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

Car accident deaths in Nassau County by year

Car accident deaths in Nassau County ranged from 59 to 72 across the five years shown. The county recorded 72 deaths in 2020, 69 in 2021, 72 in 2022, 62 in 2023 and 59 in 2024. Deaths peaked at 72 in both 2020 and 2022, and the lowest year was 2024 with 59 deaths, 13 fewer than in 2020. All traffic deaths in the county reached 83 in 2021 and fell to 65 by 2024, with car accident deaths making up a share of those totals that ranged from 83.1% to 93.9% across the five years.^{[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 Nassau County car accidents

Among the 334 car accident deaths recorded in Nassau County from 2020 through 2024, People in cars, SUVs, pickups or vans accounted for 174 deaths, a 52.1% share and the majority of the total. Nonoccupants (FARS person-type grouping) accounted for 119 deaths, or 35.6%. People in other vehicles accounted for 41 deaths, representing 12.3% of the total, the smallest of the three categories listed in the table.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

How the fatal car crashes happened

Of the 334 car accident deaths recorded from 2020 through 2024, 215 deaths, or 64.4%, fell under the category Not a collision with a motor vehicle in transport, the majority of the total. This label covers crashes whose first harmful event was not a collision between motor vehicles in transport, including striking a nonoccupant, a parked vehicle or a fixed object, or a rollover. Among the categories that did involve a collision with another motor vehicle in transport, Angle (side impact) accounted for 54 deaths (16.2%), while Head-on and Rear-end each accounted for 26 deaths (7.8%), and Sideswipe accounted for 11 deaths (3.3%). Other and Unknown each accounted for 1 death (0.3%).^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Time of day and setting

Of the 334 car accident deaths recorded in Nassau County from 2020 through 2024, 211 deaths, or 63.2%, occurred during Nighttime hours (6 p.m. to 5:59 a.m.), the majority of the total, while 123 deaths, or 36.8%, occurred during Daytime hours (6 a.m. to 5:59 p.m.). By land use, 331 deaths (99.1%) occurred in Urban areas and 3 deaths (0.9%) occurred in Rural areas. Crashes that also involved a large truck accounted for 8 of the 334 car accident deaths, a 2.4% share.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

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

Nassau County's average annual rate of car accident deaths was 4.8 per 100,000 residents from 2020 through 2024. That rate is higher than the New York state rate of 4.7 and lower than the national rate of 10.5. Among the listed neighboring counties, Suffolk County, New York recorded the highest rate at 8.2 and Queens County, New York recorded the lowest at 2.4; Nassau's rate of 4.8 is lower than Suffolk's and higher than the rates in Queens County (2.4), Bronx County (2.7) and Westchester County (3.5). 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

Looking at all fatal crashes in Nassau County, of any vehicle type, as shares of all traffic deaths from 2020 through 2024, At an intersection was the largest recorded characteristic at 36.2% (135 deaths), followed by Pedestrian involved at 33.8% (126 deaths), Roadway departure at 32.7% (122 deaths) and Speeding-related at 32.4% (121 deaths). Motorcycle involved was recorded in 14.7% of deaths (55), Driver distraction reported in 8.0% (30) and Hit-and-run in 7.0% (26), while In a work zone was the smallest at 0.3% (1 death). 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 someone dies within 30 days of the crash. 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 change once NHTSA issues the Final File for that year. Rates divide the five-year death totals by summed Census Bureau population estimates and do not account for miles driven or visitors to the county. FARS covers fatal crashes only, so nonfatal crashes and injuries are not reflected anywhere on this page.^[8][6][7]

See also

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