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State Route 31

Fatal crashes 2015–2024 73Deaths 82Counties 8Latest 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.

Between 2015 and 2024, FARS records 73 fatal crashes on State Route 31 in New York, with 82 deaths.

That is 0.7% of the 10,008 fatal crashes in New York over the same years. The ten-year crash count rose 28% from 57 in 2005–2014 to 73 in 2015–2024.

The crashes were concentrated in Monroe County (20), Wayne County (14) and Onondaga County (9) and 5 other counties.

19.2% of the crashes had a driver reported as drinking (New York: 20.2%) and 23.3% had a speeding-related driver (30.9%); pedestrians were 17.1% and motorcyclists 17.1% of those killed.

73fatal crashes, 2015–2024+28% vs 2005–2014
82people killed1.1 per fatal crash
19%with a drinking driverNew York: 20%
23%speeding-relatedNew York: 31%

Fatal crashes per year

07142000200520102015202020242000: 11 crashes2001: 10 crashes2002: 10 crashes2003: 8 crashes2004: 9 crashes2005: 5 crashes2006: 13 crashes2007: 4 crashes2008: 8 crashes2009: 0 crashes2010: 7 crashes2011: 4 crashes2012: 6 crashes2013: 3 crashes2014: 7 crashes2015: 4 crashes2016: 12 crashes2017: 5 crashes2018: 11 crashes2019: 4 crashes2020: 4 crashes2021: 14 crashes2022: 5 crashes2023: 5 crashes2024: 9 crashes
Fatal crashes on State Route 31 (NY) by year, 2000–2024. Latest point: 2024, 9 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 31New York
Fatal crashes, 2015–20247310,008
Deaths, 2015–20248210,682
Deaths per fatal crash1.11.1
Share of state fatal crashes0.7%100%
Change vs previous ten years+28%-14%

Factor shares

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking19.2%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver23.3%
Pedestriansshare of people killed17.1%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed17.1%
Night (6pm–6am)share of crashes37%

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-31Share of routeCounty total, all roads
1Monroe County2027%429
2Wayne County1419%99
3Onondaga County912%270
4Orleans County811%34
5Madison County710%68
6Niagara County710%168
7Cayuga County68%64
8Oneida County23%180

Hour of day

12am1.4%
1am1.4%
2am2.7%
3am0%
4am1.4%
5am0%
6am2.7%
7am4.1%
8am1.4%
9am2.7%
10am1.4%
11am5.5%
12pm8.2%
1pm8.2%
2pm1.4%
3pm9.6%
4pm6.8%
5pm11%
6pm5.5%
7pm6.8%
8pm4.1%
9pm5.5%
10pm2.7%
11pm5.5%

Share of fatal crashes on State Route 31 beginning in each hour, 2015–2024; tick marks the New York share for all roads.

Other routes in New York

All routes and counties in New York

Questions and answers

How many fatal crashes have there been on State Route 31 in New York?

73 fatal crashes with 82 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 31 had the most fatal crashes?

Monroe County (20), Wayne County (14), Onondaga County (9), Orleans County (8) and Madison County (7).

What share of crashes on State Route 31 involved alcohol or speeding?

19.2% had a driver reported as drinking and 23.3% 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 31?

37.0% 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.