New York City Crash Map and Historical Accident Trends
The most recent police-reported reported collisions in New York City, plotted from official open data — locations, injuries and contributing factors. This is government-published crash data, not news coverage.
New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States. It is located at the southern tip of New York State on New York Harbor, one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs—Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island—each being coextensive with its respective county.
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4,886 official records from 2026-05-20 to 2026-06-11. Historical data · newest record 124 days old
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· source: NYC Open Data — Motor Vehicle Collisions (NYPD)
Counts are recorded crashes, not risk: without traffic volumes a busy street will always show more crashes, so nothing here ranks places as safe or dangerous. Records are matched by Socrata row id (:id); a record the source edits is revised, never counted twice. How this data is handled.
Recorded Crashes, Page 50
4,886 records from 2026-05-20 to 2026-06-11, newest first. Last successful import 2026-10-13T23:01 UTC.
| Date | Location | Injured | Killed | Collision type or factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-31 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2026-05-31 | MAIN ST | 1 | 0 | Fatigued/Drowsy |
| 2026-05-31 | AMBOY RD | 1 | 0 | Aggressive Driving/Road Rage |
| 2026-05-31 | BROADWAY | 0 | 0 | Driver Inattention/Distraction |
| 2026-05-31 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2026-05-31 | — | 0 | 0 | Passing Too Closely |
| 2026-05-31 | — | 0 | 0 | Following Too Closely |
| 2026-05-31 | — | 0 | 0 | Traffic Control Disregarded |
| 2026-05-31 | MYRTLE AVE | 0 | 0 | Alcohol Involvement |
| 2026-05-31 | BROADWAY | 0 | 0 | Obstruction/Debris |
| 2026-05-31 | BROADWAY | 0 | 0 | Driver Inexperience |
| 2026-05-31 | GUY R BREWER BLVD | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2026-05-31 | — | 1 | 0 | Driver Inattention/Distraction |
| 2026-05-31 | DOUGLAS RD | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2026-05-31 | BROOKLYN QUEENS EXPRESSWAY | 0 | 0 | Driver Inattention/Distraction |
| 2026-05-31 | N CONDUIT AVE | 3 | 0 | Passing or Lane Usage Improper |
| 2026-05-31 | SPRINGFIELD BLVD | 1 | 0 | Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian Error/Confusion |
| 2026-05-31 | BAY ST | 0 | 0 | Failure to Yield Right-of-Way |
| 2026-05-30 | — | 1 | 0 | Unsafe Speed |
| 2026-05-30 | W 206 ST | 0 | 0 | Backing Unsafely |
| 2026-05-30 | MAIN ST | 0 | 0 | Backing Unsafely |
| 2026-05-30 | FLATBUSH AVE | 2 | 0 | Backing Unsafely |
| 2026-05-30 | — | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2026-05-30 | — | 0 | 0 | Other Vehicular |
| 2026-05-30 | LAFAYETTE AVE | 2 | 0 | Driver Inattention/Distraction |
| 2026-05-30 | HANCOCK ST | 0 | 0 | Passing or Lane Usage Improper |
| 2026-05-30 | BRONX RIVER PARKWAY | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2026-05-30 | — | 1 | 0 | Driver Inattention/Distraction |
| 2026-05-30 | BROOKLYN QUEENS EXPRESSWAY | 0 | 0 | Following Too Closely |
| 2026-05-30 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2026-05-30 | ST LAWRENCE AVE | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2026-05-30 | GRAND CENTRAL PARKWAY | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2026-05-30 | W 170 ST | 1 | 0 | Driver Inattention/Distraction |
| 2026-05-30 | MERRIAM AVE | 0 | 0 | Aggressive Driving/Road Rage |
| 2026-05-30 | HOLLIS AVE | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2026-05-30 | BERRIMAN ST | 3 | 0 | Driver Inattention/Distraction |
| 2026-05-30 | 37 AVE | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2026-05-30 | LIBERTY AVE | 3 | 0 | Reaction to Uninvolved Vehicle |
| 2026-05-30 | CROSS ISLAND PARKWAY | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2026-05-30 | — | 0 | 0 | Passing Too Closely |
| 2026-05-30 | E 98 ST | 2 | 0 | Traffic Control Disregarded |
| 2026-05-30 | W 181 ST | 0 | 0 | Passing or Lane Usage Improper |
| 2026-05-30 | TOMPKINS AVE | 0 | 0 | Driver Inexperience |
| 2026-05-30 | WESTCHESTER AVE | 3 | 0 | Following Too Closely |
| 2026-05-30 | 99 ST | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2026-05-30 | CROSS ISLAND PARKWAY | 1 | 0 | Driver Inattention/Distraction |
| 2026-05-30 | W 145 ST | 1 | 0 | Aggressive Driving/Road Rage |
| 2026-05-30 | QUEENS BLVD | 1 | 0 | Driver Inattention/Distraction |
| 2026-05-30 | CLOVERDALE BLVD | 0 | 0 | Driver Inattention/Distraction |
| 2026-05-30 | E 174 ST | 0 | 0 | Following Too Closely |
Live traffic cameras near recent New York City crashes
Public traffic-camera snapshots nearest to the latest geocoded reports on this page, straight from the transport authority. Images refresh on their own schedule (seconds to minutes); a camera is picked by distance and is not necessarily pointed at the incident.
Camera data: 511NY / New York State Department of Transportation (all 1,873 cameras). Snapshots are served by the authority and are not stored by this site. Cameras marked Live video play inline; the rest are still images refreshed by the authority.
Accident news in and near New York City
8 news reports in the last 30 days, placed by city name in the headline — a separate layer from the police records above.
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Data: NYC Open Data — Motor Vehicle Collisions (NYPD), updated 2026-06-11 (public government data). How records are imported, deduplicated and labelled: methodology. See also accidents in United States and US road deaths by year.