New York Car Accidents Today — Live Reports & Statistics
Quick answer: New York recorded 1,101 motor vehicle crash deaths in 2024 — about 3.0 a day, 5.5 per 100,000 people (well below the US average, rank #49 of 51). 10 New York accident reports tracked in the last 48 hours are listed below. Emergency number: 911.
New York, also called New York state, is a state located in the Northeastern United States. Bordering New England to its east, Pennsylvania and New Jersey to the south, and Canada to its north, New York extends into both the Atlantic Ocean and the Great Lakes. It is the fourth-most populous state in the United States, with over 20 million residents, and the 27th-largest state by area, with a total area of 54,556 square miles (141,300 km2).
- Capital
- Albany
- Population
- 20,201,249 (2020)
- Area
- 141,300 km²
- Crash deaths 2024
- 1,101
- Deaths / 100k
- 5.5
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New York Accident News — Last 48 Hours
Live traffic cameras in New York
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.
Road Safety in New York
With a population of 19,867,248 and 120,869 million vehicle miles travelled, New York recorded 1,101 crash deaths in 2024: 5.5 per 100,000 people and 0.91 per 100 million miles. Speeding was a factor in 33% of those deaths.
By road user: pedestrians 26%, motorcyclists 19%, bicyclists 4%.
About 300 deaths (27%) were in crashes involving a driver at or over the 0.08% alcohol limit, and 69 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.
New York on this site
- New York City official crash map
- New York traffic incidents and road closures right now — official 511 / DOT feed
- United States accidents today — national live map
- All 50 states ranked by crash death rate
- US driving laws · recall checker · car problems checker
- Accidents today worldwide · daily digests
States With a Similar Death Rate
| State | Rank | Deaths 2024 | Per 100k | Per 100M miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | #49 | 1,101 | 5.5 | 0.91 |
| Hawaii | #46 | 102 | 7.1 | 0.96 |
| New Jersey | #47 | 670 | 7.1 | 0.84 |
| District of Columbia | #48 | 47 | 6.7 | 1.33 |
| Massachusetts | #50 | 363 | 5.1 | 0.59 |
| Rhode Island | #51 | 52 | 4.7 | 0.68 |