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Fatal car crashes in New York, county by county

From 2020 through 2024, 5,601 people died in 5,238 crashes on New York roads. That is 5.6 deaths a year for every 100,000 residents, below the US rate of 12.1, and the 49th highest rate of the 50 states and DC.

Suffolk County had the most deaths (708). The road stretch with the most fatal crashes was SR-27 (Sunrise Hwy) in Suffolk County (53). In 2024, 1,101 people were killed, 5% more than in 2020.

Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020-2024 · checked October 2, 2026

5,601

people killed in crashes, 2020-2024

5.6

deaths a year per 100,000 residents, 49th highest of 51 (US 12.1)

1,405

pedestrians killed, 25% of deaths (US 18%)

33%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related (US 28%)

Death rate by county

Deaths a year per 100,000 residents, 2020-2024. Rural counties often rank highest: fewer people, faster roads and longer waits for an ambulance.

Albany County: 6.3 per 100,000 a year, 101 deathsAllegany County: 12.7 per 100,000 a year, 30 deathsBronx County: 3.7 per 100,000 a year, 254 deathsBroome County: 6.2 per 100,000 a year, 61 deathsCattaraugus County: 11.9 per 100,000 a year, 45 deathsCayuga County: 7 per 100,000 a year, 26 deathsChautauqua County: 9.7 per 100,000 a year, 60 deathsChemung County: 10.6 per 100,000 a year, 43 deathsChenango County: 16.2 per 100,000 a year, 37 deathsClinton County: 6.9 per 100,000 a year, 27 deathsColumbia County: 13.9 per 100,000 a year, 42 deathsCortland County: 10.9 per 100,000 a year, 25 deathsDelaware County: 16.3 per 100,000 a year, 36 deathsDutchess County: 9.1 per 100,000 a year, 136 deathsErie County: 6 per 100,000 a year, 284 deathsEssex County: 12 per 100,000 a year, 22 deathsFranklin County: 11 per 100,000 a year, 26 deathsFulton County: 10.4 per 100,000 a year, 27 deathsGenesee County: 13.9 per 100,000 a year, 40 deathsGreene County: 13.6 per 100,000 a year, 32 deathsHerkimer County: 10.7 per 100,000 a year, 32 deathsJefferson County: 10.4 per 100,000 a year, 59 deathsKings County: 2.6 per 100,000 a year, 338 deathsLewis County: 16.6 per 100,000 a year, 22 deathsLivingston County: 8.8 per 100,000 a year, 27 deathsMadison County: 13.4 per 100,000 a year, 45 deathsMonroe County: 6.5 per 100,000 a year, 245 deathsMontgomery County: 7.3 per 100,000 a year, 18 deathsNassau County: 5.4 per 100,000 a year, 373 deathsNew York County: 2.2 per 100,000 a year, 184 deathsNiagara County: 9.7 per 100,000 a year, 102 deathsOneida County: 9.3 per 100,000 a year, 106 deathsOnondaga County: 5.7 per 100,000 a year, 135 deathsOntario County: 12.6 per 100,000 a year, 71 deathsOrange County: 8.2 per 100,000 a year, 168 deathsOrleans County: 8.6 per 100,000 a year, 17 deathsOswego County: 12.7 per 100,000 a year, 75 deathsOtsego County: 7.6 per 100,000 a year, 23 deathsPutnam County: 7.3 per 100,000 a year, 36 deathsQueens County: 3.1 per 100,000 a year, 363 deathsRensselaer County: 7.3 per 100,000 a year, 59 deathsRichmond County: 2.4 per 100,000 a year, 59 deathsRockland County: 5.2 per 100,000 a year, 90 deathsSt. Lawrence County: 12.6 per 100,000 a year, 67 deathsSaratoga County: 6.6 per 100,000 a year, 79 deathsSchenectady County: 6.9 per 100,000 a year, 56 deathsSchoharie County: 13.3 per 100,000 a year, 20 deathsSchuyler County: 12.8 per 100,000 a year, 11 deathsSeneca County: 13.5 per 100,000 a year, 22 deathsSteuben County: 8 per 100,000 a year, 37 deathsSuffolk County: 9.2 per 100,000 a year, 708 deathsSullivan County: 16.4 per 100,000 a year, 66 deathsTioga County: 16 per 100,000 a year, 38 deathsTompkins County: 6.2 per 100,000 a year, 33 deathsUlster County: 9.5 per 100,000 a year, 87 deathsWarren County: 11.9 per 100,000 a year, 39 deathsWashington County: 13.7 per 100,000 a year, 41 deathsWayne County: 11.2 per 100,000 a year, 51 deathsWestchester County: 4.1 per 100,000 a year, 204 deathsWyoming County: 7.6 per 100,000 a year, 15 deathsYates County: 17.2 per 100,000 a year, 21 deaths
under 1010-1515-2020-3030+ too few crashes

