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:

Car Crash Deaths

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

As of Aug 17, NJ has 348 reported deaths in 2025, and is on pace for 647. More state-wide data.

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

Source: NJ State Police

Recent fatal crashes

Date/TimeCountyMunicipalityCasualtiesLocation
Sun Aug 17 3:53AMGloucesterFranklin
Driver killed
Marshall Mill Road
Mon Aug 11 10:24PMOceanLacey
Pedestrian killed
State Highway 9
Mon Aug 11 8:17AMOceanManchester
Passenger killed
State Highway 70
Mon Aug 11 5:50AMEssexNewark
Pedestrian killed
West Market St
Sun Aug 10 9:52AMMonmouthHowell
Driver killed
County 547
Sun Aug 10 2:50AMBurlingtonMount Laurel
Pedestrian killed
New Jersey Turnpike
Sat Aug 9 10:04PMGloucesterMonroe
Driver killed
County 655
Sat Aug 9 5:14PMEssexNewark
Driver killed
Dawson St
Fri Aug 8 9:21AMEssexVerona
Driver killed
County 506
Fri Aug 8 1:04AMMiddlesexPlainsboro
Driver killed
State Highway 1
Source: NJ State Police

NJ Traffic Deaths – YTD

NJ Traffic Deaths – YTD
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

NJ Traffic Deaths vs. 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 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.