New Jersey Car Accidents Today — Live Reports & Statistics
Quick answer: New Jersey recorded 670 motor vehicle crash deaths in 2024 — about 1.8 a day, 7.1 per 100,000 people (well below the US average, rank #47 of 51). 1 New Jersey accident report tracked in the last 48 hours are listed below. Emergency number: 911.
New Jersey is a state located in both the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. Located at the geographic hub of the heavily urbanized Northeast megalopolis, it is bordered to the northwest, north, and northeast by New York State; on its east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on its west by the Delaware River and Pennsylvania; and on its southwest by Delaware Bay and Delaware. At 7,354 square miles (19,050 km2), New Jersey is the fifth-smallest U.S. state by land area.
- Capital
- Trenton
- Population
- 9,288,994 (2020)
- Area
- 22,591 km²
- Crash deaths 2024
- 670
- Deaths / 100k
- 7.1
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New Jersey Accident News — Last 48 Hours
Road Safety in New Jersey
With a population of 9,500,851 and 79,460 million vehicle miles travelled, New Jersey recorded 670 crash deaths in 2024: 7.1 per 100,000 people and 0.84 per 100 million miles. Speeding was a factor in 23% of those deaths.
By road user: pedestrians 31%, motorcyclists 17%, bicyclists 4%.
About 150 deaths (22%) were in crashes involving a driver at or over the 0.08% alcohol limit, and 39 of those killed were teenagers aged 15–19. Compare: drunk driving deaths by state · teen deaths by state.
Source: NHTSA FARS 2024 via IIHS state-by-state tables. National context: US road deaths by year.
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States With a Similar Death Rate
| State | Rank | Deaths 2024 | Per 100k | Per 100M miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | #47 | 670 | 7.1 | 0.84 |
| Minnesota | #44 | 477 | 8.2 | 0.81 |
| Utah | #45 | 277 | 7.9 | 0.77 |
| Hawaii | #46 | 102 | 7.1 | 0.96 |
| District of Columbia | #48 | 47 | 6.7 | 1.33 |
| New York | #49 | 1,101 | 5.5 | 0.91 |
| Massachusetts | #50 | 363 | 5.1 | 0.59 |