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 Jul 18, NJ has 288 reported deaths in 2025, and is on pace for 632. 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
Thu Jul 17 7:45AMPassaicPaterson
Driver killed
Madison Ave/8th Ave
Tue Jul 15 12:12PMHunterdonAlexandria
Driver killed
County 519
Tue Jul 15 7:32AMEssexEast Orange
Pedestrian killedPerson injuredPerson injured
N. Grove St
Sun Jul 13 3:37AMBergenEdgewater
Driver killed
River Rd
Fri Jul 11 11:46PMEssexNewark
Pedestrian killed
State Highway 27
Fri Jul 11 11:19PMWarrenWhite
Driver killed
County 519
Thu Jul 10 9:26PMMiddlesexSouth Brunswick
Pedestrian killed
State Highway 27
Thu Jul 10 1:13PMSalemPittsgrove
Driver killed
State Highway 40
Tue Jul 8 5:38PMMercerHamilton
Passenger killedPerson injuredPerson injuredPerson injuredPerson injuredPerson injuredPerson injured
State Highway 33 MP 2.53
Mon Jul 7 11:53AMGloucesterLogan
Driver killed
Interstate 295 MP 13.4
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.