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

Car accident deaths in Monroe County by year

Annual car accident deaths rose from 44 in 2020 to 49 in 2021, then fell to 38 in 2022. The count rose to 40 in 2023 before returning to 38 in 2024. The highest count was 49 in 2021; the lowest count, 38, occurred in both 2022 and 2024. The 2024 count was 6 deaths lower than the 2020 count.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

All traffic deaths numbered 49 in 2020, 56 in 2021, 45 in 2022, 48 in 2023 and 47 in 2024. The share attributed to car accidents decreased each year: 89.8% in 2020, 87.5% in 2021, 84.4% in 2022, 83.3% in 2023 and 80.9% 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 Monroe County car accidents

People in cars, SUVs, pickups or vans accounted for 116 deaths, or 55.5% of car accident deaths during 2020 through 2024. This was the largest person category. People in other vehicles accounted for 35 deaths, or 16.7%, the smallest category. Nonoccupants (FARS person-type grouping) accounted for 58 deaths, or 27.8%.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

These categories classify the people killed in crashes involving a passenger vehicle, rather than limiting the count to passenger vehicle occupants. For readers searching for a car accident lawyer, the grouping to keep in mind is crash location, rather than the person's home county.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

How the fatal car crashes happened

Manner of collision identifies the first harmful event in a crash. Angle (side impact) accounted for 54 deaths, or 25.8%; Head-on for 25, or 12.0%; Rear-end for 18, or 8.6%; and Sideswipe for 3, or 1.4%.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Not a collision with a motor vehicle in transport accounted for 109 deaths, or 52.2%. 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 stopped in traffic can be in transport; physical movement is not the distinction.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Time of day and setting

Nighttime, defined as 6 p.m. to 5:59 a.m., accounted for 117 car accident deaths, or 56.0%. Daytime, from 6 a.m. to 5:59 p.m., accounted for 92 deaths, or 44.0%. These counts cover 2020 through 2024.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

The land-use classification recorded 195 deaths as urban, or 93.3%, and 12 as rural, or 5.7%. Unknown land use accounted for 2 deaths, or 1.0%. In a separate measure of vehicle involvement, car accident deaths in crashes that also involved a large truck numbered 12, representing 5.7% of the county's car accident deaths.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

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

Monroe County's rate was 5.6 average annual deaths per 100,000 residents for 2020 through 2024. That was higher than New York's rate of 4.7 and lower than the United States rate of 10.5. The corresponding car accident death counts were 209 for Monroe County, 4,644 for New York and 176,219 for the United States.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Each rate uses deaths during the reporting period divided by the sum of annual Census Bureau population estimates, multiplied by 100,000. The county calculation uses a summed population denominator of 3,762,676. These are average annual rates, rather than rates for 2024 alone. 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 Monroe County, of any vehicle type. Shares use all traffic deaths: Speeding-related, 43.7%; Roadway departure, 38.0%; At an intersection, 39.2%; Pedestrian involved, 25.7%; Motorcycle involved, 20.4%; Hit-and-run, 13.5%; Driver distraction reported, 10.2%; and In a work zone, 0.4%.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

These percentages describe a broader set of deaths than the passenger-vehicle-involved car accident count. A crash can have several recorded characteristics, so the rows overlap and cannot be added into a total. The classifications record crash characteristics and 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 on a trafficway customarily open to the public and an occupant or nonoccupant death within 30 days. Nonfatal crashes and injuries are excluded. County counts follow crash location, not where those killed lived.^[8][6][7]

The 2020 through 2023 records are FARS Final Files. The 2024 Annual Report File may change when replaced with the Final File. Rates divide 2020 through 2024 deaths by summed annual Census Bureau population estimates from Vintage 2025, then multiply by 100,000. The separate July 1, 2024 estimate is not the denominator. Rates express average annual deaths per 100,000 residents without adjusting for miles driven or visitors.^[8][6][7]

See also

• New York car accident statistics (2020-2024)