Fatal car crashes in Kings County, New York
From 2020 through 2024, 338 people died in 332 crashes on roads in Kings County, New York.
That is 2.6 deaths a year for every 100,000 residents, below the New York rate of 5.6 and below the US rate of 12.1.
SR-907C (Belt Pkwy) had more fatal crashes than any other road here: 23, killing 24.
Bicyclists were 11% of the people killed here, against 4% statewide.
In 2024, 64 people were killed, 8% more than in 2020 (59).
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020-2024 · population: Census 2024 estimate, 2,617,631 · checked October 2, 2026
people killed in crashes, 2020-2024 (332 crashes)
deaths a year per 100,000 residents (New York 5.6, US 12.1)
pedestrians killed, 50% of all deaths here
of fatal crashes involved a driver police reported as drinking
Where the fatal crashes happened
Each dot is one crash that killed at least one person, placed at the coordinates in the police report.
The deadliest roads in Kings County
SR-907C (Belt Pkwy) leads with 23 fatal crashes in five years. Roads are counted by the name in the crash report; a highway's frontage roads and ramps count toward it.
| # | Road | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SR-907C Belt Pkwy | 23 | 24 |
| 2 | Atlantic Ave | 15 | 15 |
| 3 | I-278 Bqe | 9 | 9 |
| 4 | SR-27 Linden Blvd | 9 | 9 |
| 5 | 4Th Ave | 8 | 8 |
| 6 | Eastern Pkwy | 8 | 8 |
| 7 | Pennsylvania Ave | 7 | 8 |
| 8 | 3Rd Ave | 7 | 7 |
| 9 | Utica Ave | 7 | 7 |
| 10 | Flatbush Ave | 6 | 6 |
Deaths by year
Kings County ranks 4th of 61 New York counties by deaths and 59th by death rate (1st = highest), among counties with 10 or more fatal crashes.
When crashes turn deadly
52% of fatal crashes here happened in the dark. The single deadliest hour was 9 pm to 10 pm.
Saturday had the most fatal crashes (52), and 29% fell on a Saturday or Sunday.
By month, October was the worst (37 crashes across the five years).
What was involved
Shares of fatal crashes (or of deaths) in Kings County, next to New York and the US. Red marks a share at least a quarter higher than the state's.
| Factor | Kings County | Share | New York | US |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding was a factor a driver coded by police as speeding, racing or too fast for conditions | 75 | 23% | 33% | 28% |
| A driver had been drinking police reported alcohol involvement for at least one driver | 40 | 12% | 20% | 26% |
| A large truck was involved a truck over 10,000 lbs | 61 | 18% | 11% | 13% |
| Hit-and-run a driver left the scene | 69 | 21% | 9% | 7% |
| Pedestrians killed share of all deaths | 170 | 50% | 25% | 18% |
| Motorcyclists killed share of all deaths | 66 | 20% | 18% | 15% |
| Bicyclists killed share of all deaths | 36 | 11% | 4% | 3% |
| Teens (15-19) killed share of all deaths | 12 | 4% | 6% | 7% |
After a crash in Kings County
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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).
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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).
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Cities in Kings County
| City | Deaths 2020-24 | Per 100K a year | Pedestrians | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 1,137 | 2.7 | 500 | 8,478,072 |
Nearby counties
| County | Distance | Deaths 2020-24 | Per 100K a year | Pedestrians | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queens County, New York | 6 mi | 363 | 3.1 | 144 | 2,316,841 |
| Hudson County, New Jersey | 9 mi | 116 | 3.2 | 42 | 736,185 |
| New York County, New York | 10 mi | 184 | 2.2 | 92 | 1,660,664 |
| Richmond County, New York | 11 mi | 59 | 2.4 | 26 | 498,212 |
| Bronx County, New York | 16 mi | 254 | 3.7 | 92 | 1,384,724 |
| Essex County, New Jersey | 19 mi | 263 | 6.0 | 108 | 881,527 |
| Union County, New Jersey | 19 mi | 163 | 5.5 | 67 | 594,160 |
| Nassau County, New York | 20 mi | 373 | 5.4 | 124 | 1,392,438 |
About these numbers
FARS counts every crash on a public road in which someone died within 30 days. It leaves out the far larger number of crashes that only injured people. Places are as coded in the report: a crash on a county road just outside city limits counts for the county, not the city. Rates use the Census 2024 population estimate and the five-year average.