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 :NJ Atlantic County Bergen County Burlington County Camden County Cape May County Cumberland County Essex County Gloucester County Hudson County Hunterdon County Mercer County Middlesex County Monmouth County Morris County Ocean County Passaic County Salem County Somerset County Sussex County Union County Warren County 20 14 13 17 14 14 11 17 17 17 17 12 18 26 16 27 23 2 320 315 303 362 309 304 295 276 330 339 276 289 304 368 379 319 352 62 138 157 141 143 163 132 170 173 166 183 175 176 179 217 191 171 227 36 112 98 99 105 103 92 80 96 89 85 95 81 86 86 103 89 85 18 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 550 600 650 700
Cyclists Drivers Pedestrians Passengers Projected 590 584 556 627 589 542 556 562 602 624 563 558 587 697 689 606 687 118
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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.
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2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 1 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2 2.2 2.4 2.6
Traffic deaths Homicides Ratio: Crashes / Homicides Deaths Ratio: 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 .
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
Fatalities 12mo avg
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008
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.
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700
Total Killed
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 0 20k 40k 60k 80k 100k 120k
Total Injured
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 0 50k 100k 150k 200k 250k
Property Damage
2005 2010 2015 2020 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
ATLANTIC BERGEN BURLINGTON CAMDEN CAPE MAY CUMBERLAND ESSEX GLOUCESTER HUDSON HUNTERDON MERCER MIDDLESEX MONMOUTH MORRIS OCEAN PASSAIC SALEM SOMERSET SUSSEX UNION WARREN Total Killed
2005 2010 2015 2020 0 2k 4k 6k 8k 10k 12k 14k
ATLANTIC BERGEN BURLINGTON CAMDEN CAPE MAY CUMBERLAND ESSEX GLOUCESTER HUDSON HUNTERDON MERCER MIDDLESEX MONMOUTH MORRIS OCEAN PASSAIC SALEM SOMERSET SUSSEX UNION WARREN Total Injured
2005 2010 2015 2020 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k
ATLANTIC BERGEN BURLINGTON CAMDEN CAPE MAY CUMBERLAND ESSEX GLOUCESTER HUDSON HUNTERDON MERCER MIDDLESEX MONMOUTH MORRIS OCEAN PASSAIC SALEM SOMERSET SUSSEX UNION WARREN Property Damage
2005 2010 2015 2020 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
Deaths
2005 2010 2015 2020 0 2k 4k 6k 8k 10k
Injuries
2005 2010 2015 2020 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k
Crashes
2005 2010 2015 2020 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
ATLANTIC BERGEN BURLINGTON CAMDEN CAPE MAY CUMBERLAND ESSEX GLOUCESTER HUDSON HUNTERDON MERCER MIDDLESEX MONMOUTH MORRIS OCEAN PASSAIC SALEM SOMERSET SUSSEX UNION WARREN Deaths
2005 2010 2015 2020 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400
ATLANTIC BERGEN BURLINGTON CAMDEN CAPE MAY CUMBERLAND ESSEX GLOUCESTER HUDSON HUNTERDON MERCER MIDDLESEX MONMOUTH MORRIS OCEAN PASSAIC SALEM SOMERSET SUSSEX UNION WARREN Injuries
2005 2010 2015 2020 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000
ATLANTIC BERGEN BURLINGTON CAMDEN CAPE MAY CUMBERLAND ESSEX GLOUCESTER HUDSON HUNTERDON MERCER MIDDLESEX MONMOUTH MORRIS OCEAN PASSAIC SALEM SOMERSET SUSSEX UNION WARREN Property Damage Crashes