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Fatal crashes 2015–2024 24Deaths 24Counties 2Latest 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.

US Route 202 in New York was the trafficway in 24 fatal crashes between 2015 and 2024, in which 24 people died.

That is 0.2% of the 10,008 fatal crashes in New York over the same years. The ten-year crash count rose 700% from 3 in 2005–2014 to 24 in 2015–2024.

The crashes were concentrated in Rockland County (12) and Westchester County (12).

12.5% of the crashes had a driver reported as drinking (New York: 20.2%) and 29.2% had a speeding-related driver (30.9%); pedestrians were 25.0% and motorcyclists 20.8% of those killed.

24fatal crashes, 2015–2024+700% vs 2005–2014
24people killed1.0 per fatal crash
13%with a drinking driverNew York: 20%
29%speeding-relatedNew York: 31%

Fatal crashes per year

0362000200520102015202020242000: 1–2 crashes2001: 0 crashes2002: 1–2 crashes2003: 0 crashes2004: 0 crashes2005: 0 crashes2006: 1–2 crashes2007: 1–2 crashes2008: 0 crashes2009: 0 crashes2010: 0 crashes2011: 0 crashes2012: 1–2 crashes2013: 0 crashes2014: 0 crashes2015: 1–2 crashes2016: 6 crashes2017: 1–2 crashes2018: 3 crashes2019: 1–2 crashes2020: 1–2 crashes2021: 4 crashes2022: 1–2 crashes2023: 1–2 crashes2024: 3 crashes
Fatal crashes on US Route 202 (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

MeasureUS Route 202New York
Fatal crashes, 2015–20242410,008
Deaths, 2015–20242410,682
Deaths per fatal crash1.01.1
Share of state fatal crashes0.2%100%
Change vs previous ten years+700%-14%

Factor shares

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking12.5%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver29.2%
Pedestriansshare of people killed25%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed20.8%
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 US-202Share of routeCounty total, all roads
1Rockland County1250%149
2Westchester County1250%340

Hour of day

12am0%
1am0%
2am4.2%
3am4.2%
4am8.3%
5am0%
6am4.2%
7am4.2%
8am0%
9am0%
10am4.2%
11am8.3%
12pm0%
1pm4.2%
2pm0%
3pm12.5%
4pm12.5%
5pm0%
6pm8.3%
7pm8.3%
8pm0%
9pm4.2%
10pm4.2%
11pm8.3%

Share of fatal crashes on US Route 202 beginning in each hour, 2015–2024; tick marks the New York share for all roads.

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All routes and counties in New York

Questions and answers

How many fatal crashes have there been on US Route 202 in New York?

24 fatal crashes with 24 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 US Route 202 had the most fatal crashes?

Rockland County (12) and Westchester County (12).

What share of crashes on US Route 202 involved alcohol or speeding?

12.5% had a driver reported as drinking and 29.2% a speeding-related driver, against 20.2% and 30.9% for all fatal crashes in New York.

When do fatal crashes happen on US Route 202?

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.