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New York

Residents 19,867,248Deaths 2024 1,101Deaths 2015–2024 10,682Counties 62Routes with pages 60

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.

In 2024, 1,101 people died in 1,036 fatal crashes in New York; the ten years 2015–2024 total 10,682 deaths in 10,008 crashes.

That is 5.4 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 54% lower than the national rate of 11.8. The ten-year total fell 14% from 12,411 in 2005–2014 to 10,682 in 2015–2024.

Relative to the national shares, pedestrians stands out most: 26.3% of people killed against 17.1% nationally. 30.4% of the state's fatal crashes were on rural roads and 46.9% happened after dark.

Among counties with at least 50 deaths in the ten years, the highest rates per 100,000 residents were in Schoharie County (18.6), Greene County (15.4) and Sullivan County (15.0).

1,101deaths in 20241,036 fatal crashes
5.4per 100,000 residents a year, 2015–2024US 11.8
-14%ten-year change in deaths12,411 → 10,682
20%crashes with a drinking driverUS 26%

Trend since 1975

01,3052,610197519801985199019952000200520102015202020241975: 2,366 deaths1976: 2,291 deaths1977: 2,336 deaths1978: 2,436 deaths1979: 2,396 deaths1980: 2,610 deaths1981: 2,489 deaths1982: 2,162 deaths1983: 2,077 deaths1984: 2,060 deaths1985: 2,006 deaths1986: 2,121 deaths1987: 2,339 deaths1988: 2,256 deaths1989: 2,260 deaths1990: 2,217 deaths1991: 2,008 deaths1992: 1,815 deaths1993: 1,790 deaths1994: 1,678 deaths1995: 1,679 deaths1996: 1,593 deaths1997: 1,652 deaths1998: 1,514 deaths1999: 1,599 deaths2000: 1,460 deaths2001: 1,564 deaths2002: 1,530 deaths2003: 1,493 deaths2004: 1,495 deaths2005: 1,434 deaths2006: 1,454 deaths2007: 1,332 deaths2008: 1,238 deaths2009: 1,158 deaths2010: 1,201 deaths2011: 1,171 deaths2012: 1,180 deaths2013: 1,202 deaths2014: 1,041 deaths2015: 1,136 deaths2016: 1,041 deaths2017: 1,006 deaths2018: 964 deaths2019: 934 deaths2020: 1,045 deaths2021: 1,156 deaths2022: 1,182 deaths2023: 1,117 deaths2024: 1,101 deaths
People killed in crashes in New York by year, 1975–2024. Latest point: 2024, 1,101 deaths.

Rate per 100,000 residents, 2000–2024

08152000200520102015202020242000: 7.72001: 8.22002: 82003: 7.82004: 7.82005: 7.52006: 7.62007: 72008: 6.42009: 62010: 6.22011: 62012: 62013: 6.12014: 5.32015: 5.82016: 5.32017: 5.12018: 4.92019: 4.82020: 5.22021: 5.82022: 62023: 5.72024: 5.5
Deaths per 100,000 residents in New York and nationally, 2000–2024. Latest point: 2024, 5.5. this page United States

Year pages: 20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014201320122011201020092008200720062005200420032002200120001999199819971996199519941993199219911990198919881987198619851984198319821981198019791978197719761975

Compared with the nation

MeasureNew YorkUnited States
Deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2015–20245.411.8
Deaths per 100,000 residents, 20245.511.5
Deaths, 2015–202410,682389,190
Deaths per fatal crash1.11.1
Change vs previous ten years-14%+7%
Share of the national toll2.7%100%

Factors

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking20.2%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver30.9%
Pedestriansshare of people killed26.3%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed16.4%
Unrestrainedoccupant deaths with no restraint used38.5%
In darknesscrashes after dark46.9%
Rural roadscrashes on rural roads30.4%

tick marks the US 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 ranked by rate

Deaths per 100,000 residents a year over 2015–2024. Small counties on through routes can rank high on few deaths; the deaths column gives the scale. Counties with fewer than 10 fatal crashes in the ten years show no factor shares.

