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Traffic deaths in Bronx County, New York

County in New York · United States

Deaths, 2024
52
Fatal crashes
47
Population
1.4M

In 2024, 52 people died in 47 fatal crashes in Bronx County, New York. That was 18.2% more than in 2023 (44) and the most since 2022. The death rate was 3.7 per 100,000 residents, compared with 5.5 in New York and 11.5 in the United States. Bronx County had the 6th most traffic deaths among New York's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 254 people died, an average of 51 a year. Pedestrians accounted for 40% of deaths, and 30% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

3.7

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

  • About two-thirds of the rate in New York: 5.5
  • About one-third of the rate in the United States: 11.5

3.6

average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024

  • About two-thirds of the average in New York: 5.6
  • About 30 percent of the average in the United States: 12.3

+18%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

44 deaths in 2023, 52 in 2024

  • New York: -1%
  • The United States: -4%
Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2020 55 50
2021 48 46
2022 55 53
2023 44 44
2024 52 47

People who died within 30 days of a crash. A fatal crash can kill more than one person.

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Deaths per 100,000 residents, 2020–2024
Category Deaths per 100,000
2020 3.8
2021 3.4
2022 4.0
2023 3.2
2024 3.7

Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.

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Road users

Who died

40%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About 1.5 times the share in New York: 26%
  • About double the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 16
Pedestrians 21
Motorcyclists 12
Cyclists 3
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Bronx County Share in New York
Pedestrians 21 40% 26%
Motorcyclists 12 23% 19%
Cyclists 3 6% 4%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 15 29% 27%
Speeding-related crashes 18 35% 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

30%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About the same as the share in New York: 32%
  • About the same as the share in the United States: 28%

11%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About 80 percent of the share in New York: 13%
  • About 45 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Bronx County New York United States
Speeding-related 10.6% 13.3% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 29.8% 32.0% 28.1%
At night 85.1% 49.1% 53.6%
At weekends 46.8% 31.0% 32.6%

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

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Timing

When crashes happen

85%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About 1.7 times the share in New York: 49%
  • About 1.6 times the share in the United States: 54%

47%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About 1.5 times the share in New York: 31%
  • About 1.4 times the share in the United States: 33%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 20
1am 20
2am 6
3am 10
4am 20
5am 14
6am 5
7am 2
8am 4
9am 8
10am 1
11am 6
12pm 8
1pm 3
2pm 6
3pm 6
4pm 4
5pm 9
6pm 11
7pm 13
8pm 10
9pm 18
10pm 17
11pm 18

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 36
Mon 27
Tue 29
Wed 30
Thu 31
Fri 34
Sat 53

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 13
Feb 20
Mar 12
Apr 10
May 23
Jun 27
Jul 22
Aug 26
Sep 24
Oct 21
Nov 27
Dec 15

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 195
Cloudy 21
Rain 18
Fog, Smog, Smoke 1
Snow 1

All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Light conditions at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Dark - Lighted 149
Daylight 71
Dark - Not Lighted 8
Dawn 6
Dusk 5
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

  1. BRUCKNER BLVD11
  2. I-87 MAJOR DEEGAN EXPY10
  3. GRAND CONCOURSE10
  4. SR-907H BRONX RIVER PKWY9
  5. JEROME AVE7
  6. I-95 CROSS BRONX EXPY7
  7. E TREMONT AVE7
  8. SOUTHERN BLVD7
  9. I-956
  10. I-876

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 122
SUVs 98
Motorcycles 68
Medium and heavy trucks 43
Other vehicles 21
Vans 19
Pickup trucks 7
Buses 6
Other light trucks 3

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Toyota Camry14
  2. Toyota RAV413
  3. Honda Accord9
  4. Honda CR-V8
  5. Freightliner Cascadia6
  6. Jeep Grand Cherokee6
  7. BMW 328i5
  8. Honda Civic5
  9. Honda Odyssey5
  10. Hyundai Elantra5

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 Deaths
Dec 21, 2024 New York City 1
Dec 6, 2024 New York City 1
Dec 1, 2024 New York City 1
Nov 30, 2024 New York City 1
Nov 30, 2024 New York City 1
Nov 16, 2024 New York City 1
Nov 13, 2024 New York City 1
Nov 9, 2024 New York City 1
Oct 21, 2024 New York City 1
Oct 19, 2024 New York City 1
Oct 16, 2024 New York City 1
Oct 12, 2024 New York City 2
Sep 25, 2024 New York City 1
Sep 23, 2024 New York City 1
Sep 10, 2024 New York City 1
Sep 2, 2024 New York City 1
Sep 2, 2024 New York City 1
Aug 25, 2024 New York City 2
Aug 11, 2024 New York City 2
Aug 10, 2024 New York City 1
Aug 3, 2024 New York City 1
Jul 21, 2024 New York City 1
Jul 20, 2024 New York City 1
Jul 13, 2024 New York City 1
Jul 6, 2024 New York City 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.