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Traffic deaths in New York in 2023

State in United States

Deaths, 2023
1,117
Fatal crashes
1,035
Population
19.8M

In 2023, 1,117 people died in 1,035 fatal crashes in New York, about 3 a day. That was 5.5% fewer than in 2022 (1,182) and the fewest since 2020. The death rate was 5.6 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.2 in the United States. New York had the 11th most traffic deaths of the 51 states and DC and the 50th-highest death rate. Pedestrians accounted for 26% of deaths, and 31% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

5.6

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2023

  • About half the rate in the United States: 12.2

-5%

change in deaths from 2022 to 2023

1,182 deaths in 2022, 1,117 in 2023

  • The United States: -4%

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 2023
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 576
Pedestrians 290
Motorcyclists 201
Cyclists 50
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Deaths by type, 2023
Type Deaths Share in New York Share in the US
Pedestrians 290 26% 18%
Motorcyclists 201 18% 16%
Cyclists 50 4% 3%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 337 30% 30%
Speeding-related crashes 351 31% 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

31%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About the same as the share in the United States: 28%

21%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About 85 percent of the share in the United States: 26%
Crash factors in 2023
Category New York United States
Speeding-related 21.3% 25.6%
Alcohol-involved 30.7% 28.2%
At night 56.3% 54.1%
At weekends 33.8% 33.5%

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

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Timing

When crashes happen

56%

of fatal crashes happened at night

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

34%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About the same as the share in the United States: 34%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 48
1am 31
2am 36
3am 31
4am 43
5am 33
6am 28
7am 34
8am 22
9am 26
10am 49
11am 31
12pm 33
1pm 44
2pm 44
3pm 40
4pm 42
5pm 59
6pm 76
7pm 64
8pm 57
9pm 63
10pm 49
11pm 52

All crashes 2023.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 176
Mon 153
Tue 110
Wed 131
Thu 140
Fri 151
Sat 174

All crashes 2023.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 61
Feb 67
Mar 68
Apr 80
May 82
Jun 101
Jul 102
Aug 112
Sep 96
Oct 98
Nov 87
Dec 81

All crashes 2023.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 616
Cloudy 279
Rain 113
Snow 11
Fog, Smog, Smoke 10
Freezing Rain or Drizzle 1

All crashes 2023. 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 455
Dark - Lighted 334
Dark - Not Lighted 187
Dusk 35
Dawn 21
Dark - Unknown Lighting 3

All crashes 2023. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Roads and vehicles

Where and what, 2023

Roads with the most fatal crashes

  1. US-913
  2. I-9010
  3. I-4959
  4. I-879
  5. SR-1048
  6. SR-27 SUNRISE HWY8
  7. SR-228
  8. I-818
  9. SR-5 MAIN ST7
  10. I-866

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 526
SUVs 424
Motorcycles 210
Pickup trucks 131
Medium and heavy trucks 122
Vans 66
Other vehicles 48
Buses 11
Other light trucks 1

All crashes 2023.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Honda Accord36
  2. Honda Civic35
  3. Honda CR-V30
  4. Toyota Camry29
  5. Chevrolet Silverado28
  6. Toyota RAV425
  7. Nissan Rogue24
  8. Jeep Grand Cherokee23
  9. Toyota Corolla21
  10. Ram 150019

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 2023. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.

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Crash factors
Date Location Deaths
May 23, 2023 Buffalo, Erie County 1
May 22, 2023 Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County 1
May 22, 2023 Margaretville, Delaware County 1
May 21, 2023 Holtsville, Suffolk County 1
May 21, 2023 Bethel, Sullivan County 1
May 21, 2023 Olean, Cattaraugus County 1
May 21, 2023 Barneveld, Oneida County 1
May 20, 2023 Winthrop, St. Lawrence County 1
May 20, 2023 New Rochelle, Westchester County 1
May 20, 2023 Riverhead, Suffolk County 1
May 19, 2023 Queens County 1
May 19, 2023 New York City, Queens County 1
May 19, 2023 New York City, Queens County 1
May 18, 2023 Syracuse, Onondaga County 1
May 18, 2023 Phelps, Ontario County 1
May 18, 2023 Northport, Suffolk County 1
May 17, 2023 Islip, Suffolk County 1
May 17, 2023 Tonawanda, Erie County 1
May 17, 2023 New York City, Queens County 1
May 16, 2023 Marlboro, Ulster County 1
May 15, 2023 Harpursville, Broome County 1
May 14, 2023 Penfield, Monroe County 1
May 14, 2023 Babylon, Suffolk County 2
May 14, 2023 Buffalo, Erie County 1
May 14, 2023 New York City, Kings County 1

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Counties in New York in 2023

Area Deaths, 2023 Per 100,000
Albany County 24 7.6
Allegany County 7 15.0
Bronx County 44 3.2
Broome County 7 3.6
Cattaraugus County 13 17.2
Cayuga County 1 1.3
Chautauqua County 16 12.8
Chemung County 9 11.1
Chenango County 4 8.7
Clinton County 5 6.4
Columbia County 17 28.0
Cortland County 6 13.0
Delaware County 5 11.2
Dutchess County 26 8.7
Erie County 59 6.2
Essex County 7 19.1
Franklin County 3 6.5
Fulton County 6 11.4
Genesee County 9 15.5
Greene County 3 6.3
Hamilton County 0 —
Herkimer County 5 8.4
Jefferson County 11 9.7
Kings County 63 2.4
Lewis County 2 7.5
Livingston County 7 11.4
Madison County 6 8.9
Monroe County 48 6.4
Montgomery County 5 10.1
Nassau County 66 4.8
New York County 33 2.0
Niagara County 8 3.8
Oneida County 24 10.5
Onondaga County 26 5.5
Ontario County 21 18.7
Orange County 29 7.1
Orleans County 8 20.2
Oswego County 16 13.6
Otsego County 3 5.0
Putnam County 4 4.1
Queens County 79 3.4
Rensselaer County 12 7.5
Richmond County 12 2.4
Rockland County 19 5.5
Saratoga County 15 6.3
Schenectady County 8 5.0
Schoharie County 4 13.3
Schuyler County 2 11.5
Seneca County 6 18.5
St. Lawrence County 16 15.0
Steuben County 12 13.0
Suffolk County 158 10.3
Sullivan County 10 12.4
Tioga County 7 14.7
Tompkins County 9 8.6
Ulster County 14 7.7
Warren County 7 10.7
Washington County 10 16.7
Wayne County 13 14.3
Westchester County 39 3.9
Wyoming County 5 12.6
Yates County 4 16.4

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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2023. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.