Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Pittsgrove Township, New Jersey
City in Salem County · New Jersey · United States
- Deaths, 2023
- 2
- Fatal crashes
- 2
- Population
- 8.9K
In 2023, 2 people died in 2 fatal crashes in Pittsgrove Township, New Jersey. That was 60.0% fewer than in 2022 (5). The death rate was 22.4 per 100,000 residents, compared with 18.3 in Salem County, 6.4 in New Jersey and 12.2 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2023, 14 people died, an average of 3.5 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 50% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
22.4
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2023
- About the same as the rate in Salem County, New Jersey: 24.3
- About 3 times the rate in New Jersey: 7.0
- About 1.9 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
-60%
change in deaths from 2022 to 2023
5 deaths in 2022, 2 in 2023
- Salem County, New Jersey: +33%
- New Jersey: +11%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | 3 |
| 2021 | 3 | 2 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 |
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 | 45.5 |
| 2021 | 34.0 |
| 2022 | 56.6 |
| 2023 | 22.4 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
0%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 5 percent of the share in Salem County, New Jersey: 6%
- About 5 percent of the share in New Jersey: 31%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 2 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Pittsgrove Township | Share in Salem County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 17% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 8% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 0 | 0% | 25% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 1 | 50% | 33% |
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
50%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 4 times the share in Salem County, New Jersey: 14%
- About double the share in New Jersey: 23%
- About 1.8 times the share in the United States: 28%
0%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 5 percent of the share in Salem County, New Jersey: 29%
- About 5 percent of the share in New Jersey: 21%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Pittsgrove Township | Salem County | New Jersey | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 28.6% | 20.5% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 50.0% | 14.3% | 22.6% | 28.1% |
| At night | 50.0% | 57.1% | 56.3% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 0.0% | 42.9% | 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 90 percent of the share in Salem County, New Jersey: 57%
- 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 Salem County, New Jersey: 43%
- 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 | 1 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 2 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 2 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2023.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 3 |
| Mon | 1 |
| Tue | 3 |
| Wed | 1 |
| Thu | 1 |
| Fri | 1 |
| Sat | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2023.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 2 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 1 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 3 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2023.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 9 |
| Rain | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2023. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 6 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 5 |
| Dark - Lighted | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2023. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Roads and vehicles
Where and what, 2020–2023
Roads with the most fatal crashes
- SR-562
- CR-540 ALMOND RD1
- CR-5531
- CR-553 CENTERTON RD1
- CR-613 GARDEN RD1
- CR-621 LAWRENCE CORNER RD1
- CR-639 WILLOW GROVE RD1
- CR-645 PARVIN MILL ROAD1
- CR-655 ALVINE RD1
- CR-6741
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 12 |
| SUVs | 4 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 3 |
| Motorcycles | 2 |
| Pickup trucks | 2 |
| Buses | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2023.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Yamaha PW802
- Kia Optima2
- Volkswagen Jetta1
- Toyota Camry1
- Saturn SL21
- Nissan Rogue1
- Nissan Pathfinder1
- Nissan Murano1
- Land Rover Range Rover Evoque1
- Kenworth T8801
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 2023. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.
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| Date | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 11, 2023 | CR-553 CENTERTON RD | 1 |
| Jun 6, 2023 | CR-674 | 1 |
| Nov 21, 2022 | CR-639 WILLOW GROVE RD | 1 |
| Oct 9, 2022 | SR-56 | 1 |
| Sep 6, 2022 | CR-655 ALVINE RD | 1 |
| May 3, 2022 | CR-553 | 1 |
| Apr 9, 2022 | CR-621 LAWRENCE CORNER RD | 1 |
| Oct 15, 2021 | CR-540 ALMOND RD | 2 |
| Jan 14, 2021 | CR-613 GARDEN RD | 1 |
| Aug 23, 2020 | US-40 | 1 |
| Jul 5, 2020 | SR-56 | 2 |
| Jan 4, 2020 | CR-645 PARVIN MILL ROAD | 1 |
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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2023. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.