024 — 1
Nov 2, 2024 Mantua 2
Oct 21, 2024 — 2
Oct 18, 2024 — 1
Oct 9, 2024 Franklin 1
Oct 9, 2024 Franklin 1
Sep 14, 2024 — 1
Sep 8, 2024 — 1
Sep 5, 2024 — 2
Sep 2, 2024 — 1
Aug 28, 2024 — 1
Aug 28, 2024 — 1
Aug 12, 2024 — 1
Jun 7, 2024 — 1
May 21, 2024 — 1
Mar 27, 2024 Deptford 1
Mar 22, 2024 Deptford 1
Mar 6, 2024 Deptford 1

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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2024. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.