NJ Traffic Crash Data

The first 6 plots below come from NJ State Police fatal crash data (2008-present). It's generally current to the previous day.

Below that are plots of NJ DOT raw crash data, which includes 6MM property-damage, injury, and fatal crashes from 2001-2022. It's a richer dataset, but less up to date.

Work in progress map of NJDOT data: 5 years (2017-2021) of fatal and injury crashes in Hudson County:

Car Crash Deaths:

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Click/Double-click the legend labels to toggle or solo each type.

As of Apr 5, NJ has 118 reported deaths in 2025, and is on pace for 118. More state-wide data.

2021 and 2022 were the worst years in the NJSP record (since 2008), with 697 and 689 deaths, resp.


Recent fatal crashes

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NJ Traffic Deaths – YTD

Jan 1Feb 1Mar 1Apr 1May 1Jun 1Jul 1Aug 1Sep 1Oct 1Nov 1Dec 10100200300400500600700
202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014201320122011201020092008
Source: NJ State Police

Some data arrives weeks or months after the fact, so current year numbers are especially subject to change.


NJ Traffic Deaths vs. Homicides

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Traffic deathsHomicidesRatio: Crashes / HomicidesDeathsRatio: Crashes / Homicides

Car crashes kill twice as many people as homicides, in NJ.

In 2022, crashes killed 2.4x as many people, the largest disparity on record.

Homicide data comes from NJ State Police and Disaster Center.


NJ Traffic Deaths per Month

20082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024202501020304050607080
Fatalities12mo avg

NJ Traffic Deaths, grouped by month

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec01020304050607080
202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014201320122011201020092008

NJ DOT Raw Crash Data

NJ DOT publishes raw crash data, including property-damage, injury, and fatal crashes, going back to 2001 (≈6MM records).

Data is currently public through 2022, showing all crash types rebounding from COVID lows, and a particular spike in fatalities. 2023 data is expected in Fall 2025.

NJ Traffic Deaths per Year

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Total Killed

NJ Traffic Crash Injuries per Year

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Total Injured

NJ Property Damage Crashes per Year

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Property Damage

NJ Traffic Deaths per {County, Year}

200520102015202001020304050607080
ATLANTICBERGENBURLINGTONCAMDENCAPE MAYCUMBERLANDESSEXGLOUCESTERHUDSONHUNTERDONMERCERMIDDLESEXMONMOUTHMORRISOCEANPASSAICSALEMSOMERSETSUSSEXUNIONWARRENTotal Killed

NJ Traffic Crash Injuries per {County, Year}

200520102015202002k4k6k8k10k12k14k
ATLANTICBERGENBURLINGTONCAMDENCAPE MAYCUMBERLANDESSEXGLOUCESTERHUDSONHUNTERDONMERCERMIDDLESEXMONMOUTHMORRISOCEANPASSAICSALEMSOMERSETSUSSEXUNIONWARRENTotal Injured

NJ Property Damage Crashes per {County, Year}

200520102015202005k10k15k20k25k
ATLANTICBERGENBURLINGTONCAMDENCAPE MAYCUMBERLANDESSEXGLOUCESTERHUDSONHUNTERDONMERCERMIDDLESEXMONMOUTHMORRISOCEANPASSAICSALEMSOMERSETSUSSEXUNIONWARRENProperty Damage

NJ Traffic Deaths per Month

20052010201520200102030405060708090
Deaths

NJ Traffic Crash Injuries per Month

200520102015202002k4k6k8k10k
Injuries

NJ Property Damage Crashes per Month

200520102015202005k10k15k20k25k
Crashes

NJ Traffic Deaths per {County, Month} (12mo avgs)

20052010201520200123456
ATLANTICBERGENBURLINGTONCAMDENCAPE MAYCUMBERLANDESSEXGLOUCESTERHUDSONHUNTERDONMERCERMIDDLESEXMONMOUTHMORRISOCEANPASSAICSALEMSOMERSETSUSSEXUNIONWARRENDeaths

NJ Traffic Crash Injuries per {County, Month}

20052010201520200200400600800100012001400
ATLANTICBERGENBURLINGTONCAMDENCAPE MAYCUMBERLANDESSEXGLOUCESTERHUDSONHUNTERDONMERCERMIDDLESEXMONMOUTHMORRISOCEANPASSAICSALEMSOMERSETSUSSEXUNIONWARRENInjuries

NJ Property Damage Crashes per {County, Month}

2005201020152020050010001500200025003000
ATLANTICBERGENBURLINGTONCAMDENCAPE MAYCUMBERLANDESSEXGLOUCESTERHUDSONHUNTERDONMERCERMIDDLESEXMONMOUTHMORRISOCEANPASSAICSALEMSOMERSETSUSSEXUNIONWARRENProperty Damage Crashes