The most dangerous roads in New York

Fatal crashes by road within each county, 2020-2024. A long interstate shows up once per county it crosses.

#RoadWhereFatal crashesDeaths
1 SR-27 Sunrise Hwy Suffolk County, NY 53 55
2 SR-25 Middle Country Rd Suffolk County, NY 50 54
3 I-495 Express Dr N Service Rd Suffolk County, NY 36 38
4 SR-908M Southern State Pkwy Nassau County, NY 29 35
5 I-95 Cross Bronx Expy Bronx County, NY 23 25
6 SR-907C Belt Pkwy Kings County, NY 23 24
7 SR-24 Hempstead Tpk Nassau County, NY 23 24
8 CR-83 N Ocean Ave Suffolk County, NY 23 24
9 SR-908M Southern State Pkwy Suffolk County, NY 22 27
10 US-9 Albany Post Rd Dutchess County, NY 21 22
11 SR-5 Main St Erie County, NY 21 22
12 US-6 Long Mountain Traffic Cir Orange County, NY 19 21
13 I-495 Long Island Expy Queens County, NY 19 19
14 I-87 Major Deegan Expy Bronx County, NY 17 18
15 US-62 Bailey Ave Erie County, NY 17 18

Deaths by year

Every New York county

61 counties with 10 or more fatal crashes in five years, by deaths. 1 more had fewer than 10 and are listed after the table.

CountyDeaths 2020-24Per 100K a yearPedestriansPopulation
Suffolk County 708 9.2 209 1,535,909
Nassau County 373 5.4 124 1,392,438
Queens County 363 3.1 144 2,316,841
Kings County 338 2.6 170 2,617,631
Erie County 284 6.0 55 950,602
Bronx County 254 3.7 92 1,384,724
Monroe County 245 6.5 63 752,202
Westchester County 204 4.1 54 1,006,447
New York County 184 2.2 92 1,660,664
Orange County 168 8.2 20 411,767
Dutchess County 136 9.1 27 299,963
Onondaga County 135 5.7 35 469,812
Oneida County 106 9.3 18 228,347
Niagara County 102 9.7 18 209,570
Albany County 101 6.3 30 319,964
Rockland County 90 5.2 26 348,144
Ulster County 87 9.5 9 182,977
Saratoga County 79 6.6 18 240,360
Oswego County 75 12.7 6 118,305
Ontario County 71 12.6 9 113,012
St. Lawrence County 67 12.6 7 106,198
Sullivan County 66 16.4 14 80,450
Broome County 61 6.2 12 196,397
Chautauqua County 60 9.7 5 124,105
Jefferson County 59 10.4 10 113,140
Rensselaer County 59 7.3 8 160,749
Richmond County 59 2.4 26 498,212
Schenectady County 56 6.9 11 162,261
Wayne County 51 11.2 6 90,757
Cattaraugus County 45 11.9 2 75,475
Madison County 45 13.4 4 67,072
Chemung County 43 10.6 8 81,115
Columbia County 42 13.9 6 60,299
Washington County 41 13.7 3 59,839
Genesee County 40 13.9 7 57,604
Warren County 39 11.9 6 65,288
Tioga County 38 16.0 5 47,574
Chenango County 37 16.2 2 45,776
Steuben County 37 8.0 2 92,015
Delaware County 36 16.3 2 44,191
Putnam County 36 7.3 3 98,409
Tompkins County 33 6.2 9 105,602
Greene County 32 13.6 1 46,903
Herkimer County 32 10.7 4 59,585
Allegany County 30 12.7 4 47,299
Clinton County 27 6.9 1 77,871
Fulton County 27 10.4 2 52,073
Livingston County 27 8.8 5 61,561
Cayuga County 26 7.0 2 74,567
Franklin County 26 11.0 1 47,086
Cortland County 25 10.9 0 45,945
Otsego County 23 7.6 2 60,524
Essex County 22 12.0 1 36,744
Lewis County 22 16.6 0 26,570
Seneca County 22 13.5 2 32,650
Yates County 21 17.2 1 24,387
Schoharie County 20 13.3 0 30,151
Montgomery County 18 7.3 0 49,648
Orleans County 17 8.6 1 39,686
Wyoming County 15 7.6 0 39,588
Schuyler County 11 12.8 1 17,121

