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

Car accident deaths in Kings County by year

Car accident deaths in Kings County ranged from 41 in 2020 to 62 in 2021 over the five years tracked. Deaths rose from 41 in 2020 to 62 in 2021, then fell to 49 in 2022 and to 44 in 2023, before holding at 44 in 2024. The highest year was 2021 with 62 car accident deaths, and the lowest was 2020 with 41. Comparing the first and last years in the span, 2024 was higher than 2020 by 3 deaths. All traffic deaths also peaked in 2021 at 82, then fell to 70 in 2022 and 63 in 2023 before reaching 64 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 Kings County car accidents

Of the 240 car accident deaths recorded in Kings County from 2020 through 2024, Nonoccupants (FARS person-type grouping) accounted for 150 deaths, a share of 62.5%, making up the majority of this total. People in cars, SUVs, pickups or vans accounted for 54 deaths, a share of 22.5%. People in other vehicles accounted for 36 deaths, a share of 15.0%, the smallest of the three categories.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

How the fatal car crashes happened

Among the manner of collision categories recorded for Kings County's 240 car accident deaths from 2020 through 2024, Not a collision with a motor vehicle in transport accounted for 163 deaths, a share of 67.9%, the majority of the total. This category covers crashes whose first harmful event was not a collision between motor vehicles in transport, including a vehicle striking a pedestrian, a cyclist, a parked vehicle or a fixed object, or a rollover. Among collisions with another motor vehicle in transport, Angle (side impact) was largest at 54 deaths (22.5%), followed by Rear-end at 10 deaths (4.2%), Head-on at 6 deaths (2.5%) and Sideswipe at 5 deaths (2.1%). Other and Unknown each accounted for 1 death (0.4%).^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Time of day and setting

Of the 240 car accident deaths in Kings County from 2020 through 2024, Nighttime hours (6 p.m. to 5:59 a.m.) accounted for 146 deaths, a share of 60.8%, while Daytime hours (6 a.m. to 5:59 p.m.) accounted for 94 deaths, a share of 39.2%. By land use, Urban areas accounted for 239 deaths, a share of 99.6%, and Rural areas accounted for 1 death, a share of 0.4%. Car accident deaths in crashes that also involved a large truck numbered 13, a share of 5.4% of the county's car accident deaths.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

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

Kings County's average annual rate of car accident deaths was 1.8 per 100,000 residents from 2020 through 2024. New York state's rate over the same period was 4.7, and the national rate was 10.5, both higher than the county figure. Among the listed neighboring counties, Queens County, New York had a rate of 2.4 and New York County, New York had a rate of 1.6; Kings County's rate of 1.8 sits between the two, higher than New York County's and lower than Queens County's. This rate 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 Kings County of any vehicle type, recorded characteristics show At an intersection present in 205 deaths, a share of 60.7% of all traffic deaths, the majority among the characteristics listed. Pedestrian involved was recorded in 171 deaths, a share of 50.6%, also a majority. Hit-and-run appeared in 70 deaths (20.7%), Speeding-related in 79 deaths (23.4%), Motorcycle involved in 68 deaths (20.1%), Driver distraction reported in 46 deaths (13.6%), Roadway departure in 45 deaths (13.3%) and In a work zone in 1 death (0.3%). Because a single crash can carry several characteristics, these 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 in which a vehicle occupant or a nonoccupant dies within 30 days on a trafficway open to the public. Deaths are grouped by the county where the crash occurred rather than by where the people killed lived. The 2020 through 2023 figures draw on 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 deaths by summed Census Bureau population estimates for the period and are not adjusted for miles traveled or for visitors. FARS covers fatal crashes only, so nonfatal crashes and injuries are not part of this page.^[8][6][7]

See also

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