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

Car accident deaths in Gloucester County by year

Car accident deaths rose from 33 in 2020 to 44 in 2021, then fell to 37 in 2022. The count fell again to 33 in 2023 and 30 in 2024. The highest count was 44 in 2021, and the lowest was 30 in 2024. The 2024 count was 3 deaths lower than the 2020 count.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

All traffic deaths numbered 35 in 2020, 48 in 2021, 40 in 2022, 34 in 2023 and 32 in 2024. Car accident shares were 94.3%, 91.7%, 92.5%, 97.1% and 93.8%, respectively. The highest share occurred in 2023, while 2021 had the lowest share despite having the highest car accident death count.^{[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 Gloucester County car accidents

People in cars, SUVs, pickups or vans accounted for 129 deaths, or 72.9% of car accident deaths in Gloucester County from 2020 through 2024. This was the largest person category. People in other vehicles accounted for 14 deaths, or 7.9%, the smallest category. Nonoccupants (FARS person-type grouping) accounted for 34 deaths, or 19.2%.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

These labels classify the people killed in the selected passenger-vehicle-involved crashes. They do not restrict the count to passenger vehicle occupants. For readers searching for a car accident lawyer, keep the person categories and crash-location grouping in view when reading these figures.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

How the fatal car crashes happened

Angle (side impact) accounted for 35 deaths, or 19.8%; Head-on for 25, or 14.1%; Rear-end for 18, or 10.2%; and Sideswipe for 6, or 3.4%. Other accounted for 1 death, or 0.6%. These car accident figures classify the crash's first harmful event.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Not a collision with a motor vehicle in transport accounted for 92 deaths, or 52.0%. 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; physical movement is not the distinction.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Time of day and setting

Daytime (6 a.m. to 5:59 p.m.) accounted for 93 car accident deaths, or 52.5%, during 2020 through 2024. Nighttime (6 p.m. to 5:59 a.m.) accounted for 84 deaths, or 47.5%. The daytime count was higher than the nighttime count.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

By land use, Urban accounted for 165 deaths, or 93.2%, and Rural for 11 deaths, or 6.2%. Unknown accounted for 1 death, or 0.6%. Separately, crashes that also involved a large truck accounted for 22 car accident deaths, or 12.4%. The truck figure counts deaths in those crashes, rather than the number of crashes.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

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

Gloucester County's car accident death rate was 11.5 average annual deaths per 100,000 residents for 2020 through 2024. New Jersey's rate was 6.1, and the national rate was 10.5. The county rate was higher than both.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Among the listed neighboring counties, rates were 7.6 in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; 10.3 in New Castle County, Delaware; 7.8 in Camden County, New Jersey; and 14.0 in Atlantic County, New Jersey. Atlantic County had the highest rate among the listed neighboring counties, and Philadelphia County had the lowest. These rates use deaths divided by the sum of annual Census population estimates, multiplied by 100,000. They do not adjust for miles driven or visitors.^{[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 Gloucester County, of any vehicle type, rather than only car accident deaths. Shares use all traffic deaths. Speeding-related recorded 59 deaths (31.2%); Roadway departure, 77 (40.7%); At an intersection, 54 (28.6%); and Pedestrian involved, 32 (16.9%).^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Motorcycle involved recorded 16 deaths (8.5%); Hit-and-run, 8 (4.2%); Driver distraction reported, 44 (23.3%); and In a work zone, 1 (0.5%). Roadway departure had the largest share of the listed characteristics. A crash can carry several characteristics, so the rows overlap and do not add to 100%. These records are not 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 a census of fatal motor vehicle traffic crashes. Inclusion requires a motor vehicle traveling on a trafficway customarily open to the public and a death within 30 days. Nonfatal crashes and injuries are excluded. County counts follow crash location, not where the people killed lived.^[8][6][7]

The 2020 through 2023 records are FARS Final Files. The 2024 Annual Report File can change when replaced by the Final File. Car accident rates divide 2020 through 2024 deaths by summed annual Census Bureau population estimates, Vintage 2025, and multiply by 100,000. This gives average annual deaths per 100,000 residents without adjusting for miles driven or visitors. The separate July 1, 2024 population estimate of 311,263 is not the rate denominator.^[8][6][7]

See also

• Car accident statistics for New Castle County, Delaware (2020-2024)
• Car accident statistics for Camden County, New Jersey (2020-2024)
• New Jersey car accident statistics (2020-2024)