Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Hamilton Township, New Jersey
City in Mercer County · New Jersey · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 4
- Fatal crashes
- 4
- Population
- 94K
In 2024, 4 people died in 4 fatal crashes in Hamilton Township, New Jersey. That was 33.3% fewer than in 2023 (6) and the fewest in any year since 2020. The death rate was 4.3 per 100,000 residents, compared with 9.1 in Mercer County, 7.0 in New Jersey and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2024, 29 people died, an average of 5.8 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 25% of deaths.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
4.3
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About half the rate in Mercer County, New Jersey: 9.1
- About 60 percent of the rate in New Jersey: 7.0
- About 35 percent of the rate in the United States: 11.5
-33%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
6 deaths in 2023, 4 in 2024
- Mercer County, New Jersey: +29%
- New Jersey: +11%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7 | 7 |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 |
People who died within 30 days of a crash. A fatal crash can kill more than one person.
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| Category | Deaths per 100,000 |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 7.6 |
| 2021 | 7.6 |
| 2022 | 5.4 |
| 2023 | 6.5 |
| 2024 | 4.3 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
25%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About three-quarters of the share in Mercer County, New Jersey: 33%
- About 80 percent of the share in New Jersey: 31%
- About 1.4 times the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 1 |
| Pedestrians | 1 |
| Motorcyclists | 1 |
| Cyclists | 1 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Hamilton Township | Share in Mercer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 1 | 25% | 33% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 25% | 11% |
| Cyclists | 1 | 25% | 6% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 25% | 28% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 25% |
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
0%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 5 percent of the share in Mercer County, New Jersey: 23%
- About 5 percent of the share in New Jersey: 23%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
25%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About the same as the share in Mercer County, New Jersey: 26%
- About 1.2 times the share in New Jersey: 21%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Hamilton Township | Mercer County | New Jersey | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 25.0% | 25.7% | 20.5% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 22.9% | 22.6% | 28.1% |
| At night | 25.0% | 54.3% | 56.3% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 25.0% | 31.4% | 31.5% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
25%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About half the share in Mercer County, New Jersey: 54%
- About 45 percent of the share in New Jersey: 56%
- About half the share in the United States: 54%
25%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 80 percent of the share in Mercer County, New Jersey: 31%
- About 80 percent of the share in New Jersey: 32%
- About three-quarters of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 2 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 1 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 2 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 2 |
| 4pm | 2 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 2 |
| 7pm | 2 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 4 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 4 |
| Mon | 3 |
| Tue | 5 |
| Wed | 3 |
| Thu | 4 |
| Fri | 1 |
| Sat | 9 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 4 |
| Apr | 2 |
| May | 4 |
| Jun | 2 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 4 |
| Sep | 3 |
| Oct | 6 |
| Nov | 2 |
| Dec | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 25 |
| Rain | 2 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 12 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 8 |
| Dark - Lighted | 6 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 2 |
| Dusk | 1 |
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
- I-2957
- SR-334
- SR-293
- I-1953
- WHITEHORSE MERCERVILLE RD1
- US-2061
- US-1301
- SR-33 NOTTINGHAM WAY1
- NONE1
- I-951
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 21 |
| SUVs | 15 |
| Vans | 5 |
| Motorcycles | 4 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 3 |
| Buses | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Honda Civic4
- Toyota Camry2
- Nissan Sentra2
- Mitsubishi Outlander2
- Hyundai Tucson2
- Hyundai Santa Fe2
- Hyundai Elantra2
- GMC Terrain2
- Ford Escape2
- Kawasaki Ninja 6501
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 | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 7, 2024 | CR-622 SOUTH OLDEN AVE | 1 |
| Nov 6, 2024 | I-295 | 1 |
| Oct 26, 2024 | CR-626 CHAMBERS ST | 1 |
| May 28, 2024 | SR-29 | 1 |
| Oct 8, 2023 | I-295 | 1 |
| Jun 25, 2023 | I-295 | 1 |
| Apr 22, 2023 | WHITEHORSE MERCERVILLE RD | 1 |
| Apr 10, 2023 | I-95 | 1 |
| Mar 19, 2023 | I-295 | 1 |
| Feb 18, 2023 | I-295 RAMP | 1 |
| Oct 13, 2022 | E PARK AVE | 1 |
| Aug 27, 2022 | I-195 | 1 |
| May 26, 2022 | CR-535 E STATE ST EXT | 1 |
| Mar 19, 2022 | SR-29 | 1 |
| Mar 8, 2022 | US-130 | 1 |
| Oct 8, 2021 | SR-33 NOTTINGHAM WAY | 1 |
| Sep 29, 2021 | I-295 | 1 |
| Sep 4, 2021 | CR-606 HAMILTON AVE | 1 |
| Jun 5, 2021 | I-295 | 1 |
| May 25, 2021 | SR-33 | 1 |
| May 24, 2021 | US-206 | 1 |
| Mar 30, 2021 | SR-33 | 1 |
| Oct 31, 2020 | SR-33 | 1 |
| Oct 26, 2020 | SR-29 | 1 |
| Sep 5, 2020 | SR-33 | 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.