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 Jun 15, NJ has 235 reported deaths in 2025, and is on pace for 607. 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
Fri Jun 13 3:53PMHudsonJersey City
Cyclist killed
Jersey ave and 6th street
Fri Jun 13 6:47AMMercerLawrence
Driver killed
546
Thu Jun 12 4:25AMEssexIrvington
Pedestrian killed
Garden State Parkway MP 145.7
Wed Jun 11 4:31PMBurlingtonChesterfield
Driver killed
County 528
Wed Jun 11 11:32AMPassaicHawthorne
Driver killed
County 667
Tue Jun 10 4:52PMBurlingtonMount Laurel
Driver killed
Diston Ct
Tue Jun 10 7:15AMBergenMahwah
Driver killed
Interstate 287 MP 65.4
Mon Jun 9 11:18PMCumberlandMaurice River
Driver killedPerson injured
State Highway 47 MP 31.8
Sun Jun 8 9:18AMMorrisParsippany-Troy Hills
Driver killed
Interstate 80
Sun Jun 8 7:00AMCape MayMiddle
Driver killedPerson injured
State Highway 47 MP 15.1
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.