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Traffic deaths in New York in 2022

State in United States

Deaths, 2022
1,182
Fatal crashes
1,111
Population
19.7M

In 2022, 1,182 people died in 1,111 fatal crashes in New York, about 3 a day. That was 2.2% more than in 2021 (1,156) and the most since 2013. The death rate was 6.0 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.8 in the United States. New York had the 10th most traffic deaths of the 51 states and DC and the 49th-highest death rate. Pedestrians accounted for 26% of deaths, and 33% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

6.0

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2022

  • About half the rate in the United States: 12.8

+2%

change in deaths from 2021 to 2022

1,156 deaths in 2021, 1,182 in 2022

  • The United States: -1%

New York traffic deaths by year goes back to 1975.

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

Road users

Who died

26%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About 1.4 times the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2022
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 638
Pedestrians 304
Motorcyclists 188
Cyclists 52
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Deaths by type, 2022
Type Deaths Share in New York Share in the US
Pedestrians 304 26% 18%
Motorcyclists 188 16% 15%
Cyclists 52 4% 3%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 383 32% 32%
Speeding-related crashes 409 35% 28%

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

33%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 28%

23%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About 85 percent of the share in the United States: 26%
Crash factors in 2022
Category New York United States
Speeding-related 22.8% 26.2%
Alcohol-involved 33.3% 27.7%
At night 54.7% 53.9%
At weekends 33.5% 33.3%

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%

33%

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 45
1am 54
2am 41
3am 29
4am 35
5am 44
6am 34
7am 37
8am 33
9am 32
10am 30
11am 45
12pm 34
1pm 38
2pm 52
3pm 49
4pm 55
5pm 62
6pm 81
7pm 63
8pm 57
9pm 58
10pm 61
11pm 40

All crashes 2022.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 168
Mon 132
Tue 133
Wed 142
Thu 158
Fri 174
Sat 204

All crashes 2022.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 63
Feb 86
Mar 74
Apr 63
May 102
Jun 98
Jul 126
Aug 115
Sep 106
Oct 88
Nov 93
Dec 97

All crashes 2022.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 731
Cloudy 252
Rain 95
Snow 19
Fog, Smog, Smoke 5
Other 1

All crashes 2022. 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 527
Dark - Lighted 338
Dark - Not Lighted 201
Dusk 22
Dawn 19
Dark - Unknown Lighting 3

All crashes 2022. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Roads and vehicles

Where and what, 2022

Roads with the most fatal crashes

  1. I-8714
  2. US-910
  3. SR-908M SOUTHERN STATE PKWY9
  4. SR-27 SUNRISE HWY9
  5. US-9W8
  6. I-4958
  7. US-207
  8. US-117
  9. SR-226
  10. SR-236

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 568
SUVs 395
Motorcycles 195
Pickup trucks 176
Medium and heavy trucks 147
Vans 70
Other vehicles 41
Buses 18
Other light trucks 3

All crashes 2022.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Jeep Grand Cherokee41
  2. Chevrolet Silverado40
  3. Honda Civic39
  4. Toyota Camry35
  5. Honda Accord35
  6. Ford F-15030
  7. Honda CR-V24
  8. Toyota Corolla21
  9. Ram 150019
  10. Nissan Altima19

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 2022. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.

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Date Location Deaths
Dec 31, 2022 New York City, Bronx County 1
Dec 31, 2022 Huntington, Suffolk County 1
Dec 31, 2022 Buffalo, Erie County 1
Dec 31, 2022 New York City, Kings County 1
Dec 31, 2022 Oyster Bay, Nassau County 1
Dec 31, 2022 Marlboro, Ulster County 1
Dec 30, 2022 Brookhaven, Suffolk County 1
Dec 30, 2022 Riverhead, Suffolk County 1
Dec 29, 2022 Babylon, Suffolk County 1
Dec 29, 2022 Brookhaven, Suffolk County 1
Dec 29, 2022 Smithtown, Suffolk County 1
Dec 29, 2022 New York City, Kings County 1
Dec 29, 2022 Middletown, Orange County 1
Dec 29, 2022 Bristol, Ontario County 1
Dec 29, 2022 New York City, Queens County 1
Dec 28, 2022 Cortland, Cortland County 1
Dec 28, 2022 Huntington, Suffolk County 1
Dec 28, 2022 New York City, Kings County 1
Dec 28, 2022 New York City, Kings County 1
Dec 27, 2022 Kingston, Ulster County 1
Dec 27, 2022 Harrison, Westchester County 1
Dec 27, 2022 Tarrytown, Westchester County 1
Dec 27, 2022 Gates, Monroe County 1
Dec 27, 2022 Montgomery, Orange County 1
Dec 26, 2022 Babylon, Suffolk County 1

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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2022. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.