Fatal Roads

States › New York › Routes › State Route 52

State highwaySR-52

New York · state highway

State Route 52

Fatal crashes 2015–2024 30Deaths 32Counties 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 52 in New York was the trafficway in 30 fatal crashes between 2015 and 2024, in which 32 people died.

That is 0.3% of the 10,008 fatal crashes in New York over the same years. The ten-year crash count fell 6% from 32 in 2005–2014 to 30 in 2015–2024.

The crashes were concentrated in Sullivan County (10), Orange County (6) and Ulster County (6) and 2 other counties.

20.0% of the crashes had a driver reported as drinking (New York: 20.2%) and 16.7% had a speeding-related driver (30.9%); pedestrians were 25.0% and motorcyclists 15.6% of those killed.

30fatal crashes, 2015–2024-6% vs 2005–2014
32people killed1.1 per fatal crash
20%with a drinking driverNew York: 20%
17%speeding-relatedNew York: 31%

Fatal crashes per year

0482000200520102015202020242000: 4 crashes2001: 3 crashes2002: 5 crashes2003: 1–2 crashes2004: 8 crashes2005: 5 crashes2006: 5 crashes2007: 1–2 crashes2008: 6 crashes2009: 3 crashes2010: 1–2 crashes2011: 4 crashes2012: 1–2 crashes2013: 3 crashes2014: 0 crashes2015: 1–2 crashes2016: 0 crashes2017: 1–2 crashes2018: 5 crashes2019: 3 crashes2020: 4 crashes2021: 4 crashes2022: 4 crashes2023: 3 crashes2024: 3 crashes
Fatal crashes on State Route 52 (NY) by year, 2000–2024. Latest point: 2024, 3 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 52New York
Fatal crashes, 2015–20243010,008
Deaths, 2015–20243210,682
Deaths per fatal crash1.11.1
Share of state fatal crashes0.3%100%
Change vs previous ten years-6%-14%

Factor shares

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking20%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver16.7%
Pedestriansshare of people killed25%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed15.6%
Night (6pm–6am)share of crashes50%

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-52Share of routeCounty total, all roads
1Sullivan County1033%107
2Orange County620%299
3Ulster County620%153
4Dutchess County517%231
5Putnam County310%65

Hour of day

12am6.7%
1am0%
2am3.3%
3am0%
4am3.3%
5am0%
6am3.3%
7am13.3%
8am10%
9am0%
10am0%
11am0%
12pm0%
1pm3.3%
2pm3.3%
3pm3.3%
4pm13.3%
5pm0%
6pm0%
7pm6.7%
8pm6.7%
9pm10%
10pm6.7%
11pm6.7%

Share of fatal crashes on State Route 52 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 52 in New York?

30 fatal crashes with 32 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 52 had the most fatal crashes?

Sullivan County (10), Orange County (6), Ulster County (6), Dutchess County (5) and Putnam County (3).

What share of crashes on State Route 52 involved alcohol or speeding?

20.0% had a driver reported as drinking and 16.7% 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 52?

50.0% 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.