Car accident statistics for Bronx County, New York (2020-2024)

Car accident deaths in Bronx County by year

Car accident deaths in Bronx County ranged from 45 in 2020 to 29 in 2023 across the five years tracked here. The count fell from 45 in 2020 to 34 in 2021, rose to 41 in 2022, fell again to 29 in 2023, and then rose to 43 in 2024. The highest year was 2020, with 45 deaths, and the lowest was 2023, with 29 deaths. Comparing the two ends of the period, 2024's 43 deaths came in at 2 fewer than the 45 recorded in 2020. All traffic deaths followed a similar pattern, falling from 55 in 2020 to 48 in 2021, rising to 55 in 2022, falling to 44 in 2023, and rising to 52 in 2024.^{[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 Bronx County car accidents

Among the 192 car accident deaths recorded in Bronx County from 2020 through 2024, Nonoccupants (FARS person-type grouping) accounted for 83 deaths, or 43.2%, the largest of the three person categories tracked. People in cars, SUVs, pickups or vans made up 72 deaths, a 37.5% share, while People in other vehicles accounted for 37 deaths, or 19.3%, the smallest of the three categories. Together these three labels cover every person killed in a crash that involved at least one passenger vehicle.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

How the fatal car crashes happened

Manner of collision data for Bronx County's 192 car accident deaths from 2020 through 2024 shows 108 deaths, or 56.2%, coded as Not a collision with a motor vehicle in transport, a majority of the total. This label covers crashes whose first harmful event was something other than a collision between motor vehicles in transport, such as striking a nonoccupant, a parked vehicle or a fixed object, or a rollover. Among collisions with another motor vehicle in transport, Angle (side impact) crashes recorded 32 deaths (16.7%), Rear-end crashes recorded 28 deaths (14.6%), Head-on crashes recorded 15 deaths (7.8%), and Sideswipe crashes recorded 9 deaths (4.7%), the smallest of the manner-of-collision rows.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Time of day and setting

Of the 192 car accident deaths recorded in Bronx County from 2020 through 2024, 147 deaths, or 76.6%, occurred during Nighttime hours (6 p.m. to 5:59 a.m.), a majority of the total, compared with 45 deaths, or 23.4%, during Daytime hours (6 a.m. to 5:59 p.m.). By land use, 190 deaths, or 99.0%, were classified as Urban, against 2 deaths, or 1.0%, classified as Rural. Separately, 19 of the 192 car accident deaths, or 9.9%, occurred in crashes that also involved a large truck.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

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

Bronx County's average annual rate of car accident deaths is 2.7 per 100,000 residents, calculated from the 192 deaths recorded between 2020 and 2024. That rate is lower than the New York state rate of 4.7 and lower than the national rate of 10.5. Among the listed neighboring counties, Nassau County, New York carries the highest rate at 4.8 and Queens County, New York the lowest at 2.4. Bronx County's rate of 2.7 is lower than Nassau County's 4.8, Bergen County, New Jersey's 3.7 and Westchester County, New York's 3.5, but higher than Queens County's 2.4. This figure reflects average annual 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

Looking at all fatal crashes in Bronx County, of any vehicle type, as shares of all traffic deaths, At an intersection carries the largest share among the recorded characteristics at 42.1% (107 deaths), while In a work zone carries the smallest at 2.0% (5 deaths). Pedestrian involved crashes account for 37.0% (94 deaths), Speeding-related crashes for 35.8% (91 deaths), Motorcycle involved crashes for 28.0% (71 deaths), Hit-and-run crashes for 25.6% (65 deaths), Roadway departure crashes for 22.0% (56 deaths), and Driver distraction reported crashes for 13.0% (33 deaths). Because a single crash can carry several of these characteristics, the shares overlap and do not add to 100%.^{[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

These figures come from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, a census of fatal motor vehicle traffic crashes on public trafficways where a vehicle occupant or nonoccupant dies within 30 days of the crash; crashes without a fatal outcome are not part of this dataset. Deaths are grouped by the county where the crash occurred rather than by where those killed lived. Data for 2020 through 2023 come from FARS Final Files, while the 2024 figures come from the FARS Annual Report File and may be revised when NHTSA issues the Final File. Rates divide the five-year death totals by the sum of annual Census Bureau population estimates for those years, multiplied by 100,000, and do not account for miles traveled or visitors to the county.^[8][6][7]

See also

• Car accident statistics for Bergen County, New Jersey (2020-2024)
• Car accident statistics for Nassau County, New York (2020-2024)
• Car accident statistics for Queens County, New York (2020-2024)
• New York car accident statistics (2020-2024)

On related publications

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