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

Car accident deaths in Bergen County by year

Car accident deaths in Bergen County ranged across the five years tracked, with 40 in 2020, 27 in 2021, 38 in 2022, 37 in 2023 and 38 in 2024. The highest year was 2020, with 40 deaths, and the lowest was 2021, with 27 deaths. Deaths fell between 2020 and 2021, rose into 2022, dipped slightly in 2023, then rose again in 2024. From 2020 to 2024, car accident deaths in the county were 2 lower, moving from 40 to 38 over that span. Each year's share of all traffic deaths also varied, reaching 97.4% in 2023 and 77.1% in 2021.^{[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 Bergen County car accidents

Of the 180 car accident deaths recorded in Bergen County from 2020 through 2024, People in cars, SUVs, pickups or vans accounted for 88 deaths, or 48.9% of the total. People in other vehicles made up 14 deaths, or 7.8%. Nonoccupants (FARS person-type grouping) accounted for 78 deaths, representing 43.3% of all car accident deaths in the county over the period. People in other vehicles was the smallest of the three categories, while People in cars, SUVs, pickups or vans was the largest.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

How the fatal car crashes happened

Among the manner-of-collision categories recorded for Bergen County's 180 car accident deaths from 2020 through 2024, Not a collision with a motor vehicle in transport accounts for 133 deaths, or 73.9%, a majority of the total. This category covers crashes whose first harmful event was not a collision between motor vehicles in transport, such as striking a nonoccupant, a parked vehicle or a fixed object, or a rollover. Among collisions involving another motor vehicle in transport, Rear-end collisions account for 22 deaths (12.2%), Angle (side impact) for 15 (8.3%), Sideswipe for 6 (3.3%), Head-on for 3 (1.7%), and Other for 1 (0.6%).^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Time of day and setting

Of Bergen County's 180 car accident deaths from 2020 through 2024, Nighttime (6 p.m. to 5:59 a.m.) accounts for 107 deaths, or 59.4%, while Daytime (6 a.m. to 5:59 p.m.) accounts for 73 deaths, or 40.6%. By land use, Urban areas account for 178 deaths, or 98.9%, with 0 deaths recorded as Rural and 2 deaths of Unknown land use. Car accident deaths in crashes that also involved a large truck numbered 18 over the five years, representing 10.0% of the county's car accident deaths.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

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

Bergen County's average annual rate of car accident deaths is 3.7 per 100,000 residents, lower than the New Jersey rate of 6.1 and the national rate of 10.5. Among the listed neighboring counties, Essex County, New Jersey has a rate of 5.2, Westchester County, New York has a rate of 3.5, Bronx County, New York has a rate of 2.7, and New York County, New York has a rate of 1.6. Bergen County's rate is higher than Bronx County, Westchester County and New York County, but lower than Essex County. This figure is an average annual count of deaths per 100,000 residents and does not adjust for miles driven or for visitors to the county.^{[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 apply to all fatal crashes in Bergen County, of any vehicle type, as shares of all traffic deaths, and the rows overlap rather than add to 100%. Pedestrian involved crashes account for 39.1% of all traffic deaths (79), the largest share listed, while In a work zone accounts for 3.0% (6), the smallest. Roadway departure appears in 34.7% of deaths (70), At an intersection in 26.7% (54), Driver distraction reported in 26.2% (53), Speeding-related in 25.2% (51), and Hit-and-run in 12.9% (26). Motorcycle involved crashes account for 10.9% (22). These are recorded characteristics, not findings of fault.^{[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

Figures on this page come from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, a census of fatal motor vehicle traffic crashes on trafficways open to the public where a death occurs within 30 days. Counts are grouped by the county where the crash happened, not by where the people killed lived, so a car accident lawyer reviewing this page should note the geography reflects crash location only. Data for 2020 through 2023 come from FARS Final Files, while 2024 figures come from the Annual Report File and may be revised. Rates divide five-year deaths by summed Census Bureau population estimates and do not adjust for miles driven or visitors. FARS covers fatal crashes only, so nonfatal crashes and injuries are not part of these figures.^[8][6][7]

See also

• Car accident statistics for Bronx County, New York (2020-2024)
• Car accident statistics for Westchester County, New York (2020-2024)
• New Jersey car accident statistics (2020-2024)

On related publications

• Truck accident statistics for Bergen County, New Jersey (2020-2024) (truckaccidentlawyer.wiki)