Passaic County, New Jersey: fatal crash statistics

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FARS records 33 deaths in 32 fatal crashes in Passaic County in 2024.

FARS records 262 deaths in 246 fatal crashes in the county from 2015 to 2024.

From 2015 to 2024 the rate is 5.1 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, Passaic County was number 12 of 21 counties of New Jersey.

Deaths in Passaic County fell by 5.4% between the ten years 2005 to 2014 (277) and the ten years 2015 to 2024 (262).

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

From 2015 to 2024, 2.5% of the fatal crashes in Passaic 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 Passaic 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.Passaic County: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 2015 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes	Crashes with a driver recorded as drinking
2024	33	32	8
2023	25	24	3
2022	26	25	6
2021	25	24	4
2020	29	26	5
2019	31	27	7
2018	21	20	3
2017	18	18	7
2016	22	22	10
2015	32	28	9
2015 to 2024	262	246	62

Each year from 1975

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

Tallest column: 58 (1978)2024: 33

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

Table 2.Passaic County: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 1975 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes
2024	33	32
2023	25	24
2022	26	25
2021	25	24
2020	29	26
2019	31	27
2018	21	20
2017	18	18
2016	22	22
2015	32	28
2014	24	23
2013	28	27
2012	31	30
2011	28	27
2010	22	22
2009	26	23
2008	25	25
2007	30	29
2006	32	31
2005	31	29
2004	27	25
2003	33	31
2002	30	29
2001	27	27
2000	23	21
1999	25	24
1998	25	24
1997	25	22
1996	30	29
1995	20	20
1994	24	23
1993	36	36
1992	21	21
1991	31	30
1990	37	36
1989	34	34
1988	44	41
1987	41	39
1986	41	35
1985	52	48
1984	34	34
1983	38	37
1982	43	41
1981	55	50
1980	53	49
1979	49	47
1978	58	57
1977	55	48
1976	54	52
1975	48	41

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.Passaic County beside New Jersey and the United States: deaths for each 100,000 residents
Period	Passaic County	New Jersey	United States
2024	6.2	7.0	11.5
2015 to 2024, in a year	5.1	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. Passaic County had 531,117 residents in 2024.

Factors that NHTSA records

Table 4.Passaic County: counts by recorded factor, 2015 to 2024
Factor	Count	Counted among	Share	Share in New Jersey
A driver recorded as drinkingof 246 fatal crashes	62	246 fatal crashes	25.2%	22.0%
A speeding-related driverof 246 fatal crashes	55	246 fatal crashes	22.4%	23.0%
No restraint usedof 109 occupant deaths with restraint use known	46	109 occupant deathswith restraint use known	42.2%	45.5%
Pedestriansof 262 deaths	82	262 deaths	31.3%	29.4%
Bicyclistsof 262 deaths	7	262 deaths	2.7%	3.2%
Motorcyclistsof 262 deaths	51	262 deaths	19.5%	13.3%
On a rural roadof 243 fatal crashes with the condition reported	6	243 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	2.5%	11.0%
In the darkof 245 fatal crashes with the condition reported	124	245 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	50.6%	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.Passaic 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	17	12	9	14	52
Monday	4	5	9	12	30
Tuesday	5	9	7	9	30
Wednesday	6	8	14	13	41
Thursday	3	3	7	11	24
Friday	7	3	10	14	34
Saturday	10	5	7	13	35
All days	52	45	63	86	246

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.Passaic County: fatal crashes by road function class, 2015 to 2024
Road function class	Fatal crashes	Share	Share in New Jersey
Interstate	23	9.5%	10.2%
Other freeways and expressways	33	13.6%	10.2%
Other principal arterial	78	32.1%	34.6%
Minor arterial	51	21.0%	22.5%
Major collector	24	9.9%	10.7%
Minor collector	1 or 2	0.4%	0.8%
Local	33	13.6%	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.Passaic County: fatal crashes by light condition, 2015 to 2024
Light condition	Fatal crashes
Daylight	107
Dark, not lighted	27
Dark, lighted	90
Dawn	8
Dusk	6
Dark, lighting unknown	7
Other or unknown	1 or 2

Table 8.Passaic County: fatal crashes by weather, 2015 to 2024
Weather	Fatal crashes
Clear	209
Cloudy	10
Rain	25
Snow, sleet or freezing rain	0
Fog, smog or smoke	0
Crosswinds or blowing sand/snow	0
Other or not reported	1 or 2

Routes in the county

Table 9.Signed routes in Passaic County that have a page: fatal crashes, 2015 to 2024
Route	Type	In Passaic	In all of New Jersey
Interstate 80	Interstate	22	108
Interstate 287	Interstate	1 or 2	57
State Route 3	State highway	12	30
State Route 21	State highway	10	39
State Route 23	State highway	10	37
US Route 46	US highway	11	59
US Route 202	US highway	5	27

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.Passaic 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
Passaic County: 5.1

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 Passaic County
County	State	Deaths, 2024	Deaths, 2015 to 2024	For each 100,000 residents in a year
Bergen County	New Jersey	42	368	3.9
Essex County	New Jersey	47	470	5.7
Morris County	New Jersey	21	234	4.6
Sussex County	New Jersey	12	107	7.4
Orange County	New York	39	324	8.2
Rockland County	New York	17	158	4.7

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 Passaic 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 Passaic in the ten years before 2015?

FARS records 277 deaths in Passaic County from 2005 to 2014. It records 262 deaths from 2015 to 2024.

What was the rate of Passaic in 2024?

The rate of Passaic County in 2024 was 6.2 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 Passaic had a driver recorded as drinking?

FARS records a driver as drinking in 62 of 246 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 Passaic?

7 signed routes in the county have a page. FARS records 71 fatal crashes on them in the county from 2015 to 2024. The table of routes on this page gives the count for each route.