Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Edison, New Jersey
City in Middlesex County · New Jersey · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 3
- Fatal crashes
- 3
- Population
- 109K
In 2024, 3 people died in 3 fatal crashes in Edison, New Jersey. That was 25.0% fewer than in 2023 (4) and the fewest in any year since 2020. The death rate was 2.8 per 100,000 residents, compared with 6.8 in Middlesex County, 7.0 in New Jersey and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2024, 31 people died, an average of 6.2 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 67% of deaths.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
2.8
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 40 percent of the rate in Middlesex County, New Jersey: 6.8
- About 40 percent of the rate in New Jersey: 7.0
- About one-quarter of the rate in the United States: 11.5
-25%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
4 deaths in 2023, 3 in 2024
- Middlesex County, New Jersey: +2%
- New Jersey: +11%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 9 | 9 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 |
| 2022 | 9 | 8 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 |
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 | 8.4 |
| 2021 | 5.6 |
| 2022 | 8.4 |
| 2023 | 3.7 |
| 2024 | 2.8 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
67%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About double the share in Middlesex County, New Jersey: 32%
- About double the share in New Jersey: 31%
- About 4 times the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 1 |
| Pedestrians | 2 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Edison | Share in Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 2 | 67% | 32% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 12% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 3% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 0 | 0% | 12% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 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
0%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 5 percent of the share in Middlesex County, New Jersey: 26%
- About 5 percent of the share in New Jersey: 23%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
0%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 5 percent of the share in Middlesex County, New Jersey: 9%
- About 5 percent of the share in New Jersey: 21%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Edison | Middlesex County | New Jersey | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 9.3% | 20.5% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 25.9% | 22.6% | 28.1% |
| At night | 100.0% | 59.3% | 56.3% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 0.0% | 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
100%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 1.7 times the share in Middlesex County, New Jersey: 59%
- About 1.8 times the share in New Jersey: 56%
- About 1.9 times the share in the United States: 54%
0%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 5 percent of the share in Middlesex County, New Jersey: 24%
- About 5 percent of the share in New Jersey: 32%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 2 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 3 |
| 3am | 1 |
| 4am | 2 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 2 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 2 |
| 1pm | 2 |
| 2pm | 2 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 1 |
| 10pm | 6 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 1 |
| Mon | 9 |
| Tue | 4 |
| Wed | 5 |
| Thu | 4 |
| Fri | 1 |
| Sat | 6 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 5 |
| Feb | 2 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 2 |
| Jun | 2 |
| Jul | 3 |
| Aug | 3 |
| Sep | 2 |
| Oct | 5 |
| Nov | 3 |
| Dec | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 27 |
| Cloudy | 2 |
| Rain | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 13 |
| Dark - Lighted | 7 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 7 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 2 |
| Dawn | 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
- US-112
- SR-273
- I-953
- TALMADGE RD2
- CR-602 INMAN AVE2
- SR-440 RAMP1
- SR-4401
- I-95 NJ TURNPIKE1
- I-95 NEW JERSEY TPKE RAMP1
- I-2871
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 25 |
| SUVs | 13 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 10 |
| Motorcycles | 8 |
| Vans | 2 |
| Pickup trucks | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Honda Civic5
- Freightliner Cascadia3
- Honda Accord3
- Jeep Grand Cherokee3
- Dodge Journey2
- Nissan Sentra2
- Toyota Camry2
- Volvo Truck VNL2
- Acura TL1
- Audi Q71
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 4, 2024 | US-1 | 1 |
| Oct 29, 2024 | I-287 | 1 |
| Jan 8, 2024 | US-1 | 1 |
| Oct 21, 2023 | I-95 NJ TURNPIKE | 1 |
| Sep 20, 2023 | US-1 | 1 |
| Mar 27, 2023 | I-95 | 1 |
| Jan 18, 2023 | US-1 | 1 |
| Dec 12, 2022 | I-95 NEW JERSEY TPKE RAMP | 1 |
| Aug 6, 2022 | US-1 | 1 |
| Jul 9, 2022 | TALMADGE RD | 1 |
| Jun 13, 2022 | CR-630 PARSONAGE RD | 1 |
| May 5, 2022 | US-1 | 1 |
| Feb 8, 2022 | US-1 | 2 |
| Jan 26, 2022 | CR-656 PARKWAY PLACE | 1 |
| Jan 20, 2022 | US-1 | 1 |
| Nov 10, 2021 | TALMADGE RD | 1 |
| Nov 8, 2021 | US-1 | 1 |
| Sep 2, 2021 | CR-501 NEW DURHAM RD | 1 |
| Jul 26, 2021 | SR-440 | 1 |
| Jul 7, 2021 | CR-602 INMAN AVE | 1 |
| May 11, 2021 | US-1 | 1 |
| Dec 13, 2020 | SR-27 | 1 |
| Oct 26, 2020 | I-95 | 1 |
| Oct 24, 2020 | CR-602 INMAN AVE | 1 |
| Oct 13, 2020 | SR-440 RAMP | 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.