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US Route 9

Fatal crashes 2015–2024 118Deaths 124Counties 12Latest 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 118 fatal crashes on US Route 9 in New York, with 124 deaths.

That is 1.2% of the 10,008 fatal crashes in New York over the same years. The ten-year crash count rose 462% from 21 in 2005–2014 to 118 in 2015–2024.

The crashes were concentrated in Dutchess County (29), Saratoga County (17) and Columbia County (14) and 9 other counties.

17.8% of the crashes had a driver reported as drinking (New York: 20.2%) and 22.9% had a speeding-related driver (30.9%); pedestrians were 29.8% and motorcyclists 16.1% of those killed.

118fatal crashes, 2015–2024+462% vs 2005–2014
124people killed1.1 per fatal crash
18%with a drinking driverNew York: 20%
23%speeding-relatedNew York: 31%

Fatal crashes per year

010202000200520102015202020242000: 3 crashes2001: 0 crashes2002: 0 crashes2003: 0 crashes2004: 1–2 crashes2005: 1–2 crashes2006: 1–2 crashes2007: 1–2 crashes2008: 0 crashes2009: 1–2 crashes2010: 3 crashes2011: 1–2 crashes2012: 4 crashes2013: 3 crashes2014: 3 crashes2015: 12 crashes2016: 13 crashes2017: 8 crashes2018: 5 crashes2019: 12 crashes2020: 11 crashes2021: 8 crashes2022: 18 crashes2023: 20 crashes2024: 11 crashes
Fatal crashes on US Route 9 (NY) by year, 2000–2024. Latest point: 2024, 11 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 9New York
Fatal crashes, 2015–202411810,008
Deaths, 2015–202412410,682
Deaths per fatal crash1.11.1
Share of state fatal crashes1.2%100%
Change vs previous ten years+462%-14%

Factor shares

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking17.8%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver22.9%
Pedestriansshare of people killed29.8%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed16.1%
Night (6pm–6am)share of crashes50.8%

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-9Share of routeCounty total, all roads
1Dutchess County2925%231
2Saratoga County1714%155
3Columbia County1412%77
4Westchester County1311%340
5Albany County98%191
6Warren County98%61
7Rensselaer County76%90
8Bronx County65%425
9Putnam County65%65
10Essex County43%37
11Clinton County33%53
12New York County11%350

Hour of day

12am7.6%
1am1.7%
2am0.8%
3am1.7%
4am2.5%
5am1.7%
6am4.2%
7am0.8%
8am2.5%
9am0.8%
10am1.7%
11am1.7%
12pm3.4%
1pm5.1%
2pm5.9%
3pm7.6%
4pm4.2%
5pm11%
6pm5.9%
7pm5.9%
8pm9.3%
9pm5.9%
10pm5.1%
11pm2.5%

Share of fatal crashes on US Route 9 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 US Route 9 in New York?

118 fatal crashes with 124 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 9 had the most fatal crashes?

Dutchess County (29), Saratoga County (17), Columbia County (14), Westchester County (13) and Albany County (9).

What share of crashes on US Route 9 involved alcohol or speeding?

17.8% had a driver reported as drinking and 22.9% 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 9?

50.8% 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.