Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Howell, New Jersey
City in Monmouth County · New Jersey · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 3
- Fatal crashes
- 3
- Population
- 54.4K
In 2024, 3 people died in 3 fatal crashes in Howell, New Jersey. That was 50.0% fewer than in 2023 (6) and the fewest since 2021. The death rate was 5.5 per 100,000 residents, compared with 7.6 in Monmouth County, 7.0 in New Jersey and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2024, 18 people died, an average of 3.6 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 33% of deaths, and 33% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
5.5
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About three-quarters of the rate in Monmouth County, New Jersey: 7.6
- About 80 percent of the rate in New Jersey: 7.0
- About half the rate in the United States: 11.5
-50%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
6 deaths in 2023, 3 in 2024
- Monmouth County, New Jersey: +32%
- New Jersey: +11%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 |
| 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 | 3.7 |
| 2021 | 5.6 |
| 2022 | 7.4 |
| 2023 | 11.1 |
| 2024 | 5.5 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
33%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About the same as the share in Monmouth County, New Jersey: 35%
- About the same as the share in New Jersey: 31%
- About 1.8 times the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 2 |
| Pedestrians | 1 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Howell | Share in Monmouth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 1 | 33% | 35% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 14% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 10% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 0 | 0% | 16% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 1 | 33% | 16% |
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
33%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About double the share in Monmouth County, New Jersey: 17%
- About 1.5 times the share in New Jersey: 23%
- About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 28%
0%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 5 percent of the share in Monmouth County, New Jersey: 15%
- About 5 percent of the share in New Jersey: 21%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Howell | Monmouth County | New Jersey | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 14.6% | 20.5% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 33.3% | 16.7% | 22.6% | 28.1% |
| At night | 33.3% | 52.1% | 56.3% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 66.7% | 25.0% | 31.5% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
33%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About two-thirds of the share in Monmouth County, New Jersey: 52%
- About 60 percent of the share in New Jersey: 56%
- About two-thirds of the share in the United States: 54%
67%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 3 times the share in Monmouth County, New Jersey: 25%
- About double the share in New Jersey: 32%
- About double the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 2 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 2 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 2 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 2 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 2 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 5 |
| Mon | 0 |
| Tue | 1 |
| Wed | 1 |
| Thu | 2 |
| Fri | 4 |
| Sat | 5 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 2 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 2 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 4 |
| Oct | 3 |
| Nov | 2 |
| Dec | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 12 |
| Rain | 4 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 7 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 5 |
| Dark - Lighted | 3 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 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
- US-95
- SR-342
- CR-547 ASBURY RD1
- CR-549 HERBERTSVILLE RD1
- FORT PLAINS RD1
- HOWELL COMMONS SHOPPING CENTER1
- I-1951
- LANES MILL RD1
- MANASSA RD1
- NORSE DRIVE1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 13 |
| SUVs | 8 |
| Motorcycles | 5 |
| Pickup trucks | 3 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Subaru Outback2
- Ram 15002
- Honda Civic2
- Toyota RAV41
- Toyota Corolla1
- Nissan Sentra1
- Nissan Pathfinder1
- Lincoln MKC1
- Kia Rio1
- Jeep Grand Cherokee1
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 30, 2024 | US-9 | 1 |
| Feb 2, 2024 | SR-34 | 1 |
| Jan 13, 2024 | SR-34 | 1 |
| Oct 14, 2023 | FORT PLAINS RD | 1 |
| Sep 24, 2023 | US-9 | 1 |
| Sep 10, 2023 | US-9 | 1 |
| Sep 6, 2023 | LANES MILL RD | 1 |
| May 7, 2023 | MANASSA RD | 1 |
| Feb 16, 2023 | I-195 | 1 |
| Jul 29, 2022 | NORSE DRIVE | 1 |
| Jun 2, 2022 | US-9 | 1 |
| Apr 8, 2022 | US-9 | 1 |
| Mar 11, 2022 | SR-33 | 1 |
| Oct 19, 2021 | W FARMS RD | 1 |
| Sep 19, 2021 | CR-547 ASBURY RD | 1 |
| Jun 5, 2021 | CR-549 HERBERTSVILLE RD | 1 |
| Nov 28, 2020 | HOWELL COMMONS SHOPPING CENTER | 1 |
| Oct 18, 2020 | WEST FARMS RD | 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.