Fatal crash profile · State
Traffic deaths in New York in 2020
State in United States
- Deaths, 2020
- 1,045
- Fatal crashes
- 958
- Population
- 20.1M
In 2020, 1,045 people died in 958 fatal crashes in New York, about 3 a day. The death rate was 5.2 per 100,000 residents, compared with 11.8 in the United States. New York had the 13th most traffic deaths of the 51 states and DC and the 50th-highest death rate. Pedestrians accounted for 22% of deaths, and 35% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
Road users
Who died
22%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 17%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 568 |
| Pedestrians | 229 |
| Motorcyclists | 201 |
| Cyclists | 47 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in New York | Share in the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 229 | 22% | 17% |
| Motorcyclists | 201 | 19% | 14% |
| Cyclists | 47 | 4% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 296 | 28% | 30% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 383 | 37% | 29% |
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
35%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 29%
20%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About three-quarters of the share in the United States: 27%
| Category | New York | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 20.1% | 26.7% |
| Alcohol-involved | 34.9% | 28.6% |
| At night | 50.6% | 53.4% |
| At weekends | 33.0% | 32.9% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
51%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About the same as the share in the United States: 53%
33%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About the same as the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 45 |
| 1am | 38 |
| 2am | 15 |
| 3am | 24 |
| 4am | 31 |
| 5am | 31 |
| 6am | 32 |
| 7am | 44 |
| 8am | 21 |
| 9am | 32 |
| 10am | 33 |
| 11am | 23 |
| 12pm | 36 |
| 1pm | 46 |
| 2pm | 38 |
| 3pm | 50 |
| 4pm | 58 |
| 5pm | 60 |
| 6pm | 60 |
| 7pm | 61 |
| 8pm | 53 |
| 9pm | 50 |
| 10pm | 37 |
| 11pm | 40 |
All crashes 2020.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 141 |
| Mon | 118 |
| Tue | 137 |
| Wed | 133 |
| Thu | 123 |
| Fri | 131 |
| Sat | 175 |
All crashes 2020.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 72 |
| Feb | 65 |
| Mar | 46 |
| Apr | 46 |
| May | 65 |
| Jun | 91 |
| Jul | 86 |
| Aug | 109 |
| Sep | 126 |
| Oct | 95 |
| Nov | 91 |
| Dec | 66 |
All crashes 2020.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 638 |
| Cloudy | 208 |
| Rain | 80 |
| Snow | 16 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 7 |
| Other | 1 |
All crashes 2020. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 474 |
| Dark - Lighted | 263 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 166 |
| Dusk | 29 |
| Dawn | 23 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 3 |
All crashes 2020. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Roads and vehicles
Where and what, 2020
Roads with the most fatal crashes
- I-8712
- I-9011
- BRUCKNER BLVD7
- US-97
- SR-25 MIDDLE COUNTRY RD7
- SR-126
- SR-908M SOUTHERN STATE PKWY6
- BROADWAY6
- I-816
- SR-25 JERICHO TPK6
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 554 |
| SUVs | 317 |
| Motorcycles | 208 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 115 |
| Pickup trucks | 97 |
| Vans | 79 |
| Other vehicles | 46 |
| Buses | 11 |
| Other light trucks | 6 |
All crashes 2020.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Honda Accord39
- Toyota Camry30
- Honda CR-V29
- Honda Civic28
- Jeep Grand Cherokee23
- Chevrolet Silverado22
- Hyundai Elantra21
- Nissan Rogue20
- Ford Escape19
- Toyota RAV417
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 2020. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.
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| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2020 | Three Mile Bay, Jefferson County | SR-12E | 1 |
| Oct 1, 2020 | Manchester, Ontario County | CR-13 | 1 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | Antwerp, Jefferson County | US-11 | 1 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | Central Islip, Suffolk County | CR-100 | 1 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | Cortland, Cortland County | MCLEAN RD | 1 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | New York City, Kings County | SR-908H OCEAN PKWY | 1 |
| Sep 29, 2020 | New York City, New York County | BROADWAY | 1 |
| Sep 29, 2020 | Oyster Bay, Nassau County | I-495 | 1 |
| Sep 29, 2020 | Rush, Monroe County | SR-251 RUSH MENDON RD | 1 |
| Sep 28, 2020 | Greece, Monroe County | LATTA RD | 1 |
| Sep 28, 2020 | New York City, Kings County | BAY 23RD ST | 1 |
| Sep 28, 2020 | Sullivan, Madison County | BRIDGEPORT KIRKVILLE RD | 1 |
| Sep 28, 2020 | Lloyd, Ulster County | US-9W | 1 |
| Sep 28, 2020 | New York City, Queens County | I-495 LONG ISLAND EXPY | 1 |
| Sep 28, 2020 | New York City, New York County | LENOX AVE | 1 |
| Sep 27, 2020 | Brookhaven, Suffolk County | JAYNE BLVD | 1 |
| Sep 27, 2020 | Cheektowaga, Erie County | GENESEE ST | 1 |
| Sep 27, 2020 | Palmyra, Wayne County | S TOWNLINE RD | 1 |
| Sep 27, 2020 | Hempstead, Nassau County | HUDSON AVE | 1 |
| Sep 27, 2020 | Forestburg, Sullivan County | SR-42 | 1 |
| Sep 26, 2020 | Evans Mills, Jefferson County | US-11 | 1 |
| Sep 26, 2020 | West Monroe, Oswego County | CR-84 | 1 |
| Sep 26, 2020 | Deposit, Broome County | SR-17 | 1 |
| Sep 26, 2020 | New York City, Bronx County | CROTONA AVE | 1 |
| Sep 26, 2020 | New York City, Queens County | ROCKAWAY BLVD | 1 |
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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.