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Traffic deaths in New York in 2021

State in United States

Deaths, 2021
1,156
Fatal crashes
1,098
Population
19.8M

In 2021, 1,156 people died in 1,098 fatal crashes in New York, about 3 a day. That was 10.6% more than in 2020 (1,045) and the most since 2013. The death rate was 5.8 per 100,000 residents, compared with 13.0 in the United States. New York had the 12th most traffic deaths of the 51 states and DC and the 50th-highest death rate. Pedestrians accounted for 25% of deaths, and 35% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

5.8

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2021

  • About 45 percent of the rate in the United States: 13.0

+11%

change in deaths from 2020 to 2021

1,045 deaths in 2020, 1,156 in 2021

  • The United States: +11%

New York traffic deaths by year goes back to 1975.

Profile by year: 2024 · 2023 · 2022 · 2021 · 2020

Road users

Who died

25%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About 1.5 times the share in the United States: 17%
Who died in 2021
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 605
Pedestrians 293
Motorcyclists 225
Cyclists 33
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Deaths by type, 2021
Type Deaths Share in New York Share in the US
Pedestrians 293 25% 17%
Motorcyclists 225 19% 14%
Cyclists 33 3% 2%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 400 35% 31%
Speeding-related crashes 418 36% 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 1.3 times the share in the United States: 28%

24%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About the same as the share in the United States: 26%
Crash factors in 2021
Category New York United States
Speeding-related 24.0% 26.3%
Alcohol-involved 35.2% 28.2%
At night 55.0% 53.9%
At weekends 30.7% 32.8%

Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.

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Timing

When crashes happen

55%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About the same as the share in the United States: 54%

31%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About the same as the share in the United States: 33%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 47
1am 39
2am 37
3am 35
4am 30
5am 29
6am 33
7am 25
8am 27
9am 31
10am 31
11am 28
12pm 49
1pm 55
2pm 53
3pm 53
4pm 43
5pm 66
6pm 62
7pm 63
8pm 67
9pm 65
10pm 68
11pm 62

All crashes 2021.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 157
Mon 137
Tue 145
Wed 134
Thu 167
Fri 178
Sat 180

All crashes 2021.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 60
Feb 42
Mar 57
Apr 93
May 114
Jun 93
Jul 113
Aug 111
Sep 101
Oct 121
Nov 96
Dec 97

All crashes 2021.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 690
Cloudy 285
Rain 89
Snow 11
Fog, Smog, Smoke 8

All crashes 2021. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Light conditions at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Daylight 512
Dark - Lighted 356
Dark - Not Lighted 172
Dusk 30
Dawn 21
Dark - Unknown Lighting 4

All crashes 2021. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Roads and vehicles

Where and what, 2021

Roads with the most fatal crashes

  1. I-49516
  2. I-8712
  3. SR-27 SUNRISE HWY9
  4. SR-319
  5. US-119
  6. US-9W9
  7. ATLANTIC AVE8
  8. SR-177
  9. SR-1046
  10. SR-25 MIDDLE COUNTRY RD6

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 578
SUVs 362
Motorcycles 236
Pickup trucks 155
Medium and heavy trucks 111
Vans 72
Other vehicles 66
Buses 14
Other light trucks 6

All crashes 2021.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Honda Accord41
  2. Chevrolet Silverado36
  3. Honda Civic33
  4. Jeep Grand Cherokee26
  5. Toyota Corolla24
  6. Toyota Camry24
  7. Honda CR-V22
  8. Ford F-15021
  9. Nissan Altima19
  10. Nissan Rogue17

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 2021. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.

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Crash factors
Date Location Deaths
Dec 7, 2021 Islip, Suffolk County 1
Dec 7, 2021 New York City, Kings County 1
Dec 7, 2021 Hempstead, Nassau County 1
Dec 7, 2021 Millbrook, Dutchess County 1
Dec 7, 2021 Lancaster, Erie County 2
Dec 6, 2021 Southampton, Suffolk County 1
Dec 6, 2021 Groveland Corners, Livingston County 1
Dec 6, 2021 Colonie, Albany County 1
Dec 5, 2021 Neversink, Sullivan County 1
Dec 5, 2021 Alden, Erie County 1
Dec 4, 2021 Dannemora, Clinton County 1
Dec 4, 2021 Clayton, Jefferson County 1
Dec 4, 2021 New York City, Richmond County 1
Dec 3, 2021 Syracuse, Onondaga County 1
Dec 3, 2021 Hamburg, Erie County 1
Dec 3, 2021 Hempstead, Nassau County 1
Dec 3, 2021 New York City, Bronx County 1
Dec 2, 2021 Verona, Oneida County 1
Dec 1, 2021 Buffalo, Erie County 1
Dec 1, 2021 Kingston, Ulster County 1
Dec 1, 2021 Lexington, Greene County 1
Dec 1, 2021 Beacon, Dutchess County 1
Nov 30, 2021 Dover Plains, Dutchess County 1
Nov 30, 2021 New York City, New York County 1
Nov 29, 2021 Hancock, Delaware County 1

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Counties in New York in 2021

Area Deaths, 2021 Per 100,000
Albany County 19 6.0
Allegany County 7 15.0
Bronx County 48 3.4
Broome County 20 10.1
Cattaraugus County 5 6.5
Cayuga County 7 9.3
Chautauqua County 13 10.3
Chemung County 13 15.7
Chenango County 4 8.6
Clinton County 7 8.9
Columbia County 8 12.9
Cortland County 5 10.8
Delaware County 2 4.5
Dutchess County 21 7.1
Erie County 63 6.6
Essex County 2 5.4
Franklin County 10 21.4
Fulton County 3 5.7
Genesee County 7 12.1
Greene County 9 18.6
Hamilton County 2 39.1
Herkimer County 2 3.3
Jefferson County 9 7.7
Kings County 82 3.1
Lewis County 4 15.0
Livingston County 6 9.7
Madison County 8 11.9
Monroe County 56 7.4
Montgomery County 5 10.1
Nassau County 83 6.0
New York County 48 3.1
Niagara County 24 11.3
Oneida County 23 10.0
Onondaga County 31 6.6
Ontario County 10 8.9
Orange County 34 8.4
Orleans County 4 10.1
Oswego County 20 16.9
Otsego County 4 6.6
Putnam County 6 6.1
Queens County 63 2.7
Rensselaer County 9 5.6
Richmond County 11 2.2
Rockland County 17 5.0
Saratoga County 8 3.4
Schenectady County 10 6.3
Schoharie County 6 19.9
Schuyler County 4 22.5
Seneca County 5 15.0
St. Lawrence County 16 14.9
Steuben County 5 5.4
Suffolk County 153 10.0
Sullivan County 15 18.8
Tioga County 6 12.5
Tompkins County 9 8.8
Ulster County 12 6.5
Warren County 8 12.2
Washington County 7 11.5
Wayne County 7 7.7
Westchester County 42 4.2
Wyoming County 5 12.5
Yates County 4 16.3

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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2021. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.