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New York fatal crash statistics by county

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FARS records 1,101 deaths in 1,036 fatal crashes in New York in 2024.

In 2024 the rate is 5.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in New York and 11.5 in the United States.

In 2024 the rate is 0.91 deaths for each 100 million vehicle-miles in New York and 1.19 in the United States.

By deaths for each 100,000 residents in 2024, New York was number 49 of 51, the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Deaths in New York fell by 1.4% from 2023 to 2024. In the United States they fell by 4.3%.

From 2015 to 2024, 30.4% of the fatal crashes in New York with a known setting were rural, against 42.7% in the United States.

To qualify as a FARS case, the crash had to involve a motor vehicle traveling on a trafficway customarily open to the public and must have resulted in the death of a motorist or a non-motorist within 30 days of the crash.

The set of first files, known as the Annual Report File (ARF), is released following the crash year. The ARF is replaced about a year later with a final file, which contains additional cases or updates to cases that had become available after the ARF was released.

NHTSA's words. Source: NHTSA, Fatality Analysis Reporting System Analytical User's Manual, 1975-2024 (DOT HS 813 794, April 2026), copied on .

This page rests on the FARS 2024 annual file. NHTSA released it on . NHTSA can revise the counts in the final file. Release dates

Figure 1.Deaths in New York by year, 2015 to 2024

Table 2 has the numbers. Go to the table

Since the last update: no figure of this state has a change on record.

County map

Figure 2.Counties of New York by deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year, 2015 to 2024
Albany County: 6.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearAllegany County: 9.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBronx County: 3.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearBroome County: 6.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCattaraugus County: 11.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCayuga County: 8.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearChautauqua County: 9.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearChemung County: 9.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearChenango County: 13.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearClinton County: 7.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearColumbia County: 13.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearCortland County: 9.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearDelaware County: 15.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearDutchess County: 8.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearErie County: 5.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearEssex County: 10.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearFranklin County: 9.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearFulton County: 8.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearGenesee County: 14.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearGreene County: 15.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearHamilton County: 18.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearHerkimer County: 9.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearJefferson County: 8.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearKings County: 2.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLewis County: 13.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearLivingston County: 8.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMadison County: 10.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMonroe County: 6.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearMontgomery County: 7.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearNassau County: 5.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearNew York County: 2.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearNiagara County: 8.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearOneida County: 8.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearOnondaga County: 6.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearOntario County: 10.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearOrange County: 8.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearOrleans County: 9.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearOswego County: 13.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearOtsego County: 7.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearPutnam County: 6.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearQueens County: 3.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearRensselaer County: 5.9 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearRichmond County: 2.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearRockland County: 4.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSt. Lawrence County: 10.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSaratoga County: 7.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSchenectady County: 6.1 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSchoharie County: 18.6 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSchuyler County: 12.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSeneca County: 13.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSteuben County: 8.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSuffolk County: 9.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearSullivan County: 15.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearTioga County: 13.0 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearTompkins County: 7.2 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearUlster County: 9.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWarren County: 10.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWashington County: 12.3 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWayne County: 11.7 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWestchester County: 3.8 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearWyoming County: 9.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a yearYates County: 12.5 deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year

Deaths for each 100,000 residents in a year

  • Fewer than 1040 counties
  • 10 to 14.917 counties
  • 15 to 19.95 counties
  • 20 to 29.90 counties
  • 30 or more0 counties

The limits of the classes are the same for every state. A county with few residents can show a high rate from few deaths. A class is not a judgement of a county.

In words: 40 counties have a rate of fewer than 10; 17 counties have a rate of 10 to 14.9; 5 counties have a rate of 15 to 19.9; 0 counties have a rate of 20 to 29.9; 0 counties have a rate of 30 or more. Table 1 has the rate of each county.

