Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Niagara Falls, New York
City in Niagara County · New York · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 1
- Fatal crashes
- 1
- Population
- 47.5K
In 2024, 1 person died in 1 fatal crash in Niagara Falls, New York. That was 80.0% fewer than in 2023 (5) and the fewest in any year since 2020. The death rate was 2.1 per 100,000 residents, compared with 8.6 in Niagara County, 5.5 in New York and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2024, 18 people died, an average of 3.6 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
2.1
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About one-quarter of the rate in Niagara County, New York: 8.6
- About 40 percent of the rate in New York: 5.5
- About 20 percent of the rate in the United States: 11.5
-80%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
5 deaths in 2023, 1 in 2024
- Niagara County, New York: +125%
- New York: -1%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 5 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 5 | 4 |
| 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 | 10.3 |
| 2021 | 8.3 |
| 2022 | 6.3 |
| 2023 | 10.5 |
| 2024 | 2.1 |
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 Niagara County, New York: 11%
- 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 | 0 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 1 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Niagara Falls | Share in Niagara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 11% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 17% |
| Cyclists | 1 | 100% | 11% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 0 | 0% | 22% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 22% |
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 Niagara County, New York: 20%
- 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 Niagara County, New York: 7%
- About 5 percent of the share in New York: 13%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Niagara Falls | Niagara County | New York | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 6.7% | 13.3% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 20.0% | 32.0% | 28.1% |
| At night | 100.0% | 26.7% | 49.1% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 0.0% | 26.7% | 31.0% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
100%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 4 times the share in Niagara County, New York: 27%
- About double the share in New York: 49%
- About 1.9 times the share in the United States: 54%
0%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 5 percent of the share in Niagara County, New York: 27%
- 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 | 1 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 1 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 2 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 2 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 1 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 3 |
| Mon | 3 |
| Tue | 0 |
| Wed | 3 |
| Thu | 2 |
| Fri | 2 |
| Sat | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 2 |
| May | 2 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 2 |
| Aug | 3 |
| Sep | 2 |
| Oct | 2 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 14 |
| Cloudy | 2 |
| Rain | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Lighted | 8 |
| Daylight | 8 |
| 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
- US-62 NIAGARA FALLS BLVD4
- SR-182 PORTER RD2
- US-622
- SR-384 NIAGARA ST1
- 22ND ST1
- 24TH ST1
- BUFFALO AVE1
- GRAUER RD1
- NIAGARA AVE1
- SR-384 BUFFALO AVE1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| SUVs | 7 |
| Cars | 6 |
| Motorcycles | 6 |
| Other vehicles | 2 |
| Pickup trucks | 2 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Malibu2
- Chevrolet Tahoe2
- Dodge Avenger2
- Bentley Flying Spur1
- Chevrolet Silverado1
- Ford Explorer1
- Ford F-1501
- Ford Taurus1
- Harley Davidson FXDWG1
- Honda CBR6001
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2024 | NIAGARA AVE | 1 |
| Nov 22, 2023 | SR-384 NIAGARA ST | 2 |
| Aug 17, 2023 | US-62 NIAGARA FALLS BLVD | 1 |
| May 7, 2023 | SR-182 PORTER RD | 1 |
| Feb 15, 2023 | SR-384 BUFFALO AVE | 1 |
| Sep 26, 2022 | US-62 NIAGARA FALLS BLVD | 1 |
| May 22, 2022 | US-62 NIAGARA FALLS BLVD | 1 |
| Apr 30, 2022 | US-62 | 1 |
| Oct 10, 2021 | 22ND ST | 1 |
| Oct 8, 2021 | BUFFALO AVE | 1 |
| Aug 23, 2021 | US-62 | 1 |
| Jun 10, 2021 | GRAUER RD | 1 |
| Sep 12, 2020 | SR-182 PORTER RD | 1 |
| Jul 25, 2020 | 24TH ST | 1 |
| Jul 4, 2020 | SR-61 HYDE PARK BLVD | 1 |
| Apr 22, 2020 | US-62 WALNUT AVE | 1 |
| Mar 20, 2020 | US-62 NIAGARA FALLS BLVD | 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.