Burlington County, New Jersey: fatal crash statistics

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FARS records 45 deaths in 45 fatal crashes in Burlington County in 2024.

FARS records 445 deaths in 418 fatal crashes in the county from 2015 to 2024.

From 2015 to 2024 the rate is 9.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year.

The rate of New Jersey in the same years is 6.7.

By deaths from 2015 to 2024, Burlington County was number 4 of 21 counties of New Jersey.

Deaths in Burlington County rose by 0.5% between the ten years 2005 to 2014 (443) and the ten years 2015 to 2024 (445).

In the counties of New Jersey the deaths fell by 2.2% between the same years.

From 2015 to 2024, 19.3% of the fatal crashes in Burlington County with a known setting were rural, against 11.0% in New Jersey.

To qualify as a FARS case, the crash had to involve a motor vehicle traveling on a trafficway customarily open to the public and must have resulted in the death of a motorist or a non-motorist within 30 days of the crash.
The set of first files, known as the Annual Report File (ARF), is released following the crash year. The ARF is replaced about a year later with a final file, which contains additional cases or updates to cases that had become available after the ARF was released.
NHTSA's words. Source: NHTSA, Fatality Analysis Reporting System Analytical User's Manual, 1975-2024 (DOT HS 813 794, April 2026), copied on 2 Oct 2026.

This page rests on the FARS 2024 annual file. NHTSA released it on 1 Apr 2026. NHTSA can revise the counts in the final file. Release dates

Figure 1.Deaths in Burlington County by year, 2015 to 2024

Table 1 has the numbers. Go to the table

Since the last update: no figure of this county has a change on record.

Deaths and fatal crashes by year

Table 1.Burlington County: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 2015 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes	Crashes with a driver recorded as drinking
2024	45	45	7
2023	36	34	5
2022	60	54	17
2021	40	39	13
2020	41	39	6
2019	33	29	8
2018	44	40	10
2017	48	46	10
2016	50	49	7
2015	48	43	8
2015 to 2024	445	418	91

Each year from 1975

Figure 2.Deaths in Burlington County by year, 1975 to 2024

Tallest column: 87 (1986)2024: 45

The columns with a stronger shade are the years 2015 to 2024.

Table 2.Burlington County: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 1975 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes
2024	45	45
2023	36	34
2022	60	54
2021	40	39
2020	41	39
2019	33	29
2018	44	40
2017	48	46
2016	50	49
2015	48	43
2014	31	31
2013	35	35
2012	53	47
2011	52	50
2010	34	33
2009	48	43
2008	45	45
2007	54	52
2006	47	45
2005	44	42
2004	56	55
2003	51	48
2002	68	55
2001	58	51
2000	46	41
1999	46	43
1998	53	48
1997	53	48
1996	57	54
1995	54	51
1994	72	57
1993	47	44
1992	52	47
1991	37	36
1990	68	60
1989	62	55
1988	68	60
1987	61	54
1986	87	75
1985	63	59
1984	66	62
1983	70	65
1982	75	69
1981	74	65
1980	77	71
1979	75	72
1978	74	62
1977	67	58
1976	65	59
1975	60	52

Note: a count of 1 or 2 is written "1 or 2". A death is in FARS when it occurs in 30 days or less after the crash.

Rate for each 100,000 residents

Table 3.Burlington County beside New Jersey and the United States: deaths for each 100,000 residents
Period	Burlington County	New Jersey	United States
2024	9.4	7.0	11.5
2015 to 2024, in a year	9.7	6.7	11.8

Note: the rate divides the deaths in the county by its residents. Persons who do not live in the county are in the deaths, not in the residents.

Population: Census Bureau estimates, vintage 2025. Burlington County had 477,522 residents in 2024.

Factors that NHTSA records

Table 4.Burlington County: counts by recorded factor, 2015 to 2024
Factor	Count	Counted among	Share	Share in New Jersey
A driver recorded as drinkingof 418 fatal crashes	91	418 fatal crashes	21.8%	22.0%
A speeding-related driverof 418 fatal crashes	96	418 fatal crashes	23.0%	23.0%
No restraint usedof 248 occupant deaths with restraint use known	103	248 occupant deathswith restraint use known	41.5%	45.5%
Pedestriansof 445 deaths	103	445 deaths	23.1%	29.4%
Bicyclistsof 445 deaths	11	445 deaths	2.5%	3.2%
Motorcyclistsof 445 deaths	65	445 deaths	14.6%	13.3%
On a rural roadof 410 fatal crashes with the condition reported	79	410 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	19.3%	11.0%
In the darkof 418 fatal crashes with the condition reported	224	418 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	53.6%	51.3%

Note: FARS records a driver as drinking when police reported alcohol involvement or a test of the driver was positive for alcohol. It is not NHTSA's alcohol-impaired measure, which uses a blood alcohol concentration of .08 g/dL or higher. One crash can be in two or more rows. NHTSA's definitions

Note that alcohol data is often missing. For that reason, this data element may under-count the actual number of drinking drivers.

NHTSA's words. Source: NHTSA, Fatality Analysis Reporting System Analytical User's Manual, 1975-2024 (DOT HS 813 794, April 2026), copied on 2 Oct 2026.

