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 Feb 14, NJ has 56 reported deaths in 2025, and is on pace for 670. 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
Wed Feb 12 8:27PMCumberlandDeerfield
Driver killed
County 645 MP 2.4
Mon Feb 10 5:54AMHudsonNorth Bergen
Pedestrian killed
State Highway 1 MP 60.5
Mon Feb 10 5:15AMAtlanticHamilton
Driver killed
State Highway 322
Sun Feb 9 11:00PMBergenLodi
Driver killed
State Highway 46
Sat Feb 8 11:21AMCamdenHaddon Heights
Driver killed
State Highway 30
Fri Feb 7 6:34PMAtlanticEgg Harbor City
Driver killed
State/Interstate Authority 30
Thu Feb 6 8:20AMBurlingtonNorth Hanover
Driver killed
County 680
Wed Feb 5 7:46AMSomersetHillsborough
Driver killed
County 627
Wed Feb 5 7:36AMUnionHillside
Driver killedPerson injured
Winans Ave
Tue Feb 4 9:02PMOceanToms River
Pedestrian killed
State Highway 37
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.