Niagara County, New York: fatal crash statistics

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FARS records 18 deaths in 15 fatal crashes in Niagara County in 2024.

FARS records 180 deaths in 168 fatal crashes in the county from 2015 to 2024.

From 2015 to 2024 the rate is 8.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year.

The rate of New York in the same years is 5.4.

By deaths from 2015 to 2024, Niagara County was number 15 of 62 counties of New York.

Deaths in Niagara County fell by 5.3% between the ten years 2005 to 2014 (190) and the ten years 2015 to 2024 (180).

In the counties of New York the deaths fell by 13.9% between the same years.

From 2015 to 2024, a driver was recorded as drinking in 10.7% of fatal crashes in Niagara County and 20.2% in New York.

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 Niagara 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.Niagara County: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 2015 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes	Crashes with a driver recorded as drinking
2024	18	15	1 or 2
2023	8	7	1 or 2
2022	28	25	3
2021	24	24	3
2020	24	23	3
2019	14	14	1 or 2
2018	14	14	1 or 2
2017	15	13	1 or 2
2016	17	16	1 or 2
2015	18	17	1 or 2
2015 to 2024	180	168	18

Each year from 1975

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

Tallest column: 57 (1978)2024: 18

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

Table 2.Niagara County: deaths and fatal crashes by year, 1975 to 2024
Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes
2024	18	15
2023	8	7
2022	28	25
2021	24	24
2020	24	23
2019	14	14
2018	14	14
2017	15	13
2016	17	16
2015	18	17
2014	18	16
2013	27	24
2012	14	12
2011	16	16
2010	18	17
2009	19	17
2008	19	19
2007	18	16
2006	25	23
2005	16	16
2004	19	17
2003	20	20
2002	25	25
2001	25	23
2000	11	11
1999	20	18
1998	21	21
1997	15	15
1996	20	18
1995	24	23
1994	38	31
1993	33	30
1992	31	24
1991	28	24
1990	35	31
1989	44	38
1988	30	30
1987	35	34
1986	38	34
1985	37	31
1984	31	29
1983	46	40
1982	33	33
1981	45	40
1980	48	39
1979	56	52
1978	57	48
1977	36	34
1976	33	27
1975	45	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.Niagara County beside New York and the United States: deaths for each 100,000 residents
Period	Niagara County	New York	United States
2024	8.6	5.5	11.5
2015 to 2024, in a year	8.5	5.4	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. Niagara County had 209,380 residents in 2024.

Factors that NHTSA records

Table 4.Niagara County: counts by recorded factor, 2015 to 2024
Factor	Count	Counted among	Share	Share in New York
A driver recorded as drinkingof 168 fatal crashes	18	168 fatal crashes	10.7%	20.2%
A speeding-related driverof 168 fatal crashes	47	168 fatal crashes	28.0%	30.9%
No restraint usedof 94 occupant deaths with restraint use known	34	94 occupant deathswith restraint use known	36.2%	38.5%
Pedestriansof 180 deaths	32	180 deaths	17.8%	26.3%
Bicyclistsof 180 deaths	7	180 deaths	3.9%	4.0%
Motorcyclistsof 180 deaths	37	180 deaths	20.6%	16.4%
On a rural roadof 167 fatal crashes with the condition reported	53	167 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	31.7%	30.4%
In the darkof 168 fatal crashes with the condition reported	76	168 fatal crasheswith the condition reported	45.2%	46.9%

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.Niagara 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	5	1 or 2	8	5	19
Monday	3	6	9	12	30
Tuesday	0	7	10	6	23
Wednesday	3	4	10	10	27
Thursday	4	9	5	6	24
Friday	4	3	7	12	26
Saturday	3	0	8	8	19
All days	22	30	57	59	168

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.Niagara County: fatal crashes by road function class, 2015 to 2024
Road function class	Fatal crashes	Share	Share in New York
Interstate	1 or 2	0.6%	7.6%
Other freeways and expressways	3	1.8%	6.9%
Other principal arterial	58	34.7%	29.1%
Minor arterial	32	19.2%	19.6%
Major collector	20	12.0%	9.5%
Minor collector	4	2.4%	2.9%
Local	49	29.3%	24.6%
Not reported	1 or 2	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.Niagara County: fatal crashes by light condition, 2015 to 2024
Light condition	Fatal crashes
Daylight	86
Dark, not lighted	35
Dark, lighted	41
Dawn	3
Dusk	3
Dark, lighting unknown	0
Other or unknown	0

Table 8.Niagara County: fatal crashes by weather, 2015 to 2024
Weather	Fatal crashes
Clear	111
Cloudy	43
Rain	10
Snow, sleet or freezing rain	4
Fog, smog or smoke	0
Crosswinds or blowing sand/snow	0
Other or not reported	0

Routes in the county

Table 9.Signed routes in Niagara County that have a page: fatal crashes, 2015 to 2024
Route	Type	In Niagara	In all of New York
State Route 31	State highway	7	73
State Route 78	State highway	12	22
State Route 104	State highway	12	83
US Route 62	US highway	17	41

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 York

Adjacent counties

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

Figure 3.Niagara County on the county map of New York

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

Fewer than 1040 counties
10 to 14.917 counties
15 to 19.95 counties
20 to 29.90 counties
30 or more0 counties
Niagara County: 8.5

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 York

Table 10.Counties that share a boundary line with Niagara County
County	State	Deaths, 2024	Deaths, 2015 to 2024	For each 100,000 residents in a year
Erie County	New York	55	503	5.4
Genesee County	New York	3	85	14.7
Orleans County	New York	3	40	9.9

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

Counties of similar population

These counties of New York have a population nearest to that of Niagara 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 York Governor's Traffic Safety CommitteeThe highway safety office of New York.

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 Niagara in the ten years before 2015?

FARS records 190 deaths in Niagara County from 2005 to 2014. It records 180 deaths from 2015 to 2024.

What was the rate of Niagara in 2024?

The rate of Niagara County in 2024 was 8.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents. The rate of New York was 5.5. The rate of the United States was 11.5.

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

FARS records a driver as drinking in 18 of 168 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 Niagara?

4 signed routes in the county have a page. FARS records 48 fatal crashes on them in the county from 2015 to 2024. The table of routes on this page gives the count for each route.