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Traffic deaths in Fulton County, New York

County in New York · United States

Deaths, 2024
8
Fatal crashes
8
Population
52.2K

In 2024, 8 people died in 8 fatal crashes in Fulton County, New York. That was 33.3% more than in 2023 (6) and the most since 2020. The death rate was 15.3 per 100,000 residents, compared with 5.5 in New York and 11.5 in the United States. Fulton County had the 37th most traffic deaths among New York's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 27 people died, an average of 5.4 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 25% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

15.3

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

  • About 3 times the rate in New York: 5.5
  • About 1.3 times the rate in the United States: 11.5

10.3

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

  • About 1.8 times the average in New York: 5.6
  • About 85 percent of the average in the United States: 12.3

+33%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

6 deaths in 2023, 8 in 2024

  • New York: -1%
  • The United States: -4%
Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2020 8 7
2021 3 3
2022 2 2
2023 6 6
2024 8 8

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 15.1
2021 5.7
2022 3.8
2023 11.4
2024 15.3

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 New York: 26%
  • About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 6
Pedestrians 0
Motorcyclists 2
Cyclists 0
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Fulton County Share in New York
Pedestrians 0 0% 26%
Motorcyclists 2 25% 19%
Cyclists 0 0% 4%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 3 38% 27%
Speeding-related crashes 2 25% 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

25%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About 80 percent of the share in New York: 32%
  • About 90 percent of the share in the United States: 28%

38%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About 3 times the share in New York: 13%
  • About 1.5 times the share in the United States: 25%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Fulton County New York United States
Speeding-related 37.5% 13.3% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 25.0% 32.0% 28.1%
At night 50.0% 49.1% 53.6%
At weekends 37.5% 31.0% 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 the same as the share in New York: 49%
  • About the same as the share in the United States: 54%

38%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About 1.2 times the share in New York: 31%
  • About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 33%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 2
1am 0
2am 4
3am 0
4am 0
5am 1
6am 1
7am 0
8am 0
9am 1
10am 3
11am 1
12pm 1
1pm 0
2pm 2
3pm 1
4pm 3
5pm 2
6pm 2
7pm 0
8pm 0
9pm 1
10pm 1
11pm 0

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 3
Mon 4
Tue 4
Wed 3
Thu 2
Fri 5
Sat 5

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 2
Feb 1
Mar 2
Apr 3
May 2
Jun 3
Jul 2
Aug 1
Sep 6
Oct 1
Nov 3
Dec 0

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 15
Cloudy 10
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
Daylight 16
Dark - Not Lighted 8
Dawn 1
Dusk 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. SR-304
  2. SR-30A4
  3. SR-673
  4. CR-1072
  5. SR-291
  6. BROCKETT HILL RD1
  7. CR-1101
  8. CR-1231
  9. CR-1261
  10. CR-1421

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 12
SUVs 10
Motorcycles 6
Pickup trucks 5
Vans 4
Medium and heavy trucks 3
Other vehicles 2

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Chevrolet Silverado2
  2. Dodge Grand Caravan2
  3. Ford F-1502
  4. Honda CR-V2
  5. Nissan Rogue2
  6. Audi A41
  7. Buick LaCrosse1
  8. Chevrolet Blazer1
  9. Chevrolet Malibu1
  10. Dodge Caravan/Grand Caravan1

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
Nov 25, 2024 Dolgeville 1
Sep 29, 2024 Johnstown 1
Sep 28, 2024 Broadalbin 1
May 19, 2024 Broadalbin 1
Apr 2, 2024 Perth 1
Apr 2, 2024 Johnstown 1
Mar 1, 2024 Northville 1
Jan 12, 2024 Mayfield 1
Sep 27, 2023 Johnstown 1
Sep 6, 2023 Broadalbin 1
Aug 8, 2023 Johnstown 1
Jun 4, 2023 Johnstown 1
Apr 13, 2023 Gloversville 1
Mar 14, 2023 Gloversville 1
Jun 18, 2022 Johnstown 1
Jan 10, 2022 Mayfield 1
Sep 17, 2021 Johnstown 1
Sep 11, 2021 Gloversville 1
Jul 22, 2021 Johnstown 1
Nov 20, 2020 Johnstown 2
Nov 16, 2020 Mayfield 1
Oct 5, 2020 Johnstown 1
Jul 4, 2020 Mayfield 1
Jun 10, 2020 Johnstown 1
May 16, 2020 Broadalbin 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.