Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Amsterdam, New York
City in Montgomery County · New York · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 1
- Fatal crashes
- 1
- Population
- 18.1K
In 2024, 1 person died in 1 fatal crash in Amsterdam, New York. That was 50.0% fewer than in 2023 (2) and the fewest since 2020. The death rate was 5.5 per 100,000 residents, compared with 2.0 in Montgomery County, 5.5 in New York and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2024, 11 people died, an average of 2.2 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
5.5
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 3 times the rate in Montgomery County, New York: 2.0
- About the same as the rate in New York: 5.5
- About half the rate in the United States: 11.5
-50%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
2 deaths in 2023, 1 in 2024
- Montgomery County, New York: -80%
- New York: -1%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 |
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 | 5.5 |
| 2021 | 11.0 |
| 2022 | 27.5 |
| 2023 | 11.0 |
| 2024 | 5.5 |
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 | 1 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Amsterdam | Share in Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 0% |
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%
0%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 5 percent of the share in New York: 13%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Amsterdam | Montgomery County | New York | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 0.0% | 13.3% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 0.0% | 32.0% | 28.1% |
| At night | 0.0% | 0.0% | 49.1% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 0.0% | 0.0% | 31.0% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
0%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 5 percent of the share in New York: 49%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 54%
0%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 5 percent of the share in New York: 31%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 2 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 3 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 1 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 1 |
| Mon | 1 |
| Tue | 3 |
| Wed | 1 |
| Thu | 3 |
| Fri | 2 |
| Sat | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 2 |
| Aug | 1 |
| Sep | 3 |
| Oct | 4 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Cloudy | 5 |
| Clear | 4 |
| Rain | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 7 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 3 |
| Dark - Lighted | 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
- I-902
- SR-52
- I-90 EXIT RAMP1
- LOG CITY RD1
- NORTHAMPTON RD1
- SR-5S1
- SR-671
- STEADWELL AVE1
- VANDYKE AVE1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 8 |
| SUVs | 5 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 3 |
| Motorcycles | 1 |
| Pickup trucks | 1 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen1
- Toyota PRIUS1
- Suzuki GSX750F1
- Subaru Forester1
- Mitsubishi Eclipse1
- Kenworth T6801
- Jeep Grand Cherokee1
- International LT62F1
- Hyundai Veracruz1
- Hyundai Sonata1
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 | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 2024 | SR-67 | 1 |
| Sep 8, 2023 | SR-5S | 1 |
| Sep 3, 2023 | I-90 | 1 |
| Oct 25, 2022 | NORTHAMPTON RD | 1 |
| Oct 17, 2022 | SR-5 | 1 |
| Sep 21, 2022 | VANDYKE AVE | 1 |
| Jul 21, 2022 | LOG CITY RD | 1 |
| Mar 29, 2022 | SR-5 | 1 |
| Aug 31, 2021 | STEADWELL AVE | 1 |
| Jul 29, 2021 | I-90 EXIT RAMP | 1 |
| Oct 16, 2020 | I-90 | 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.