Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Lewis County, New York
County in New York · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 3
- Fatal crashes
- 3
- Population
- 26.5K
In 2024, 3 people died in 3 fatal crashes in Lewis County, New York. That was 50.0% more than in 2023 (2) and the most since 2022. The death rate was 11.3 per 100,000 residents, compared with 5.5 in New York and 11.5 in the United States. Lewis County had the 53rd most traffic deaths among New York's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 22 people died, an average of 4.4 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
11.3
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About double the rate in New York: 5.5
- About the same as the rate in the United States: 11.5
16.5
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 3 times the average in New York: 5.6
- About 1.3 times the average in the United States: 12.3
+50%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
2 deaths in 2023, 3 in 2024
- New York: -1%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 4 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 |
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 | 18.8 |
| 2021 | 15.0 |
| 2022 | 30.1 |
| 2023 | 7.5 |
| 2024 | 11.3 |
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%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 3 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Lewis County | Share in New York |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 26% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 19% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 4% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 2 | 67% | 27% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 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
0%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 5 percent of the share in New York: 32%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
67%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 5 times the share in New York: 13%
- About 3 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Lewis County | New York | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 66.7% | 13.3% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 32.0% | 28.1% |
| At night | 66.7% | 49.1% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 100.0% | 31.0% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
67%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 1.4 times the share in New York: 49%
- About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 54%
100%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 3 times the share in New York: 31%
- About 3 times the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 1 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 2 |
| 10am | 3 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 3 |
| 5pm | 2 |
| 6pm | 2 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 2 |
| 10pm | 2 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 3 |
| Mon | 1 |
| Tue | 0 |
| Wed | 2 |
| Thu | 4 |
| Fri | 1 |
| Sat | 10 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 3 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 3 |
| Aug | 3 |
| Sep | 2 |
| Oct | 4 |
| Nov | 2 |
| Dec | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 14 |
| Cloudy | 5 |
| Rain | 1 |
| Snow | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 15 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 6 |
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
- SR-123
- ERIE CANAL RD2
- SR-32
- GOLDEN RD1
- CHASES LAKE RD1
- CR-27 SEARS POND RD1
- CR-55 DEER RIVER ED1
- CR-8 SECOND RD1
- GOODHINES RD1
- HENRY RD1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Other vehicles | 8 |
| Pickup trucks | 7 |
| SUVs | 6 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 2 |
| Motorcycles | 2 |
| Cars | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Ford F-1503
- Arctic Cat Arctic Cat1
- CAN-AM Maverick1
- CFMOTO CFORCE1
- Chevrolet Silverado1
- Dodge Ram1
- Ford Escape1
- Ford F-2501
- GMC Terrain1
- Harley Davidson Electra Glide Ultra Classic1
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 | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12, 2024 | Martinsburg | RECTOR RD | 1 |
| Sep 1, 2024 | Turin | SR-12 | 1 |
| Jul 14, 2024 | Lowville | SR-12 | 1 |
| Oct 12, 2023 | Harrisville | SR-3 | 1 |
| Apr 22, 2023 | Martinsburg | SWERNICKI RD | 1 |
| Nov 3, 2022 | Croghan | LONG POND RD | 1 |
| Sep 4, 2022 | Lowville | WORTH RD | 1 |
| Aug 29, 2022 | Harrisville | NORTH SHORE RD | 1 |
| Aug 20, 2022 | West Leyden | GOODHINES RD | 1 |
| Jul 23, 2022 | Croghan | ERIE CANAL RD | 1 |
| Jun 29, 2022 | Lowville | CHASES LAKE RD | 1 |
| May 25, 2022 | New Bremen | SR-812 | 1 |
| Apr 1, 2022 | Copenhagen | SR-177 | 1 |
| Nov 6, 2021 | Denmark | CR-55 DEER RIVER ED | 1 |
| Oct 9, 2021 | New Bremen | ERIE CANAL RD | 1 |
| Oct 2, 2021 | Harrisville | HENRY RD | 1 |
| Jul 10, 2021 | Turin | SR-12 | 1 |
| Dec 3, 2020 | Croghan | CR-8 SECOND RD | 1 |
| Aug 8, 2020 | Lowville | CR-27 SEARS POND RD | 1 |
| Apr 11, 2020 | West Leyden | GOLDEN RD | 2 |
| Jan 16, 2020 | Harrisville | SR-3 | 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.