Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Passaic County, New Jersey
County in New Jersey · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 33
- Fatal crashes
- 32
- Population
- 531.1K
In 2024, 33 people died in 32 fatal crashes in Passaic County, New Jersey. That was 32.0% more than in 2023 (25) and the most in any year since 2020. The death rate was 6.2 per 100,000 residents, compared with 7.0 in New Jersey and 11.5 in the United States. Passaic County had the 11th most traffic deaths among New Jersey's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 138 people died, an average of 28 a year. Pedestrians accounted for 39% of deaths, and 6% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
6.2
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 90 percent of the rate in New Jersey: 7.0
- About half the rate in the United States: 11.5
5.3
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About three-quarters of the average in New Jersey: 6.9
- About 45 percent of the average in the United States: 12.3
+32%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
25 deaths in 2023, 33 in 2024
- New Jersey: +11%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 29 | 26 |
| 2021 | 25 | 24 |
| 2022 | 26 | 25 |
| 2023 | 25 | 24 |
| 2024 | 33 | 32 |
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 | 5.5 |
| 2021 | 4.8 |
| 2022 | 5.0 |
| 2023 | 4.8 |
| 2024 | 6.2 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
39%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 1.3 times the share in New Jersey: 31%
- About double the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 13 |
| Pedestrians | 13 |
| Motorcyclists | 7 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Passaic County | Share in New Jersey |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 13 | 39% | 31% |
| Motorcyclists | 7 | 21% | 17% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 4% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 7 | 21% | 22% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 2 | 6% | 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
6%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 30 percent of the share in New Jersey: 23%
- About 20 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
25%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 1.2 times the share in New Jersey: 21%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Passaic County | New Jersey | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 25.0% | 20.5% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 6.3% | 22.6% | 28.1% |
| At night | 62.5% | 56.3% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 21.9% | 31.5% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
63%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 1.1 times the share in New Jersey: 56%
- About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 54%
22%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About two-thirds of the share in New Jersey: 32%
- About two-thirds of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 7 |
| 1am | 3 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 7 |
| 4am | 3 |
| 5am | 3 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 5 |
| 8am | 5 |
| 9am | 5 |
| 10am | 8 |
| 11am | 2 |
| 12pm | 4 |
| 1pm | 6 |
| 2pm | 4 |
| 3pm | 5 |
| 4pm | 4 |
| 5pm | 9 |
| 6pm | 10 |
| 7pm | 14 |
| 8pm | 10 |
| 9pm | 3 |
| 10pm | 9 |
| 11pm | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 25 |
| Mon | 18 |
| Tue | 20 |
| Wed | 18 |
| Thu | 14 |
| Fri | 20 |
| Sat | 16 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 4 |
| Feb | 13 |
| Mar | 8 |
| Apr | 10 |
| May | 7 |
| Jun | 9 |
| Jul | 12 |
| Aug | 11 |
| Sep | 20 |
| Oct | 16 |
| Nov | 7 |
| Dec | 14 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 110 |
| Rain | 14 |
| Cloudy | 7 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 58 |
| Dark - Lighted | 42 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 16 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 7 |
| Dawn | 6 |
| Dusk | 2 |
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
- SR-238
- SR-37
- I-807
- US-467
- SR-216
- 4443
- CR-601 MAIN AVE3
- CR-639 MCBRIDE AVE3
- SR-193
- CR-675 BELMONT AVE2
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 74 |
| SUVs | 46 |
| Motorcycles | 28 |
| Pickup trucks | 12 |
| Vans | 7 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 7 |
| Other vehicles | 3 |
| Buses | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Honda Accord7
- Toyota Camry5
- Nissan Altima5
- Ford Explorer5
- Toyota Corolla4
- Jeep Grand Cherokee4
- Honda CR-V4
- Chevrolet Silverado4
- Toyota RAV43
- Subaru Impreza3
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 | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 2024 | Paterson | NONE | 1 |
| Nov 25, 2024 | Wayne | I-80 | 1 |
| Nov 14, 2024 | Hawthorne | CR-665 LAFAYETTE AVE | 1 |
| Nov 3, 2024 | Paterson | SR-19 | 1 |
| Oct 31, 2024 | Wayne | US-46 | 1 |
| Oct 22, 2024 | Passaic | SR-21 | 1 |
| Oct 21, 2024 | Paterson | MEMORIAL DRIVE | 1 |
| Oct 12, 2024 | Clifton | US-46 | 1 |
| Oct 10, 2024 | Passaic | CR-601 MAIN AVE | 1 |
| Oct 2, 2024 | Paterson | CR-649 MADISON AVE | 1 |
| Sep 29, 2024 | Paterson | WAIT ST | 1 |
| Sep 20, 2024 | Passaic | CR-618 PAULISON AVE | 1 |
| Sep 16, 2024 | Paterson | BROADWAY | 1 |
| Sep 10, 2024 | — | SR-23 | 1 |
| Sep 10, 2024 | Passaic | CR-624 CENTRAL AVE | 1 |
| Sep 3, 2024 | Wayne | CR-668 PARISH DR | 1 |
| Aug 31, 2024 | — | CR-704 E SHORE RD | 1 |
| Aug 30, 2024 | Passaic | BRIGHTON AVE | 1 |
| Aug 18, 2024 | Paterson | SR-20 MCLEAN BLVD | 2 |
| Aug 9, 2024 | Ringwood | CR-698 MARGARET KING AVE | 1 |
| Jul 22, 2024 | Clifton | SR-3 | 1 |
| Jul 16, 2024 | Clifton | GETTY AVE | 1 |
| May 6, 2024 | Clifton | CR-622 BLOOMFIELD AVE | 1 |
| Apr 13, 2024 | — | CR-693 MACOPIN RD | 1 |
| Apr 10, 2024 | Clifton | CR-624 LAKEVIEW AVE | 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.