#CountyResidentsDeaths 2015–2024Per 100k / yrDeaths 2024AlcoholSpeeding
1Hamilton County5,082918.71–2——
2Schoharie County30,1515718.61–26%20%
3Greene County46,9037315.4716%37%
4Sullivan County80,45011615.01828%39%
5Delaware County44,1916715.01320%38%
6Genesee County57,6048514.7323%38%
7Lewis County26,5703713.9353%50%
8Columbia County60,2998213.5521%31%
9Seneca County32,6504513.4322%29%
10Chenango County45,7766213.2724%38%
11Oswego County118,30515513.11234%39%
12Tioga County47,5746313.01019%32%
13Yates County24,3873112.5627%53%
14Schuyler County17,1212212.4319%33%
15Washington County59,8397512.3821%41%
16Wayne County90,75710611.7920%35%
17Cattaraugus County75,4758711.3719%40%
18St. Lawrence County106,19811710.81423%26%
19Madison County67,0727310.51028%41%
20Essex County36,7443910.5619%35%
21Ontario County113,01211510.31021%25%
22Warren County65,2886710.3921%31%
23Orleans County39,686409.9327%29%
24Allegany County47,299469.8821%42%
25Herkimer County59,585599.7924%43%
26Franklin County47,086469.5333%31%
27Wyoming County39,588389.51–221%41%
28Ulster County182,9771699.42318%26%
29Suffolk County1,535,9091,3899.212022%27%
30Chautauqua County124,1051159.11220%23%
31Cortland County45,945439.1437%46%
32Chemung County81,115759.0917%40%
33Jefferson County113,1401018.9835%38%
34Cayuga County74,567688.9927%31%
35Fulton County52,073478.9822%39%
36Steuben County92,015838.8424%28%
37Niagara County209,5701808.51811%28%
38Oneida County228,3471908.31628%35%
39Livingston County61,561528.3618%18%
40Orange County411,7673248.23923%34%
41Dutchess County299,9632428.23619%29%
42Montgomery County49,648397.91–216%47%
43Otsego County60,524447.3728%45%
44Saratoga County240,3601667.11416%34%
45Tompkins County105,602747.1416%21%
46Clinton County77,871567.0525%42%
47Putnam County98,409676.8928%42%
48Broome County196,3971266.41030%32%
49Albany County319,9641976.31727%30%
50Onondaga County469,8122886.23425%32%
51Schenectady County162,261966.11727%35%
52Monroe County752,2024496.04721%41%
53Rensselaer County160,749955.91324%31%
54Nassau County1,392,4387715.66516%29%
55Erie County950,6025035.45526%34%
56Rockland County348,1441584.71714%32%
57Westchester County1,006,4473763.84219%33%
58Bronx County1,384,7244473.15216%29%
59Queens County2,316,8416983.07317%29%
60Richmond County498,2121332.71314%31%
61Kings County2,617,6316462.56412%21%
62New York County1,660,6643632.24011%19%

Routes with the most fatal crashes

#RouteTypeFatal crashesDeathsAlcoholSpeeding
1State Route 27State highway16717616%22%
2Interstate 87Interstate14215617%36%
3State Route 5State highway13514720%29%
4State Route 25State highway11813121%25%
5US Route 9US highway11812418%23%
6Interstate 495Interstate10211425%42%
7US Route 20US highway9710218%19%
8Interstate 90Interstate901069%23%
9State Route 908MState highway8910526%66%
10State Route 104State highway839018%29%
11State Route 31State highway738219%23%
12US Route 11US highway717620%14%
13US Route 9WUS highway656819%23%
14Interstate 81Interstate616633%34%
15State Route 25AState highway606413%13%
16State Route 17State highway58649%36%
17State Route 22State highway535721%17%
18State Route 24State highway515218%12%
19Interstate 95Interstate495622%45%
20Interstate 278Interstate495029%33%
21State Route 12State highway474823%23%
22State Route 7State highway454813%20%
23State Route 3State highway434519%16%
24Interstate 84Interstate43499%37%
25Interstate 86Interstate424621%26%
26State Route 32State highway424810%24%
27State Route 987GState highway424524%52%
28US Route 62US highway414217%27%
29US Route 6US highway414629%44%
30State Route 23State highway374130%38%

Signed Interstate, US and state routes with at least 20 fatal crashes in 2015–2024; 60 routes in New York qualify. Local streets and county roads are not listed. Long routes carry more traffic and so more crashes; this is a count, not a rate.

Time of day and day of week

12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat

Fatal crashes in New York by weekday and hour, 2015–2024: darker cells are busier. 10,002 crashes with a known hour and weekday.

By weekday

Saturday17%
Friday15%
Sunday15%
Thursday14%
Wednesday13%
Monday13%
Tuesday13%

Light condition

Daylight48%
Dark, lighted30%
Dark, not lighted17%
Dusk3%
Dawn2%
Dark, lighting unknown0%

Road type

Other principal arterial29%
Local25%
Minor arterial20%
Major collector9%
Interstate8%
Other freeways and expressways7%
Minor collector3%

FHWA functional classes (FARS FUNC_SYS), share of fatal crashes with a reported class; tick marks the national share. What the classes mean.

Questions and answers

How many people died in crashes in New York in 2024?

1,101 people in 1,036 fatal crashes, per NHTSA's FARS annual file. Over 2015–2024 the total is 10,682.

How does New York compare with the national rate?

5.4 deaths per 100,000 residents a year over 2015–2024, against 11.8 nationally; in 2024 alone, 5.5 against 11.5.

Which counties in New York have the most fatal crashes?

By deaths over 2015–2024: Suffolk County (1,389), Nassau County (771) and Queens County (698). The county table ranks by rate per 100,000 residents instead, which is a fairer comparison across sizes.

What share of fatal crashes in New York involved alcohol or speeding?

20.2% of fatal crashes in 2015–2024 had a driver reported as drinking (US: 26.3%) and 30.9% had a speeding-related driver (US: 27.2%).

Which routes in New York have the most fatal crashes?

State Route 27 (167 fatal crashes, 2015–2024), Interstate 87 (142 fatal crashes, 2015–2024) and State Route 5 (135 fatal crashes, 2015–2024). Route pages exist for signed routes with at least 20 fatal crashes in the ten years.

Provenance

Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System annual files 1975–2024; US Census Bureau Population Estimates Program. Data through 31 Dec 2024; generated 30 Sep 2026. See methodology, sources and corrections.