Counties with the most motor vehicle accident fatalities in New York
Counties with the most motor vehicle accident fatalities in New York
Media outlets were quick during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the consequent lockdowns that defined the summer and fall of 2020 to note just how little traffic there was as a result. Simple logic would suggest that less traffic equals a lower likelihood of accidents and thus fewer injuries and fatalities. Sadly, this was not the case.
Nationwide, traffic fatalities rose 7.2% in 2020 to nearly 39,000. That number was the highest recorded since 2007. Qualifying this disturbing fact is a sticky wicket—common denominators behind traffic deaths such as impaired driving, failure to use a seat belt, and excessive speed were certainly contributing factors, but they alone do not account for a rise in deaths commensurate with a 430-million-mile drop in the number of miles people traveled across the course of the year. What can be qualified, however, is where fatal crashes took place.
Citing data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System, compiled by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Stacker identified the counties in New York that had the most fatalities from motor vehicle crashes in 2020. The number of accident fatalities are ranked by the number of deaths per 100,000 people, with the raw number functioning as a tiebreaker. The analysis only looked at counties with at least five deaths during 2020. Additional data is included on pedestrian, bicyclist, and drunk-driving-related deaths. In counties where at least five fatalities happened on the same street or interstate, the road with the most deaths is also included.
#47. New York County, New York
- 11 pedestrian deaths
- 4 bicyclist deaths
- 0 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#46. Richmond County, New York
- 5 pedestrian deaths
- 1 bicyclist death
- 1 death involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#45. Kings County, New York
- 28 pedestrian deaths
- 5 bicyclist deaths
- 3 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#44. Queens County, New York
- 34 pedestrian deaths
- 1 bicyclist death
- 20 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#43. Bronx County, New York
- 21 pedestrian deaths
- 6 bicyclist deaths
- 5 deaths involving drunk drivers
- Road with most fatalities: BRUCKNER BLVD (8 fatalities)
#42. Westchester County, New York
- 9 pedestrian deaths
- 2 bicyclist deaths
- 9 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#41. Rockland County, New York
- 2 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 0 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#40. Onondaga County, New York
- 7 pedestrian deaths
- 1 bicyclist death
- 6 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#39. Putnam County, New York
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 0 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#38. Erie County, New York
- 6 pedestrian deaths
- 3 bicyclist deaths
- 16 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#37. St. Lawrence County, New York
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 1 death involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#36. Broome County, New York
- 2 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 4 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#35. Tompkins County, New York
- 1 pedestrian death
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 3 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#34. Albany County, New York
- 7 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 6 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#33. Nassau County, New York
- 27 pedestrian deaths
- 3 bicyclist deaths
- 19 deaths involving drunk drivers
- Road with most fatalities: SR-908M SOUTHERN STATE PKWY (6 fatalities)
#32. Chautauqua County, New York
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 1 death involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#31. Monroe County, New York
- 16 pedestrian deaths
- 3 bicyclist deaths
- 9 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#30. Orange County, New York
- 3 pedestrian deaths
- 2 bicyclist deaths
- 5 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#29. Schenectady County, New York
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 1 bicyclist death
- 7 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#28. Saratoga County, New York
- 3 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 0 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#27. Steuben County, New York
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 1 death involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#26. Suffolk County, New York
- 33 pedestrian deaths
- 5 bicyclist deaths
- 20 deaths involving drunk drivers
- Road with most fatalities: SR-25 MIDDLE COUNTRY RD (7 fatalities)
#25. Cattaraugus County, New York
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 0 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#24. Oneida County, New York
- 4 pedestrian deaths
- 1 bicyclist death
- 5 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#23. Columbia County, New York
- 1 pedestrian death
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 1 death involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#22. Washington County, New York
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 2 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#21. Rensselaer County, New York
- 4 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 3 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#20. Chemung County, New York
- 1 pedestrian death
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 2 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#19. Dutchess County, New York
- 4 pedestrian deaths
- 2 bicyclist deaths
- 2 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#18. Sullivan County, New York
- 2 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 2 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#17. Niagara County, New York
- 7 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 4 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#16. Ulster County, New York
- 2 pedestrian deaths
- 1 bicyclist death
- 3 deaths involving drunk drivers
- Road with most fatalities: I-87 (5 fatalities)
#15. Jefferson County, New York
- 3 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 7 deaths involving drunk drivers
- Road with most fatalities: US-11 (7 fatalities)
#14. Essex County, New York
- 1 pedestrian death
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 0 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#13. Delaware County, New York
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 0 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#12. Madison County, New York
- 1 pedestrian death
- 1 bicyclist death
- 2 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#11. Fulton County, New York
- 1 pedestrian death
- 1 bicyclist death
- 0 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#10. Herkimer County, New York
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 3 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#9. Ontario County, New York
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 2 bicyclist deaths
- 6 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#8. Wayne County, New York
- 2 pedestrian deaths
- 1 bicyclist death
- 5 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#7. Oswego County, New York
- 5 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 5 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#6. Schoharie County, New York
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 0 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#5. Genesee County, New York
- 2 pedestrian deaths
- 1 bicyclist death
- 0 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#4. Seneca County, New York
- 2 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 1 death involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#3. Lewis County, New York
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 4 deaths involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities
#2. Tioga County, New York
- 0 pedestrian deaths
- 0 bicyclist deaths
- 1 death involving drunk drivers
- Road with most fatalities: SR-79 (5 fatalities)
#1. Chenango County, New York
- 1 pedestrian death
- 1 bicyclist death
- 1 death involving drunk drivers
- No roads with at least five fatalities