Fewer than 10 fatal crashes, 2020-2024: Hamilton County (5 deaths).

Cities

CityDeaths 2020-24Per 100K a yearPedestriansPopulation
New York 1,137 2.7 500 8,478,072

What was involved

FactorNew YorkShareUS
Speeding was a factor
a driver coded by police as speeding, racing or too fast for conditions		 1,741 33% 28%
A driver had been drinking
police reported alcohol involvement for at least one driver		 1,067 20% 26%
A large truck was involved
a truck over 10,000 lbs		 584 11% 13%
Hit-and-run
a driver left the scene		 489 9% 7%
Pedestrians killed
share of all deaths		 1,405 25% 18%
Motorcyclists killed
share of all deaths		 1,024 18% 15%
Bicyclists killed
share of all deaths		 227 4% 3%
Teens (15-19) killed
share of all deaths		 332 6% 7%

After a crash in New York

  1. Get the crash report

    NYPD collision reports are online at collisionreport.nypdonline.org (accessible within up to seven business days of the incident; at the precinct for the first 30 days, then through DMV form MV-198C); other local police departments also post reports, for example Suffolk County PD directs online requests to BuyCrash.com.

    How to get a New York crash report

  2. Know your deadline

    New York gives you three years to file a personal injury lawsuit (N.Y. C.P.L.R. § 214(5)). If a city, county or state vehicle was involved: A notice of claim must be served on a public corporation (city, county, town, school district) within 90 days after the claim arises (for wrongful death, 90 days from appointment of the estate's representative); suit then must be brought within one year and 90 days.

    Work out your date

  3. Who pays

    New York is a no-fault state: your own personal injury protection (PIP) pays first, with at least $50,000 required, and you can sue the other driver only past the state's threshold. Give your own auto insurer written notice of the accident as soon as you reasonably can and no later than 30 days after the crash, unless you can show clear and reasonable justification for being late.

    New York car accident laws

  4. If you were partly at fault

    For car-crash injury claims (actions subject to the no-fault law, Insurance Law Article 51), you recover nothing if your fault is greater than the other party's (51% or more), and otherwise your award is reduced by your share. This replaced New York's pure comparative rule for these claims in May 2026; other kinds of cases remain pure comparative under CPLR 1411(a).

    The rule and its statute

  5. The other driver’s minimum coverage

    The legal minimum liability coverage in New York is $25,000 per injured person, $50,000 per crash and $10,000 for property (25/50/10).

    Every state’s minimums

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