Counties

Table 1.New York: deaths and rate of each county, in name order
CountyResidentsDeaths, 2024Deaths, 2015 to 2024For each 100,000 residents in a year
Albany County319,702171976.3
Allegany County46,8228469.9
Bronx County1,406,052524473.1
Broome County195,893101266.5
Cattaraugus County75,44878711.4
Cayuga County74,6429688.9
Chautauqua County124,697121159.0
Chemung County80,8379759.0
Chenango County45,79376213.2
Clinton County77,8325567.0
Columbia County60,38958213.5
Cortland County46,0624439.1
Delaware County44,481136715.0
Dutchess County299,256362428.2
Erie County947,783555035.4
Essex County36,53963910.5
Franklin County46,9833469.5
Fulton County52,1848478.8
Genesee County58,42838514.7
Greene County47,31177315.4
Hamilton County5,0831 or 2918.7
Herkimer County59,3689599.7
Jefferson County112,79581018.9
Kings County2,658,657646462.5
Lewis County26,51233713.9
Livingston County61,3646528.3
Madison County67,193107310.5
Monroe County750,294474496.0
Montgomery County49,5801 or 2397.9
Nassau County1,397,783657715.6
New York County1,665,510403632.2
Niagara County209,380181808.5
Oneida County227,292161908.3
Onondaga County468,173342886.2
Ontario County112,7331011510.4
Orange County415,088393248.2
Orleans County39,8863409.9
Oswego County118,1821215513.1
Otsego County60,6347447.3
Putnam County98,8429676.8
Queens County2,367,034736983.0
Rensselaer County160,01413955.9
Richmond County499,572131332.7
Rockland County354,829171584.7
Saratoga County239,834141667.1
Schenectady County161,74717966.1
Schoharie County30,2351 or 25718.6
Schuyler County17,14132212.4
Seneca County32,67134513.4
St. Lawrence County106,1681411710.8
Steuben County91,9394838.8
Suffolk County1,543,3301201,3899.2
Sullivan County80,9011811615.0
Tioga County47,545106313.0
Tompkins County104,3944747.2
Ulster County183,095231699.4
Warren County65,26196710.3
Washington County59,82287512.3
Wayne County90,988910611.7
Westchester County1,009,165423763.8
Wyoming County39,8171 or 2389.5
Yates County24,43463112.5

Note: the rate is for the ten years 2015 to 2024. Residents: Census Bureau estimates, vintage 2025. A count of 1 or 2 is written "1 or 2", and no rate is given for it.

Download: the deaths and fatal crashes of each county by year, 1975 to 2024 (CSV)

Each year

Figure 3.Deaths in New York by year, 1975 to 2024

Tallest column: 2,610 (1980)2024: 1,101

The columns with a stronger shade are the years 2015 to 2024.

Table 2.New York: deaths, fatal crashes and rates by year, 1975 to 2024
YearDeathsFatal crashesFor each 100,000 residentsFor each 100 million vehicle-miles
20241,1011,0365.50.91
20231,1171,0355.60.93
20221,1821,1116.01.02
20211,1561,0985.81.08
20201,0459585.21.02
20199348794.80.75
20189649104.90.78
20171,0069395.10.81
20161,0419815.30.85
20151,1361,0615.80.93
20141,0419805.3n/a
20131,2021,1246.1n/a
20121,1801,0966.0n/a
20111,1711,0936.0n/a
20101,2011,1286.2n/a
20091,1581,0696.0n/a
20081,2381,1746.4n/a
20071,3321,2377.0n/a
20061,4541,3497.6n/a
20051,4341,3327.5n/a
20041,4951,3727.8n/a
20031,4931,3687.8n/a
20021,5301,4118.0n/a
20011,5641,4418.2n/a
20001,4601,3697.7n/a
19991,5991,473n/an/a
19981,5141,404n/an/a
19971,6521,510n/an/a
19961,5931,450n/an/a
19951,6791,567n/an/a
19941,6781,537n/an/a
19931,7901,637n/an/a
19921,8151,657n/an/a
19912,0081,827n/an/a
19902,2172,036n/an/a
19892,2602,078n/an/a
19882,2562,064n/an/a
19872,3392,119n/an/a
19862,1211,949n/an/a
19852,0061,852n/an/a
19842,0601,886n/an/a
19832,0771,918n/an/a
19822,1621,965n/an/a
19812,4892,280n/an/a
19802,6102,374n/an/a
19792,3962,217n/an/a
19782,4362,200n/an/a
19772,3362,119n/an/a
19762,2912,062n/an/a
19752,3662,123n/an/a

Note: each year is a link to the page of that year. The rate for residents starts in 2000. The rate for vehicle-miles starts in 2015.

Two rates

One rate divides the deaths by the residents. The other rate divides the deaths by the miles that vehicles travel in the state.

