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State Route 27

Fatal crashes 2015–2024 167Deaths 176Counties 5Latest data year 2024

FARS data are based on police crash reports and other sources; the drunk-driving measure is based on the highest BAC of any driver in the crash. Latest data year: 2024. The route is the trafficway recorded for each crash (FARS TWAY_ID); the same route number in another state has its own page.

State Route 27 in New York was the trafficway in 167 fatal crashes between 2015 and 2024, in which 176 people died.

That is 1.7% of the 10,008 fatal crashes in New York over the same years. The ten-year crash count was about level between 2005–2014 (166) and 2015–2024 (167).

The crashes were concentrated in Suffolk County (94), Nassau County (40) and Kings County (16) and 2 other counties.

15.6% of the crashes had a driver reported as drinking (New York: 20.2%) and 22.2% had a speeding-related driver (30.9%); pedestrians were 36.9% and motorcyclists 11.4% of those killed.

167fatal crashes, 2015–2024+1% vs 2005–2014
176people killed1.1 per fatal crash
16%with a drinking driverNew York: 20%
22%speeding-relatedNew York: 31%

Fatal crashes per year

012232000200520102015202020242000: 21 crashes2001: 18 crashes2002: 23 crashes2003: 13 crashes2004: 22 crashes2005: 19 crashes2006: 18 crashes2007: 17 crashes2008: 18 crashes2009: 13 crashes2010: 18 crashes2011: 16 crashes2012: 21 crashes2013: 18 crashes2014: 8 crashes2015: 22 crashes2016: 17 crashes2017: 13 crashes2018: 13 crashes2019: 20 crashes2020: 9 crashes2021: 22 crashes2022: 16 crashes2023: 20 crashes2024: 15 crashes
Fatal crashes on State Route 27 (NY) by year, 2000–2024. Latest point: 2024, 15 crashes.

Route identification in FARS is consistent from 2000; earlier years are not shown. Shaded band: the ten-year window used for the shares below.

Compared with all fatal crashes in New York

MeasureState Route 27New York
Fatal crashes, 2015–202416710,008
Deaths, 2015–202417610,682
Deaths per fatal crash1.11.1
Share of state fatal crashes1.7%100%
Change vs previous ten years+1%-14%

Factor shares

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking15.6%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver22.2%
Pedestriansshare of people killed36.9%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed11.4%
Night (6pm–6am)share of crashes61.1%

tick marks the New York share. Bars are shares of fatal crashes (alcohol, speeding, darkness, rural) or of people killed (pedestrians, motorcyclists, unrestrained occupants) over the ten-year window.

Counties along the route

#CountyFatal crashes on SR-27Share of routeCounty total, all roads
1Suffolk County9456%1,287
2Nassau County4024%726
3Kings County1610%636
4Queens County1610%660
5Westchester County11%340

Hour of day

12am4.2%
1am4.2%
2am2.4%
3am3.6%
4am4.8%
5am7.8%
6am7.2%
7am0.6%
8am2.4%
9am0.6%
10am4.2%
11am2.4%
12pm4.2%
1pm3.6%
2pm4.2%
3pm3.6%
4pm2.4%
5pm3.6%
6pm4.8%
7pm5.4%
8pm4.8%
9pm8.4%
10pm4.8%
11pm6%

Share of fatal crashes on State Route 27 beginning in each hour, 2015–2024; tick marks the New York share for all roads.

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Questions and answers

How many fatal crashes have there been on State Route 27 in New York?

167 fatal crashes with 176 deaths over 2015–2024, per NHTSA's FARS. The route is the trafficway recorded for the crash; the same numbered route in another state has its own page.

Which counties along State Route 27 had the most fatal crashes?

Suffolk County (94), Nassau County (40), Kings County (16), Queens County (16) and Westchester County (1).

What share of crashes on State Route 27 involved alcohol or speeding?

15.6% had a driver reported as drinking and 22.2% a speeding-related driver, against 20.2% and 30.9% for all fatal crashes in New York.

When do fatal crashes happen on State Route 27?

61.1% of the crashes were between 6pm and 6am. The hour chart on this page shows the full distribution.

Provenance

Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System, annual national CSV files 2000–2024 (accident, vehicle and person tables), public domain. Route pages are built for signed Interstate, US and state routes with at least 20 fatal crashes in 2015–2024. Data through 31 Dec 2024; generated 30 Sep 2026. See methodology and corrections.