Atlantic County, New Jersey Car Accident Statistics
56 people died in 55 fatal crashes in Atlantic County in 2024, according to NHTSA: 20.1 deaths per 100,000 residents, against 7.1 for New Jersey and 11.5 nationally. From 2019 through 2024 the county had 251 traffic deaths in 240 crashes, and 33% of the people killed were pedestrians.
Traffic deaths in Atlantic County by year
| Year | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 56 | 55 |
| 2023 | 40 | 37 |
| 2022 | 34 | 34 |
| 2021 | 49 | 46 |
| 2020 | 40 | 38 |
| 2019 | 32 | 30 |
Who died
People killed in Atlantic County crashes, 2019–2024.
Roads with the most fatal crashes
| Road | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| US-40 | 29 | 29 |
| US-30 | 27 | 28 |
| 446-atlantic City Expressway | 8 | 9 |
| US-322 | 7 | 7 |
| Atlantic Ave | 7 | 7 |
| Ace-446 | 6 | 6 |
| US-9 | 6 | 6 |
| 446 Atlantic City Expressway | 5 | 7 |
| SR-54 | 5 | 5 |
| US-40 BLACK HORSE PKE | 5 | 6 |
As named in crash reports, 2019–2024. Long highways cross many miles of the county, so they tend to rank high.
Fatal crashes inside city limits
| City | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Hamilton | 39 | 44 |
| Atlantic City | 38 | 38 |
| Egg Harbor Township | 35 | 37 |
| Pleasantville | 23 | 23 |
| Hammonton | 20 | 20 |
| Galloway Township | 17 | 17 |
| Absecon | 11 | 11 |
| Somers Point | 7 | 7 |
| Port Republic | 5 | 7 |
| Egg Harbor City | 4 | 5 |
When fatal crashes happen
Time of day
Day of week (most: Saturday)
57% of fatal crashes in Atlantic County happened in the dark, and 28% on roads classed as rural.
Drinking and speeding
What the first impact was with:
After a crash in New Jersey
Injury claims have a filing deadline set by state law. See New Jersey's car accident statute of limitations, and how shared fault can reduce what you recover.
Car accident lawyers in New Jersey
Lawbamba lists 47 car accident lawyers with an office in New Jersey, the practice area that deals with the fatal crash records on this page. These 4 come first in that listing (how the order is set).
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Source: NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2024, which records every crash on a public road in which someone died within 30 days. Population figures are the Census Bureau's 2024 county estimates. A crash is counted where it happened, not where the people involved lived. “Drinking driver” means police reported a driver had been drinking; “speeding” means police reported at least one driver was speeding or going too fast for conditions. Injury-only crashes aren't in FARS.
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