Table 3.New York beside the United States: deaths for each 100,000 residents and for each 100 million vehicle-miles
RatePeriodNew YorkUnited States
For each 100,000 residents20245.511.5
For each 100,000 residents2015 to 2024, in a year5.411.8
For each 100 million vehicle-miles20240.911.19
For each 100 million vehicle-miles2015 to 20240.901.23

Residents: Census Bureau estimates, vintage 2025. New York had 20,001,419 residents in 2024.

Vehicle-miles: Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics, table VM-2. New York had 120,869 million vehicle-miles in 2024. Table VM-2 of 2024

Factors that NHTSA records

Table 4.New York: counts by recorded factor, 2015 to 2024
FactorCountCounted amongShareShare in the United States
A driver recorded as drinkingof 10,008 fatal crashes2,01810,008 fatal crashes26.3%
A speeding-related driverof 10,008 fatal crashes3,08910,008 fatal crashes27.2%
No restraint usedof 4,960 occupant deaths with restraint use known1,9104,960 occupant deathswith restraint use known49.0%
Pedestriansof 10,682 deaths2,81110,682 deaths17.1%
Bicyclistsof 10,682 deaths42810,682 deaths2.4%
Motorcyclistsof 10,682 deaths1,75610,682 deaths14.5%
On a rural roadof 9,998 fatal crashes with the condition reported3,0419,998 fatal crasheswith the condition reported42.7%
In the darkof 9,997 fatal crashes with the condition reported4,6849,997 fatal crasheswith the condition reported49.2%

Note: FARS records a driver as drinking when police reported alcohol involvement or a test of the driver was positive for alcohol. It is not NHTSA's alcohol-impaired measure, which uses a blood alcohol concentration of .08 g/dL or higher. One crash can be in two or more rows. NHTSA's definitions

Note that alcohol data is often missing. For that reason, this data element may under-count the actual number of drinking drivers.

NHTSA's words. Source: NHTSA, Fatality Analysis Reporting System Analytical User's Manual, 1975-2024 (DOT HS 813 794, April 2026), copied on .

Weekday, time and road class

Table 5.New York: fatal crashes by weekday and time of day, 2015 to 2024
WeekdayMidnight to 6 a.m.6 a.m. to noonNoon to 6 p.m.6 p.m. to midnightAll
Sunday4512283874181,484
Monday2212954044021,322
Tuesday1862833904121,271
Wednesday1882924184371,335
Thursday2162964264461,384
Friday2142964555241,489
Saturday4422804115841,717
All days1,9181,9702,8913,22310,002

Note: a cell with a stronger shade has a larger count. The table has the fatal crashes with a known hour and weekday.

Table 6.New York: fatal crashes by road function class, 2015 to 2024
Road function classFatal crashesShareShare in the United States
Interstate7567.6%12.6%
Other freeways and expressways6896.9%4.4%
Other principal arterial2,90629.1%29.8%
Minor arterial1,95519.6%22.1%
Major collector9479.5%15.5%
Minor collector2902.9%3.4%
Local2,45524.6%12.2%
Not reported10n/an/a

Note: the classes are those of the Federal Highway Administration. The shares are of the crashes with a reported class. Road function classes

Routes

61 signed routes in New York have a page. A route page needs 20 or more fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024.

All routes in New York

Interstate routes

Official channels

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Source of the figures

Counts: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System, national files of 1975 to 2024. The factors use the vehicle and person files from 2015. Residents: Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, vintage 2025. Vehicle-miles: Federal Highway Administration, table VM-2. Map: Census Bureau cartographic boundary file, 2021 edition. Data to .

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Questions

How many deaths did FARS record in New York in ten years?

FARS records 10,682 deaths in 10,008 fatal crashes in New York from 2015 to 2024. It records 12,411 deaths from 2005 to 2014.

What part of the deaths in the United States was in New York?

New York had 1,101 of the 39,254 deaths in the United States in 2024. That is 2.8 percent.

How many fatal crashes in New York had a driver recorded as drinking?

FARS records a driver as drinking in 2,018 of 10,008 fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024. It records a speeding-related driver in 3,089 of them.

How many pages does New York have?

New York has 62 county pages, 61 route pages and one page for each year from 1975 to 2024.