Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Wayne, New Jersey
City in Passaic County · New Jersey · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 4
- Fatal crashes
- 4
- Population
- 54.8K
In 2024, 4 people died in 4 fatal crashes in Wayne, New Jersey. That was 33.3% fewer than in 2023 (6) and the fewest since 2022. The death rate was 7.3 per 100,000 residents, compared with 6.2 in Passaic County, 7.0 in New Jersey and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2024, 21 people died, an average of 4.2 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 25% of deaths, and 25% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
7.3
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.2 times the rate in Passaic County, New Jersey: 6.2
- About the same as the rate in New Jersey: 7.0
- About two-thirds of the rate in the United States: 11.5
-33%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
6 deaths in 2023, 4 in 2024
- Passaic County, New Jersey: +32%
- New Jersey: +11%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7 | 6 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 6 | 5 |
| 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 | 12.8 |
| 2021 | 3.8 |
| 2022 | 3.7 |
| 2023 | 11.1 |
| 2024 | 7.3 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
25%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About two-thirds of the share in Passaic County, New Jersey: 39%
- 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 | 3 |
| Pedestrians | 1 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Wayne | Share in Passaic County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 1 | 25% | 39% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 21% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 25% | 21% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 1 | 25% | 6% |
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
25%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 4 times the share in Passaic County, New Jersey: 6%
- About 1.1 times the share in New Jersey: 23%
- About 90 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
25%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About the same as the share in Passaic County, New Jersey: 25%
- About 1.2 times the share in New Jersey: 21%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Wayne | Passaic County | New Jersey | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 25.0% | 25.0% | 20.5% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 25.0% | 6.3% | 22.6% | 28.1% |
| At night | 50.0% | 62.5% | 56.3% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 0.0% | 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
50%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 80 percent of the share in Passaic County, New Jersey: 63%
- About 90 percent of the share in New Jersey: 56%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 54%
0%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 5 percent of the share in Passaic County, New Jersey: 22%
- 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 | 1 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 1 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 2 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 3 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 3 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 2 |
| 9pm | 1 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 4 |
| Mon | 4 |
| Tue | 5 |
| Wed | 1 |
| Thu | 3 |
| Fri | 2 |
| Sat | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 2 |
| May | 2 |
| Jun | 2 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 2 |
| Oct | 2 |
| Nov | 2 |
| Dec | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 16 |
| Rain | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 9 |
| Dark - Lighted | 4 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 3 |
| Dawn | 2 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 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
- SR-233
- CR-681 VALLEY RD2
- I-802
- CR-6891
- I-80/US-46 RAMP1
- CR-5041
- CR-668 PARISH DR1
- CR-670 ALPS RD1
- CR-685 OLDHAM RD1
- CR-689 HAMBURG TPKE1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 10 |
| SUVs | 5 |
| Motorcycles | 3 |
| Vans | 3 |
| Pickup trucks | 2 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Cadillac CTS1
- Chevrolet Equinox1
- Chevrolet Trax1
- Dodge Caravan/Grand Caravan1
- Ford E-2501
- Ford F-1501
- Ford F-6501
- Ford Maverick1
- Ford Taurus1
- Harley Davidson FLHTK / ULTRA LIMITED1
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 25, 2024 | I-80 | 1 |
| Oct 31, 2024 | US-46 | 1 |
| Sep 3, 2024 | CR-668 PARISH DR | 1 |
| Mar 21, 2024 | US-202 | 1 |
| Dec 4, 2023 | CR-504 | 1 |
| Oct 15, 2023 | CR-670 ALPS RD | 1 |
| Jul 23, 2023 | I-80 RAMP | 1 |
| Jun 27, 2023 | I-80 | 1 |
| Apr 30, 2023 | I-80/US-46 RAMP | 2 |
| Nov 22, 2022 | CR-681 VALLEY RD | 1 |
| May 17, 2022 | HILLSIDE TERRACE | 1 |
| Dec 27, 2021 | CR-681 VALLEY RD | 1 |
| Sep 10, 2021 | SR-23 | 1 |
| Dec 28, 2020 | CR-689 | 2 |
| Jun 28, 2020 | CR-685 OLDHAM RD | 1 |
| May 27, 2020 | CR-705 RATZER ROAD | 1 |
| Apr 2, 2020 | SR-23 | 1 |
| Feb 4, 2020 | CR-689 HAMBURG TPKE | 1 |
| Jan 31, 2020 | SR-23 | 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.