Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Yates County, New York
County in New York · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 6
- Fatal crashes
- 5
- Population
- 24.4K
In 2024, 6 people died in 5 fatal crashes in Yates County, New York. That was 50.0% more than in 2023 (4) and the most in any year since 2020. The death rate was 24.6 per 100,000 residents, compared with 5.5 in New York and 11.5 in the United States. Yates County had the 45th most traffic deaths among New York's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 21 people died, an average of 4.2 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 17% of deaths, and 80% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
24.6
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 4 times the rate in New York: 5.5
- About double the rate in the United States: 11.5
17.1
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 3 times the average in New York: 5.6
- About 1.4 times the average in the United States: 12.3
+50%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
4 deaths in 2023, 6 in 2024
- New York: -1%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 |
| 2024 | 6 | 5 |
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 | 8.1 |
| 2021 | 16.3 |
| 2022 | 20.5 |
| 2023 | 16.4 |
| 2024 | 24.6 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
17%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About two-thirds of the share in New York: 26%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 5 |
| Pedestrians | 1 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Yates County | Share in New York |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 1 | 17% | 26% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 19% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 4% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 4 | 67% | 27% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 5 | 83% | 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
80%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About double the share in New York: 32%
- About 3 times the share in the United States: 28%
40%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 3 times the share in New York: 13%
- About 1.6 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Yates County | New York | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 40.0% | 13.3% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 80.0% | 32.0% | 28.1% |
| At night | 40.0% | 49.1% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 20.0% | 31.0% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
40%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 80 percent of the share in New York: 49%
- About three-quarters of the share in the United States: 54%
20%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About two-thirds of the share in New York: 31%
- About 60 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 2 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 3 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 2 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 2 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 2 |
| 4pm | 4 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 2 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 3 |
| Mon | 3 |
| Tue | 2 |
| Wed | 2 |
| Thu | 2 |
| Fri | 3 |
| Sat | 5 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 2 |
| Apr | 2 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 2 |
| Jul | 2 |
| Aug | 2 |
| Sep | 2 |
| Oct | 1 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Cloudy | 9 |
| Clear | 6 |
| Rain | 4 |
| Snow | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 14 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 4 |
| 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
- SR-144
- CR-18 ITALY VALLEY RD2
- SR-14A2
- SR-3642
- CR-31 FRIEND RD1
- CR-1 LAKEMONT-HIMROD RD1
- CR-17 BATH RD1
- CR-18 WETHERBY RD1
- CR-2 GORHAM RD1
- E BLUFF RD1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Pickup trucks | 8 |
| SUVs | 8 |
| Cars | 3 |
| Vans | 2 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 1 |
| Motorcycles | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Equinox2
- GMC Acadia2
- GMC Sierra2
- Ram 25002
- Yamaha XSR7001
- Toyota Tacoma1
- Toyota Sienna1
- Toyota Camry1
- Nissan Titan1
- Kenworth T8 Series1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 2024 | Penn Yan | SR-364 | 1 |
| Aug 1, 2024 | Penn Yan | CR-1 LAKEMONT-HIMROD RD | 1 |
| Apr 17, 2024 | Starkey | SR-14 | 1 |
| Apr 15, 2024 | Branchport | SKYLINE DR | 1 |
| Mar 16, 2024 | Branchport | CR-31 FRIEND RD | 2 |
| Dec 27, 2023 | Starkey | SR-14 | 1 |
| Sep 23, 2023 | Penn Yan | CR-2 GORHAM RD | 1 |
| Jul 25, 2023 | Penn Yan | SR-54 | 1 |
| Jul 3, 2023 | Dundee | SR-14A | 1 |
| Dec 10, 2022 | Penn Yan | CR-17 BATH RD | 1 |
| Oct 7, 2022 | — | CR-18 ITALY VALLEY RD | 1 |
| Jun 21, 2022 | Penn Yan | SR-14 | 1 |
| Feb 4, 2022 | Middlesex | CR-18 WETHERBY RD | 1 |
| Jan 1, 2022 | — | CR-18 ITALY VALLEY RD | 1 |
| Dec 27, 2021 | Middlesex | PHELPS RD | 1 |
| Nov 12, 2021 | Branchport | E BLUFF RD | 1 |
| Jun 13, 2021 | Penn Yan | SR-364 | 1 |
| May 29, 2021 | Starkey | S GLENORA RD | 1 |
| Aug 23, 2020 | Dresden | SR-14 | 1 |
| Mar 15, 2020 | Penn Yan | SR-14A | 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.