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 2001-2021. 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:
- Full screen map here
- Code and cleaned data are here on GitHub.
Car Crash Deaths:
Click/Double-click the legend labels to toggle or solo each type.
As of May 18, NJ has 225 reported deaths in 2024, and is on pace for 732, exceeding 2023's 608. More state-wide data.
2021 and 2022 were the worst years in the NJSP record (since 2008), with 697 and 689 deaths, resp.
Recent fatal crashes
| Date/Time | County | Municipality | Casualties | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri May 17 8:22PM | Atlantic | Hamilton | 322 (Freeway) | ||
| Thu May 16 12:36PM | Monmouth | Middletown | Wilson Ave | ||
| Wed May 15 1:46AM | Middlesex | Edison | State Highway 1 | ||
| Mon May 13 9:10AM | Essex | Maplewood | State Highway 124 MP 14.7 | ||
| Sun May 12 9:36PM | Camden | Lawnside | State Highway 30 | ||
| Sat May 11 11:44PM | Atlantic | Egg Harbor Twp | State Highway 40 | ||
| Thu May 9 7:28PM | Ocean | Barnegat | County 610 | ||
| Thu May 9 12:05PM | Atlantic | Galloway | Garden State Parkway MP 43.3 | ||
| Thu May 9 9:07AM | Somerset | Franklin | State Highway 27 | ||
| Mon May 6 8:40PM | Morris | Parsippany-Troy Hills | West Hanover Ave | ||
NJ Traffic Deaths vs. Homicides
Traffic crashes kill 1.5-2x as many people as homicides in NJ.
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).
The data currently ends in 2021, after a drop in all types of crashes due to COVID, and mid-way through a spike in fatal crashes in 2021-2022 (based on the NJSP data above). 2022 data should land in early 2024.
Code and data are on GitHub. File an issue, send us an email, or get involved.
