Car accident statistics for Atlantic County, New Jersey (2020-2024)

Car accident deaths in Atlantic County by year

Car accident deaths rose from 36 in 2020 to 41 in 2021, fell to 31 in 2022, then rose to 35 in 2023 and 50 in 2024. The highest count was 50 in 2024, and the lowest was 31 in 2022. The 2024 count was 14 deaths higher than the 2020 count.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

All traffic deaths were 40 in 2020, 49 in 2021, 34 in 2022, 40 in 2023 and 56 in 2024. Car accidents accounted for 90.0%, 83.7%, 91.2%, 87.5% and 89.3% of those respective annual totals. Although 2022 had the lowest car accident death count, it had the highest share of traffic deaths in car accidents.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Deaths within 30 days in crashes on public roads. 2024 figures come from the FARS Annual Report File and can be revised.

Who died in Atlantic County car accidents

People in cars, SUVs, pickups or vans accounted for 98 deaths, or 50.8% of car accident deaths from 2020 through 2024. This was the largest person category. People in other vehicles accounted for 17 deaths, or 8.8%, the smallest category. Nonoccupants (FARS person-type grouping) accounted for 78 deaths, or 40.4%.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

These labels classify people killed in the selected passenger-vehicle-involved crashes. The Nonoccupants (FARS person-type grouping) label follows FARS classifications rather than a literal test of location inside a vehicle. For readers searching for a car accident lawyer, these counts remain grouped by crash location and person category.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

How the fatal car crashes happened

Manner of collision identifies the first harmful event. Angle (side impact) accounted for 25 deaths (13.0%), Head-on for 17 (8.8%), Rear-end for 14 (7.3%) and Sideswipe for 3 (1.6%). Other recorded 1 death (0.5%), and Unknown recorded 2 (1.0%).^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Not a collision with a motor vehicle in transport accounted for 131 deaths (67.9%). This means the first harmful event was not a collision between motor vehicles in transport. Examples include striking a pedestrian, cyclist, parked vehicle or fixed object, or a rollover. A motor vehicle in transport can be stopped in traffic; the classification does not require physical movement.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Time of day and setting

Nighttime, from 6 p.m. to 5:59 a.m., accounted for 120 car accident deaths, or 62.2%, during 2020 through 2024. Daytime, from 6 a.m. to 5:59 p.m., accounted for 73 deaths, or 37.8%. The nighttime count was higher than the daytime count.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

The land-use classification recorded 130 deaths in urban locations (67.4%) and 61 in rural locations (31.6%). Unknown land use accounted for 2 deaths (1.0%). Separately, car accident deaths in crashes that also involved a large truck numbered 6, representing 3.1% of the passenger-vehicle-involved death count.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Car accident death rate compared with New Jersey and the United States

Atlantic County's car accident death rate was 14.0 average annual deaths per 100,000 residents for 2020 through 2024. New Jersey's rate was 6.1, and the United States rate was 10.5. Among the listed neighboring counties, rates were 7.8 in Camden County, 8.1 in Burlington County, 5.8 in Ocean County and 11.5 in Gloucester County. Atlantic County's rate was higher than each of these rates.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Rates divide deaths by the sum of annual Census Bureau population estimates for the period and multiply by 100,000. They do not adjust for miles driven or visitors. The separate July 1, 2024 population estimate of 278,467 is not the denominator used to calculate Atlantic County's rate.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Rates divide deaths by the sum of annual Census population estimates, so they show deaths per 100,000 residents per year. They do not adjust for miles driven or for visitors.

Recorded characteristics of all fatal crashes

Recorded characteristics cover all fatal crashes in Atlantic County, of any vehicle type. Shares use all traffic deaths, rather than only car accident deaths. Speeding-related accounted for 29.2%; Roadway departure, 41.1%; At an intersection, 28.3%; and Pedestrian involved, 32.0%. Motorcycle involved accounted for 15.5%; Hit-and-run, 8.2%; Driver distraction reported, 27.4%; and In a work zone, 0.5%.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Among the listed characteristics, the largest share was Roadway departure, and the smallest was In a work zone. Because a crash can carry several characteristics, the rows overlap and do not add to 100%. These records do not constitute findings of fault or cause.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

A crash can carry several characteristics, so the rows overlap and do not add to 100%. These are recorded characteristics, not findings of fault.

About these figures

FARS is NHTSA's census of fatal motor vehicle traffic crashes. Inclusion requires a motor vehicle traveling on a trafficway customarily open to the public and an occupant or nonoccupant dying within 30 days. Counts follow the county where the crash happened, not where those killed lived. Nonfatal crashes and injuries are excluded.^[8][6][7]

The 2020 through 2023 records are FARS Final Files. The 2024 Annual Report File may change when NHTSA replaces it with the Final File. Rate denominators sum annual Census Bureau population estimates from Vintage 2025 for 2020 through 2024; deaths are divided by that sum and multiplied by 100,000. This yields an average annual population-based rate rather than a rate using only the separately displayed 2024 population.^[8][6][7]

See also

• New Jersey car accident statistics (2020-2024)
• Passenger vehicle
• Fatal crash (FARS definition)
• Car accident statistics for Burlington County, New Jersey (2020-2024)
• Car accident statistics for Camden County, New Jersey (2020-2024)
• Car accident statistics for Gloucester County, New Jersey (2020-2024)

On related publications

• New Jersey truck accident statistics (2020-2024) (truckaccidentlawyers.wiki)