Weekday, time and road class

Table 5.Burlington County: fatal crashes by weekday and time of day, 2015 to 2024
Weekday	Midnight to 6 a.m.	6 a.m. to noon	Noon to 6 p.m.	6 p.m. to midnight	All
Sunday	26	14	17	17	74
Monday	14	10	11	20	55
Tuesday	9	14	18	16	57
Wednesday	11	11	12	13	47
Thursday	6	16	15	24	61
Friday	12	10	14	22	58
Saturday	13	4	19	30	66
All days	91	79	106	142	418

Note: a cell with a stronger shade has a larger count. The table has the fatal crashes with a known hour and weekday.

Table 6.Burlington County: fatal crashes by road function class, 2015 to 2024
Road function class	Fatal crashes	Share	Share in New Jersey
Interstate	47	11.3%	10.2%
Other freeways and expressways	20	4.8%	10.2%
Other principal arterial	181	43.6%	34.6%
Minor arterial	62	14.9%	22.5%
Major collector	60	14.5%	10.7%
Minor collector	1 or 2	0.5%	0.8%
Local	43	10.4%	10.9%
Not reported	3	n/a	n/a

Note: the classes are those of the Federal Highway Administration. The shares are of the crashes with a reported class. Road function classes

Light condition and weather

Table 7.Burlington County: fatal crashes by light condition, 2015 to 2024
Light condition	Fatal crashes
Daylight	177
Dark, not lighted	109
Dark, lighted	100
Dawn	9
Dusk	8
Dark, lighting unknown	15
Other or unknown	0

Table 8.Burlington County: fatal crashes by weather, 2015 to 2024
Weather	Fatal crashes
Clear	336
Cloudy	22
Rain	44
Snow, sleet or freezing rain	4
Fog, smog or smoke	10
Crosswinds or blowing sand/snow	1 or 2
Other or not reported	1 or 2

Routes in the county

Table 9.Signed routes in Burlington County that have a page: fatal crashes, 2015 to 2024
Route	Type	In Burlington	In all of New Jersey
Interstate 95	Interstate	16	163
Interstate 295	Interstate	32	90
State Route 38	State highway	21	36
State Route 70	State highway	27	78
State Route 73	State highway	23	41
US Route 9	US highway	3	126
US Route 130	US highway	46	111
US Route 206	US highway	21	51

Note: the table has each route with a page that has a fatal crash in the county, in name order. Local streets and county roads have no page. Their crashes are in the county totals. All routes in New Jersey

Adjacent counties

These lists are for navigation. They are in name order.

Figure 3.Burlington County on the county map of New Jersey

Deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year, 2015 to 2024

Fewer than 1015 counties
10 to 14.94 counties
15 to 19.91 county
20 to 29.91 county
30 or more0 counties
Burlington County: 9.7

The limits of the classes are the same for every state. A county with few residents can show a high rate from few deaths. A class is not a judgement of a county. The full map and the table of counties of New Jersey

Table 10.Counties that share a boundary line with Burlington County
County	State	Deaths, 2024	Deaths, 2015 to 2024	For each 100,000 residents in a year
Atlantic County	New Jersey	56	385	14.2
Camden County	New Jersey	37	448	8.7
Mercer County	New Jersey	36	266	7.0
Monmouth County	New Jersey	49	413	6.5
Ocean County	New Jersey	44	423	6.8
Bucks County	Pennsylvania	45	513	8.1
Philadelphia County	Pennsylvania	137	1,196	7.6

Source of the list: Census Bureau county adjacency file, 2026 edition.

Counties of similar population

These counties of New Jersey have a population nearest to that of Burlington County. The list is for navigation and is in name order. The number is the deaths from 2015 to 2024.

Official channels

NHTSA Fatality and Injury Reporting System Tool (FIRST)NHTSA's query tool for FARS counts.
NHTSA FARS EncyclopediaNHTSA's tables of FARS data.
New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic SafetyThe highway safety office of New Jersey.

These links go to the sites of the agencies. They were checked on 2 Oct 2026.

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Source of the figures

Counts: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System, national files of 1975 to 2024. The factors use the vehicle and person files from 2015. Residents: Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, vintage 2025. Map: Census Bureau cartographic boundary file, 2021 edition. Data to 31 Dec 2024. The figures are totals. No page of this site is about one crash or one person.

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Questions

How many deaths did FARS record in Burlington in the ten years before 2015?

FARS records 443 deaths in Burlington County from 2005 to 2014. It records 445 deaths from 2015 to 2024.

What was the rate of Burlington in 2024?

The rate of Burlington County in 2024 was 9.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents. The rate of New Jersey was 7.0. The rate of the United States was 11.5.

How many fatal crashes in Burlington had a driver recorded as drinking?

FARS records a driver as drinking in 91 of 418 fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024. This count is not NHTSA's alcohol-impaired measure. NHTSA says that alcohol data is often missing, so the count may be too low.

How many fatal crashes did FARS record on signed routes in Burlington?

8 signed routes in the county have a page. FARS records 189 fatal crashes on them in the county from 2015 to 2024. The table of routes on this page gives the count for each route.