Fatal crash profile · State
Traffic deaths in New Jersey in 2020
State in United States
- Deaths, 2020
- 586
- Fatal crashes
- 549
- Population
- 9.3M
In 2020, 586 people died in 549 fatal crashes in New Jersey. The death rate was 6.3 per 100,000 residents, compared with 11.8 in the United States. New Jersey had the 25th most traffic deaths of the 51 states and DC and the 46th-highest death rate. Pedestrians accounted for 30% of deaths, and 23% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
Road users
Who died
30%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 1.8 times the share in the United States: 17%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 316 |
| Pedestrians | 174 |
| Motorcyclists | 78 |
| Cyclists | 18 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in New Jersey | Share in the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 174 | 30% | 17% |
| Motorcyclists | 78 | 13% | 14% |
| Cyclists | 18 | 3% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 155 | 26% | 30% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 146 | 25% | 29% |
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
23%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 80 percent of the share in the United States: 29%
24%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 90 percent of the share in the United States: 27%
| Category | New Jersey | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 23.7% | 26.7% |
| Alcohol-involved | 23.3% | 28.6% |
| At night | 55.7% | 53.4% |
| At weekends | 32.6% | 32.9% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
56%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About the same as the share in the United States: 53%
33%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About the same as the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 10 |
| 1am | 16 |
| 2am | 22 |
| 3am | 16 |
| 4am | 11 |
| 5am | 22 |
| 6am | 21 |
| 7am | 14 |
| 8am | 8 |
| 9am | 12 |
| 10am | 24 |
| 11am | 20 |
| 12pm | 17 |
| 1pm | 15 |
| 2pm | 16 |
| 3pm | 25 |
| 4pm | 30 |
| 5pm | 41 |
| 6pm | 37 |
| 7pm | 32 |
| 8pm | 37 |
| 9pm | 32 |
| 10pm | 37 |
| 11pm | 34 |
All crashes 2020.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 85 |
| Mon | 78 |
| Tue | 57 |
| Wed | 64 |
| Thu | 86 |
| Fri | 85 |
| Sat | 94 |
All crashes 2020.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 45 |
| Feb | 34 |
| Mar | 34 |
| Apr | 27 |
| May | 44 |
| Jun | 44 |
| Jul | 56 |
| Aug | 51 |
| Sep | 57 |
| Oct | 55 |
| Nov | 59 |
| Dec | 43 |
All crashes 2020.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 462 |
| Rain | 49 |
| Cloudy | 26 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 7 |
| Sleet or Hail | 1 |
| Freezing Rain or Drizzle | 1 |
All crashes 2020. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 225 |
| Dark - Lighted | 188 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 117 |
| Dawn | 8 |
| Dusk | 7 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 2 |
All crashes 2020. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Roads and vehicles
Where and what, 2020
Roads with the most fatal crashes
- I-9521
- US-118
- US-13012
- US-912
- SR-3511
- 444 GARDEN STATE PARKWAY11
- SR-4710
- I-7810
- SR-279
- US-408
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 361 |
| SUVs | 187 |
| Motorcycles | 83 |
| Pickup trucks | 67 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 55 |
| Vans | 32 |
| Other vehicles | 27 |
| Buses | 8 |
All crashes 2020.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Honda Accord26
- Honda Civic23
- Toyota Camry22
- Honda CR-V17
- Jeep Grand Cherokee16
- Nissan Altima16
- Toyota Corolla15
- Chevrolet Silverado14
- Ford Explorer10
- Jeep Wrangler10
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 2020. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.
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| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18, 2020 | Piscataway, Middlesex County | I-287 | 1 |
| Jan 15, 2020 | Manalapan, Monmouth County | US-9 | 1 |
| Jan 15, 2020 | East Orange, Essex County | CR-508 CENTRAL AVENUE | 1 |
| Jan 14, 2020 | Harrisonville, Gloucester County | US-322 | 1 |
| Jan 14, 2020 | Highland Park, Middlesex County | CR-514 WOODBRIDGE AVENUE | 1 |
| Jan 13, 2020 | Brick Town, Ocean County | CR-549 HERBERTSVILLE ROAD | 1 |
| Jan 13, 2020 | Gloucester County | SR-47 | 1 |
| Jan 13, 2020 | West Deptford, Gloucester County | 700 | 1 |
| Jan 13, 2020 | Paterson, Passaic County | I-80 | 1 |
| Jan 12, 2020 | Mountainside, Union County | SR-22 E | 2 |
| Jan 10, 2020 | Burlington County | I-95 | 1 |
| Jan 10, 2020 | Oakland, Bergen County | US-202 | 1 |
| Jan 10, 2020 | Secaucus, Hudson County | I-95 | 1 |
| Jan 9, 2020 | Waterford Works, Camden County | US-30 | 1 |
| Jan 7, 2020 | Wantage Township, Sussex County | CR-519 | 1 |
| Jan 6, 2020 | Penns Grove, Salem County | SR-130 | 1 |
| Jan 5, 2020 | Westville, Gloucester County | US-130 | 1 |
| Jan 4, 2020 | Pittsgrove Township, Salem County | CR-645 PARVIN MILL ROAD | 1 |
| Jan 4, 2020 | Egg Harbor City, Atlantic County | DELAWARE AVE | 1 |
| Jan 3, 2020 | Edison, Middlesex County | SR-27 | 1 |
| Jan 3, 2020 | New Brunswick, Middlesex County | CEDAR AVE | 2 |
| Jan 3, 2020 | Holmdel, Monmouth County | 444 | 2 |
| Jan 2, 2020 | Mt Olive, Morris County | US-206 | 1 |
| Jan 2, 2020 | Elizabeth, Union County | DIVISION ST | 1 |
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Counties in New Jersey in 2020
| Area | Deaths, 2020 | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Atlantic County | 40 | 14.6 |
| Bergen County | 43 | 4.5 |
| Burlington County | 41 | 8.9 |
| Camden County | 38 | 7.3 |
| Cape May County | 9 | 9.5 |
| Cumberland County | 24 | 15.6 |
| Essex County | 45 | 5.2 |
| Gloucester County | 35 | 11.6 |
| Hudson County | 24 | 3.3 |
| Hunterdon County | 12 | 9.3 |
| Mercer County | 21 | 5.4 |
| Middlesex County | 67 | 7.8 |
| Monmouth County | 34 | 5.3 |
| Morris County | 17 | 3.3 |
| Ocean County | 30 | 4.7 |
| Passaic County | 29 | 5.5 |
| Salem County | 14 | 21.6 |
| Somerset County | 14 | 4.1 |
| Sussex County | 7 | 4.9 |
| Union County | 30 | 5.2 |
| Warren County | 12 | 11.0 |
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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.