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Traffic deaths in New Jersey in 2023

State in United States

Deaths, 2023
605
Fatal crashes
572
Population
9.4M

In 2023, 605 people died in 572 fatal crashes in New Jersey. That was 12.2% fewer than in 2022 (689) and the fewest since 2020. The death rate was 6.4 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.2 in the United States. New Jersey had the 25th most traffic deaths of the 51 states and DC and the 49th-highest death rate. Pedestrians accounted for 27% of deaths, and 32% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

6.4

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2023

  • About half the rate in the United States: 12.2

-12%

change in deaths from 2022 to 2023

689 deaths in 2022, 605 in 2023

  • The United States: -4%

New Jersey traffic deaths by year goes back to 1975.

Profile by year: 2024 · 2023 · 2022 · 2021 · 2020

Road users

Who died

27%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About 1.5 times the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2023
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 323
Pedestrians 165
Motorcyclists 90
Cyclists 27
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Deaths by type, 2023
Type Deaths Share in New Jersey Share in the US
Pedestrians 165 27% 18%
Motorcyclists 90 15% 16%
Cyclists 27 4% 3%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 141 23% 30%
Speeding-related crashes 202 33% 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

32%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About 1.1 times the share in the United States: 28%

22%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About 85 percent of the share in the United States: 26%
Crash factors in 2023
Category New Jersey United States
Speeding-related 22.4% 25.6%
Alcohol-involved 31.8% 28.2%
At night 50.5% 54.1%
At weekends 31.1% 33.5%

Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.

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Timing

When crashes happen

51%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About the same as the share in the United States: 54%

31%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About the same as the share in the United States: 34%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 20
1am 14
2am 23
3am 18
4am 11
5am 19
6am 29
7am 16
8am 18
9am 24
10am 14
11am 11
12pm 33
1pm 18
2pm 23
3pm 27
4pm 25
5pm 42
6pm 30
7pm 37
8pm 38
9pm 29
10pm 29
11pm 21

All crashes 2023.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 93
Mon 91
Tue 69
Wed 76
Thu 64
Fri 94
Sat 85

All crashes 2023.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 46
Feb 36
Mar 34
Apr 36
May 44
Jun 56
Jul 47
Aug 55
Sep 49
Oct 58
Nov 57
Dec 54

All crashes 2023.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 461
Rain 65
Cloudy 37
Fog, Smog, Smoke 7
Sleet or Hail 1
Severe Crosswinds 1

All crashes 2023. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Light conditions at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Daylight 248
Dark - Lighted 139
Dark - Not Lighted 79
Dark - Unknown Lighting 67
Dusk 19
Dawn 15

All crashes 2023. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Roads and vehicles

Where and what, 2023

Roads with the most fatal crashes

  1. US-115
  2. US-913
  3. I-9512
  4. US-4010
  5. I-2959
  6. I-809
  7. SR-709
  8. US-1309
  9. 444-GARDEN STATE PARKWAY8
  10. I-787

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 341
SUVs 242
Motorcycles 90
Pickup trucks 70
Medium and heavy trucks 60
Vans 44
Other vehicles 7
Buses 5
Other light trucks 2

All crashes 2023.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Honda Civic31
  2. Honda Accord21
  3. Nissan Altima18
  4. Toyota Camry17
  5. Honda CR-V15
  6. Ram 150015
  7. Nissan Rogue14
  8. Chevrolet Silverado13
  9. Hyundai Tucson12
  10. Nissan Sentra12

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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Crash factors
Date Location Deaths
Apr 26, 2023 Mt Olive, Morris County 1
Apr 24, 2023 Bayonne, Hudson County 1
Apr 23, 2023 Manchester Township, Ocean County 1
Apr 22, 2023 Ocean County 1
Apr 22, 2023 Hamilton Township, Mercer County 1
Apr 20, 2023 Pemberton, Burlington County 1
Apr 19, 2023 Sayreville, Middlesex County 1
Apr 18, 2023 Sayreville, Middlesex County 1
Apr 17, 2023 Lawnside, Camden County 1
Apr 15, 2023 Paramus, Bergen County 1
Apr 15, 2023 Egg Harbor Township, Atlantic County 1
Apr 15, 2023 North Bergen, Hudson County 1
Apr 14, 2023 Washington Township, Bergen County 1
Apr 14, 2023 Clark, Union County 1
Apr 14, 2023 Kearny, Hudson County 1
Apr 13, 2023 Carlstadt, Bergen County 1
Apr 12, 2023 Millville, Cumberland County 1
Apr 12, 2023 Newark, Essex County 1
Apr 12, 2023 Mt Laurel, Burlington County 1
Apr 10, 2023 Toms River, Ocean County 1
Apr 10, 2023 Hamilton Township, Mercer County 1
Apr 9, 2023 Waterford Works, Camden County 1
Apr 8, 2023 North Bergen, Hudson County 1
Apr 7, 2023 Ridgefield Park, Bergen County 1
Apr 5, 2023 Plainsboro, Middlesex County 1

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Counties in New Jersey in 2023

Area Deaths, 2023 Per 100,000
Atlantic County 40 14.5
Bergen County 38 3.9
Burlington County 36 7.6
Camden County 41 7.7
Cape May County 7 7.4
Cumberland County 22 14.2
Essex County 53 6.1
Gloucester County 34 11.0
Hudson County 25 3.5
Hunterdon County 4 3.1
Mercer County 28 7.2
Middlesex County 59 6.8
Monmouth County 37 5.7
Morris County 22 4.3
Ocean County 43 6.5
Passaic County 25 4.8
Salem County 12 18.3
Somerset County 22 6.3
Sussex County 9 6.2
Union County 37 6.3
Warren County 11 9.9

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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2023. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.